Abstract
SGIM endoreses seven principles related to current thinking about internal medicine training: 1) internal medicine requires a full three years of residency training before subspecialization; 2) internal medicine residency programs must dramatically increase support for training in the ambulatory setting and offer equivalent opportunities for training in both inpatient and outpatient medicine; 3) in settings where adequate support and time are devoted to ambulatory training, the third year of residency could offer an opportunity to develop further expertise or mastery in a specific type or setting of care; 4) further certification in specific specialties within internal medicine requires the completion of an approved fellowship program; 5) areas of mastery in internal medicine can be demonstrated through modified board certification and recertification examinations; 6) certification processes throughout internal medicine should focus increasingly on demonstration of clinical competence through adherence to validated standards of care within and across practice settings; and 7) regardless of the setting in which General Internists practice, we should unite to promote the critical role that this specialty serves in patient care.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 276-278 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of General Internal Medicine |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2006 |
Keywords
- Ambulatory care
- Certification
- Education
- Graduate
- Hospitalists
- Internal medicine
- Medical
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine