Read ACP鈥檚 just released , which highlights the College鈥檚 efforts over the past year on behalf of our internal medicine community. ACP made significant progress on strategic initiatives and important goals to help support internal medicine physicians and advance the profession of internal medicine.
Feature
Adding Contraception to the Conversation
(from the July 6, 2022, ACP Hospitalist)
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision last month to reverse Roe v. Wade left many Americans wondering what they could do to help women avoid unintended pregnancies and maintain their reproductive health.
I.M. Internal Medicine
Spotlight: Seger S. Morris, DO, MBA, CPE, FACOI, FACP
Read how Dr. Morris defines doing right by his patients.
Council of Student Members (CSM) Spotlight
Seeing Clinical Rotations Through the Lens of Gun Violence
I grew up in small-town New Mexico, where the local haunts for a teenager were a friend's garage or a mall that contained about eight businesses total. With little to do and wide-open desert spaces, it was commonplace to drive to the middle of nowhere and go shooting for entertainment: just four teenagers shooting a parent's gun at aluminum cans and glass bottles. It was our normal.
Medical Student Perspective
Doctor/Patient Panel
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Advocacy Update
ACP Urges Government to Bolster Food Insecurity Response
(from the July 8, 2022 ACP Advocate)
Food insecurity is a growing threat to public health in the United States, and a new 管家婆心水论坛 policy paper calls on the federal government to address the issue.
Read the full article in ACP Advocate.
The ACP Advocate is a bi-weekly e-newsletter that provides ACP members with news about public policy issues affecting internal medicine and patient care.
Analyzing Annals
Affirmative Action Bans and Enrollment of Students From Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups in U.S. Public Medical Schools
Between 1985 and 2019, eight states enacted laws that banned affirmative action during the selection of applicants into 21 public medical schools. This study examined whether the bans affected enrollment from racial and ethnic groups that are underrepresented in medicine.
Annals of Internal Medicine is the premier internal medicine academic journal published by the 管家婆心水论坛 (ACP). It is one of the most widely cited and influential specialty medical journals in the world.
Winning Abstracts
Dermatology Clinical Trials Investments by Top Pharmaceutical Companies
Clinical trials are necessary to develop novel therapeutics and they represent a major investment of both time and money. Due to the high costs associated with bringing new drugs to the market, there has historically been a lack of diversity among drugs developed and targeted conditions in dermatology. Off-label use of medications is commonly used in dermatologic practice and the lack of Level 1 evidence for approved treatments makes clinical trials for new drug approval vital. In this study, we aim to analyze characteristics and patterns of the top ten pharmaceutical companies' investments in dermatologic clinical trials.
Want to have your abstract featured here? ACP holds a National Abstracts Competition as part of the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting every year. Find out more at ACP Online.
Subspecialty and Combined Training Careers
Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular disease (typically referred to as 鈥渃ardiology鈥) focuses on prevention, diagnosis, and management of disorders of the cardiovascular system.
See all the career pathways open to internal medicine doctors and explore a 鈥渄ay-in-the-life鈥 of an IM specialist/subspecialist at the bottom of our 鈥Medical Student Career Path鈥 page.
Prevention and Initial Management of HIV Infection
Although eradication of HIV infection remains an elusive goal, there have been meaningful improvements in our ability to prevent HIV infection and to manage patients who have been infected.
IMIG Event Inspiration
Practice Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE)
Last year, internal medicine interest group members at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas worked in pairs to practice OSCEs. One student played the role of standard patient (SP) and the other played the physician. The 鈥減hysician鈥 gathered a history of present illness (HPI), performed a focused physical, and wrote a SOAP note. Students then swapped roles and went through the same process with a different chief complaint. Both trainees were provided with a video recording of the OSCE for them to review and receive feedback. See more IMIG event ideas.
Chapter Chatter
ACP Connecticut Chapter Wellness Retreat
The Wellness Committee of the ACP Connecticut Chapter, led by Dr. Sujata Prasad, moved its activities outdoors last month, hosting a wellness retreat on May 21 at Mercy by the Sea in Madison, CT. Activities included a discussion on the benefits of meditation followed by a meditation session, yoga overlooking the Sound, high tea and pastries, and walks on the beach.
The membership of ACP is divided into 85 chapters and regions, each uniquely tailored to the needs and interests of its members. See what events are coming up in your local chapter.
鈥淨uiz Me!鈥 Question
Test your medical knowledge each month with questions from The Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program庐 (MKSAP).
A 66-year-old woman is evaluated for a 10-year history of pain in the hands and knees. She has tried occupational therapy, with minimal benefit; she is enrolled in a weight loss program. She has hypertension and chronic kidney disease. Current medications are lisinopril and amlodipine.
The Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program庐 (MKSAP) has been the 鈥済o-to鈥 resource for board prep and lifelong learning since 1967. Learn more.
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