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As a CHEST member, you’re part of a strong network of clinicians representing every profession and experience level in chest medicine. With us, you can develop personal and professional connections, cultivate your leadership skills, advocate for policies that improve access to health, and advance your career.

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Lead the voice of CHEST advocacy

Applications are open for the Editor in Chief (EIC) position at CHEST Advocates. The EIC will guide the development of content that illuminates regulatory, legislative, diversity, and other issues impacting the way clinicians practice. Learn more about the role, and apply by Friday, October 31.

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CHEST Reinforces Science-Based Medicine as a Guiding Principle

CHEST has adopted "science-based" as its sixth core organizational value, committing to lead with science by supporting scientific discovery, applying evidence-based practices, and promoting trustworthy resources to deliver better outcomes and improve quality of life for everyone.

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Applications now open for guideline panelists

CHEST is recruiting members to join our guideline panels to help develop guidelines to support clinicians nationally and globally in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Apply by Sunday, November 2, at 11:59 pm CT, to be considered.

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Waking up to simulation in sleep medicine

Simulation-based mastery learning (SBML) emphasizes a structured, stepwise approach in which learners must demonstrate competency on one level before progressing. In a new CHEST Physician® article, members of the Respiratory-Related Sleep Section explore the impact of SBML on improving clinical performance, enhancing skill retention, and raising the quality of patient care.

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Revolutionizing respiratory care: Bedside ultrasound for diaphragm assessment

Diaphragm ultrasound is an emerging, revolutionary bedside tool that provides a safe, accurate, and noninvasive approach to comprehensively evaluate the anatomy and function of the respiratory muscle pump, with widespread and crucial applications in ICUs and the clinic. In a new CHEST Physician® article, members of the Ultrasound and Chest Imaging Section discuss the clinical applications and current limitations of diaphragm ultrasound.

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Unmasking asthma disparities: The path to equitable care

Disparities in asthma care are not solely biologic but also embedded deep in the roots of our political, social, and health care systems. Clinicians have an opportunity to translate knowledge into action. A new article in the CHEST Physician® publication unpacks the multifaceted determinants of gaps in care.

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Advance your career. Become an FCCP.

When you become an FCCP (Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians), you play an active role in advancing the field of chest medicine while enjoying the prestige of being associated with a distinctive group of chest medicine professionals.


“I have found being an FCCP to be rewarding on a personal level, as well as a professional level. It has provided me with connections to colleagues nationally and internationally, and it has opened the door to leadership opportunities.”

– Thomas Van der Kloot, MD, FCCP


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