Women in Medicine Month
September is Women in Medicine Month, during which we highlight the vital role of women in the medical profession. In recognition of the significance of women in medicine, this issue of IMpact features articles about the contributions of women to the study and practice of internal medicine.
Feature
Medicine's #MeToo Movement
(from the May 2018 ACP Internist)
Experts see the increase of women involved in medicine as an opportunity to investigate and then implement solutions to combat sexual harassment.
ACP Internist provides news and information for internists about the practice of medicine and reports on the policies, products, and activities of ACP.
My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists
Spotlight: Farzanna S. Haffizulla, MD, FACP
(Reprinted from October 2014)
If anyone has earned the right to add “expert on work/life balance” to her CV, it is Dr. Farzanna Haffizulla, wife and mother of four, internist, author, entrepreneur, health correspondent, leader, teacher, and motivational speaker.
Medical Student Perspectives
What Hurricane Harvey Taught Me About Patient Care
“Apocalyptic” was the word used by my fellow volunteers at the local church, a temporary shelter for displaced families on post-hurricane-landfall day three.
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Advocacy Update
ACP Calls Attention to Harm Caused by Separation and Detention of Immigrant Families
“As an organization of specialty and subspecialty physicians who take care of adults, ACP is committed to supporting the health and well-being of our patients through disease prevention and health promotion,” said Dr. Ana María López, ACP's president.
Analyzing Annals
Women's Health Policy in the United States: An ƹϵεapp Position Paper
In , the ƹϵεapp (ACP) provides policy recommendations to improve the health of women in the United States through a health care system that supports their needs throughout the lifespan.
Annals of Internal Medicine is the premier internal medicine academic journal published by the ƹϵεapp (ACP). It is one of the most widely cited and influential specialty medical journals in the world.
Winning Abstracts
Case of the Tortoise and the Hare: When “Slowly-and-surely” Loses the Race
Prompt treatment with etoposide and dexamethasone should be initiated when there is high clinical suspicion for Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) based on the recently validated HScore, even when the diagnostic criteria outlined by HLH-2004 is not met at the time of presentation.
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Subspecialty Careers
Women's Health
Basic training in internal medicine is a three-year (frequently termed “categorical”) residency training program. Following completion, individuals are prepared for board certification in internal medicine and prepared to practice general internal medicine.
Breast cancer is the most common nonskin cancer in women, accounting for about 23% of all cases of cancer in women. For U.S. women, the cumulative lifetime risk for invasive breast cancer is 12%.
Determine the most appropriate diagnostic study:
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