Medicine-Pediatrics Accreditation
In June 2004, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) approved a process for the Residency Review Committee (RRC) for Internal Medicine and the RRC for Pediatrics to review and accredit combined medicine-pediatrics programs.
AAIM Encourages All Fellowships to Register with ERAS Fellowships
Continuing its efforts to improve the fellowship recruitment process, the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) encourages eligible fellowships to register in ERAS Fellowships for the 2005-2006 application and interview season.
Improving Health Care: Five Quality Improvement Organizations
As more attention is focused on improving the quality of health care, many national organizations are devoting their time to setting standards, offering accreditation, or providing resources that allow health care organizations to report and compare their performance to that of similar institutions.
2003 T. Franklin Williams Scholars: Spotlight on Mark Unruh, MD, and Susan Zieman, MD
Mark Unruh, MD, and Susan Zieman, MD, two outstanding Association of Subspecialty Professors (ASP) T. Franklin Williams Scholars, will present their research at the 2005 American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Annual Scientific Meeting session, which will be held May 13, 2005, in Orlando, FL.
Understanding the Problem Learner: Current Approaches in Medical Literature
Recent discussion over the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) listserver comments on what to do with the results of the Internal Medicine In-Training Examination. Educators are often unclear why the same curriculum and experiences provide most learners with the raw materials to be successful, and yet are insufficient for others.
APM Awards Ralph Nachman, MD, Monte Brown, MD, and Molly O'Neill
This month the Association of Professors of Medicine (APM) will award Ralph Nachman, MD, the Robert H. Williams, MD, 2005 Distinguished Chair of Medicine Award during the 2005 APM Winter Meeting. Also during the 2005 APM Winter Meeting, APM President Jeffrey Glassroth, MD, will present the 2005 APM Special Recognition Award to Monte Brown, MD, and Molly O'Neill.
AIM and CDIM Welcome New Leadership
The Administrators of Internal Medicine (AIM) and the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM) changed leadership January 1, 2005.
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