This is London Calling: ACC Activities Across the Pond

This article highlights the earliest evolution of antecedent societies to the present ACC and provides important insight into the early professional organization of clinical cardiology in the U.S. Leaders from the ACC also celebrated the third year anniversary of the Great Britain and Ireland ACC Chapter. Nicholas A. Boon, MD, FACC (Former BCS President and Chapter President) presided over this meeting and acknowledged the wonderful working relationship between the ACC and BCS and the importance of the Great Britain and Ireland ACC Chapter as part of the ACC International membership community. A bilateral meeting was also held between BCS and ACC leadership. The ACC sessions received great reviews and we look forward to ACC’s participation at the next BCS Annual Scientific Session in Manchester Central in June 2014. Additional discussions were held on expanding collaborative relationships in education and revalidation efforts between our two professional societies. Further discussions are planned with our lifelong learning team and educational staff. I also had the pleasure of visiting my cousin Patrick Calvert, PhD, FACC. (I previously wrote a blog about the “celestial convergence” that resulted from the ACC Twinning program that led to my linking up with Dr. Calvert.) During my visit to Cambridge, we toured his alma mater, Pembroke College at the University of Cambridge, which was founded in 1347 by Marie de St Pol, Countess of Pembroke, and the thir...
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