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: 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.
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
Specialist vs. 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 fellowshipOR
Complete a combined residency: Med/Peds (4 yrs) Med/Emerg (5 yrs) Med/Neurology (5 yrs) Med/Psych (5 yrs)
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.
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 Immunology
Moderately Competitive:PulmonaryNephrologyHematology/Oncology
Mildly Competitive:Infectious DiseasesEndocrinologyRheumatology Geriatric Medicine
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=199551
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
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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