DO, Family Medicine and Internal Medicine

AAA screening rates in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine at UNMC [Clinical research (other)]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Number of patients who meet inclusion criteria at Family Medicine Clinics: 6,551 Patients. The number of patients who meet inclusion criteria at General Internal Medicine Clinics: 4,254 Patients Population studied: Total number of participants in this study is 9488. Setting: Criteria Time Frame: 2013-01-01 to 2023-12-31.

Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine Family Medicine DO Screening

Training a diverse physician workforce: a survey of alumni of a medical education program focused on underserved populations [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Family Medicine was the most common specialty among alumni respondents (29.9%). selected primary care specialties including family medicine, pediatrics, and internal medicine. The majority of respondents were female (70%). of respondents identified as Asian, 15.6% identified as Black, and 44.2%

Education

Education Medical Student Medical Family Medicine

Practice and Community-Level Variations in Primary Care Panel Size [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

There were variations by PCP specialty, including Internal Medicine (1311), Obgyn (1586), Family Medicine (1608), and Pediatrics (1747). Rural PCPs tended to manage larger panels than their urban counterparts (1512 vs. 1409, p<0.01).

Primary Care

Primary Care Community Finance PCP

Differences in primary care utilization by primary care availability in the first year of Virginia Medicaid Expansion [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Primary care visits were defined as an outpatient visit with a family medicine clinician (MD/DO/NP), internal medicine physician (MD/D), pediatrician (MD/DO), OBGYN (MD/DO), or in a Rural or Federally Qualified Health Center.

Primary Care

Primary Care Utilities PCP PCP

Optimizing Medical Legal Partnerships for sustainable public funding through the tele-legal model [Mixed methods research]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset: Clinics: AF Williams Family Medicine, Lowry Internal Medicine; EPIC data; legal records. Nine focus groups were conducted and recorded, using semi-structured interviews. Dual coders provided inter-coder reliability with inductive themes. Intervention/Instrument: Legal-needs screening tool.

Medical

Medical Referral Screening Internal Medicine

Reliability and Validity of a Comprehensiveness of Care Measure in Primary Care, A Case Study of the PRIME Registry [Research methodology and instrument development]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Family medicine and internal medicine specialties had higher reliability than their advanced practice practitioner counterparts. Outcome Measures: Primary outcome was comprehensiveness of care and secondary outcome was poorly controlled hemoglobin A1C in validity testing analysis.

Primary Care

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Diabetes Internal Medicine

Effect of brief dermoscopy training on primary care providers' diagnostic accuracy on a test and in practice [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Divisions of Family Medicine and Community Internal Medicine at a large academic medical center in Southeast Minnesota. Population studied: Primary care providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants), 43 in phase 1 and 13 in phase 2.

Primary Care

Primary Care Provider Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practice

Economic analysis of virtual Medical Legal Partnership model [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Clinics: AF Williams Family Medicine, Lowry Internal Medicine. Cost measures were adjusted to 2022 dollars using seasonally adjusted Personal Consumption Expenditures. Setting or Dataset: Medicaid Claims, Epic electronic health record. Intervention/Instrument: Legal-needs screening tool.

Primary Care

Primary Care Medical Behavioral Health Services Utilities

3 Conditions Internal Medicine Can Treat

Hitchcock Family Medicine

DECEMBER 26, 2023

According to the American College of Physicians, a physician who specializes in internal medicine focuses on the treatment of sickness and diseases in adults. Let's look at three of the conditions that can be treated through internal medicine. Internal medicine can help with these types of problems.

Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine Primary Care Doctor Primary Care Referral

Nutrition and dietary guidelines: stirring the (policy) pot

The Health Policy Exchange

MAY 29, 2014

At first glance, federal nutrition policy seemed to be an unusual topic for our Georgetown Health Policy Seminar for family physicians. As described in a recent JAMA Internal Medicine editorial , future doctors receive little formal instruction about healthy dietary habits. Kenny Lin, MD, MPH Director, Robert L. Phillips, Jr.

Medical Student

Medical Student Government Internal Medicine Family Physician

Implementation and Uptake of the Virginia Mental Health Access Program [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting & Population: All clinicians in Family Medicine, Pediatrics, and Internal Medicine caring for individuals aged 22 years and younger in the Virginia All Payers Claims Database (APCD). Results: 20.2% of clinicians received any support by VMAP between 2016-2023. vs. 47.4%, p<0.0001).

Mental Health

Mental Health Internal Medicine Family Medicine DO

Antitrust 101: How to Build Medical Monopolies by Discrediting U.S. Physicians

Dr. Wes

JUNE 20, 2022

Recently, there have been a rash of initiatives by unaccountable non-profit physician credentialing organizations (Federation of State Medical Boards, the American Boards of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine and Pediatrics), and the American Medical Association to come to the public's rescue by de-credentialing U.S.

Medical

Medical Internal Medicine DO Family Medicine

>Pathways to Primary Care - Charting trajectories from medical school graduation through specialty training [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Create a quantitative Sankey diagram of the flow of US physicians from medical school graduation through postgraduate training into PC specialties: family medicine (FM), general internal medicine (IM), and general pediatrics (Peds). Study Design and Analysis: Retrospective cohort design.

Primary Care

Primary Care Medical Education Family Medicine

Pilot testing of PREPARE for Autistic Adults: An autism training for residents designed with autistic adults [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: Internal medicine, family medicine, and internal medicine/pediatrics residents. Quantitative data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, and changes in autism knowledge were analyzed with Wilcoxon-signed rank tests. Setting: Academic medical center.

Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine Education Patient-Centered Family Medicine

Samuel Jacobowitz, MD: Daily Habits for a Sharper Mind and Stronger Body

Boulder Medical Center

MAY 20, 2025

In this blog, Dr. Samuel Jacobowitz, a family medicine physician at Boulder Medical Center, shares simple tips to keep your mind sharp, body strong, and lifestyle balanced as you age. Aging well isnt about major changesits about small, daily habits that support long-term health.

DO

DO Family Medicine Family Families

Episode 215: Vaccine Hesitancy – with Dr. Davis and Dr. Villela

The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Hlatshwayo Davis received her medical degree from Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and a Master’s in Public Health Degree from Case Western Reserve University. She completed her internal medicine residency at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. and health care disparities.

Vaccination

Vaccination Family Medicine DO Internal Medicine

Episode 18 – Clinical Unknown with Drs. Bryan Broderick and Zafia Anklesaria – Dyspnea and Cough

The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

He is a 2nd year resident of the Osler Internal Medicine Residency Training Program at Johns Hopkins Hospital. His career interests include Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine and Medical Education. Dr. Zafia Anklesaria Dr. Anklesaria graduated from the UCSF Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine Clinic Family Medicine DO

A Change of Mind on MOUD: Impact of Messages to Motivate Expanded Access to Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The primary video addressed key barriers and negative perceptions of buprenorphine prescribing; two supplementary videos centered on clinical and societal benefits (external motivation) or personal and professional rewards (internal motivation). Continuing education (CME) credit and up to $75 reimbursement were provided. 24, 2024.

Primary Care

Primary Care Education Patient-Centered Chronic Disease

Addressing diabetes management in the context of social needs: a qualitative study of primary care providers [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

family medicine, general internal medicine, endocrinology) affiliated with an academic medical center serving a diverse population in a mid-western metropolitan area. Setting: Ambulatory clinics (e.g.,

Primary Care

Primary Care Diabetes Management Provider

Barriers to and Facilitators of Participant Engagement in a Multi-level Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes and Food Insecurity [Clinical trial]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

family medicine, general internal medicine, endocrinology) at an urban academic medical center in the Midwest. Interviews were transcribed and a deductive-dominant approach to thematic analysis was employed in line with a priori process evaluation constructs. Setting: Ambulatory clinics (e.g.,

Diabetes

Diabetes Clinic Transportation Internal Medicine

Physicians Perspectives on Race and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Risk Calculator [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population studied: Actively practicing North Carolina internal medicine and family medicine physicians. Responses were analyzed using both deductive and inductive approaches to identify primary topics. Setting: Video interviews, audio recorded and transcribed. Results: Five men and five women participated in the study.

Primary Care Physician

Primary Care Physician Internal Medicine Family Medicine DO

Physicians Perspectives on the Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Risk Calculator. [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population studied: Actively practicing North Carolina internal medicine and family medicine physicians. Responses were analyzed using both deductive and inductive approaches to identify primary topics. Setting: Video interviews, audio recorded and transcribed. Results: Five men and five women participated in the study.

Primary Care Physician

Primary Care Physician Internal Medicine Family Medicine DO

Towards a Fundamental Unit of Continuity of Care [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Clinician types included family medicine (FM), internal medicine (IM), pediatric medicine (PED), general practice (GP), obstetrics/gynecology (OB), nurse practitioner (NP), and physician assistant (PA). Patients were attributed to the PCPs with whom they had the most visits in 2018.

PCP

PCP PCP Finance Nurse Practitioner

Drinking the Disease: Arsenic Exposure in Well Water from the Perspective of Patients and Providers [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: Midwestern clinicians within the specialties of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics (671 clinicians); and all Midwestern adult patients aged over 18 years (257 000 patients). Dataset: Questionnaires for clinicians and patients via emailed surveys.

Patients

Patients Routine Screenings Provider Internal Medicine

2025 Doctor Job Outlook: Why Go Locum Tenens?

Barton Associates

MAY 29, 2025

Here’s the job outlook for a doctor by specialty between 2023 and 2033 as reported by the BLS: Anesthesiologists : 4% projected growth Cardiologists : 5% projected growth Dermatologists : 7% projected growth Emergency Medicine Physicians: 3% projected growth Family Medicine Physicians : 5% projected growth General Internal Medicine Physicians: 3% (..)

Private Practice

Private Practice Healthcare Internal Medicine Family Medicine

Body Fat Percentage Better Predictor of 15-Year Mortality Than BMI

Physician's Weekly

JULY 1, 2025

TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For young adults, body fat percentage is a better predictor of 15-year mortality risk than body mass index (BMI), according to a study published online June 24 in the Annals of Family Medicine. Mainous III, Ph.D., adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Family Medicine

Family Medicine DO Family Families

Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

JUNE 12, 2025

McDonald shared more about a pilot model announced last year that would create a pathway for exceptionally qualified international medical graduates (IMGs) successfully completing ACGME-accredited subspecialty fellowship to become Board eligible in Internal Medicine and subspecialties.

Board-Certified

Board-Certified Internal Medicine Government Community

Stay Healthy at Altitude: Preventing Altitude Sickness in Boulder County and Beyond

Boulder Medical Center

JULY 1, 2025

Learn how to prevent altitude sickness while visiting Boulder County. Tips for safe travel at elevation from Boulder Medical Center, your local health partner. The post Stay Healthy at Altitude: Preventing Altitude Sickness in Boulder County and Beyond appeared first on Boulder Medical Center.

Medical

Medical Internal Medicine DO Family Medicine

Medicare Annual Wellness Visit: What Is It?

Boulder Medical Center

JUNE 27, 2025

A Medicare Annual Wellness Visit is a once-per-year appointment covered by Medicare Part B. Unlike a routine physical or sick visit, the AWV focuses on health risk assessment, screening, and prevention—not diagnosing or treating new or existing conditions. The post Medicare Annual Wellness Visit: What Is It?

Wellness Visit

Wellness Visit IT Appointment Physicals

Welcome to Medicare Preventive Visit: What Is It?

Boulder Medical Center

JUNE 18, 2025

The “Welcome to Medicare” preventive visit is covered by Medicare Part B if completed within the first 12 months of coverage. The "Welcome to Medicare" visit is not a physical exam. The post Welcome to Medicare Preventive Visit: What Is It? appeared first on Boulder Medical Center.

IT

IT Physicals Medical Internal Medicine

Overall medication adherence as an indicator for health outcomes among elderly patients with hypertension and diabetes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We retrieved information on all ER visits and hospitalizations in internal medicine and surgical wards from 2017 to 2019 and mortality in 2019. In 2017, 61,668 (36.0%) patients visited the ER, 44,910 (26.2%) were hospitalized in internal medicine wards, and 13,305 (7.8%) were hospitalized in surgical wards.

Hypertension

Hypertension Diabetes ER Medical

Conflicts, Corruption, Medicine, and Me Part III

Evergreen Family Medicine

MARCH 29, 2024

The American Journal of Medicine is the official journal of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine, a prestigious group of internal medicine department chairs at the top 125 medical schools across the U.S. When I was in medical school in the 1970’s, it was the source most frequently quoted by faculty at OHSU.

Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine Medical IT

VaxInfo: Measles/MMR and Covid-19 Vaccines, RSV Protection

Boulder Medical Center

MARCH 12, 2025

Thank you for visiting our VaxInfo page, where you can find updates about the Measles and MMR Vaccine, the COVID-19… The post VaxInfo: Measles/MMR and Covid-19 Vaccines, RSV Protection appeared first on Boulder Medical Center.

Vaccination

Vaccination Medical Internal Medicine DO

Ken Kreidl, MD: Protect Your Eyes During Sports

Boulder Medical Center

APRIL 7, 2025

Spring sports and outdoor fun bring a rise in eye injuries. Dr. Ken Kreidl shares common risks from snow blindness to flying objects and simple ways to protect your vision and your childrens. The post Ken Kreidl, MD: Protect Your Eyes During Sports appeared first on Boulder Medical Center.

Medical

Medical Internal Medicine DO Family Medicine

Stephen Siegel, MD: Designated UroLift® Center of Excellence

Boulder Medical Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The designation recognizes that Dr. Siegel has achieved a high level of training and experience with the UroLift System and demonstrated a commitment to exemplary care for men suffering from symptoms associated with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), also known as enlarged prostate.

Medical

Medical Internal Medicine DO Family Medicine

Five Tips for Staying Healthy While Working Full Time

Boulder Medical Center

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Full-time employed Americans spend an average 8-1/2 hours a day at work. How do we get the job done while staying healthy? Here are tips for a healthier workplace lifestyle. The post Five Tips for Staying Healthy While Working Full Time appeared first on Boulder Medical Center.

Medical

Medical Internal Medicine DO Family Medicine

Preventing Pickleball Injuries

Boulder Medical Center

JANUARY 28, 2024

Jennifer Beck, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, outlines some common causes and types of pickleball injuries and guides when to seek medical assistance. The post Preventing Pickleball Injuries appeared first on Boulder Medical Center.

Board-Certified

Board-Certified Medical Internal Medicine DO

Jenna Peart, MD: Halo and BroadBand Light Treatment (BBL)

Boulder Medical Center

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Jenna Peart, MD, dermatologist discusses Halo Skin Resurfacing and Broadband Light (BBL) therapy, including applications for various skin concerns, potential side effects, and the expert care available at Boulder Medical Center. The post Jenna Peart, MD: Halo and BroadBand Light Treatment (BBL) appeared first on Boulder Medical Center.

Medical

Medical Internal Medicine DO Family Medicine

Longmont Doctors Offer Expanded Services

Boulder Medical Center

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Boulder Medical Center - Longmont is expanding healthcare services The post Longmont Doctors Offer Expanded Services appeared first on Boulder Medical Center.

Healthcare

Healthcare Medical Internal Medicine DO

Four Types of Colon Cancer Screenings

Boulder Medical Center

MARCH 3, 2024

Board-certified gastroenterologist Christie Blanton, MD, explains colon cancer screenings, from non-invasive stool tests to colonoscopies. The post Four Types of Colon Cancer Screenings appeared first on Boulder Medical Center.

Screening

Screening Board-Certified Medical Internal Medicine

Dr. Logan Gladney: Heart Health Risk Assessment

Boulder Medical Center

JUNE 12, 2024

What is your risk of having a major cardiovascular event such as a heart attack or stroke? Internist Logan Gladney, MD, shares tools that are used to assess heart disease. The post Dr. Logan Gladney: Heart Health Risk Assessment appeared first on Boulder Medical Center.

Medical

Medical Internal Medicine DO Family Medicine

Comparison is the Thief of Joy

Aspiring Minority Doctor

JUNE 18, 2023

Additionally, this past week alone, a large number of former medical students who rotated with me during my intern year graduated from the shorter duration residencies in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, etc and are now getting to do what they set out to do.

Medical Student

Medical Student Medical IT Internal Medicine

What Is the Difference Between Family and Internal Medicine?

Hitchcock Family Medicine

MAY 31, 2022

Which Is Better: Internal Medicine or Family Medicine? Family medicine practitioners and internal medicine practitioners—referred to as internists—both practice as physicians. This is why you must do a little research before you make a decisive stance on which doctor you choose.

Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine Family Families Family Doctor

How to Prepare for Your Preventive Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

Dr. James Martínez, family medicine physician at Community Health Partners, explains: “Preventive care represents one of the most powerful tools we have in medicine. The Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to cover a wide range of preventive services without patient cost-sharing.

Preventive Care

Preventive Care Preventative Care Appointment Screening

AAA screening rates in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine at UNMC [Clinical research (other)]

Training a diverse physician workforce: a survey of alumni of a medical education program focused on underserved populations [Education and training]

Trending Sources

Practice and Community-Level Variations in Primary Care Panel Size [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Differences in primary care utilization by primary care availability in the first year of Virginia Medicaid Expansion [Health care disparities]

Optimizing Medical Legal Partnerships for sustainable public funding through the tele-legal model [Mixed methods research]

Reliability and Validity of a Comprehensiveness of Care Measure in Primary Care, A Case Study of the PRIME Registry [Research methodology and instrument development]

Effect of brief dermoscopy training on primary care providers' diagnostic accuracy on a test and in practice [Education and training]

Economic analysis of virtual Medical Legal Partnership model [Economic or policy analysis]

3 Conditions Internal Medicine Can Treat

Nutrition and dietary guidelines: stirring the (policy) pot

Implementation and Uptake of the Virginia Mental Health Access Program [Child and adolescent health]

Antitrust 101: How to Build Medical Monopolies by Discrediting U.S. Physicians

>Pathways to Primary Care - Charting trajectories from medical school graduation through specialty training [Education and training]

Pilot testing of PREPARE for Autistic Adults: An autism training for residents designed with autistic adults [Education and training]

Samuel Jacobowitz, MD: Daily Habits for a Sharper Mind and Stronger Body

Episode 215: Vaccine Hesitancy – with Dr. Davis and Dr. Villela

Episode 18 – Clinical Unknown with Drs. Bryan Broderick and Zafia Anklesaria – Dyspnea and Cough

A Change of Mind on MOUD: Impact of Messages to Motivate Expanded Access to Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings [Education and training]

Addressing diabetes management in the context of social needs: a qualitative study of primary care providers [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Barriers to and Facilitators of Participant Engagement in a Multi-level Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes and Food Insecurity [Clinical trial]

Physicians Perspectives on Race and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Risk Calculator [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Physicians Perspectives on the Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Risk Calculator. [Cardiovascular disease]

Towards a Fundamental Unit of Continuity of Care [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Drinking the Disease: Arsenic Exposure in Well Water from the Perspective of Patients and Providers [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

2025 Doctor Job Outlook: Why Go Locum Tenens?

Body Fat Percentage Better Predictor of 15-Year Mortality Than BMI

Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

Stay Healthy at Altitude: Preventing Altitude Sickness in Boulder County and Beyond

Medicare Annual Wellness Visit: What Is It?

Welcome to Medicare Preventive Visit: What Is It?

Overall medication adherence as an indicator for health outcomes among elderly patients with hypertension and diabetes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Conflicts, Corruption, Medicine, and Me Part III

VaxInfo: Measles/MMR and Covid-19 Vaccines, RSV Protection

Ken Kreidl, MD: Protect Your Eyes During Sports

Stephen Siegel, MD: Designated UroLift® Center of Excellence

Five Tips for Staying Healthy While Working Full Time

Preventing Pickleball Injuries

Jenna Peart, MD: Halo and BroadBand Light Treatment (BBL)

Longmont Doctors Offer Expanded Services

Four Types of Colon Cancer Screenings

Dr. Logan Gladney: Heart Health Risk Assessment

Comparison is the Thief of Joy

What Is the Difference Between Family and Internal Medicine?

How to Prepare for Your Preventive Care Visit

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