The Toolkit Series: A Textbook for Today's Chief Medical Resident
The 25th edition of A Textbook for Today's Chief Medical Resident is a vital reference for new chief residents—for internal medicine and beyond.
Providing advice on the multiple roles of a chief resident—administrator, educator, mentor, and counselor—this "major revision" edition features chapters on:
- Optimizing email communication
- Teaching procedural skills
- Duty hour regulations
- Resilience strategies
- Resident fatigue interventions
The 25th edition is now available for $85 per copy. This book is available for sale on Amazon now! Discounts on bulk purchases (greater than 10 books) are available through the AAIM office at publications@im.org.
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NOTE: FY 2020 chief residents (who begin July 1, 2019) can access a free e-book (Kindle-ready) version of TCMR from the library in the APDIM Chief Residents Program Community. Log-in information is required. If you attended the 2019 APDIM Chief Residents Meeting, you received instructions about the online community and how to log in in April. If you are an incoming chief resident who did not attend the conference, you can join the community by sending a request to memberservices@im.org.
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Primer to the Internal Medicine Clerkship
Designed to provide “tried and true” approaches to help students succeed on the internal medicine clerkship, CDIM’s Primer to the Internal Medicine Clerkship, Second Edition is now freely available for distribution to students starting their clerkships. The Primer addresses subjects such as performing histories and physical examinations, building differential diagnoses, working productively with outpatient preceptors, and exemplifying professionalism. CDIM encourages wide distribution and reproduction of the Primer; an Adobe Acrobat version is available below. A Microsoft Word version, suitable for tailoring for individual clerkships, is also available.
Internal Medicine Sub-Internship Curriculum 2.0
This new sub-internship curriculum is a practical evidence-based curricular toolkit to improve intern readiness. Developed by the AAIM Medical Student to Resident Interface Committee, the curriculum integrates internal medicine program director perspectives to prioritize core skills and EPAs most relevant to internal medicine residency. Each chapter provides literature reviews, learning objectives, and tools for sub-internship directors. First published in 2002, this revised document reflects the most salient issues in medical school to residency transitions.
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Student Guide to Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Training
This publication provides students information about the history and mechanics of combined internal medicine-pediatrics residency as well as the training and career opportunities available to future med-peds physicians.
Download the Student Guide (PDF)