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Students enjoy internal medicine as a clerkship, not a career
Medical students enjoy their internal medicine clerkships but are less likely than ever to become general internists, citing educational debt, perceived workloads and stress as disincentives, according to a comparison of students in 1990 and 2007.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/03/1.htm
3 May 2011
National Health Service Corps scholarship application cycle opens
The 2011-2012 application cycle is now open for National Health Service Corps awards scholarships, offered each year to students pursuing careers in primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/17/7.htm
17 May 2011
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT It will come as no surprise to ...
The findings, titled “Economic Impactof a Primary Care Career: A Harsh Realityfor Medical Students and the Nation,” werepublished in Academic Medicine inNovember 2010. ... How farbehind are they potentially? Dr. Pipas: Having spent my career reallyaround the idea of supporting studentsentering careers in primary care, it was ofgreat interest to me to try to increase
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/acpi-201107-money_t1.pdf
22 Jun 2011
Med school debt becomes budgeting burden for primary care
A newly minted primary care physician graduates with a budget that leaves him or her $800 in the red each month. Compared to their subspecialist counterparts, the debt leaves primary care physicians feeling undervalued, especially since they value their work to be as hard and as important.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/money.htm
1 Jul 2011
Most doctors sued for malpractice never pay a claim
While most physicians are sued for malpractice at least once during their careers, the vast majority will never have to make an indemnity payment.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/23/1.htm
23 Aug 2011
Treating HIV, teaching trainees motivate this internist
Valerie E. Stone, MD, FACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/profile.htm
1 Oct 2011
Sports internists treat players as patients
These internists turned their own athletic pursuits into careers for professional sports teams, treating high-caliber athletes as they practice and play. When working the sidelines, it's just another day not at the office.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/sports.htm
1 Oct 2011
Medical missions in Iraq help train next generation of doctors
U.S. military physicians are helping to train Iraq's next generation of doctors, as well as helping to restore an infrastructure smashed by decades of neglect then the shock and awe of combat.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/iraq.htm
1 Oct 2011
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond about malpractice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/letters.htm
1 Oct 2011
The next issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox
October's issue of ACP Internist features stories on internists for pro sports teams, cardiovascular disease in the elderly and teaching medicine to Iraqi physicians, among others.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/04/8.htm
4 Oct 2011