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INTERNAL MEDICINE PRACTICE

``An Internist is a specialist trained in the diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of diseases in adults involving all organ systems, and is proficient in the medical management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes. An Internist cares for hospitalized and ambulatory patients, and may play a role in teaching and/or research.``

``Internists provide diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of presentations and conditions, involving all organ systems, in hospitalized as well as ambulatory adult patients. They also provide medical management for patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes. Internists provide care for patients who are critically ill, who have acute presentations of illness, and/or who have chronic medical conditions, including acute exacerbation or decompensation of chronic conditions. Internists, therefore, manage a broad range of conditions with varying levels of complexity, across all organ systems, often with the presence of multiple conditions in the same patient. Specialists in Internal Medicine practise in a wide variety of clinical settings, ranging from outpatient clinics to inpatient wards, critical care/coronary care units and emergency departments, and in urban, rural, and remote settings. Internists act as a resource to others; they consult with family physicians, emergency physician,surgeons, and other specialists in order to assist in diagnosis or treatment. Internal Medicine serves as the training foundation for physicians preparing to practise either as generalists in Internal Medicine, or in any one of 17 medical subspecialty areas.``