Dr. Jenny Silberger, Immediate Past Governor for the ACP Oregon Chapter, was awarded the 2025 Richard Neubauer Advocate for Internal Medicine Award for her contribution to advocacy.

This flagship award for grassroots advocacy is presented each year during Leadership Day to recognize individuals who have made exceptional efforts in support of the College’s advocacy program.

Dr. Silberger has been a member and served as vice chair of the ACP’s national Health and Public Policy Committee for the last two years. During her term as vice-chair, the committee published policy papers on LGBTQ+ health disparities, alcohol use disorders, the regulation of cannabis, and improving the health of rural communities. She has served on the ACP Services PAC Board since 2023, regularly attending candidate fundraisers, and she was instrumental in connecting newly elected Representative Maxine Dexter to ACP during her congressional run.

She has attended Leadership Day eight times and has been the leader of the Oregon chapter delegation during her time as Governor.

As a member of the Advocates for Internal Medicine Network, she is among the top 1% of advocates nationwide in terms of grassroots engagement in AIMn. As a member of the Board of Governors, she has introduced and led the Oregon chapter to cosponsor many important policy resolutions.

A key factor in Dr. Silberger’s success as an advocate is how she lifts up others.  In particular, she has helped mentor and develop multiple early career physician, resident, and medical student leaders within her chapter. Through thoughtful leadership and support, she has helped cultivate the next generation of leaders in her state.

Dr. Marianne Parshley, former Governor of the OR ACP chapter and a colleague, said it best when she said “Jenny inspires us to reach beyond our usual business to try new ways of seeing things, as well as working in all our professional roles: physician, teacher, mentor, leader, advocate and contributor. She truly understands that part of our professional duty is to, “as Virchow says, a physician, or medical doctor, is a ‘natural attorney of the poor.’ ”