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Membership & Community

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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Connect with the CHEST community at the annual meeting

The CHEST community gathers for just a few days at each annual meeting, but that short time together builds and strengthens bonds that sustain members throughout the entire year. Read about opportunities you can take to meet and mingle, collaborate on initiatives, and more.

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CHEST shows support through federal reforms

Access to care is a foundational element of health equity and a key pillar of the health care system. A new CHEST Advocates article details CHEST's advocacy efforts to improve access to lung cancer screening, supplemental oxygen, and noninvasive ventilation.

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Get to know Chicago: Explore rich food and culture

Get excited about visiting Chicago for CHEST 2025. Read a new blog all about the top restaurants, sightseeing, and other attractions you won't want to miss this October.

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Conversation starters: Topics you want to discuss

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Sex as a factor in endotracheal tube and tidal volume selection

Accounting for a patient’s sex and, by extension, height when considering invasive mechanical ventilation can inform personalized medicine in two key ways: endotracheal tube selection and tidal volume selection. A new CHEST Physician® article from the Women in Chest Medicine Interest Group details the importance of considering the sex of a patient when managing their care.

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Denied, delayed, distressed

Prior authorization (PA) was designed to control costs and ensure appropriate care—but for many patients and clinicians, it causes treatment delays, denials, and administrative burdens. A recent CHEST Physician® article discusses the ways PA often creates a harmful hurdle to health care.

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EBUS nodal staging in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) disrupted the field of bronchoscopy by offering a minimally invasive, real-time imaging approach to biopsy. In a new CHEST Physician® article, members of the Lung Cancer Section highlight recent data that show routine use of EBUS may warrant scrutiny.

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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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