ACP IMpact

ACP IMpact is an online newsletter for ACP Medical Student Members interested in internal medicine. An ACP login is required to access these articles. Not a member? Membership is free for medical students. Join now.

December 2025

ACP Membership Benefit Highlight

Explore the Vetted Digital Health App Library

Help recommend safe, evidence-based health apps to patients. As an ACP member, you have free access to the Digital Health App Library, powered by ORCHA. This curated collection includes over 1,800 apps that have been rigorously reviewed for clinical effectiveness, privacy, and safety —so you can confidently guide patients toward tools they can trust that complement clinical care, enhance patient education, and support self-management across a wide range of health areas.

Feature

Five Patients Who Shaped My Medical Career

(from the December 3, 2025, ACP Hospitalist)

As hospitalists, we focus on helping our patients. But sometimes they help us in unexpected ways.

ACP Hospitalist is an online magazine for ACP members covering news and trends in hospital medicine. An ACP login is required to access this article.

I.M. Internal Medicine Spotlight

Hector Guzman, DO, MPH, DABOM

Read how Dr. Guzman was inspired to become a physician by working as a medical interpreter during college.

Medical Student Perspective Essay

Tips and Lessons Learned by Attending Conferences as a Medical Student

Attending academic conferences as a medical student offers a wealth of opportunities. Whether it's networking, finding potential mentors, deepening your knowledge of specialties, or simply exploring new cities, conferences provide unique experiences that can significantly shape your career.

Join us for ACP's Internal Medicine Meeting in San Francisco, CA on April 16-18, 2026! Discounted registration includes special sessions for medical students reviewing how to prepare for the Match and your internal medicine residency. Learn more.

Analyzing Annals

Vaccines: Decision Making Amid Conflicting Recommendations

(from November 2025 Annals for Educators)

This article summarizes the ACP/Annals Forum held on September 10, 2025. The panelists discuss strategies for decision making about vaccination in the setting of conflicting recommendations, misinformation, and growing public skepticism about vaccines.

Annals for Educators is a Web Exclusives feature of Annals of Internal Medicine which includes activities using selected Annals articles to help medical educators in their teaching activities.

Winning Abstracts from the 2025 Abstract Competitions

Assessment of Radiation Safety Education in Pre-Clinical Undergraduate Medical Education

Medical students are included in clinical settings with radiation exposure early in their undergraduate medical education. Providing proper radiation safety education (RSE) earlier in training facilitates early adoption of protective practices, decreasing radiation absorption. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of different types of RSE pre-clinical students receive and the availability of protective equipment.

Want to have your abstract featured here? ACP holds National Abstract Competitions as part of the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting every year.

Chapter Chatter

Expand Your Professional Network with ACP Local Chapter Opportunities

ACP chapters offer local programs and activities for medical students, such as scientific meetings and awards programs. Each chapter is uniquely tailored to the needs and interests of ACP members in that area. More importantly, chapters provide a professional home for medical students and offer opportunities for networking, leadership, and submitting abstracts. Visit your chapter website to learn more about upcoming events and opportunities to get involved.

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