ACP American College of Physicians - Internal Medicine - Doctors for Adults

Training, Certification, and Licensing

• Information about Subspecialty Careers and Certificates of Added Qualifications
• Fellowship Training Requirements
• Board Review Strategies
• Annotated Board Review Guide
• Determining the Pass-Fail Standards for the Boards and Disclosing Examination Results
• State Educational Requirements for Medical Licensing
• Online Distance Learning for Professional Development

Practice and Career Options

• Buying a Practice
• Types of Private Practices
• Hospital Sponsored Practices
• Managed Care Practice and its Variations
• Part-time Employment
• Locum Tenens
• A Look at Five Career Options in Internal Medicine
• Government Employment Opportunities
• Clinician-Teacher Careers
• Hospitalist Career

Searching for the Right Career Opportunity

• Planning a Career Strategy
• Practice Data on Working Hours, Patient Visits, Income
• Resources to Find the Right Job Opportunity
• Community Demographic Analysis
• Physician Search Firms
• APDIM Job Bank

Marketing Yourself

• Make Yourself More Marketable
• How to Write a Resume, Curriculum Vitae, and Cover Letter
• • Sample Resume
  • Sample Curriculum Vitae
• Soliciting Letters of Recommendation
• Interview Tips

The Contract, Compensation, and Malpractice Insurance

• Physician Compensation Methods
• Worksheet to Help You Assess Your Compensation and Benefits
• Assessing the Contract
• Restrictive Covenants
• Malpractice Insurance
• Understanding Capitation
• Assessing Managed Care Reimbursement Adequacy
• Assessing the Financial Solvency of a Managed Care Organization
• Medicare Benefits
• Medicare Financing and Payments
• Medicare Claims Processing
• A Last Look at the Contract

Personal Finances

• Moving
• Debt Management
• Buying a Home
• Retirement Planning
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Disability Calculator

Setting Up the Practice

• Managing Your Practice
• Promoting Your Practice
• Personal Digital Assistants (PDA's)
• New Practice Checklist
• Practice Paperwork
• Choosing a Consultant
• Deciding on Office Staff Size
• Basic Shopping List for Opening Up a Medical Practice
• Medical Informatics

Residents' & Fellows' Discussion Group

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Volunteer Opportunities

Explore the volunteer opportunities available within ACP and outside the College.

Find a Mentor

Find an experienced physician who can answer your questions about internal medicine.

• Search the Mentoring Database
• Sign-up to mentor ACP Medical Student Members

New SEP Points Option with MKSAP 14!

MKSAP 14 subscribers now have a new option for earning SEP points in the ABIM Maintenance of Certification program.

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