What is Internal Medicine?
Medical specialty dealing with prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. An Internal Medicine residency can lead to a career as a Primary Care Physician, a Hospitalist, a wide range of Sub-specialists (cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, oncology, etc.), or a career in academic medicine.
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Why join EVMS Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG)?
Explore the internal medicine specialty early and get priority access to...
- Specialty speakers and panels: NETWORK with internal medicine physicians and residents
- Research networking night: Find a research opportunity!
- Possible hands-on workshops taught by IM residents: IV insertion, Thoracentesis, etc (COVID-dependent)
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We also encourage everyone to join the American College of Physicians (ACP)
ACP Medical Student Benefits:
- FREE and only takes 5 minutes! : Required to join during M3, might as well do it now!
- CV ENHANCER
- FREE pin for your white coat!
- Access to Nationwide Internal Medicine Mentor database (residency connections!):
https://www.acponline.org/about-acp/about-internal-medicine/career-paths/mentors- M3's and M4's: Access to Internal Medicine Residency database:
https://www.acponline.org/membership/medical-students/residency/find-a-residency - Free admission to Annual Internal Medicine Meeting
- National Abstract Competition:
https://www.acponline.org/membership/residents/competitions-awards/acp-national-abstract-competitions