Early Career Council
 




Early Career Council members share their experiences and preferences with IPSIS Divisions and Committees to help shape society programs and offerings to address the unique challenges facing those just entering our field.



IPSIS Residents, Fellows, and other members in their first two years of practice are automatically granted entry into the Early Career Council.

As a member of the Council, you will:

  • Participate in webinars designed to address your unique challenges; and
  • Be surveyed on the issues that you want your Society to tackle

Actively participating is an excellent way to enrich your professional development and lay the foundation for a successful and fulfilling medical career.

If you are a Resident, Fellow, or in your first two years of practice CLICK HERE to apply for IPSIS membership today and begin your Early Career Council experience.


Each year a limited number of Council leadership positions are available.

  • Ambassador: Council Ambassadors perform serve on an IPSIS Committee or Division in a non-voting capacity, provide early career viewpoints on the Division/Committee that they serve on, and report to the rest of the Council on their Committee/Division’s activities.
  • Executive Committee: The Council’s Executive Committee performs governance, steering, and administrative functions, provide input, and maintain communication with the executive leadership of IPSIS.

The leadership application period will open in Summer 2025. Watch for details.





IPSIS Members, watch “Leveling Up: Succeeding as an Attending Physician,” the Early Career Council’s free Post-Fellowship Guide webinar on securing the “right” contract and nailing that first critical year as an attending interventional pain medicine physician.


Early Career Council members get one-on-one, in-person time with IPSIS Board members at our Annual Meetings.

Follow IPSIS on LinkedIn and you’ll be the first to know when registration for these exclusive sessions opens for the IPSIS 2025 Annual Meeting in Denver.



The ECC Chair is Alexandra Fogarty, MD, who serves on the IPSIS Board as an Early Career Physician. Dr. Fogarty liaises with Scott Naftulin, DO, who serves on the IPSIS Board as Membership Committee Chair, and Vinil Shah, MD, who serves on the IPSIS Board and its Executive Committee in the position of Secretary.