The Pass Machine – Internal Medicine Certification Exam Prep Course

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EXAM-STYLE QUESTIONS: Practice questions are embedded into each lecture to get and keep you in exam-mode.

ONLINE PRACTICE EXAMS: Included with your course package is access to 500 online multiple choice IM board-style questions. Not only do these practice exams help you identify areas for further review, but you also gain competency in taking exams in the computer-administered format.

CME INCLUDED: Earn up to 44 AMA / PRA Category 1 CME hours by attending. Ask if your residency director / employer will cover the costs of this CME activity.

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Internal Medicine Certification Course Agenda
Tuesday, June 15
DERMATOLOGY	Dr. Tsoukas	1.5 Hours
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PART I	Dr. Calvin	3 Hours
TEST TAKING STRATEGIES	Dr. Kapoor	0.5 Hours
Cardiovascular Disease Part II	Dr. Kapoor	2.5 Hours
Cardiovascular Disease Part III	Dr. Nathan	2 Hours
Wednesday, June 16
PSYCHIATRY	Dr. Krasuski	2.5 Hours
OBSTETRICS/GYNECLOGY	Dr. Holmquist	1.5 Hours
ONCOLOGY	Dr. Seiwert	3 Hours
PULMONARY I	Dr. Liu	2 Hours
Thursday, June 17
Pulmonary II	Dr. Liu	2 Hours
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY	Dr. Portugal	1 Hour
RHEUMATOLOGY I	Dr. Niewold	1.5 Hours
RHEUMATOLOGY II	Dr. Niewold	0.5 Hours
ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY	Dr. Peters	1 Hour
GASTROENTEROLOGY I	Dr. Friedenberg	1.5 Hours
Friday, June 18
GASTROENTEROLOGY II	Dr. Friedenberg	2 Hours
ENDOCRINOLOGY	Dr. Layden	3 Hours
INFECTIOUS DISEASE PART I	Dr. Pitrak	2 Hours
INFECTIOUS DISEASE PART II	Dr. Benoit	2 Hours
Saturday, June 19
NEPHROLOGY	Dr. Lieske	2.5 Hours
OPhTHALMOLOGY	Dr. Comer	1 Hour
HEMATOLOGY I	Dr. Blinder	1 Hour
HEMATOLOGY II	Dr. Blinder	1.5 Hours
NEUROLOGY	Dr. Attarian	2 Hours

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Internal Medicine Certification Course Faculty

Medical Editors

Bimal Ashar, MD, MBA, FACP

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins
Director, Advanced Medicine Clerkship, Johns Hopkins
Medical Director, Executive & Preventive Health Program, Johns Hopkins

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine

Education:

M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University
MBA, Johns Hopkins University

Highlights::

Dr. Ashar has been the director of the Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine Board Review Course for the past 10 years. He is an editor of the bestselling Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine Board Review Book. Dr. Ashar is an advisor and mentor for the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Colleges Advisory Program. In addition, Dr. Ashar has authored numerous publications on topics in clinical medicine and medical education.

John Kapoor, MD, PhD, FACP
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Attending Physician, Cardiology, NorthShore Medical Group

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine

Education:

M.D., University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School
Residency, Yale University
Fellowship in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Imaging, Stanford University

Highlights::

Dr. Kapoor has completed a cardiology fellowship at Stanford University and has pursued further subspecialty training in cardiovascular imaging. In addition, he has extensive research experience, having published 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Kapoor knows how to convey his medical insights, having lectured many times to residents, fellows, and board candidates at Yale and Stanford Universities, and currently, at the University of Chicago.

Brian Layden, MD, PhD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Fellow in Endocrinology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine

Education:

M.D., University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Residency, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Fellowship in Endocrinology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Highlights::

Dr. Layden has lectured extensively on the topic of endocrinology and participated in numerous board review courses. He has written nearly 20 peer-reviewed articles. His current research focuses on the study of novel pathways involved in regulating pancreatic beta cell function.

Craig Nielsen, MD, FACP
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Director , Internal Medicine Residency Program, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Vice Chairman of Education, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Vice Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine

Education:

M.D., University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
Residency, Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic

Highlights::

Dr. Nielsen was honored with the Physician of the Year Award and the Teamwork Award from Cleveland Clinic Department of General Internal Medicine. He has also received the Teacher of the Year Award from the Cleveland Clinic Internal Medicine Residency Program. He has been recognized in “Top Docs” by Cleveland Magazine. Dr. Nielsen is a member of the Medical Student Promotion and Review Committee, the Governor’s Advisor Council in Ohio and the Cleveland Clinic Graduate Medical Education Committee, among others.

Lecturers

Hrayr P. Attarian, MD, FACP
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Associate Professor of Neurology and Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center and Stritch School of Medicine
Co-Director, Loyola Center for Sleep Disorders

Board Certifications:

Neurology, Sleep Medicine, Clinical Neurophysiology

Education:

M.D., American University of Beirut School of Medicine
Residency, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse NY

Highlights::

Dr. Attarian is a recognized expert in sleep disorders. He has authored over 40 peer reviewed papers in the area of sleep disturbances. He has written 3 neurology related books and several book chapters. He is an knowledgeable lecturer who has been invited to present over 50 lectures. Dr. Attarian’s presentations have been described as straight forward and practical.

Jean-Luc Benoit, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago
Director, Travel Clinic, University of Chicago
Co-founder and Director, Infectious Disease Fellowship Program, University of Chicago

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease

Education:

M.D., University of Louvain, Belgium
Residency, Metropolitan Hospital Medical Center, New York Medical College
Fellowship, Joint University of Illinois/University of Chicago

Highlights::

Dr. Benoit is an expert in travel medicine and infectious diseases. He teaches extensively about HIV, infectious disease, parasitology, and tropical medicine at the University of Chicago. He also oversees the infection management of patients from all areas of the hospital.

Morey A. Blinder, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Medical Director, Wohl Hematology Laboratory
Medical Staff, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, Hematology

Education:

M.D., St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Residency, University of Illinois School of Medicine, Chicago
Fellowship in Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

Highlights::

Dr. Blinder has over 15 years experience in lecturing at board review courses at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He also has extensive experience teaching fellows and residents, as well as lecturing for numerous regional and national meetings and Grand Rounds. Dr. Blinder has been listed yearly in Best Doctors in America and in Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors since 2001. He also serves on the Missouri Genetic Disease Advisory Committee.

James Calvin, MD, FRCP(C), FACC, FACP Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

James B. Herrick Professor of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center
Director, Section of Cardiovascular Disease, Rush University Medical Center
Medical Director, Rush Heart Institute, Rush University Medical Center

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine

Education:

M.D., Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Residency, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Fellowship, in Cardiology Research, Cardiovascular Research Institute University of California, San Francisco, CA

Highlights::

Dr. Calvin has taught board review courses for Rush University Medical Center, as well as the American College of Physicians and the American College of Chest Physicians. He has also been invited to lecture locally, nationally, and internationally for more than 20 years. Dr. Calvin has been listed in Who’s Who in America annually since 2001. He has also been cited in Best Doctors in Chicago since 1999.

Grant Comer, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Assistant Professor Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Director, Ocular Oncology Service, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center

Board Certifications:

Ophthalmology

Education:

M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Residency in Ophthalmology, Indiana University School of Medicine
Fellowship in Vitreoretinal, Uveitis, and Ocular Oncology, University of Michigan School of Medicine
M.S., University of Michigan, Rackham Graduate School

Highlights::

Dr. Comer has received the Resident Teaching Award at University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center. He has given numerous lectures to medical students, residents, fellows, and scientific meetings. He has published several articles as well as two book chapters on the topic of ophthalmology.

Frank Friedenberg, MD, MSEpi
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Professor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Director of GI Pathophysiology Course, Temple University School of Medicine

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology

Education:

M.D., Temple University School of Medicine
Residency, Temple University Hospital
Fellowship in Gastroenterology, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Research Fellow in Gastroenterology, Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

Highlights::

Dr. Friedenberg is an experienced director of a board review course for GI fellows at Temple University School of Medicine. He has been named Gastroenterology Fellowship Teacher of the Year. He has also been recognized by Best Doctors in America® and Who’s Who in America.

Jack Krasuski, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Illinois
Executive Director, American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies

Board Certifications:

Psychiatry

Education:

M.D., University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine
Residency, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Illinois Medical Center and Clinics at Chicago
Fellowship, Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA

Highlights::

Dr. Krasuski spent three years as a Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute on Aging, NIH, where he did research in the neuroimaging of dementing disorders. Currently, he spends most of his time lecturing to thousands of physicians yearly on psychiatric topics. He is known for his ability to clearly explain complex and little understood topics.

John C. Lieske, MD, PhD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Medical Director Renal Function Laboratory, Mayo Clinic

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine/Nephrology

Education:

M.D., University of Chicago
Residency in Internal Medicine, Emory University
Fellowship in Clinical and Research Nephrology, University of Chicago

Highlights::

Dr. Lieske gives frequent CME lectures on kidney function and kidney stone disease. He has authored more than 60 articles and several book chapters in the field of Nephrology. Dr. Lieske is a fellow in the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Nephrology.

Vincent Liu, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Stanford University
Associate, Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Stanford University
Intensivist, Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA, and Washington Hospital, Fremont, CA.

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Critical Care

Education:

M.D., New York University School of Medicine
Residency in Internal Medicine, NYU Hospitals – Bellevue
Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University

Highlights::

Dr. Liu was named Chief Fellow of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center. As a Chief Resident at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Liu oversaw residency education. Dr. Liu is an Attending for the Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine Journal Club at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Sandeep Nathan, MD, MSC, FACC, FSCAI
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Interventional Cardiology Staff, University of Chicago Medical Center
Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program, University of Chicago Medical Center

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Interventional Cardiology

Education:

M.D., Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease, Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Highlights::

Dr. Nathan serves as an ad-hoc reviewer for the American Journal of Cardiology and American Heart Journal. He has over 40 published/presented abstracts, many peer-reviewed publications, and has also co-authored medical textbook chapters. He currently serves as a principal investigator or co-investigator on several clinical trials evaluating: new antiplatelet therapies in patients with acute coronary syndromes; novel stents for the treatment of coronary artery disease; and clinical outcomes in patients who have had percutaneous coronary interventions (angioplasty/stent) and heart attacks.

Timothy Niewold, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine and Rheumatology

Education:

M.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Fellowship in Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, N.Y.

Highlights::

Dr. Niewold is an academic physician-scientist who gives invited lectures to fellow physicians. In addition, he is involved with the teaching and lecturing curriculum at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, including a lecture series for preparation of the rheumatology board exam. He was recently a Distinguished Lecturer for an NCME Grand Rounds series on Rheumatoid Arthritis, and gave 15 Grand Rounds lectures (Category 1 CME) to Internal Medicine programs around the country.

Anju Peters, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Associate Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Attending Physician, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine, Allergy and Immunology

Education:

M.D., University of Michigan Medical School
Residency, Northwestern University Medical School
Fellowship in Allergy and Immunology, Northwestern University Medical School

Highlights::

Dr. Peters regularly lectures to fellows and residents in preparation for board exams. She has received multiple Teaching Awards at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is an invited researcher for American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. She has authored many articles and book chapters on the topics of drug allergies and allergic diseases.

David Pitrak, MD, FACS
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago
Chief, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases

Education:

M.D., University of Illinois College of Medicine-Chicago
Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
Fellowship in Infectious Diseases, University of Illinois at Chicago

Highlights::

Dr. Pitrak gives board review lectures on infectious diseases to residents of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, as well as for the Respiratory and Critical Care Board exam sponsored by the American College of Chest Physicians. He was also named the Department of Medicine, Outstanding Educator by the Internal Medicine Residency Program at University of Chicago. He has been recognized by Best Doctors in America®.

Louis Portugal, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Associate Professor, University of Chicago Medical Center

Board Certifications:

Otolaryngology

Education:

M.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City
Residency in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine At Chicago
Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Highlights::

American Physician Institute is pleased to have Dr. Portugal as returning lecturer. He is a highly sought-after educator in the field of otolaryngology, having participated in more than 100 invited lectures. Dr. Portugal also chairs of two committees and a member of three others at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Tanguy Y. Seiwert, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Attending Physician, Head and Neck Cancer Program, University of Chicago

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology

Education:

M.D., Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany with a final year stipend for training as a visiting student at Baylor College, University of California San Francisco, Duke University, and Harvard University
Residency, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago

Highlights::

Dr. Seiwert has authored several published articles and book chapters. He has also given numerous lectures locally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Seiwert has been honored with many awards for his work pertaining to head and neck cancer>

Maria Tsoukas, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center
Attending Physician, Dermatology, University of Chicago

Board Certifications:

Dermatology

Education:

M.D., University of Athens Medical School
Residency in Dermatology, Roger Williams Medical Center-Boston University
Ph.D., University of Athens Medical School, Athens Greece
Fellowship in Cosmetic and Surgical Dermatology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School

Highlights::

Dr. Maria Tsoukas specializes in general dermatology, skin cancer therapy, cosmetic dermatologic surgery and cutaneous laser surgery. She directs several research studies investigating the expansion of skin photodynamic therapy in the treatment of precancerous lesions and inflammatory acne. Dr. Tsoukas is an experienced lecturer and is a member of several Patient’s Guide websites providing physician-reviewed information.

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Internal Medicine Certification Course
CME Accreditation

CME Accreditation

Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Clearview CME Institute and The American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies LLC. Clearview CME Institute is accredited by the ACCME to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation: Clearview CME Institute designates this educational activity for a maximum of 44 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials.

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