If you missed any of our webinars this year and wanted to catch up on them, remember they are all available on our YouTube channel!

Grateful for a year filled with thoughtful discussions, meaningful work, and strong engagement across our community. Thank you for helping move our mission forward.

Season's greetings from the ATS! Here's to a new year of growth, transformation, and new beginnings. Our offices will be closed from Dec. 25, 2025 through Jan. 1, 2026.

Voting is open for leadership positions across our 14 Assemblies. You can vote in your primary Assembly and up to two secondary Assemblies. Results announced at each Assembly’s membership meeting at the ATS 2026 International Conference

ATS members! Still need CME before January 2026? 📚 💻Take a look at our FREE accredited course offerings on ATS Ed+ and earn CME anywhere, anytime. Enroll now and learn today! 🔗https://shorturl.at/Glqsp #CME#MedED

Assembly Award Nominations are now open! Make sure to nominate a colleague! Learn more at:

No matter what holiday you celebrate this time of year, we are wishing you a happy holiday filled with warmth, laughter and good cheer! (And maybe some good eats!)

Sending everyone warm wishes for a jolly holiday season!

Flu Cases Skyrocket in New York City, Earlier Than Expected. What are you seeing where you live and work? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/n...

Season's greetings from the ATS! Here's to a new year of growth, transformation, and new beginnings. Our offices will be closed from Dec. 25, 2025 through Jan. 1, 2026.

Assembly Award Nominations are now open! Learn more:

Voting is open for leadership positions across our 14 Assemblies. You can vote in your primary Assembly and up to two secondary Assemblies. Results announced at each Assembly’s membership meeting at the ATS 2026 International Conference

ATS members! Still need CME before January 2026? 📚 💻Take a look at our FREE accredited course offerings on ATS Ed+ and earn CME anywhere, anytime. Enroll now and learn today! 🔗https://shorturl.at/Glqsp #CME#MedED

Assembly Award Nominations are now open! Learn more at:

This is a great opportunity!

The ATS is accepting applications for the Student Scholars Program, Fellows Track Symposium, Resident Boot Camp, and New Faculty Boot Camp at #ATS2026. Apply as soon as possible as spots fill up fast! Applications are due Jan. 5, 2026: conference.thoracic.org/program/earl...

Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported #medsky www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...

Assembly Award Nominations are now open! Learn more: site.thoracic.org/membership/a...

Voting is open for leadership positions across our 14 Assemblies. You can vote in your primary Assembly and up to two secondary Assemblies. Results announced at each Assembly’s membership meeting at the ATS 2026 International Conference

Are you an in-training or early-career PhD scientist, clinical educator, or clinical scientist aiming for success in academic medicine? If so, apply for admission to the ATS 2026 New Faculty Boot Camp in Orlando, FL! Applications are due 1/5/2026. #ATS_PHD #ATS2026

Big news for the ATS journals in 2026! ATS President @raeddweikmd.bsky.social, MD, MBA, ATSF, discusses the new partnership with @oxunipress.bsky.social in producing the ATS journals, all of which will now be online-only. Learn more: site.thoracic.org/press-releas...

🧪Meet our @ATS_PITB Assembly Early Career Highlight, Dr. Pramod Bhattarai!🔬 Dr. Bhattarai serves rural and underserved communities and his research focuses on health disparities, particularly in people living with HIV. 🧫 When out of the clinic, he enjoys coin collecting 🪙 and hiking 🥾!

The Philip Hopewell Prize for Global Respiratory Health Research empowers and supports mid-career investigators in low- and middle-income countries who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to clinical and research excellence.  Learn more and apply by Jan. 12, 2026: thoracic.org/membership/a... 

Ever feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day? ⏰ be sure to register for this webinar: Managing your Time and Maximizing your Efficiency 💪🏻 @ats-assemblies.bsky.social @atsearlycareer.bsky.social site.thoracic.org/events/manag...

Voting is open for leadership positions across our 14 Assemblies. You can vote in your primary Assembly and up to two secondary Assemblies. Results announced at each Assembly’s membership meeting at the ATS 2026 International Conference

Are you an in-training or early-career PhD scientist, clinical educator, or clinical scientist aiming for success in academic medicine? If so, apply for admission to the ATS 2026 New Faculty Boot Camp in Orlando, FL! Applications are due 1/5/2026. #ATS_PHD #ATS2026

LLMs and AI remain one of the largest and fast-growing topics in medicine, affecting education, assessment, patient safety, and training. This Scholarly episode focuses on potential opportunities, risks, and implications for training programs. 🎧 Listen here: share.transistor.fm/s/1df15de3

Voting is open for leadership positions across the ATS’s 14 assemblies. You can vote in your primary assembly and up to two secondary assemblies. Results to be announced at each assembly’s membership meeting at #ATS2026. Vote by Jan. 30, 2026: site.thoracic.org/membership/a...

The ATS is accepting applications for the Student Scholars Program, Fellows Track Symposium, Resident Boot Camp, and New Faculty Boot Camp at #ATS2026. Those interested should apply as soon as possible, spots fill up fast! Applications due Jan. 5, 2026: conference.thoracic.org/program/earl...

The ATS and CAPC have a collaborative learning series of seven modules on ATS Ed+ for clinicians treating patients with serious illnesses. Earn CME today! #pallipulm @anandiyermd.bsky.social @donsullivan.bsky.social @pallipulm.bsky.social Learn more: atsedplus.thoracic.org/capc/palliat...

It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week! Even mid-season, getting your flu shot is one of the most effective ways to reduce illness and protect the people around you. If you haven’t gotten yours yet, now’s a perfect time. 💙💉

In these volatile times, your support is mission critical. Every dollar advances lifesaving research to prevent, treat, and cure respiratory disease. On this #GivingTuesday, support the American Thoracic Society Research Program. Donate today: aeugmntn.donorsupport.co/page/Respira...

This is a fantastic opportunity! If this is you, please apply!

This #WorldAIDSDay, the ATS and the Forum of International Respiratory Societies partners urge collaboration among governments, health advocates, and non-government organizations to slow the resurgence of infectious diseases, including HIV and TB. Learn more: site.thoracic.org/press-releas...

Yesterday was also National Family Health History Day- reminder that it can be very important to make sure that you have a good family health history to share with your providers!!!

What is your favorite way to have your Thanksgiving leftovers?

Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!

November is Native American Heritage Month! Annie Rusk, MD, Mayo Clinic, Arizona, talks about how she integrates Indigenous health methods into her research that seeks to improve respiratory health for Native people.

It is national espresso day here! So how do you like your coffee? Espresso? Drip? French press?

Have you nominated a colleague for this award yet?

Today is #WorldCOPDDay! In recognition of World COPD Day on Nov. 19, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies, of which the ATS is a founding member, is highlighting the importance of correctly diagnosing COPD earlier.    Read more: site.thoracic.org/press-releas...

Does this describe you? If so, have you applied yet?

WaPo: Grants for 383 clinical trials were terminated and the funding disruptions affected more than 74,000 trial participants, according to new research. #medsky wapo.st/3LHC45a

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Out of the Blue: An AJRCCM Podcast: Diagnosis and Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Have a listen:

Attend our webinar Democratizing Lung Functional Genomics with AI on Monday 17th Nov at 1pm ET/10am PT! Register @ thoracic.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Feat Dr. @nathansalomonis.bsky.social demonstrating LungMAP ecosystem components! @ats-assemblies.bsky.social @ats-aii.bsky.social @ats-rcmb.bsky.social

Nov. 13 – 19 is Transgender Awareness Week, a time to reaffirm the commitment to equitable, compassionate care for all patients. The ATS commits to equity, dignity, and health for all members of the communities we serve.

Today is World Kindness Day! Kindness is something there is never enough of in the world. What will you do today to spread kindness?

Today, on World Pneumonia Day, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies is calling for urgent action to prevent #pneumonia deaths, particularly among children under five and other high-risk populations #childsurvivalaction #worldpneumoniaday  Learn more: site.thoracic.org/press-releas...

Join the RCMB Lung Aging Group on Monday, November 24th at 12pm ET for our annual retreat! Register at: site.thoracic.org/events/rcmb-...

This is also lung cancer awareness month! See some resources here: