CHICAGO - Darilyn V. Moyer, MD, MACP, an internal medicine physician and physician executive, received the American Medical Association's (AMA) Medical Executive Meritorious Achievement Award. The award recognizes executives whose leadership has had a lasting impact advancing patient care, physician practice, and medical education.

Dr. Moyer has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American College of Physicians (ACP) for the past decade and will retire on June 30, 2026. During her tenure, she strengthened ACP's operations, grew membership, and expanded educational programs. She also guided ACP through the COVID-19 pandemic, helping develop policy and scientific content to support physicians caring for patients on the front lines.

"Dr. Darilyn Moyer has made an extraordinary impact on medicine through her steady leadership, deep commitment to physicians, and unwavering focus on improving patient care," said AMA CEO John Whyte, MD, MPH. "During transformative and challenging moments in healthcare, including the COVID-19 pandemic, she helped ensure physicians had trusted guidance and support when they needed it most. The AMA is proud to recognize Dr. Moyer with the Medical Executive Meritorious Achievement Award for a career defined by service, collaboration, and lasting leadership."

Dr. Moyer oversaw the transformation of ACP's flagship educational product, the Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (ACP MKSAP), into a subscription-based program that provides continuing medical education and innovative learning tools for physicians. She also helped establish ACP as a Cochrane US Network Affiliate relative to clinical guidelines, recognizing the organization's commitment to evidence-based medicine and healthcare research.

Throughout her tenure, Dr. Moyer engaged with ACP members, including medical students, residents, and early-career physicians. A strong advocate for advancing women in medicine, she has mentored and sponsored physicians throughout their careers and received the American Medical Women's Association Exceptional Mentor Award in 2026.

Dr. Moyer has represented ACP through numerous coalitions, alliances, and collaborations with medical societies and other organizations, advocating for patients and physicians. She served as president of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies and chair of the Board of Directors of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative and continues to be engaged in the AMA. She also serves as an adjunct professor of medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia.