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Medical specialty. A medical specialty is a branch of medical practice that is focused on a defined group of patients, diseases, skills, or philosophy. Examples include those branches of medicine that deal exclusively with children ( paediatrics ), cancer ( oncology ), laboratory medicine ( pathology ), or primary care ( family medicine ).
Internal medicine. Internal medicine, also known as general internal medicine in Commonwealth nations, is a medical specialty for medical doctors focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of internal diseases in adults. Medical practitioners of internal medicine are referred to as internists, or physicians in Commonwealth nations. [ 1]
The American Board of Physician Specialties ( ABPS ), the official certifying body for the American Association of Physician Specialists (AAPS) is a non-profit umbrella organization for sixteen medical specialty boards that certifies and re-certifies physicians in fourteen medical specialties in the United States and Canada.
Website. www .abim .org. The American Board of Internal Medicine ( ABIM) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit, self-appointed physician -evaluation organization that certifies physicians practicing internal medicine and its subspecialties. The American Board of Internal Medicine is not a membership society, educational institution, or licensing body.
www .abms .org. The American Board of Medical Specialties ( ABMS) is a non-profit organization established in 1933 which represents 24 broad areas of specialty medicine. ABMS is the largest and most widely recognized physician-led specialty certification organization in the United States. [1] The other certification organizations in the United ...
Website. acponline.org. The American College of Physicians ( ACP) is a Philadelphia -based national organization of internal medicine physicians, who specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of adults. [1] With 161,000 members, ACP is the largest medical-specialty organization and second-largest physician group in the United States.
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v. t. e. The American College of Osteopathic Internists ( ACOI) is a medical association in the United States representing osteopathic physicians that specialize in internal medicine. [ 1][ 2] The ACOI is one of two professional organizations representing internal medicine physicians in the United States, the other organization is the American ...