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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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CHEST Challenge quiz now open

Grab your fellow trainees and take the CHEST Challenge quiz online from April 1 to 30. Show off your skills, compete for prizes, and earn a spot in the CHEST Challenge Championship at CHEST 2026 in Phoenix.

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Now Is Not the Time to Disappear

In a new blog post, Perry Tiberio, MD, PhD, reflects on LGBTQ+ visibility in medicine, the legacy of HIV/AIDS activism, and the responsibility of clinicians to lead with dignity, professionalism, and compassion within the CHEST community.

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Earn CHEST's CCAPP credential

Applications close Tuesday, April 14, for the CHEST Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider (CCAPP) Certification spring exam. Earn the CCAPP credential to enhance your credibility, increase your professional development, and gain a competitive edge in the job market.

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Conversation starters: Topics you want to discuss

Airway clearance pharmacotherapy: Past, present, and future

The central question in noncystic fibrosis (non-CF) bronchiectasis is no longer whether mucoactives work but for whom, under what circumstances, and at what cost in treatment burden. In a new CHEST Physician® article, members of the Bronchiectasis Section discussed the present and future of nonpharmacologic therapy for patients with non-CF bronchiectasis.

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Interfaces for long-term noninvasive PAP in children

Noninvasive PAP supports respiratory function in children but depends on a well-fitting interface, such as a nasal mask. In a new CHEST Physician® article, members of the Home-Based Mechanical Ventilation and Neuromuscular Disease Section explore interface selection, complications, and side effects.

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Navigating AI’s emerging role in critical care

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like OpenEvidence are changing the way critical care clinicians learn, study, and practice medicine in the ICU setting. In a recent CHEST Physician® article, authors explore how predictive and generative tools are reshaping the ICU and medical education.

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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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