Microvolunteering

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the ACC! The microvolunteering program is designed to connect ACC members with opportunities throughout the College.

Please note that volunteering opportunities may not be immediately available, but we will certainly contact you as opportunities arise!

Program Overview

Do I Need to Apply to Volunteer?

No formal application is necessary! If you want to be involved and connect with other members of the ACC, all you need to do is fill out this form.

Do I Need to Be a Section Member to Volunteer?

While you don't need to be a Section member to volunteer, they will be the first to be offered opportunities. Learn more about ACC's Member Sections.

What Volunteer Opportunities Exist Within the ACC?

Volunteer opportunities are divided into five groups: Advocacy, Communication, Education, Science and Networking.

Communications – Generate discussion among the ACC community by writing content for newsletters or becoming a Member Hub influencer.
Networking – Meet other ACC members in through events such as mentorship, live courses and Chapter meetings.
Advocacy – Help the ACC advocate one behalf of cardiology through opportunities such as letter signing and visits to Capitol Hill.
Education – Share your knowledge and experience with other ACC members by participating in a podcast, being webinar presenter, etc.
Science – Participate in review of guidelines and expert consensus statements and be the first to try out new apps.

How Can I Get Involved With the ACC Right Away?

Add your voice to those of other ACC members advocating on behalf of cardiovascular professionals and patients: Get involved in ACC advocacy initiatives! You can:

Download the ACC Advocacy Action mobile app
Attend our annual Legislative Conference
Contribute to the ACC Political Action Committee
Take action in state and federal campaigns
To learn more about your local chapter and the opportunities available there, visit our Chapters page.

We encourage you to join Member Hub, the ACC's new online community for members to ask and answer questions, collaborate on projects, and find mentors and mentees. It's completely free for members.

Section Liaison Roster

Section	Section Chair (as of April 1)	Section Liaison	Advocacy Liaison
ACPC	Arwa Saidi, MD, asaidi@ufl.edu	Olivia Kranz Okranz@acc.org	Natalie Torentinos Ntorentinos@acc.org
Academic	Jacqueline E. Tamis-Holland, MD, FACC jacqueline.tamis-holland@mountsinai.org	Alex DiTommaso Aditomasso@acc.org	Kristine Rufener Krufener@acc.org
Cardio-Oncology	Monika Jacqueline Leja, MD, FACC mleja@umich.edu	Kim Kooi Kkooi@acc.org	Kristine Rufener krufener@acc.org
CV Management	Alison Bailey, MD, FACC dr.alison.bailey@icloud.com	Alex DiTommaso Aditommaso@acc.org	Christine Perez cperez@acc.org
CV Team	Craig Beavers, PHARMD, AACC craig.beaverspharmd@gmail.com	Michael Hargrett Mhargrett@acc.org	Natalie Torentinos ntorentinos@acc.org
CV Training	Gaby Weissman, MD, FACC gaby.weissman@medstar.net	Kristin West Kwest@acc.org	Abigail Truhart atruhart@acc.org
Early Career	Poonam Velagapudi, MD, MS, FACC poonamchou@gmail.com	Kristin West Kwest@acc.org	John Kristan jkristan@acc.org
EP	Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy, MBBD, FACC dlakkireddy@gmail.com	Chris Driver Cdriver@acc.org	Debra Mariani dmariani@acc.org
Federal	Mladen I. Vidovich, MD, FACC miv@uic.edu	Alex DiTommaso Aditommaso@acc.org	Debra Mariani dmariani@acc.org
FIT	Nosheen Reza, MD Nosheen.reza@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	Kristin West Kwest@acc.org	Abigail Truhart atruhart@acc.org
Geriatric	James Kirkpatrick, MD, FACC kirkpatj@cardiology.washington.edu	Maghee Disch Mdisch@acc.org	Lisa Goldstein lgoldstein@acc.org
Health Care Innovation	Regina S. Druz, MD, FACC rdruzmd@gmail.com	Mary Brynes Mbrynes@acc.org	Joe Cody jcody@acc.org
Heart Failure & Transplant	Gurusher S. Panjrath, MBBS, FACC gpanjrath@mfa.gwu.edu	Kim Kooi Kkooi@acc.org	Triven Parker tparker@acc.org
Imaging	Marcelo F. Di Carli, MD, FACC mdicarli@bwh.harvard.edu	Chris Driver Cdriver@acc.org	Henry McCants hmccants@acc.org
Interventional	Frederick G.P. Welt, MD, FACC fred.welt@hsc.utah.edu	Abby Cestoni Acestoni@acc.org	James Vavricek jvavricek@acc.org
Prevention	Salim S. Virani, MD, FACC virani@bcm.tmc.edu	Kim Kooi Kkooi@acc.org	Michael Lawrence mlawrence@acc.org
PVD	Gregory Piazza, M.D., FACC gpiazza@bwh.harvard.edu	Abby Cestoni Acestoni@acc.org	James Vavricek jvavricek@acc.org
Section Steering Committee	Sandra Lewis, MD, FACC sandralewis@gmail.com	Michael Hargrett Mhargrett@acc.org	Lucas Sanders lsanders@acc.org
Seniors	L. Samuel Wann, MD, MACC samuelwann@gmail.com	Michael Hargrett Mhargrett@acc.org	Fareen Pourhamidi fpourham@acc.org
Sports & Exercise	Eugene Chung, MD, FACC chungeug@med.umich.edu	Chris Driver Cdriver@acc.org	Frank Ryan fryan@acc.org
Cardiac Surgery Team	Joseph Cleveland, MD, FACC Joseph.cleveland@ucdenver.edu	Olivia Kranz Okranz@acc.org	John Kristan jkristan@acc.org
Women in Cardiology	Toniya Singh, MBBS, FACC tsingh@slhv.com	Mary Byrnes Mbyrnes@acc.org	Elizabeth Shaw eshaw@acc.org

Team Lead for Member Strategy – Michael Hargrett, mhargrett@acc.org
Team Lead for Member Strategy, Career Sections – Kristin West, kwest@acc.org
Team Lead for Member Strategy, Clinical Sections – Maghee Disch, mdisch@acc.org

Questions? Contact ACC Member Care at any time at membercare@acc.org.

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