Annual ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, 2026
Professional medical societies offer members education and networking opportunities year-round in addition to additional avenues for leadership and service beyond the walls of the institutions where they work. The Iowa Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP) has had deep ties within the Department of Internal Medicine for decades, with faculty serving as chapter governor, being named as fellows or receiving other honorary recognitions.
Current Iowa ACP Chapter Governor and Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine Katie Harris, MD, recently attended the national meeting of ACP and sent in some photos documenting not just the department’s (past and present) presence, but colleague physicians from across the state.
Katie Harris (Professor and Iowa ACP governor), Mariam Faiz, and Aftab Sharif (both of SE Iowa Regional Medical Center) at the Midwest reception
Lea Olsen (MercyOne, Des Moines) and Paul Mulhausen
Michella Azar (MercyOne, Davenport), Steven Davick (Unity Point DM), and Molly Ropte (Unity Point DM)
Katie Harris, Kimiya Nourian (clinical assistant professor and hospitalist) with residency alumna Laurel Smeins (now at Univ of Wisconsin)
Iowa Doctors Dilemma Team from MercyOne Des Moines competing
Molly Ropte celebrating her Fellowship in ACP (FACP)
Michella Azar celebrating her Fellowship in ACP (FACP)