March 2007
Medical Student Perspectives: What is Osteopathic Medicine?
It is not uncommon to still hear the question, “How is a DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) different from an MD (Doctor of Medicine)?” or, “What exactly is a DO?”
My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Kevin Egly, MD
As a boy, Dr. Kevin Egly learned how a skilled physician can make a positive impact on people’s lives. It was the 1970s and Kevin’s grandfather had been battling heart failure for years before finally agreeing to have open heart surgery.
Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of California, San Francisco
The Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine has received remarkable support from all facets of our community. Our students, faculty, administration and the American College of Physicians (ACP), both at the chapter and national level, have ensured our continued momentum and growth in advocating for issues concerning internal medicine, a particularly poignant mandate at a public institution such as UCSF.
Winning Abstracts from the 2006 National Medical Student Poster Competition: Mitochondrial Injury and Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a disease of the liver linked to obesity and diabetes. The main cellular features of NASH are steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis. 30% of 1.6 million children that have fatty liver disease in the U.S. are thought to have NASH.
Selected Career Paths: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Hospital Medicine/Hospitalists
The national association for hospitalists, Society of Hospital Medicine, defines hospitalists as “physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients.” 95% of hospitalists are trained in internal medicine and 5% in family medicine.
Advocacy Briefs: Kennedy Introduces Student Loan Oversight Bill
On February 1, Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) and Senator Richard Durbin (D-Illinois), introduced the “Student Loan Sunshine Act” (S. 486) intended to “protect students and parents from exploitation by private lenders and lenders who offer gifts to colleges as a way to secure loan business.”
Internal Medicine Residency Program Fast Facts
Eastern Virginia Medical School, University of Washington, Akron General Medical Center, and New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center.
Match Day 2012: An Exciting Experience
Go behind the scenes at Match Day 2012 at The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and hear Dr. Katrina Armstrong, Chief of the Internal Medicine Division at Penn Medicine describe being part of the Match Day experience.
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