Required Training
3 years of training in Internal Medicine
Certifiable Subspecialties:
- Allergy and Immunology
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Critical Care Medicine
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
- Gastroenterology
- Geriatric Medicine
- Hematology
- Hematology & Oncology
- Infectious Disease
- Interventional Cardiology
- Nephrology
- Oncology
- Pulmonary Disease
- Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
- Rheumatology
- Sports Medicine
Number of accredited programs (# of active residents)
386 Programs (22,099 active residents)
Average Salary
Median Base Salary of approx. $157,000 (U.S. Median Base Salary; 2005)
Commonly Encountered Medical Issues
Hypertension
Diabetes
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder
Asthma
Professional Organizations
American College of Physicians
Independence Mall West 6th Street Race
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(800 523-1546
American Society of Internal Medicine
2011 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006-1808
(800) 338-2746
American Board of Internal Medicine
510 Walnut Street
Suite 1700
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3699
Phone: 1-800-441-2246
Fax: 215 446 3633
Society of General Internal Medicine
2501 M Street NW Suite 575 Washington, DC 20037
800-822-3060 or 202-887-5150
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