1. Fostering Excellence and Professionalism in the Practice of Internal Medicine

2. What is an internist, and what does an internist do?  Internists are specialists in adult medicine who provide the majority of health care to adults in the hospital or in the office. They:  Provide comprehensive, continuing care (primary care) to adolescents, adults, and the elderly. This includes women’s healthcare, depression, and anxiety.  Treat acute and chronic medical conditions.  Treat episodic, urgent, and emergent conditions.  Arrange consultations with other physicians and conduct preoperative evaluations for surgical colleagues.

3. What opportunities are available for an internal medicine specialist?  Academic medicine  Private practice:  Solo  Single-specialty  Multiple-specialty  Salaried Internist:  Staff member at an HMO  Hospitalist  Hospital-owned office  Emergency Room

4. Specialistvs. Subspecialist  Complete a traditional 3-year internal medicine residency  Care for patients with a variety of medical conditions  Manage both chronic and acute patient problems  Complete a traditional 3-year medicine residency and then a 2-3 year subspecialty fellowship OR  Complete a combined residency:  Med/Peds (4 yrs)  Med/Emerg (5 yrs)  Med/Neurology (5 yrs)  Med/Psych (5 yrs)

5. Internal Medicine Subspecialty Fields  Adolescent Medicine  Allergy and Immunology  Cardiovascular Medicine  Endocrinology  Infectious Disease  Gastroenterology  Geriatrics  Hematology  Hepatology  Nephrology  Oncology  Pulmonary Disease / Critical Care Medicine  Rheumatology  Sleep Medicine These subspecialties require completion of a 3-year internal medicine residency and additional fellowship training of up to 3 years.

9. Which subspecialties are more competitive to get into then others?  Right now, most people agree with the following order of competitiveness: Most Competitive: Cardiology Gastroenterology Allergy and Immunology Moderately Competitive: Pulmonary Nephrology Hematology/Oncology Mildly Competitive: Infectious Diseases Endocrinology Rheumatology Geriatric Medicine http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=199551

10.  5 Most Commonly Encountered Medical Issues Hypertension Diabetes Acute Myocardial Infarction Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder Asthma  5 Most Challenging Medical Issues to Treat Diabetes AIDS and related diseases Systemic Lupus, Erythematosus Acute Myocardial Infarction Cancer/Carcinoma/Oncology http://www.studentsofmedicine.com/inte.htm

11. The Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG)  Provide exposure and opportunities for students  Shadowing program  Subspecialty Dinners  Post Match Talk  Educational Info Lunch Talks

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