Power of a Summit Award

 

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) was awarded The Power of a Summit Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) in October for the China-CHEST Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) Fellowship Program (Fig 1). CHEST is one of only six associations chosen for this honor.

The Summit Award is ASAE’s highest award given to associations to recognize exemplary contributions toward creating a stronger America and world.

The goal of the China-CHEST PCCM Fellowship Program is to standardize training and to equip clinicians in China to provide care to those affected by respiratory and critical care illnesses. Through collaboration among multiple international associations, CHEST has been working since 2013 to prepare physicians in the first-ever medical subspecialty of pulmonary and critical care in China.

Since the launch of China-CHEST PCCM Fellowship Program in 2013, 12 participating Chinese institutions started their PCCM training programs. By the end of 2016, 30 programs with 300 fellows and 60 faculty will be participating at institutions throughout China, with the potential to impact the care of thousands of patients. The China-PCCM Fellowship Program welcomed and congratulated its first four graduates in September 2016 (Fig 2).

This past spring, the Chinese Ministry of Health and the Chinese Medical Doctor Association officially recognized and adopted PCCM subspecialty training within China, while announcing the launch of subspecialty training across all medical fields in China by 2020. PCCM was selected as one of three subspecialties to pioneer fellowship training education.

The vast reach and clinical exposure of this program highlights how a CHEST and the China-CHEST PCCM Fellowship Program were recognized at the ASAE’s 17th Annual Summit Awards Dinner in October. Steve Welch, CHEST interim EVP/CEO, accepted the award on behalf of CHEST.

 

 

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) was awarded The Power of a Summit Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) in October for the China-CHEST Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) Fellowship Program (Fig 1). CHEST is one of only six associations chosen for this honor.

The Summit Award is ASAE’s highest award given to associations to recognize exemplary contributions toward creating a stronger America and world.

The goal of the China-CHEST PCCM Fellowship Program is to standardize training and to equip clinicians in China to provide care to those affected by respiratory and critical care illnesses. Through collaboration among multiple international associations, CHEST has been working since 2013 to prepare physicians in the first-ever medical subspecialty of pulmonary and critical care in China.

Since the launch of China-CHEST PCCM Fellowship Program in 2013, 12 participating Chinese institutions started their PCCM training programs. By the end of 2016, 30 programs with 300 fellows and 60 faculty will be participating at institutions throughout China, with the potential to impact the care of thousands of patients. The China-PCCM Fellowship Program welcomed and congratulated its first four graduates in September 2016 (Fig 2).

This past spring, the Chinese Ministry of Health and the Chinese Medical Doctor Association officially recognized and adopted PCCM subspecialty training within China, while announcing the launch of subspecialty training across all medical fields in China by 2020. PCCM was selected as one of three subspecialties to pioneer fellowship training education.

The vast reach and clinical exposure of this program highlights how a CHEST and the China-CHEST PCCM Fellowship Program were recognized at the ASAE’s 17th Annual Summit Awards Dinner in October. Steve Welch, CHEST interim EVP/CEO, accepted the award on behalf of CHEST.

 

 

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) was awarded The Power of a Summit Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) in October for the China-CHEST Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) Fellowship Program (Fig 1). CHEST is one of only six associations chosen for this honor.

The Summit Award is ASAE’s highest award given to associations to recognize exemplary contributions toward creating a stronger America and world.

The goal of the China-CHEST PCCM Fellowship Program is to standardize training and to equip clinicians in China to provide care to those affected by respiratory and critical care illnesses. Through collaboration among multiple international associations, CHEST has been working since 2013 to prepare physicians in the first-ever medical subspecialty of pulmonary and critical care in China.

Since the launch of China-CHEST PCCM Fellowship Program in 2013, 12 participating Chinese institutions started their PCCM training programs. By the end of 2016, 30 programs with 300 fellows and 60 faculty will be participating at institutions throughout China, with the potential to impact the care of thousands of patients. The China-PCCM Fellowship Program welcomed and congratulated its first four graduates in September 2016 (Fig 2).

This past spring, the Chinese Ministry of Health and the Chinese Medical Doctor Association officially recognized and adopted PCCM subspecialty training within China, while announcing the launch of subspecialty training across all medical fields in China by 2020. PCCM was selected as one of three subspecialties to pioneer fellowship training education.

The vast reach and clinical exposure of this program highlights how a CHEST and the China-CHEST PCCM Fellowship Program were recognized at the ASAE’s 17th Annual Summit Awards Dinner in October. Steve Welch, CHEST interim EVP/CEO, accepted the award on behalf of CHEST.