New Mexico Chapter Mission, Value & Goals Mission The mission of the NM-ACC Chapter is to reflect and support the mission of the American College of Cardiology in order to enhance the work environment and quality of patient care for the cardiology professionals of New Mexico. The mission statement of the ACC reads: ¡§ The mission of the American College of Cardiology is to advocate for quality cardiovascular care ¡X through education, research promotion, development and application of standards and guidelines ¡X and to influence health care policy.¡¨ Vision Our vision for the NM-ACC Chapter is to create a sense of community for the New Mexico cardiology community which includes cardiologists, cardiac care team members and cardiac fellows-in-training, through which legislative and regulatory advocacy advances as well as quality improvement initiatives can be conducted. The ultimate goal of all the efforts of the NM-ACC Chapter is prevention of cardiovascular disease and continuous improvement of cardiovascular patient care. Goals The goals of the NM-ACC Chapter are to create awareness of the chapter, support for the chapter goals, promotion of the chapter within the healthcare community, and a base of committed volunteers in order to pursue advocacy, education and quality initiatives, such as the D2B project, Cardiologist for a Day program, and others. We aim to accomplish these through communication and networking, and have identified the following tasks: Maintain a chapter website featuring the following: o Contact information for Chapter Leaders o NM-ACC Chapter Membership Directory o Presentation of FIT Members (A. Achrekar) o Presentation of new cardiologists in the NM area Identify areas/issues to work with other healthcare professionals or professional organizations for collaborative interaction, such as: o Practice Administrators o NM State Medical Society o All major cardiovascular institutions. Create a volunteer base to promote advocacy and quality projects through: o A NM Chapter Quality Committee and an Advocacy Committee to facilitate projects in these key areas; o Encouraging NM Cardiologists who have personal relationships with state legislators to be involved in grassroots legislative efforts; o Encouraging FIT involvement in legislative activities; o Engaging the membership to discuss NM Cardiology Workforce issues; o Involving CCA (Cardiac Care Team Members: RN, NP, PA, PharmD) members in all Chapter activities.