Unified general internal medicine training programs

1990 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-169
Author(s):  
Arthur M. Fournier ◽  
Mark Gelbard ◽  
Laurence B. Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
General Internal Medicine ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Internal Medicine Training ◽  
General Internal

scholarly journals General Internal Medicine Subspecialty Training Update

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon E. Card MD MSc
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Training Program ◽  
General Internal Medicine ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Subspecialty Training ◽  
Internal Medicine Training ◽  
General Internal

The vast majority of general internal medicine (GIM) programs in Canada have become distinct entities that provide training in additional competencies and leadership above and beyond those required for the specialty of internal medicine. In December 2010, after many years of effort, GIM finally achieved recognition as a distinct subspecialty by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. A GIM Working Group has finalized the objectives and requirements for a 2-year subspecialty training program in GIM that will follow after the existing 3-year core internal medicine training program. These documents have now been approved by the Royal College.

scholarly journals Expert Consensus on a Canadian Internal Medicine Ultrasound Curriculum

1970 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shane Arishenkoff MD ◽  
Marcus Blouw MD ◽  
Sharon Card MD ◽  
John Conly MD ◽  
Colin Gebhardt MD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Residency Training Program ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Subspecialty Training ◽  
Internal Medicine Training ◽  
General Internal ◽  
Canadian Health ◽  
Canadian Provinces ◽  
Educational Need

Ultrasonography is increasingly used at the bedside. In the absence of an already developed curriculum appropriate for Canadian internal medicine training programs, 13 representatives from internal medicine programs in five Western Canadian provinces met for 2 days to develop and propose a consensus-based internal medicine curriculum for training in the bedside use of ultrasonography in a Canadian health care context.All 13 had had interest or leadership role in those programs. The curriculum’s content was based on three overarching principles agreed upon by the group: (1) content should be selected on the basis of clinical or educational need; (2) content should be feasible (i.e., both cognitive and technical components of the curriculum could be reasonably taught and learned in a competency-based manner while minimizing potential risks to patients); and (3) content should be evidence based. A consensusbased curriculum of 16 proposed topics is to be considered for the core internal medicine residency training program (postgraduate year [PGY] 1 to PGY 3), and 22 topics are to be considered for general internal medicine subspecialty training programs (PGY 4 to PGY 5).

scholarly journals The balancing act: the variation among deaneries across Great Britain regarding provision of focus on diabetes and endocrinology training

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-24
Author(s):  
Adnan Agha ◽  
Baldev Singh ◽  
Wasim Hanif
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
General Internal Medicine ◽  
Medical Specialty ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Internal Medicine Training ◽  
Accreditation Training Programme ◽  
General Internal ◽  
Accreditation Programme ◽  
Training Programmes

Diabetes and endocrinology is a medical specialty, and a five-year dual accreditation training programme in diabetes and endocrinology and general internal medicine is offered, with active participation in medical on-call rota. Some deaneries offer some respite from the ever-increasing general medical workload by offering a few months of training focusing only on specialty work in diabetes and endocrinology. The authors wanted to see if this experience is available uniformly to all the trainees in diabetes and endocrinology/ general internal medicine across Great Britain. To assess this, a survey of specialist training registrars on a dual accreditation programme for diabetes and general internal medicine from all deaneries in England, Scotland and Wales was performed by directly interviewing and asking them about any relaxation in either their on-call or ward commitments to focus on diabetes and endocrine specialty during their five years of training. The results showed that the acute take/general medical commitment-free training periodfocusing only on diabetes and endocrinology ranges from zero in some deaneries to nearly three years in others. This simple survey highlights the extent of variability that exists in dual diabetes/endocrinology and general internal medicine training programmes across deaneries in England, Scotland and Wales, which may increase further once the training programme is reduced to four years after new changes from Shape of Training.

scholarly journals The balancing act: the variation among deaneries across Great Britain regarding provision of focus on diabetes and endocrinology training

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan Agha ◽  
Baldev Singh ◽  
Wasim Hanif
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
General Internal Medicine ◽  
Medical Specialty ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Internal Medicine Training ◽  
Accreditation Training Programme ◽  
General Internal ◽  
Accreditation Programme ◽  
Training Programmes

Diabetes and endocrinology is a medical specialty, and a five-year dual accreditation training programme in diabetes and endocrinology and general internal medicine is offered, with active participation in medical on-call rota. Some deaneries offer some respite from the ever-increasing general medical workload by offering a few months of training focusing only on specialty work in diabetes and endocrinology. The authors wanted to see if this experience is available uniformly to all the trainees in diabetes and endocrinology/ general internal medicine across Great Britain. To assess this, a survey of specialist training registrars on a dual accreditation programme for diabetes and general internal medicine from all deaneries in England, Scotland and Wales was performed by directly interviewing and asking them about any relaxation in either their on-call or ward commitments to focus on diabetes and endocrine specialty during their five years of training. The results showed that the acute take/general medical commitment-free training periodfocusing only on diabetes and endocrinology ranges from zero in some deaneries to nearly three years in others. This simple survey highlights the extent of variability that exists in dual diabetes/endocrinology and general internal medicine training programmes across deaneries in England, Scotland and Wales, which may increase further once the training programme is reduced to four years after new changes from Shape of Training.

scholarly journals Why I Wrote the New Royal College General Internal Medicine Exam: Redefining Our Identity and Revalidation

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Abdullah, MD, Med, FRCPC
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
General Internal Medicine ◽  
Royal College ◽  
General Internist ◽  
Successful Completion ◽  
Internal Medicine Training ◽  
Certification Exams ◽  
General Internal

In 2010, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) recognized General Internal Medicine (GIM) as a distinct subspecialty. Soon after this recognition came a new written certificationexam, the successful completion of which awards the applicant the title of General Internist. For those of us who trained prior to the new status and examination, GIM was the default designation after four years of internal medicine training if a subspecialty was not pursued.What does this new subspecialty status mean for our professional identity, qualifications, and public credibility? Twelve years aftermy successful completion of the Internal Medicine (IM) certification exams, I voluntarily applied for consideration to write the first RCPSC exam in GIM, without a clear reason why. My reflection on the days leading up to the exam and writing the exam itself led me to understand why I did it. The process addressed my skepticism around designating GIM as a unique subspecialty, and through this I have come to appreciate the need for our profession to embrace revalidation.

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