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AIMW25 Call for Workshops Now Open

By Kayce Maisel posted 11 days ago
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All AAIM members are invited to submit a workshop and/or poster abstract proposal for the 2025 Academic Internal Medicine Week (AIMW25), taking place from April 6-9, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Submissions close on August 16. AAIM is seeking high quality workshop submissions with tangible participant takeaways. New for 2025, the Curriculum content track will be split into two separate content tracks: Curriculum: Didactic and Curriculum: Point of Care. For full details including submission link, visit the AIMW25 Call for Submissions page . #News #Feature
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Registration Now Open - Foundations of Academic Internal Medicine for Department and Division Administrators

By Kayce Maisel posted 13 days ago
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Now in its second year, the 13-week Foundations of Academic Internal Medicine for Department and Division Administrators course, developed for new department and division administrators (DDAs) by experienced administrators from Alliance member institutions. The course is designed for administrators who are in the first three years of their role or those looking for a refresh! This virtual course will consist of live Zoom sessions, on-demand reading, interactive exercises, and more! For full details including fees, schedule, and registration link, please visit the Foundations course page here . #News #Feature
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AAIM 2024: The Year in Review

By Kayce Maisel posted 18 days ago
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Dear Colleague: Fiscal Year 2024 was another amazing year for the Alliance—thanks to you, we enjoyed a membership renewal that exceeded 100% and hosted the largest-ever Academic Internal Medicine Week 2025 in Columbus! The commitment to collaboration is the largest factor in the Alliance’s success: collaboration within the academic internal medicine community across the broad variety of institutions and programs; collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that regulations and requirements serve the needs of programs, faculty, staff, and the future physician workforce; and collaboration within the larger medicine community, including our peers in ...
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Diversity Now: May 2024

By Kayce Maisel posted 30 days ago
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May 2024 Welcome to Diversity Now, AAIM’s quarterly newsletter dedicated to sharing the latest diversity, equity, and inclusion resources in academic internal medicine and beyond. May Is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month By presidential proclamation, the month of May celebrates the diversity of cultures, breadth of achievement, and remarkable contributions of these communities. In celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, learn more about the innovators who have worked to advance the field of health and medicine in this National Academy of Medicine article . ...
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AAIM Volunteer Spotlight Video: Reeni A. Abraham, MD

By Kayce Maisel posted 06-12-2024
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AAIM Volunteer Spotlight Video: Reeni A. Abraham, MD Associate Vice Chair of Undergraduate Medical Education University of Texas Southwestern Medical School #VolunteerSpotlights
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Fifteen Internal Medicine Tiered Program Signals: 3 Gold and 12 Silver

By Kayce Maisel posted 06-06-2024
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The Alliance made the decision to increase Internal Medicine’s program signals to 15 for the 2024-2025 residency application cycle. AAMC-ERAS will implement the following tired signaling structure for Internal Medicine: 3 Gold and 12 Silver program signals: 15 total. For full details and recommendations, please visit the 2024-25 Tiered Program Signals page . #Feature #News
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Registration Now Open - 2024 APDIM Fall Meeting

By Kayce Maisel posted 06-03-2024
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Registration is now open for the 2024 APDIM Fall Meeting, taking place September 12=14, 2024 in Minneapolis, MN. For full details or to register, please visit the website . If you attended AIMW24, there is an additional discount applied when registering from now through June 30! #Feature #News
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New Curbsiders Teach x AAIM Episode: Pearls from AIMW24

By Kayce Maisel posted 05-09-2024
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Curbsiders Teach Season 4 is sponsored by the Alliance and includes 4 AAIM-specific episodes premiering in May 2024. The first of these, Pearls from AIMW24, was released today. The episode features Carolyn Chan MD MHS, Shelly-Ann Fluker MD FACP, and Jen Olenik MD discuss high points from Columbus. For full details, visit the Curbsiders Teach x AAIM page . #News #Feature
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AAIM Member Spotlight: Claire Zeigler, MD, MPH

By Kayce Maisel posted 04-24-2024
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Claire Zeigler, MD, MPH Associate Program Director Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine How long have you been a member of AAIM? I joined AAIM in 2013. What is your favorite part of your job? As an associate program director and the Director of Global Health, I love sharing my passion for global health with residents and fellows. Global health is “an area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide.” The global in global health refers to the scope of problems and not the physical location, hence global health is often practiced in our ...
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AAIM Joins the Friends of HRSA Coalition in Supporting the Inclusion of at Least $10.5B for HRSA Programs from FY 2025 Discretionary Funds

By Kayce Maisel posted 04-03-2024
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AAIM Joins the Friends of HRSA Coalition in Supporting the Inclusion of at Least $10.5B for HRSA Programs from FY 2025 Discretionary Funds April 2024 - AAIM joins more than 80 organizations as the Friends of HRSA coalition in urging discretionary funds for Heath Resources and Services Administration programs in FY 2025, matching the coalition's amount from FY 2024. AAIM and the coalition believe that strong funding for HRSA is critical to protecting the health of our communities. Read the letter #News #Feature
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New Release: AAIM UME – GME Transition individualized Learning Plan FAQs and Best Practices

By Kayce Maisel posted 03-15-2024
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AAIM is pleased to provide a template Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) to bridge the UME to GME transition for newly matched interns. The AAIM UME – GME Transition ILP is intended to specifically communicate a learner’s academic and professional needs for the transition between medical school to residency. AAIM has now updated the information to include FAQs, best practices, and examples of program use when adapting the ILP. These newly published resources can be found by clicking here . #News #Feature
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AAIM Supports Acceptance of the COMLEX-USA as Equivalent to the USMLE

By Kayce Maisel posted 03-13-2024
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The Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) encourages all Internal Medicine residency programs and Internal Medicine subspecialty fellowship programs, in their holistic review of applicants, to accept that the COMLEX-USA results are equivalent to the USMLE. Read the letter #News #Feature
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Congratulations to the New FY 2025 Alliance Council Leaders

By Sheila T. Costa,, MA, PMP posted 02-28-2024
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The Alliance is pleased to announce the results of the FY 2025 council elections, welcoming more than 20 new councilors, treasurers, and president-elects. New terms will start July 1 and are generally three years. A call for nominations and self-nominations was open to members September 20-October 11. Individual councils selected the final candidates for the ballot after review of all eligible nominations. Elections were open to members January 10-31; members were notified by email and asked to log into www.im.org to access their personalized ballot. All candidates are elected by a majority of the ballots cast. View the election results #News # ...
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Diversity Now: February 2024

By Kayce Maisel posted 02-27-2024
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February 2024 Welcome to Diversity Now, AAIM’s quarterly newsletter dedicated to sharing the latest diversity, equity, and inclusion resources in academic internal medicine and beyond. February is Black History Month Founded by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Black History Month started in February 1926 as Negro History Week and grew into Black History Month by 1976. According to a 2022 AAMC report , 6.7% of active internal medicine physicians identified as Black or African American; of AAIM members who have shared their race or ethnicity, 5.9% indicated that they are Black or African American. In celebration ...
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Building Trust through DEI and Diagnostic Excellence in Internal Medicine Training Grants Call for LOI Now Open

By Sarah Lawler posted 02-05-2024
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AAIM, ABIM, ABIM Foundation, ACP, and the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation are pleased to announce grants to support new or existing programs that promote trust and create a more equitable health system by incorporating DEI into the fabric of internal medicine education and training. A total of $400,000 in funding will support interprofessional projects focused on improving trust and advancing health equity in the health care system. Of this funding, $100,000 is specifically allocated for grants supporting projects designed to enhance diagnostic excellence and address disparities based on patient factors such as economic/education status, gender, sexual orientation, ...
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Change in AAIM Executive Staff, Effective February 2024

By Sheila T. Costa,, MA, PMP posted 01-10-2024
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Dear Colleagues: We write today to share some bittersweet news: after 16 years in the role, AAIM Deputy Chief Executive Officer and EVP Bergitta E. Cotroneo, FACMPE, has announced her resignation, effective February 23, 2024. We congratulate Bergitta on the next step in her career: Chief Operating Officer of the American College of Physicians. The search for a new executive leader will begin in spring 2024. The AAIM Board of Directors will work with the staff to ensure a smooth transition as well as take this opportunity to explore prospects for the ongoing and future success of the organization. As always, if you have questions ...
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Change in AAIM Executive Staff, Effective February 2024

By Sheila T. Costa,, MA, PMP posted 01-10-2024
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Dear Colleagues: We write today to share some bittersweet news: after 16 years in the role, AAIM Deputy Chief Executive Officer and EVP Bergitta E. Cotroneo, FACMPE, has announced her resignation, effective February 23, 2024. We congratulate Bergitta on the next step in her career: Chief Operating Officer of the American College of Physicians. The search for a new executive leader will begin in spring 2024. The AAIM Board of Directors will work with the staff to ensure a smooth transition as well as take this opportunity to explore prospects for the ongoing and future success of the organization. As always, if you have questions ...
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Registration Now Open for Foundations of Academic Internal Medicine for Education Administrators

By Sheila T. Costa,, MA, PMP posted 12-05-2023
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Now in its second year, the 12-week course for new education administrators Foundations of Academic Internal Medicine for Education Administrators has been developed by experienced education administrators from Alliance member institutions and is designed for both UME and GME administrators who are in the first three years of their role or education administrators looking for a refresh! Learn more #News #Feature
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Diversity Now: November 2023

By System posted 11-01-2023
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On October 16, 2019, to reinforce its commitment to promote diversity, equity, mutual respect, and inclusiveness, the AAIM Board of Directors approved a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) statement . Even though the landscape continues to shift around us, the Alliance remains fully committed to the deliverables outlined in that statement with the overall goal to ”promote diversity, equity, mutual respect, and inclusiveness.” Recent work to support that goal includes the establishment of an AAIM DEI Advisory Group , the enactment of a new Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct policy , and the participation in the ACGME/OPDA/CMSS Equity Matters pilot ...
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AAIM Celebrates 2024 Alliance Awards Recipients

By Sarah Lawler posted 10-26-2023
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The Alliance is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of its esteemed award program. Celebrating the local, regional, and national contributions of members and leaders in education, research, administration, and leadership, the Alliance Awards Program highlights influential faculty and staff in departments of internal medicine at medical schools and teaching hospitals. Learn more . #News #Feature
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