Member of the American Thoracic Society: Gina Merritt

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) is the perfect organization for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Gina Merritt.  The ATS combines Merritt’s three interests in one organization: pulmonary, critical care, and sleep.  It happens that these three areas of practice are also the three subspecialties that Gina Merritt is certified in by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).

Dr. Gina Merritt believes that joining the American Thoracic Society wasn’t just in line with her professional interests, but it also provides her with invaluable resources and connections that she can use to help patients who are suffering from a variety of health issues.

For those who aren’t familiar with the American Thoracic Society, you should know that the society is relatively small considering the size of the medical industry in the United States.  The American Thoracic Society has around 15,000 members internationally – still a respectable number considering the specialties that the ATS deals with. 

The American Thoracic Society, which was founded in 1905 through an effort to discover a cure for tuberculosis, is the leading medical association in the areas of critical illnesses, pulmonary diseases, and sleep-related breathing disorders like sleep apnea.

GinaMerritt is proud to be a member of an organization with such a rich medical and professional history.  Also, by being associated with this group, Gina Merritt is able to take advantage of the ATS Research Program, which allows professionals to investigate relative questions of interest.  She also has access to peer-reviewed medical studies that sometimes bring about groundbreaking scientific revelations.  She also has the ability to develop and participate in Continuing Medical Education (CME) events at the annual International Conference.

For Gina Merritt, membership with the American Thoracic Society has proven to be invaluable.  She hopes to maintain her membership for many years to come!