Past Issues
2010
E-Newsletter: January 2010
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: Planning for the fourth year of medical school
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Mandy Krauthamer Cohen, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Winning Abstracts from the 2009 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis Masquerading as a Brainstem Stroke
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Advocacy Brief: NHSC Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program Opportunities
- Did You Know That You Have Access to the Internal Medicine Residency Database?
- MKSAP for Students 4 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 4 Answers (1,2)
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
2009
E-Newsletter: December 2009
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: Excelling in Clinical Clerkships
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Kristin Mitchell, MD, FACP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: New York University
- Winning Abstracts from the 2009 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Longitudinal Association of Intimate Partner Violence and Depressive Symptoms in the Central Pennsylvania Women’s Health Study
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Allergy and Immunology
- Advocacy Brief: NHSC Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program Opportunities
- Did You Know That You Have Access to Annals of Internal Medicine Online?
- MKSAP for Students 4 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 4 Answers (1,2)
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: November 2009
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: Preparing for the USMLE Step 1 Exam
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: William Cassidy, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Winning Abstracts from the 2009 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Incidental Diagnosis of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in an Adult
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Sports Medicine
- Advocacy Brief: Department of Education Publishes Final Rules on Higher Education Reauthorization
- Did You Know That ACP’s Council of Student Members is Looking for New Representatives?
- MKSAP for Students 4 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 4 Answers (1,2)
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: October 2009
In This Issue:
- Medical Students, What are You Looking for in a Website?
- Are you a Medical Student Looking for Something Different to do Next Year?
- Medical Student Perspectives: Taking Time off in Medical School for Research or Pursuing an Alternative Research Pathway
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Andy Coates, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Georgia Campus-Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Winning Abstracts from the 2009 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Incidental Diagnosis of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in an Adult
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Advocacy Brief: What Medical Students and Our Future Patients Need in Health Reform
- Did You Know You Can Enter the ACP’s National Medical Student Abstract Competition?
- MKSAP for Students 4 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 4 Answers (1,2)
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: September 2009
In This Issue:
- ACP's Council of Student Members Supports National Primary Care Week
- Medical Student Perspectives: Health Care Reform: How Does This Affect Me?
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Major Travis Richardson, MD, FACP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine (UMDNJ-SOM)
- Winning Abstracts from the 2009 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Is All Angina Really Chest Pain?
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Interventional Cardiology
- Advocacy Brief: Secretary Sebelius Releases $33 Million in ARRA Funds to Train Health Professionals
- Did You Know You Can Enter the ACP’s National Medical Student Abstract Competition?
- MKSAP for Students 4 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 4 Answers (1,2)
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: August 2009
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives:Is There Such a Thing as Balance During Medical School?
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Sameer Badlani, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Louisiana State University, New Orleans
- Winning Abstracts from the 2009 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Unmasking Subclavian Steal Syndrome
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Adolescent Medicine
- Advocacy Brief: Make Your Voice Heard on Capitol Hill
- Did You Know that there is little, to no cost for Medical Students to attend the majority of ACP Chapter Meetings?
- MKSAP for Students 4 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 4 Answers (1,2)
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: July 2009
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: Disarming Gunners
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Prerna Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, FACP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of South Dakota
- Winning Abstracts from the 2009 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Combined Targeting of Histone Deacetylases and Hedgehog Signaling Cooperatively Induces Cell Death and Suppresses Proliferation In Pancreatic Cancer
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Pulmonary Disease
- Advocacy Brief: Health Care Will Fundamentally Change. Act Now. Act Often.
- Did You Know ACP Develops Policy and Advocates for a Better Practice Environment for its Members?
- MKSAP for Students 4 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 4 Answers (1,2)
- Need Help Finding a Residency?
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: June 2009
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: Interpersonal Communication: Resolving Conflicts
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Erica Scavella, MD, FACP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Iowa
- Winning Abstracts from the 2009 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Use Of The Monoclonal Antibody Rituximab For Refractory Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Rheumatology
- Advocacy Brief: Duty Hours
- Did You Know You Have Access to ACP Online’s Mentoring Database?
- MKSAP for Students 4 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 4 Answers (1,2)
- Need Help Finding a Residency?
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: May 2009
In This Issue:
- Announcing the 2009-2010 Council of Student Members
- Medical Student Perspectives: Alternative Career Choices for Physicians
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Mark D. Anderson, MD, FACP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Nebraska
- Winning Abstracts from the 2008 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Decreased Pain Of IV Catheterization Via Jet Injection
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Critical Care Medicine
- Advocacy Brief: Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act Introduced
- Did You Know You Have Access to the Internal Medicine Residency Database?
- MKSAP for Students 4 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 4 Answers (1,2)
- Internal Medicine 2009 Feedback
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: April 2009
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: Money Management: A Medical Student Financial Guide
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Gregory Kane, MD, FACP, FCCP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
- Winning Abstracts from the 2008 Medical Student Abstract Competition: The Efficacy Of Tenofovir Plus Emtricitabine Or Lamivudinecontaining Regimens In HIV-infected Patients With A Preexisting m184V Reverse Transcriptase Mutation
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Nephrology
- Advocacy Brief: Legislation to Reinstate 20/220 Introduced in Congress
- Did You Know You Can Take Advantage of ACP's 50% Product Discount: Clinical Skills Collection on DVD?
- MKSAP for Students 4 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 4 Answers (1,2)
- Succeed on your IM Clerkship Rotation!
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: March 2009
In This Issue:
- Women in Medicine: Work Life Balance
- White House Health Summit: An ACP Officer's Perspective
- Medical Student Perspectives: How to Find a Mentor
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
- Winning Abstracts from the 2008 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Non-specific Interstitial Pneumonia, Suspect The Unexpected
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Hospital Medicine/Hospitalists
- Advocacy Brief: Health Provisions in the Stimulus Package
- Did You Know ACP Medical Student Members attend Internal Medicine 2009 for free?
- MKSAP for Students 4 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 4 Answers (1,2)
- Succeed on your IM Clerkship Rotation!
- Attend the Fifth Annual Internal Medicine Residency Fair
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: February 2009
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: Time Management during Medical School
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Deborah Rhodes, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
- Winning Abstracts from the 2008 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Non-specific Interstitial Pneumonia, Suspect The Unexpected
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Hospital Medicine/Hospitalists
- Advocacy Brief: Health Provisions in the Stimulus Package
- Did You Know ACP Medical Student Members attend Internal Medicine 2009 for free?
- MKSAP for Students 4 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 4 Answers (1,2)
- Succeed on your IM Clerkship Rotation!
- Attend the Fifth Annual Internal Medicine Residency Fair
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: January 2009
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: Breaking down the Boards
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Doron Schneider, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Wayne State University School of Medicine
- Winning Abstracts from the 2008 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Correlation Of The Asthma Control Test With Exhaled Nitric Oxide
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Infectious Disease
- Advocacy Brief: House Economic Stimulus Package Includes Provisions to Support Primary Care
- ACP’s Leadership Day and Key Contact Program Experience: Viral Patel
- Did You Know You Have Access to Annals of Internal Medicine Online?
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- ACP's Doctor's Dilemma™ Mobile
- Attend the Fifth Annual Internal Medicine Residency Fair
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist
2008
E-Newsletter: December 2008
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: Fourth Year Survival Guide
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Ebony Boulware, MD, FACP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Miami
- Winning Abstracts from the 2008 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Shocking Toxicity: Invasive Streptococcal Infection In A 29 Year-old Male
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Adolescent Medicine
- Advocacy Brief: IOM Issues Report on Resident Duty Hours
- Did You Know ACP Develops Policy and Advocates for a Better Practice Environment for its Members
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- ACP Internal Medicine Residency Database
- Succeed on your IM Clerkship Rotation!
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: November 2008
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: The Match: What You Need to Know
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Esther Nash, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Medical College of Wisconsin
- Deadline quickly approaching: The CDC Experience Applied Epidemiology Fellowship
- Winning Abstracts from the 2008 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Targeting The HSP90 Co-chaperone CDC37 Causes Growth Arrest And Sensitizes Prostate Cancer Cells To Chemotherapy And Radiation
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Interventional Cardiology
- Advocacy Brief: Enroll in ACP’s Key Contact Program
- Did You Know the ACP Council of Student Members Nominations are Due Soon?
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- ACP Internal Medicine Residency Database
- Succeed on your IM Clerkship Rotation!
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: October 2008
In This Issue:
- College Leader Barbara Turner, MD, MSEd, FACP Presents at ACP’s “Brown Bag” Lunch Series for September: Women in Medicine
- Medical Student Perspectives: The Truth about Taking Time Off from Medical School
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Vineet Arora, MD, FACP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Pennsylvania
- The CDC Experience Applied Epidemiology Fellowship
- Winning Abstracts from the 2008 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Physiologic Effect of Relaxation Therapies on Autonomic Tone Early After Acute Coronary Syndromes.
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology
- Advocacy Brief: Congress Approves Conrad Visa Waiver Program Extension
- Did You Know You Can Enter the ACP’s National Medical Student Abstract Competition?
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- ACP Internal Medicine Residency Database
- Succeed on your IM Clerkship Rotation!
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: September 2008
In This Issue:
- September is Women in Medicine Month!
- Medical Student Perspectives: How to Choose Your Specialty
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Meharry Medical College
- Interest Form for Student Member Mentoring Breakfast
- Winning Abstracts from the 2008 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Breast Cancer Tumor Size in MRI versus Surgical Pathological Specimen: A Correlative Study.
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
- Advocacy Brief: Where the Candidates Stand on Health Care
- Did You Know You Can Enter The ACP’s National Medical Student Abstract Competition?
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- ACP Internal Medicine Residency Database
- ACP Launches an Online, Mobile Game based on the Popular ACP Doctor's Dilemma™ Competition
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: August 2008
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: Staying Balanced as a Medical Student
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Kavita Patel, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Indiana University School of Medicine
- Winning Abstracts from the 2008 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Presenting Without Clinical Encephalitis
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Cardiology
- Advocacy Brief: Senate Approves National Health Service Corps Reauthorization
- Did You Know You Have Access to Annals of Internal Medicine Online?
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- ACP Internal Medicine Residency Database
- Announcing the MKSAP for Students 3 and Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students Package
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: July 2008
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: How to Succeed During Your Clerkship Year
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Lori Minasian, MD, FACP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
- Winning Abstracts from the 2008 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Hemodynamic Differences in the Infra-renal Aorta in Mice and Men: Implications for the Localization of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
- Advocacy Brief: Ask Your Members of Congress to Prevent the Elimination of the 20/220 Economic Hardship Student Debt Deferment
- Did You Know You Have Access to Annals of Internal Medicine Online?
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- ACP Internal Medicine Residency Database
- Announcing the MKSAP for Students 3 and Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students Package
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: June 2008
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: Welcome from the Chair of the Council of Student Members
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Paul Quartararo, MD, FACP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Cincinnati
- Winning Abstracts from the 2008 Medical Student Abstract Competition: “Spam Disease”: A Chronic Cutaneous Disease Linked To A Remote Island In Chuuk, Fsm And Associated With Swimming In World War II Era Bomb Craters And Working In Taro Fields.
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: General Internal Medicine
- Advocacy Brief: Enroll in ACP’s Key Contact Program
- Did You Know You Have Access to ACP Journal Club?
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- ACP Internal Medicine Residency Database
- Announcing the Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students 2007-2008 Textbook
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
- Suggest a physician as a Hospitalist of the Year
E-Newsletter: May 2008
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: Living with a Chronic Illness During Medical School.
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Kalpalatha Guntupalli, MD, MACP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School
- Winning Abstracts from the 2008 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Medical Hide and Seek...With A Twist!
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Sleep Medicine
- Advocacy Briefs: Department of Education Increases Stafford Loan Limit
- Did You Know You Have Access to the Physicians’ Information and Education Resource (PIER®)?
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- ACP Internal Medicine Residency Database
- ACP Launches an Online, Mobile Game based on the Popular ACP Doctor's Dilemma™ Competition
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
- The College Issues Guideline for Screening for Osteoporosis in Men: View the latest ACP Internal Medicine Report
E-Newsletter: April 2008
In This Issue:
- Important Information for Internal Medicine 2008 Attendees!
- Visit the Special Events for Medical Students.
- Attend the Clinical Skills Review Course.
- Volunteer to work during the meeting.
- Medical Student Perspectives: Tips for Applying to Internal Medicine Residency Programs.
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: L. Clifford McDonald, MD, FACP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of North Dakota
- Winning Abstracts from the 2008 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Acute Staphylococcus Aureus Endocarditis: Early/rapid diagnosis by recognition of the classical peripheral manifestations of infective endocarditis.
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Transplant Hepatology
- Advocacy Briefs: Department of Education to Increase Health Professions Student Loan Limits
- Did You Know You Can Enroll in ACP’s Key Contact Program?
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- ACP Internal Medicine Residency Database
- Student Members Receive a 30% Discount When Ordering MKSAP for Students 3
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: March 2008
In This Issue:
- Legislative Action Alert: 20/220 Economic Hardship Student Debt Deferment
- Medical Student Perspectives: Cultural Differences in Patient Care
- My Kind of Medicine: Women in Medicine Panel Discussion
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- Winning Abstracts from the 2007 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Neutropenic Fever and Thrombocytopenia in a Returning Traveler.
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Advocacy Briefs: Enroll in ACP’s Key Contact Program
- Did You Know there are Special Events for Medical Students at Internal Medicine 2008?
- Learn about residency programs at the Residency Fair.
- Attend the Clinical Skills Review Course.
- Volunteer to work during the meeting.
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- Announcing the Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students 2007-2008 Textbook
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
E-Newsletter: February 2008
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: Leadership Day and Internal Medicine 2008: A Week Not to Be Missed!
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: John Eisold, MC USN, FACP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Nevada
- Winning Abstracts from the 2007 Medical Student Abstract Competition: An Association between Cardiovascular Risk and Cognitive Status in Non-Demented, Elderly Women with a Family History of Alzheimer's Disease.
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Allergy and Immunology
- Advocacy Brief: Update on Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act
- Did You Know there are Special Events for Medical Students at Internal Medicine 2008?
- Learn about residency programs at the Residency Fair.
- Attend the Clinical Skills Review Course.
- Volunteer to work during the meeting.
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- Student Members Receive a 30% Discount When Ordering MKSAP for Students 3
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
- Congratulations to the Internal Medicine Interest Groups that Exceeded 25% ACP Participation in the IMIG Sponsorship Program!
- The ACP Internal Medicine Report: Team-Based Approach Improves Diabetes Care
E-Newsletter: January 2008
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: How to Prepare for Your Fourth Year
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Jon Brndjar, DO, FACP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Hawaii
- Winning Abstracts from the 2007 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Mosquitoes, Meningitis, and Myocarditis: Another Etiology of Acute Febrile Illness.
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Sports Medicine
- Advocacy Briefs: Enroll in ACP’s Key Contact Program
- Did You Know You Have Access to Annals of Internal Medicine Online?
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- ACP Internal Medicine Residency Database
- Announcing the Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students 2007-2008 Textbook
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Internist and ACP Hospitalist
- Council of Student Members: Call for Nominations
2007
E-Newsletter: December 2007
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: Balancing Medical School and Personal Life
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: LuAnn Aquino, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Touro University Nevada
- Winning Abstracts from the 2007 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Medical Students Have Misconceptions About Standard Precautions and Biosafety Measures
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Advocacy Briefs: Department of Education Reaffirms No Change in Economic Hardship Deferment
- Did You Know ACP Develops Policy and Advocates for a Better Practice Environment for its Members?
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- ACP Internal Medicine Residency Database
- Student Members Receive a 30% Discount When Ordering MKSAP for Students 3
- Articles for Medical Students from ACP Observer
- Council of Student Members: Call for Nominations
- New ACP Ethics Paper
- ACP Offers Recommendations for U.S. Health Care System
E-Newsletter: November 2007
In This Issue:
- Answer for October Contest Question
- Medical Student Perspectives: What Should You Do During Your First Summer in Medical School?
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Christopher Mays, MD.
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Cornell University
- Winning Abstracts from the 2007 Medical Student Abstract Competition: An Old World Disease Finding its Place in the Modern World
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Interventional Cardiology
- Advocacy Briefs: Education Regulations Preserve Economic Hardship Debt-to-Income Ratio
- Did You Know You Have Access to ACP's Online Mentoring Database?
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- ACP Internal Medicine Residency Database
- Announcing the New Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students 2007-2008 Textbook
- Stories for Medical Students from ACP Observer and ACP Hospitalist
- The CDC Experience Applied Epidemiology Fellowship - Call for Applications
- ACP Issues Comprehensive Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Stable COPD
E-Newsletter: October 2007
In This Issue:
- Win a 128 MB Flash Drive from ACP! IMpact Contest Question for October
- Answer for September Contest Question
- Medical Student Perspectives: Acing the Residency Interview
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Michael Mignoli, MD, FACP.
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Drexel University
- Winning Abstracts from the 2007 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (Pct): Mutations and Sequence Variants in the Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase (Uro-D) Gene in Sporadic Patients
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Adolescent Medicine
- Advocacy Briefs: Economic Hardship Deferment at Risk: Contact Congress Now
- Did You Know You Can Enter the ACP's National Medical Student Abstract Competition?
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- ACP Internal Medicine Residency Database
- Student Members Receive a 30% Discount When Ordering MKSAP for Students 3
- Stories for Medical Students from ACP Observer
E-Newsletter: September 2007
In This Issue:
- Win a 128 MB Flash Drive from ACP! IMpact Contest Question for September
- Answer for August Contest Question
- Medical Student Perspectives: Canadian Medical Students Perspective on Health Care
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Bill Johnson, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Colorado
- Winning Abstracts from the 2007 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Cloning and Transfection of Heat Shock Protein 90 (Hsp90) Isoforms Alpha and Beta
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Pulmonary Disease
- Advocacy Briefs: ACP Urges Stafford Loan Limit Increase
- Did You Know You Can Enter the ACP's National Medical Student Abstract Competition?
- MKSAP for Students 3 Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP for Students 3 Answers (1,2)
- ACP Internal Medicine Residency Database
- Announcing the New Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students 2007-2008 Textbook
E-Newsletter: August 2007
In This Issue:
- Win a 128 MB Flash Drive from ACP! IMpact Contest Question for August
- Answer for July Contest Question
- Medical Student Perspectives: Five Easy Steps to Writing a Personal Statement or Autobiographical Sketch
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Cristin Mount, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Harvard Medical School
- Winning Abstracts from the 2007 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Curing Diabetes and Solving the Stem Cell Dilemma: In Vitro Differentiation of Mouse Amniotic Fluid Cells into Pancreatic Islet-like Cells
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Rheumatology
- Advocacy Briefs: Enroll in ACP’s Key Contact Program
- Did You Know You Can Attend ACP Chapter Scientific Meetings Free of Charge?
- MKSAP for Students Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
- Internal Medicine Residency Program Fast Facts
- Student Members Receive a 30% Discount When Ordering MKSAP for Students 3
E-Newsletter: July 2007
In This Issue:
- Win a 128 MB Flash Drive from ACP! IMpact Contest Question for July
- Answer for June Contest Question
- Medical Student Perspectives: How to Be Successful in your Third-Year Clerkships
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Elizabeth Warner, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Stanford University
- Winning Abstracts from the 2007 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Severe Carnitine Deficiency Leading to Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy
- Selected Career Paths: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
- Advocacy Briefs: Enroll in ACP’s Key Contact Program
- Did You Know You Have Access to Annals of Internal Medicine Online?
- MKSAP for Students Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
- Internal Medicine Residency Program Fast Facts
- Announcing the New Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students 2007-2008 Textbook
E-Newsletter: June 2007
In This Issue:
- Win a 128 MB Flash Drive from ACP! IMpact Contest Question for June
- Answer for May Contest Question
- Medical Student Perspectives: Welcome from the Chair of the Council of Student Members
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Brian Hertz, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Kentucky
- Winning Abstracts from the 2007 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Heavy Metal Mayhem
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Critical Care Medicine
- Advocacy Briefs: ACP Endorses High-Need Physician Workforce Act
- Did You Know You Have Access to ACP Journal Club Online?
- MKSAP for Students Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
- Internal Medicine Residency Program Fast Facts
- Student Members Receive a 30% Discount When Ordering MKSAP for Students 3
E-Newsletter: May 2007
In This Issue:
- Win a 128 MB Flash Drive from ACP! IMpact Contest Question for May
- Answer for April Contest Question
- Medical Student Perspectives: Cultural Differences and Considerations When Working with Hispanic Patients
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Charles Hamori, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Mercer University
- Winning Abstracts from the 2007 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Distribution of Total Body Water in Acutely Ill Elderly Patients
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Nephrology
- Advocacy Briefs: ACP Endorses Medical Education Affordability Act; House Passes Student Loan Oversight Bill
- Did You Know You Have Access to the Physicians’ Information and Education Resource (PIER®)?
- MKSAP for Students Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
- Internal Medicine Residency Program Fast Facts
- Announcing the New Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students 2007-2008 Textbook
E-Newsletter: April 2007
In This Issue:
- Win a 128 MB Flash Drive from ACP! IMpact Contest Question for April
- Answer for March Contest Question
- Medical Student Perspectives: Ask Good Questions
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Kathleen Sandness, MD, FACP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Mississippi
- Winning Abstracts from the 2007 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Lambl’s Excresence: A Poorly Defined Source of Cerebral Emboli
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Medical Oncology
- Advocacy Briefs: ACP Endorses Student Loan Deferment Legislation
- Did You Know You Can Enroll in ACP’s Key Contact Program?
- MKSAP for Students Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
- Internal Medicine Residency Program Fast Facts
- Student Members Receive a 30% Discount When Ordering MKSAP for Students 3
E-Newsletter: March 2007
In This Issue:
- Win a 128 MB Flash Drive from ACP! IMpact Contest Question for March
- Answer for February Contest Question
- Medical Student Perspectives: What is Osteopathic Medicine?
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Kevin Egly, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of California, San Francisco
- Winning Abstracts from the 2006 National Medical Student Poster Competition: Mitochondrial Injury and Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis
- Selected Career Paths: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Hospital Medicine/Hospitalists
- Advocacy Briefs: Kennedy Introduces Student Loan Oversight Bill
- Did You Know ACP Medical Student Members Can Attend Internal Medicine 2007 with No Registration Fee?
- Students Needed to Work at Internal Medicine 2007
- MKSAP for Students Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
- Internal Medicine Residency Program Fast Facts
- Announcing the New Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students 2007-2008 Textbook
E-Newsletter: February 2007
In This Issue:
- Enjoy a Starbucks Card Compliments of ACP! IMpact Contest Question for February
- Answer to January’s Contest Question
- Medical Student Perspectives: How Should You Plan Your Fourth Year?
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Pamela Zee, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Texas A&M University College of Medicine
- Winning Abstracts from the 2006 National Medical Student Poster Competition: The Role of EB1 and Adenomatous Polyposis Coli in Microtubule Dynamics and Organization
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Infectious Disease
- Advocacy Briefs: Health Professions Education Programs Receive Funding Increase
- Did You Know ACP Medical Student Members Can Attend Internal Medicine 2007 with No Registration Fee?
- MKSAP for Students Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
- Internal Medicine Residency Program Fast Facts
- Students Needed to Work at Internal Medicine 2007
- Student Members Receive a 30% Discount When Ordering MKSAP for Students 3
E-Newsletter: January 2007
In This Issue:
- Enjoy a Starbucks Card Compliments of ACP! IMpact Contest Question for January
- Medical Student Perspectives: Why Should You Attend Internal Medicine 2007?
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Alex Foxman, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Indiana University School of Medicine
- Winning Abstracts from the 2006 National Medical Student Poster Competition: Potential Role for IFN-a Therapy in Erosive Arthritis
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Hematology
- Advocacy Briefs: Enroll in ACP’s Key Contact Program
- Did You Know You Have Access to Annals of Internal Medicine Online?
- MKSAP for Students Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
- Internal Medicine Residency Program Fast Facts
- Students Needed to Work at Internal Medicine 2007
- Clinical Skills Review Course at Internal Medicine 2007
- Announcing the New Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students 2007-2008 Textbook
2006
E-Newsletter: December 2006
In This Issue:
- 2007-2008 Council of Student Members (CSM) Call for Nominations
- Medical Student Perspectives: Overview of the Residency Application and Interveiw Process
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: Kimberly Bates, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Tufts University School of Medicine
- Winning Abstracts from the 2006 National Medical Student Abstract Competition: Detection and Quantification of Cryptosporidium Parvum in HCT-8 Cells and Human Fecal Specimens using Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay
- Specialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Geriatrics
- Advocacy Briefs: Congressional Action Strengthens Future for Primary Care
- Did You Know ACP Develops Policy and Advocates for a Better Practice Environment for its Members?
- MKSAP for Students Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
- Internal Medicine Residency Program Fast Facts
- Student Members Receive a 30% Discount When Ordering MKSAP for Students 3
E-Newsletter: November 2006
In This Issue:
- My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists: James McCallum, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Louisiana State University, New Orleans
- Winning Abstracts from the 2006 National Medical Student Abstract Competition: Adherence to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Telemetry Monitoring on a General Medicine Telemetry Unit
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology
- Advocacy Briefs: U.S. Medical School Enrollment up 2.2%
- Did You Know You Have Access to ACP Online's Mentoring Database?
- MKSAP for Students Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
- Internal Medicine Residency Program Fast Facts
- Announcing the New Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students 2007-2008 Textbook
E-Newsletter: October 2006
In This Issue:
- IMpact Adds Several New Features to Keep You Better Informed about Careers in Internal Medicine
- Internists Top Most-Recruited List
- Medical Student Perspectives: Making the Most of Your Options: What Will You Do Between Your First and Second Years of Medical School?
- My Kind of Medicine: Inspirational Stories from Practicing Internists: Nirav Shah, MD
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Vermont College of Medicine
- Winning Abstracts from the 2006 National Medical Student Abstract Competition: A Delayed Diagnosis of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Subspecialty Careers: Highlights about Careers in Internal Medicine: Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
- Advocacy Briefs: Enroll in ACP’s Key Contact Program
- Did You Know You Have Access to the Internal Medicine Residency Database?
- MKSAP for Students Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
- Internal Medicine Residency Program Fast Facts
- Medical Student Fellowship Opportunity: The CDC Experience
E-Newsletter: September 2006
In This Issue:
- Medical Student Perspectives: Crafting a Great Personal Statement
- My Kind of Medicine: Jacqueline W. Fincher, MD, FACP
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Winning Abstracts from the 2006 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Improving Senior Medical Students’ Knowledge of Appropriate Screening Strategies for Older Patients Using a Probabalistic Approach to Decision-Making
- Subspecialty Careers: Cardiology
- Advocacy Briefs: Your Action Needed: Give the Medical Student Perspective on the Impending Medicare Reimbursement Cuts
- Did You Know You Can Enter the ACP’s National Medical Student Abstract Competition?
- MKSAP for Students Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
- Internal Medicine Residency Program Fast Facts
E-Newsletter: August 2006
In This Issue:
- Initial Combination Therapy with Prednisone or Infliximab Improved Outcomes in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis More Than DMARDs Alone
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine
- Congratulations to 2005-2006 Winners of the 40% Medical School Awards Program!
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
- Student Members Receive a 30% Discount When Ordering MKSAP for Students 3
- Enroll in ACPs Key Contact Program
E-Newsletter: July 2006
In This Issue:
- Welcome from the Chair of the Council of Student Members
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Puerto Rico
- Enroll in ACP's Key Contact Program
- Intensive Insulin Therapy Reduced Cardiovascular Disease in Type 1 Diabetes
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: June 2006
In This Issue:
- Focus on Internal Medicine Careers: Cardiology
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Yale School of Medicine
- Stafford Loan Interest Rates Will Increase in July
- Single Holder Rule Repealed
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: May 2006
In This Issue:
- You Just Might Be More Competitive Than You Think You Are!
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Utah
- Articles from Annals of Internal Medicine
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: April 2006
In This Issue:
- Focus on Internal Medicine Careers: Infectious Diseases
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: State University of New York, Upstate Medical University at Syracuse
- Congratulations to the Winners of the Medical School Awards Program!
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: March 2006
In This Issue:
- Leadership Day and Political Activism for Medical Students
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Announcing a New Activity for Medical Students at the Herbert S. Waxman Learning Center During Annual Session 2006 in Philadelphia
- Student Members Receive a 30% Discount When Ordering MKSAP for Students 3
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: February 2006
In This Issue:
- Taking a Proactive Approach to Learning on Your Ambulatory Medicine Rotation
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- Review: Paired Quantitative Blood Cultures Most Accurately Detect Intravascular Device-related Bloodstream Infection
- Announcing a New Activity for Medical Students at the Herbert S. Waxman Learning Center During Annual Session 2006 in Philadelphia
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: January 2006
In This Issue:
- Focus on Careers in Internal Medicine: Cardiology/Electrophysiology
- 2006-2007 Council of Student Members (CSM) Call for Nominations
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: New Jersey Medical School
- Review: Tiotropium Reduces Exacerbations and Hospitalizations in COPD and Improves Quality of Life
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
2005
E-Newsletter: December 2005
In This Issue:
- The Step 2 Clinical Skills Exam: Just Another Hurdle
- 2006-2007 Council of Student Members (CSM) Call for Nominations
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: November 2005
In This Issue:
- Adventures Await--A Simple Guide to Medical Electives Abroad
- Check Out ACP's PIER for FREE!
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Massachusetts Medical School
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: October 2005
In This Issue:
- Focus on Internal Medicine Careers: Hospitalist/Medical Education
- Articles from Annals of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
- Medical School Awards Program 2005-2006
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: September 2005
In This Issue:
- Excelling in Your Internal Medicine Clerkship
- Internal Medicine Interest Group of the Month: University of Minnesota
- Letter to the Editor: Response to "The Match Revealed" in August 2005 Issue
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: August 2005
In This Issue:
- The Match Revealed
- Review: Low-molecular-weight Heparin Reduces Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism Better than Unfractionated Heparin
- Congratulations to the Winners of the 2004-2005 Forty Percent Medical School Awards Program!
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: July 2005
In This Issue:
- The Basic Facts on Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) for Medical Students
- Diuretic-based Therapy Reduced Cardiovascular Mortality in Older Patients with Isolated Systolic Hypertension and Diabetes
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: June 2005
In This Issue:
- Focus on Internal Medicine Careers: Internal Medicine Resident
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: May 2005
In This Issue:
- Welcome from the Chair of the Council of Student Members
- Articles from Annals of Internal Medicine
- ACP Medical Textbook Survey
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: April 2005
In This Issue:
- Professionalism and the Medical Student
- Congratulations to the Winners of the Medical School Awards Program
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: March 2005
In This Issue:
- Focus on Internal Medicine Careers: Internal Medicine/Medical Education
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: February 2005
In This Issue:
- On Being a Patient: Physician as Patient: Lessons to Learn
- MKSAP Questions (1,2)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2)
E-Newsletter: January 2005
In This Issue:
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Reduced All-Cause Death and Hospitalization in Chronic Heart Failure
- ACP Chapter Activities for Students: Second Annual New York ACP Residency Forum
- Internal Medicine Interest Group Funding Available
- Rural Medicine Preceptorship Opportunity Available
2004
E-Newsletter: December 2004
In This Issue:
- Focus on Internal Medicine Careers: Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
- Training Informal Caregivers of Patients with Stroke Improved Patient and Caregiver Quality of Life and Reduced Costs
- Students Needed to Work at Annual Session (San Francisco, April 14-16, 2005)
E-Newsletter: November 2004
In This Issue:
- Focus on Internal Medicine Careers: Health Policy Advisor
- 2005-2006 Council of Student Members (CSM) Call for Nominations
E-Newsletter: October 2004
In This Issue:
- Welcome from the Chair of the Council of Student Members
- Medical Students Step to Success: Networking in Internal Medicine in the District of Columbia
- Update on Student Work Hours
- Highlights from the Annals of Internal Medicine
E-Newsletter: September 2004
In This Issue:
- Congratulations to the Winners of the 2003-2004 Forty Percent Medical School Awards Program!
- Medical School Awards Program 2004-2005
- Resident Antitrust Case Dismissed
Volume 10, Number 4, Summer 2004
In This Issue:
- 2004 ACP Annual Session Highlights
- Focus on Internal Medicine Careers: Military Medicine
- Congratulations to the Winners of the Medical School Awards Program
- Virtual colonoscopy detected colorectal polyps in asymptomatic patients with average risk for colorectal neoplasia
- IMpact is Moving to the Web!
- A disease management program reduced hospital readmission days after myocardial infarction
- Congratulations to the Paper and Poster Winners of the 2004 National Medical Students Abstract Competitions
Volume 10, Number 3, Spring 2004
In This Issue:
- Making the Most of Your Third-Year Medicine Clerkship
- Focus on Internal Medicine Careers
- Articles from Annals of Internal Medicine: Medicine and the Media
- Military Medicine: Show Me the Money
Volume 10, Number 2, Winter 2004
In This Issue:
- The 411 on Acing the Residency Interview
- An Inside Look at the Residency Application/Interview Process: View from the Internal Medicine Program Director's Seat
- Therapy guided by pulmonary artery catheter for high-risk surgical patients was not better than standard care
- Tiotropium reduced exacerbations and health resource use in COPD
- Review: Evidence is inconclusive about the role of lower-carbohydrate diets in weight loss in the outpatient setting
- Internal Medicine Interest Group Activity Ideas
- Military Medicine: Proud to Serve
- Summer Preceptorship Opportunity
- Students Needed to Work at Annual Session (New Orleans, April 22-24, 2004)
- Resources Available for USMLE Step 1 and Step 2
2003
Volume 10, Number 1, Fall 2003
In This Issue:
- Career Exploration and Student Advocacy
- Become an ACP Key Contact
- Update on Resident Work Hours
- 2004-2005 Council of Student Members Call for Nominations
- Congratulations to the Winners of the 2002-2003 40% Medical School Awards Program!
- Articles from Annals of Internal Medicine
- What Is Military Medicine?
- Medical School Awards Program 2003-2004
Volume 9, Number 4, Summer 2003
In This Issue:
- Hospital Medicine: A New Dynamic Specialty in Internal Medicine
- Focus on Internal Medicine Careers: Navy Internist/Gastroenterologist
- Congratulations to the Winners of the 2002-2003 Medical School Awards 15% Program
- Practice Corner: Clinical Practice Guidelines and Handheld Computers
- Review: Oral or Parenteral Opioids Alleviate Dyspnea in Palliative Care
- Congratulations to the Paper and Poster Winners of the 2003 National Medical Students' Abstract Competitions
- Dear IMpact Readers
- What is the AFHPSP?
Volume 9, Number 3, Spring 2003
In This Issue:
- USMLE Step 1: Proven Study Strategies
- Focus on Internal Medicine Careers: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Articles form Annals of Internal Medicine
- Student Activities at the New York Downstate Chapter Scientific Meeting
- Military Medicine: General Medical Officer
Volume 9, Number 2, Winter 2003
In This Issue:
- Match Day: Coming Soon to a Medical School Near You!
- Update from the Council of Student Members
- A split regimen of regular insulin at dinner and NPH insulin at bedtime reduced nocturnal hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes
- Couples Match
- Review: Antibiotic prophylaxis reduces mortality and bacterial infection in cirrhosis and gastrointestinal bleeding
- Military Match
- New on ACP- Online: Guide to Preparing for the Abstract Competition
2002
Volume 9, Number 1, Fall 2002
In This Issue:
- An Update on Personal Digital Assistants
- Discounted PDAs and Medical Software Available to Members
- Focus on Internal Medicine Careers: Hospitalist
- Articles from Annals of Internal Medicine
- 2003-2004 Council of Student Members (CSM) Call for Nominations
- Congratulations to the Winners of the 2001-2002 Medical School Awards Program!
- Medical School Awards Program 2002-2003
Volume 8, Number 4, Summer 2002
In This Issue:
- Welcome from the Council of Student Members!
- Focus on Subspecialties: Geriatrics
- Military Medicine: Where Do We Fit In?
- Donepezil improved the clinical state and quality of life in moderate-to-severe Alzheimer disease
- A standardized sequential clinical examination identified probable causes of syncope in 69% of patients
- Congratulations to the Paper and Poster Winners of the 2002 National Medical Student Abstract Competition
Volume 8, Number 3, Spring 2002
In This Issue:
- Personal Digital Assistants: Which One is Right for Me?
- An Interview with the Editor of Annals of Internal Medicine
- Articles from Annals of Internal Medicine
- On Being A Doctor: It's Only 50 Cents
- Congratulations to the Winners of the 2001-2002 Medical School Awards Program!
Volume 8, Number 2, Winter 2002
In This Issue:
- Telemedicine: Emerging Medical Technology for the Present and Future
- Focus on Subspecialties: General Internal Medicine
- 17ß-estradiol Reduced Depressive and Somatic Symptoms in Perimenopausal Women
- Review: Placebo is Better Than No Treatment for Subjective Continuous Outcomes and for Treatment of Pain
- Internal Medicine Interest Group Activity Ideas
2001
Volume 8, Number 1, Fall 2001
In This Issue:
- The Council of Student Members: Representing the Future of Internal Medicine
- ACP-ASIM Content Available for Handheld Computers
- Focus on Subspecialties: Endocrinology
- Review: ACE Inhibitors are Beneficial in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Microalbuminuria Regardless of Baseline Risk Factor Status
- 2002-2003 Council of Student Members Call for Nominations
- Postexposure Prophylaxis with Inhaled Zanamivir was Efficacious for Household Contacts of Persons with Influenza
- Medical School Awards Program 2001-2002
- Internal Medicine Interest Group Activity Ideas
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- MKSAP Questions (1,2,3,4)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2,3,4)
Volume 7, Number 4, Summer 2001
In This Issue:
- National Primary Care Week--Get Involved!
- Focus on Subspecialties: Nephrology
- Congratulations to the Winners of the Seventh Annual Medical Student Abstract Competition!
- Fecal Occult-Blood Screening Reduced the Incidence of Colorectal Cancer
- Vitamin E Reduced Secondary Cardiovascular Disease Events in Patients Receiving Long-Term Hemodialysis
- Internal Medicine Interest Group Activity Ideas
- Congratulations to the Winners of the 2001 Medical School Awards Program!
- Congratulations to the Winners of the Seventh Annual Medical Student Poster Competition!
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- MKSAP Questions (1,2,3,4)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2,3,4)
Volume 7, Number 3, Spring 2001
In This Issue:
- Finding Evidence-Based Medicine
on the Internet - Life as a Rural General Internist: An Interview with Dr. Michael LaCombe
- Focus on Subspceialties: Hematology/Oncology
- Review: Palliative Chemotherapy Reduces Death and Progression at 12 Months in Advanced or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
- A Simple Clinical Tool that Included Age, Weight, and Estrogen Use Helped to Select Women for Bone Densitometry
- Internal Medicine Interest Group Activity Ideas
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- MKSAP Questions (1,2,3,4)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2,3,4)
Volume 7, Number 2, Winter 2001
In This Issue:
- Discover Annual Session
- Focus on Subspceialties: Critical Care Medicine
- Invasive Diagnosis for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Reduced 14-Day Mortality and Atibiotic Use
- Weight Loss in Obese Patients with Asthma Improved Lung Function and Health Status
- Kids in Need- A Free Store for Teachers
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- MKSAP Questions (1,2,3,4)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2,3,4)
2000
In This Issue:
- E-Times Are A Changin'
- 2001-2002 Council of Student Members Call for Nominations
- Focus on Academic Careers: Internal Medicine Department Chair
- Medical Schools Awards Program
- Review: Ipratropium Bromide with ß-agonists Improves Pulmonary Function and Reduces Hospitalizations in Acute Asthma
- Internal Medicine Interest Group Activity Ideas
- Alendronate Reduced Days of Bed Rest and Limited Activity in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis and Existing Fractures
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- MKSAP Questions (1,2,3,4,5)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2,3,4,5)
Volume 6, Number 4, Summer 2000
In This Issue:
- Women's Health: What All Future Physicians Need to Know
- Focus on Careers in Internal Medicine: Medicine-Pediatrics
- Medical Schools Awards Program
- Congratulations to the Winners of the Sixth Annual Medical Student Abstract Competition!
- Reprints from ACP Journal Club
Fruit and Vegetable Intake Decreased Risk for Ischemic Stroke - Women with Breast Cancer Were More Satisfied with General Practitioner Care Than with Outpatient Clinic Care
- Congratulations to the Winners of the Sixth Annual Medical Student Poster Competition!
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- MKSAP Questions (1,2,3,4)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2,3,4)
Volume 6, Number 3, Spring 2000
In This Issue:
- Focus on Subspecialties: Gastroenterology
- Antibiotic Drug Resistance: Learn Now or Pay Later
- Internal Medicine Interest Group Activity Ideas
- Reprints from ACP Journal Club
Younger Women with Acute MI Had More In-hospital Deaths Than Men of the Same Age - MKSAP Questions (1,2,3,4)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2,3,4)
Volume 6, Number 2, Winter 2000
In This Issue:
- Focus on Subspecialties: Geriatrics
- Adult Vaccinations
- Internal Medicine Interest Group Activity Ideas
- Medical Student and Internal Medicine Interest Group Networking Receptions at Annual Session
- Reprints from ACP Journal Club
Hospital-at-Home Care was at Least as Effective, Safe, and Acceptable as Hospitalization for Older Adults - MKSAP Questions (1,2,3,4)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2,3,4)
1999
In This Issue:
- Focus on Subspecialties: Infectious Diseases
- Taking Charge of Your Future
- 2000-2001 Council of Student Members (CSM) - Call for Nominations
- Society for Clinical Trials Scholarship Program
- Reprints from ACP Journal Club
Central venous catheters coated with chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine reduce bloodstream infectionsSuccessful Helicobacter pylori eradication prevents ulcer recurrence
- MKSAP Questions (1,2,3,4,5)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2,3,4,5)
Volume 5, Number 4, Summer 1999
In This Issue:
- Focus on Subspecialties: General Internal Medicine
- Clinical Skills Teaching
- Internal Medicine Interest Group Activity Ideas
- Reprints from ACP Journal Club
A negative serum enzyme immunoassay test result ruled out Helicobacter pylori infectionDepressive symptoms were associated with increased mortality in older women
- MKSAP Questions (1,2,3,4,5)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2,3,4)
Volume 5, Number 3, Spring 1999
In This Issue:
- Focus on Subspecialties: Pulmonology
- The Consequences of Impaired Access to Healthcare
- Internal Medicine Interest Group Activities
- Reprints from ACP Journal Club
Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation was as effective as conventional mechanical ventilation and had fewer complications - MKSAP Questions (1,2,3,4,5)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2,3,4,5)
Volume 5, Number 2, Winter 1999
In This Issue:
- Focus on Subspecialties: Cardiology
- Internal Medicine Interest Group Activity Ideas
- Reprints from ACP Journal Club
High Homocysteine Levels Were Associated with Increased CHD in MenHigh-Dose Riboflavin Reduced the Frequency of Migraine Headaches
- MKSAP Questions (1,2,3,4,5)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2,3,4,5)
1998
In This Issue:
- Reprints from ACP Journal Club
Review: Topical Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs are Effective and Safe for PainReview: Potassium Supplementation Reduces Blood Pressure
Review: Selegiline or a-tocopherol Slowed the Progression of Alzheimer Disease
- Special Announcement: Introducing the Council of Student Members
- MKSAP Questions (1,2,3,4)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2,3,4)
Volume 4, Number 4, Summer 1998
- Reprints from ACP Journal Club
Review: Prompted follow-up by specialists and GPs produces similar outcomes for diabetes mellitusAmbulatory blood pressure monitoring allowed more patients to stop antihypertensive drug therapy
- MKSAP Questions (1,2,3,4)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2,3,4)
Volume 4, Number 3, Spring 1998
- Reprints from ACP Journal Club
Binge beer drinking was associated with mortality in middle-aged menPostmenopausal hormone use was associated with decreased total mortality
- MKSAP Questions (1,2,3)
- MKSAP Answers (1,2,3)
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