It has been an uncertain year for clinicians, with the fate of the Affordable Care Act before the Supreme Court, questions about how the 2012 elections will impact the U.S. healthcare system, new drugs reaching the market as patents expire, and many other concerns. Internal Medicine 2012 will address these and other issues in practice management and health care policy, with a keynote address on health disparity and inequity in an era of health reform, given by Dr. Wayne J. Riley, president and CEO of Meharry Medical College.
The number of U.S. medical student seniors at medical schools choosing internal medicine residencies leveled in 2012 after two years of significant increases. Although this is disappointing, according to Virginia L. Hood, president of the ACP, the upcoming conference offers educational opportunities including 250 course offerings for continuing medical education requirements as well as national abstract competitions for medical students and associates.
Finalists will compete onsite in four categories: Clinical Vignette, Basic Research, Clinical Research, and Quality Improvement - Patient Safety, with oral presentations and poster competitions. The Herbert Waxman Clinical Skills Center will offer hands-on learning and interactive self-study, including the chance to update physical examination skills, learn office-based procedures, and explore the latest medical software.
A new app, the “American College of Physicians Internal Medicine 2012,” is available for smart phones, offering attendees the ability to build and store a personalized schedule and access to exhibitor listings, conference news, maps, and ACP events.
An annual tradition, ACP’s national medical jeopardy competition, ACP Doctor's Dilemma, will be held April 21 at the scientific Internal Medicine meeting. Up to 40 teams of residents from around the nation compete for the title of national champion. The “Final Four” teams will face off in a fast-paced, Jeopardy-style medical knowledge competition for the championship round to take home the Osler Cup — ACP’s coveted trophy.
Never fear – if you aren’t able to participate in the Doctor’s Dilemma live, you can also play Doctor’s Dilemma mobile: http://www.acponline.org/residents_fellows/competitions/doctors_dilemma/#mobile
The same style questions used in the competition are now available in an online game.
On April 21 at 5:15 p.m., Internal Medicine 2012 Highlights and the final round of Doctor's Dilemma take place. Clinician-educators will share what they think are Internal Medicine 2012’s most important take-home messages.
Then the “Final Four” teams remaining in the Doctor's Dilemma competition — a fast-paced, Jeopardy-style medical knowledge competition among students and residents — will face off in the championship round. The winning team takes home the Osler Cup — ACP’s coveted trophy.
“After seeing increases in 2010 and 2011 for the internal medicine residency match for U.S. medical students, we are disappointed that there was not a bigger increase this year,” said Virginia L. Hood, MBBS, MPH, FACP, president, American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation’s second-largest doctors group. “We remain concerned about the need to significantly increase the nation’s internal medicine and primary care physician workforce to meet the needs of an aging population requiring care for chronic and complex illnesses.”
ACP sponsors national abstract competitions for medical students and
Associates. Finalists will compete onsite in four categories: Clinical Vignette, Basic Research, Clinical Research, and Quality Improvement - Patient Safety. Oral presentations take place on April 20 and 21. Winners from the poster competitions will be announced on April 21 at 6:30 p.m.
On April 21 at 5:15 p.m., Internal Medicine 2012 Highlights and the final round of Doctor's Dilemma take place Clinician-educators will share what they think are Internal Medicine 2012’s most important take-home messages. Then the “Final Four” teams remaining in the Doctor's Dilemma competition — a fast-paced, Jeopardy-style medical knowledge competition among students and residents — will face off in the championship round. The winning team takes home the Osler Cup — ACP’s coveted trophy.
About the American College of Physicians
The American College of Physicians is the largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group in the United States. ACP members include 132,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students. Founded in 1915 to promote the science and practice of medicine, ACP works to enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine. Follow ACP on Twitter and Facebook.
