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Fostering Excellence and Professionalism in the Practice of Internal Medicine

Fostering Excellence and Professionalism in the Practice of Internal Medicine. 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

  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. 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) Specialist vs. Subspecialist

  5. Adolescent Medicine Allergy and Immunology Cardiovascular Medicine Endocrinology Infectious Disease Gastroenterology Geriatrics Hematology Hepatology Nephrology Oncology Pulmonary Disease / Critical Care Medicine Rheumatology Sleep 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.

  6. Which subspecialties are more competitive to get into then others? • Right now, most people agree with the following order of competitiveness: Most Competitive:CardiologyGastroenterologyAllergy and ImmunologyModerately Competitive:PulmonaryNephrologyHematology/OncologyMildly Competitive:Infectious DiseasesEndocrinologyRheumatology Geriatric Medicine http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=199551

  7. 5 Most Commonly Encountered Medical IssuesHypertensionDiabetesAcute Myocardial InfarctionChronic Obstructive Pulmonary DisorderAsthma • 5 Most Challenging Medical Issues to TreatDiabetesAIDS and related diseasesSystemic Lupus, ErythematosusAcute Myocardial InfarctionCancer/Carcinoma/Oncology http://www.studentsofmedicine.com/inte.htm

  8. 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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