Joseph W. Stubbs, MD, FACP, an internist practicing in Albany, Ga., is
2009-2010 President of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the
national organization of internists. He became President during Internal
Medicine 2009, the ACP scientific meeting, held April 23-25 in
Philadelphia, Pa.
Dr. Stubbs served two terms on the ACP Board of Regents, the
organization’s main policymaking body. He also served as Chair of the
ACP Medical Service Committee. Dr. Stubbs has served on the 2003 ACP
Scientific Program Committee, the Member Insurance Subcommittee, the
Publication Committee, and the Managed Care Subcommittee. He has also
been Chair of ACP Services. He is in his second term on the Board of
Trustees of the ACP Foundation and is currently Chair-elect of the ACP
Foundation for 2009-2010.
Dr. Stubbs has been active in the ACP Georgia Chapter, joining the
Governor’s Council in 1988 and serving on the Public and Professional
Communications Committee, the Health and Public Policy Committee, and as
Chapter Secretary. He was elected to serve the 1999-2003 term as ACP
Governor for Georgia. In 2003, he was named a Laureate of the Georgia
Chapter. That year, the Georgia Chapter was recognized by ACP with an
Evergreen Award for outstanding chapter activities in the advocacy area.
Dr. Stubbs graduated, summa cum laude, from The College of William and
Mary in 1975. He received his medical degree, summa cum laude, from
Emory University School of Medicine in 1979. His postdoctoral training
included an internship, residency in internal medicine and primary care,
and training as chief resident at the University of Washington
affiliated hospitals in Seattle. Dr. Stubbs is board-certified in
internal medicine and geriatric medicine and is a Fellow of the American
College of Physicians (FACP). FACP is an honorary designation that
recognizes ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice
of medicine.
Dr. Stubbs is a member of the Southwest Georgia Cancer Coalition
Prevention Task Force. He has also served on the Medical Association of
Georgia Legislative Council and as the ACP Delegate to the Georgia
Primary Care Coalition. He is a past President of the Dougherty County
Medical Society.
