The new ACOI Resident Lecture Series program hosts lectures designed to bring current internal medicine residents and subspecialty fellows together with ACOI leadership and mentors. These meetings are free of charge for all ACOI resident members. 

Inspired by the success of both the ACOI Virtual Visiting Professor Program and the ACOI Student Lecture Series, the goal of the Resident Lecture Series is to help internal medicine trainees be successful during their training and be prepared for life after their post-graduate education. 

This new series provides residents and fellows support to navigate some of the most common hurdles and stressors they may face, such as providing insight into the basics of licensing and credentialing and tips on contract review.

Upcoming Lectures

Primary Topic: Contracts

• Coming to the ACOI YouTube channel on March 18, 2026.
• Sub-Topics:
  • Contract Risk
  • Compensation
  • Negotiations
• Speaker: Kyle Claussen, Esq.
  • Chief Executive Officer at Resolve
     

Primary Topic: What to look for in a job post-residency

• Coming to the ACOI YouTube channel on April 15, 2026.
• Sub-Topics:
  • Your Career, Your Terms: What Matters Before You Sign
  • Some Facts and Fiction About Work-Life Balance
• Speakers:
  • Michael Foti, DO, FACOI, CHSE (Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Standardized Patient Program Coordinator at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Middletown)
  • Jason Beckrow, DO, FACOI, FAAHPM (Assistant Professor for Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and a member of the ACOI Physician Wellness Committee)

Primary Topic: AI in Medicine

• Coming to the ACOI YouTube channel May 20, 2026.
• Sub-Topics:
  • Appropriate Use of AI in Documentation
  • AI and Errors
• Speaker: TBD

Past Lectures

Primary Topic: Licensing

• Sub-Topics:
  • #1: Medical licensure and discipline
  • #2: Interstate licensure
  • #3: Artificial intelligence and medical regulation
• Speaker: Humayun “Hank” Chaudhry, DO, MS, MACOI, MACP, FRCP
  • President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of State Medical Boards

Primary Topic: Credentialing

• February 18, 2026
• Sub-Topics:
  • Medical Accrediting, Credentialing, and Staff Membership/Privileging
• Speaker: Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, MACP, FAMWA, CS-F
  • Immediate Past Chair of the ACGME Board of Directors, was the Dean of Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, and was the founding IM Chair at MWU/AZCOM and Assistant Dean for GME. She was the first female president of both the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the ACOI.

For more information, contact Kara Kerns at kara@acoi.org.