Jan Carney, MD, to lead largest U.S. medical specialty organization

Jan K. Carney, M.D., M.P.H., associate dean for public health and health policy, professor of medicine, and chief of the Division of Public Health in the Department of Medicine at the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine, has been named president of the American College of Physicians (ACP). Dr. Carney’s term began at the conclusion of ACP’s annual Internal Medicine Meeting on April 18, 2026.

“As an internal medicine physician with expertise in preventive medicine and public health, I enthusiastically look forward to contributing to ACP’s efforts,” Carney said.