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Temple’s Dr. Darilyn Moyer Honored for Achievement in Medicine and Medical Advocacy by the PA Chapter of the American College of Physicians

News December 18, 2014

Darilyn V. Moyer, MD, FACP, Professor of Medicine, Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Program Director, and Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education at Temple University School of Medicine, has been awarded the Laureate Award by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Physicians (PA-ACP). Dr. Moyer received the award at the Chapter’s annual awards dinner on December 6 in Hershey.

The Laureate Award is the highest honor offered by the American College of Physicians (ACP), and is presented to Fellows and Masters of the College who demonstrate by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, research, service to their community, their chapter and the ACP. Dr. Moyer is serving as the 2014-15 Chair of the ACP Board of Governors and served as Governor of the PA Southeast Chapter of the ACP. Dr. Moyer has been a Fellow of the ACP since 1995.

“It is an honor and a privilege to work with trainees, students and staff to improve patient care, and to watch how our students and trainees will transform patient care in the future,” Dr. Moyer said in accepting the award.

Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Moyer specializes in internal medicine, infectious diseases and HIV medicine. Her research and scholarly activity interests and presentations include those in the medical education, high value care, patient safety, professionalism and digital media and HIV/Infectious Diseases realm.

She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in the Biological Basis of Behavior, Biology and Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and attended medical school at Temple University School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Temple University Hospital and served as a Chief Resident/Clinical Instructor of Medicine. She went on to complete an Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, CA.

Dr. Moyer is on the faculty in the Department of Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine and is an active practitioner in primary care, HIV and Infectious Diseases. She received the Temple University School of Medicine Women in Medicine Mentoring Award in 2012.

She is the Co-Faculty Advisor for the Temple University School of Medicine Internal Medicine Interest Group and for the Temple University School of Medicine Student Educating About Healthcare Policy group.

The PA-ACP is the state’s largest medical specialty organization, and represents almost 7,400 physicians practicing general internal medicine and related subspecialties, including cardiology, gastroenterology, nephrology, endocrinology, hematology, rheumatology, neurology, pulmonary disease, oncology, infectious diseases, allergy and immunology, and geriatrics.