Full Description
Internal Medicine is a broad specialty that encompasses both acute and chronic conditions in all organ systems. While its breadth and varied practice settings are part of the appeal of internal medicine training, it can also be daunting to choose a path as an early career physician.
This book aims to review the varied traditional and non-traditional paths that an internist's career may take, as well as practical advice in navigating life after training. Topics covered include deciding on a fellowship, choosing the scope of practice, finding a niche within general medicine, the many roles of an internist, the job search, and career advancement tips. Also covered are many areas rarely discussed - the death of a patient, delivering bad news, getting sued, medical burnout, and more - as well as managing the work-life balance.
Contents
Part I. Deciding on Fellowship.- Introduction: Fellowship after an Internal Medicine Residency.- Do I want to pursue further training?- Fellowship Applications, Interviews, and the Match Process.- The Unmatched Resident: Options and Guidance for Internal Medicine Residents Who Did Not Match into Fellowship.- Part II. Choosing your Scope of Practice outside Academia.- Choosing Your Scope of Practice Outside of Academia: Hospitalist.- Private Practice.- Home-Based Primary Care.- Part III. Finding your Niche in General Internal Medicine without a Fellowship.- Geriatric Medicine.- Obesity Medicine.- HIV Primary Care.- Gender Affirming Care for the Internist.- PrEP for the Internist.- Comprehensive Cancer Care and Survivorship Medicine.- Addiction Medicine for the General Practitioner.- What to Expect after Internal Medicine Residency: Informatics.- Advancing Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in Your Professional Practice.- Mastering Business Administration and Internal Medicine: Shaping the Future of Healthcare Leadership.- Hospital and Outpatient Ethics Committees.- Advocacy as a Clinician.- The Digital Era of Medicine.- Narrative Medicine.- My Journey as a PCP.- Part IV. The Many Roles of the Internist in Academic Medical Education.- Chief Residency: The Pros and Cons.- The Many Roles of the Internist in Academic Medical Education: Inpatient Education as a Hospitalist.- Medical Student Education.- Precepting and Managing a Medical Student Clinic.- The Many Roles of the Internist in Academic Medical Education.- Creating a Learning Environment Committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging.- Part V. Becoming a Successful Clinician.- Cultural Humility in Patient Care.- Listening Skills as a Foundation of Patient Care.- Delivering Serious News.- Admission Code Status Conversations: From the Lens of a Hospitalist and Palliative Care Provider.- Workflow and Efficiency Tips for the Hospitalist.- Becoming a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.- The Job Interview.- Part VI. The Hidden Curriculum.- "Why Won't My Patients Do What I Tell Them?": Managing Patient Challenges.- Dealing with the Death of a Patient.- Caring For Patients with Dementia.- Sometimes, We Do Harm: How to Deal with Physician Error.- Navigating Imposter Syndrome in Internal Medicine Residency.- Pharmaceutical Company Marketing in the Primary Care Setting.- Getting Sued.- Practicing as a Minority in Medicine.- Identifying as LBGTQ+ in Medicine.- LGBTQ+ Inclusive Care.- Part VII. Life Outside of Medicine.- Through the Lens of Your Mental Health.- Work-Life Balance.- Wellness in Residency.- When Should I Start a Family.- Managing Finances as a Physician.- Cancer Survivorship: When the Physician Becomes the Patient.- When the Physician Becomes a Patient.- A Case for Wasting Your Twenties: A Journey to Fertility Preservation.
