PHILADELPHIA, April 6, 2021 – The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP) has issued with recommendations for the appropriate use of antibiotics for four common bacterial infections, as overuse, resistance, and long and unnecessary use remain major health care issues.
Statement attributable to:
Jacqueline W. Fincher, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp
Washington, D.C. April 1, 2021 – The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP) is glad to see the many ways that the American Jobs Plan would help to protect the health of those in our country. The infrastructure plan that the Biden administration proposed yesterday contains provisions that would help improve both health and health care.
Panel discusses treatment and education of patients about the available COVID-19 vaccines.
PHILADELPHIA, March 26, 2021 – The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP) and Annals of Internal Medicine hosted a virtual COVID-19 vaccine forum where expert panelists discussed practical clinical considerations related to the COVID-19 vaccine including the impact of COVID-19 variants on vaccine efficacy, comparative effectiveness of the different vaccines, and post-vaccine behavior recommendations.
Statement attributable to:
Jacqueline W. Fincher, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp
Philadelphia, March 19, 2021 -- The 2021 Main Residency Match revealed that internal medicine remains the largest training specialty, offering one-quarter (25.6 percent) of all PGY-1 positions in the Match. Internal medicine programs offered a record high 9,024 categorical positions and 441 primary care positions. Of the categorical positions, 8,632 (95.7 percent) were filled, 5,005 (58 percent) by U.S. medical school seniors. Of the primary care internal medicine positions, 437 (99.1 percent) were filled, 292 (67 percent) by U.S. medical school seniors.
