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Fostering Excellence and Professionalism in the Practice of Internal Medicine

Fostering Excellence and Professionalism in the Practice of Internal Medicine. 2012-2013. 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:

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Fostering Excellence and Professionalism in the Practice of Internal Medicine

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  1. Fostering Excellence and Professionalism in the Practice of Internal Medicine 2012-2013

  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 health care, 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. 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 Specialist vs. Subspecialist

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

  5. From clinical information and education resources … to physician and patient advocacy …ACP provides products and services for all stages of an internist’s career.Plus, Medical Student Membership is FREE! Why Join ACP?

  6. What is ACP? • Founded in 1915 • Nation's largest medical specialty society, with 133,000 total members • Mission • To enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine • Organized into regional chapters that offer local pathways for leadership, networking, and involvement • To learn more about your local chapter, visit www.acponline.org/chapters

  7. Personal and Professional Guidance for Medical Students • IMpact: A monthly online newsletter for medical students • Online internal medicine residency database • Medical Student Member mentoring programs at Internal Medicine 2012 and online • Medical Student Abstract Competition • Council of Student Members (CSM), who work with ACP on policy development and advocacy for medical students and all physicians • Access to ACP’s clinical and ethical guidelines

  8. ACP Council of Student Members (CSM) History • Established in 1998 to help medical students emerge as leaders in the medical community Mission • To promote excellence and professionalism in medical students, thereby promoting internal medicine as a career 14-Member Council • Chair (member of Board of Regents) • Vice-Chair (member of Board of Governors) • 9 U.S. regional representatives • Military representative • Osteopathic representative • Canadian liaison

  9. Council of Student Members Activities • Works with ACP to provide advocacy for educational debt and loan relief • Contributes to IMpact • Coordinates student activities at the Internal Medicine meeting, such as the mentoring breakfast, abstract competition, and such sessions as “Mastering the Match” • Provides resources to local internal medicine interest groups to help increase membership and establish productive programs

  10. IMpact • Monthly e-newsletter especially for Medical Student Members Articles include: • Tips for students to succeed in medical school • Explanations of current issues facing medical students and public health • Activities of outstanding Internal Medicine Interest Groups • Profiles of practicing internists • Ask the Program Director • Advocacy briefs • Career information

  11. ACP and Public Policy • ACP is one of the most effective physician advocacy organizations in America • Through the Advocates for Internal Medicine network (AIMn), members can actively participate in ACP’s grassroots advocacy effort by contacting their Senators and Representatives on key issues of importance to internists • Through the CSM, issues concerning medical students are brought to the attention of ACP’s leadership and made a part of the College’s Public Policy agenda

  12. Advocating for Physicians and Their Patients Regarding: • Ways to help diminish the financial burdens of undergraduate medical education • Medical liability reform • Feasible and appropriate quality performance measures • Access to care for 54+ million uninsured Americans • Quality improvement and patient safety programs • Public health issues, such as flu vaccine shortages and bioterrorism threats

  13. Internal Medicine 2013 • Over 260 educational, interactive workshops. • Case-based sessions and feedback on challenging patient management problems. • Opportunities to present abstracts • Networking, mentoring, and social opportunities • Educational workshops with world-renowned faculty • Didactic, interactive, and hands-on formats ACP Medical Student Members attend national and chapter meetings FREE!

  14. ACP provides world-class, peer-reviewed medical journals and in-depth analysis of issues for internists

  15. Physicians’ Information and Education Resource (PIER) • Online guidance in caring for patients • Problem-based learning • FREE to members • Over 490 modules that focus on: • Diseases • Ethical and legal issues • Screening and prevention • Procedures • Complementary and alternative medicine

  16. Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP) for Students 5 • Designed by Clerkship Directors for all students taking the medicine clerkship exam • Over 450 new patient-centered self-assessment questions, answers, and critiques • Based on the format physicians use for board preparation • Print and Digital formats available ACP Medical Student Members receive a 20% discount!

  17. Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students • Collaborative project between ACP and Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine • Designed to aid medical students during their third-year internal medicine clerkship • Contains supplemental learning materials, such as clinical photographs, tables and screening tools • Available in both print and online • Material content is based upon two ACP evidence-based resources: Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP) and Physician Information and Education Resource (PIER)

  18. Don’t forget to visit ACP Online! • Online journals • Access to PIER • Legislative Action Center • Residency & career resources • ACP products catalog • Information about additional ACP benefits relevant to internists throughout their careers

  19. Thank you!

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