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

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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

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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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