AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, an asso ciation of physicians engaged in the study and practice of internal medicine in its various branches. It was legally chartered on May II, 1915, under the laws of the State of Delaware as a corpora tion "not for profit." The objects of the college as stated in the constitution are : "to establish an organization composed of quali fied internists of high standing, who shall meet from time to time for the purpose of considering and discussing medical and scientific topics, and who, through their organization, shall attempt to ac complish the further purposes of : (a) maintaining and advancing the highest possible standards in medical education, medical prac tice, and clinical research; (b) perpetuating the history and best traditions of medicine and medical ethics; (c) maintaining both the dignity and the efficiency of internal medicine in its relation ship to public welfare." Its membership is made up of outstanding internists (including pediatrists, psychiatrists, neurologists, bac teriologists, pathologists, dermatologists, rontgenologists, medical teachers and investigators, tuberculosis and public health special ists) of the countries constituting the North American continent and their possessions.
Fellowship, with the degree or designation of "F.A.C.P." (Fel low of the American College of Physicians), is conferred on nomi nees who present evidence of suitable and adequate professional qualifications and character, as specifically set forth in the consti tution and by-laws of the organization. (E. R. LD.)