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Med-Challenger
IM
Comprehensive Review
and Assessment for Internists
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Med-Challenger
IM is the gold standard review and reference resource for
internists preparing for recertification, Maintenance of
Certification, or any other test of competency, knowledge, or
performance.
It combines programmed learning, high-quality
imagery, and powerful pedagogic material for review,
reference, and skills maintenance or enhancement.
Our review method is so effective we even offer a Boards-Pass Guarantee! That's comprehensive
content and study with NO RISK!
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Boards Pass Guarantee |
Search Functionality |
Images |
Q&A |
CME Credits |
| Challenger IM |
Yes |
Yes |
3,400 |
4,800 |
280 AMA Category 1 |
| MedStudy |
No |
No |
none |
1,232 |
120 |
| MKSAP |
No |
No |
none |
1,200 |
150 |
| Exam Master |
No |
No |
none |
3,400 |
40 |
Need We Say More?
Designed to Address Multiple Needs
In medicine, the best tools
are versatile, easy-to-use, and combine the virtues of
evidence-based training with practice-proven learning
techniques. Career internists are faced with an ongoing
battery of tests and challenges to their competency and
credentials - from initial boards through periodic
recertification, MOC, and local and state CME
requirements. Med-Challenger IM brings together in one
curriculum all the content, testing material, and remedial
instruction relevant to mastering these performance standards.
Peer-reviewed by recognized experts and carrying all the CME
hours you will need for years to come, Med-Challenger
IM is simply unmatched as a training and exam preparation
resource.
Your
Clinical Content Comprehensive
Resource
Med-Challenger IM consists of
state-of-the-art clinical information in 38 chapters covering
over 327 essential topics of internal medicine.
The program
integrates cutting-edge clinical text, imagery, and over 4,800 interactive,
case-focused questions and answers with instant remediation
feedback into one easy-to-use reference, review, and
self-assessment experience. All content is continually
reviewed and updated in conjunction with the prestigious
Internal Medicine faculty, University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center. Enhance your mastery of these subjects
through challenging assessment quizzes and also earn over 280 AMA Category 1 CME
credits!
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Topical Pretests
Short on time? Not sure where to begin? Med-Challenger IM includes topical pretests to help narrow
your focus by testing your baseline knowledge. Spend less time focusing on topics you are familiar
with and more time in areas of weakness.
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Your Very Own Image
Bank
Full-color, high-resolution imagery has become a
hallmark of Challenger programs. This Challenger course
contains over 3,400 images for visual reference and
instructional aid. Each topically organized image enlarges
to accommodate detailed examination and observation.
Photographs, illustrations, ECGs, CT scans, x-rays, and Flash
animations all add to the comprehensive nature of any review.
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Powerful Search Engine
Whether you are looking for a specific topic, collection of images, or specific phrase, Challenger's Internet-based search engine allows you to locate references in seconds. Best of all, you can launch right into the clinical section you wish to see. With this searchable, point-of-care reference, not only will you have immediate access to the latest developments in your specialty, you will also save time by identifying the specific information you need when you need it.
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Practice, Review, Assess, and Score!
The Challenger review process is elegantly
designed to promote the highest level of retention possible.
Questions are written by clinical experts to emulate clinical
examination standards and to enhance knowledge of current best
practices. Questions
are largely single answer, formatted to emulate boards
examination practices. Whether you are seeking to acquire
continuing medical education credits, preparing for an
examination, or reaffirming your knowledge, our review and
testing structure will help.
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Study
At Your Own Pace
Keep time requirements under your
control. Save features capture your scores from
wherever you are in the course. Work in one topic in the
morning, then jump to something completely different in the
afternoon. You're not locked into any enforced content order,
remote schedule, or lecture circuit with Challenger products,
so your valuable review time is used at your discretion.
Built-in
Flexibility - Two Points of Access
Don't have time to
drive or fly to that boards review course or CME seminar? Have
it come to you. When you purchase any Challenger program, you
will receive a CD-ROM and instructional help guide. You will
also be automatically set up in our Challenger
Online Learning Portal, so you can access your coursework
material via the Web from any computer with an Internet
connection. Review, study, and take assessments online just as
if you were at home. This convenience is crucial given the
time constraints shouldered by today's clinical
professionals.
Quick
and Easy CME Fulfillment - For FREE
Obtaining your CME
certificates has never been easier. You can request CME
credits, in blocks of 10, any time upon completion of whole or
partial sections of content. Challenger provides multiple
score submission options and simple-to-follow instructions.
Just mail or fax your printed scores, or submit them directly
via your online Challenger account. Your scores and required
evaluation form (provided) are processed immediately and at NO
COST to you. Challenger works closely with our prestigious
institutional sponsors to maintain the most rewarding
educational experience possible. For most of our courses,
Challenger issues CME certificates on behalf of our sponsors
directly from our office, speeding their delivery.
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Free
Technical Support - We're Always There
We'll be with
you every step of the way. Should you need assistance, our
technical support staff is on
standby during normal business hours to assist you for FREE.
Into
The Future - The Changing Face of Medicine
Challenger
prides itself on staying up-to-date in all aspects of
medicine. All courses are routinely peer-reviewed and updated.
Should your program expire, upgrades are provided to
Challenger clients at a fraction of standard retail cost. This
way, as the face of medicine changes, our valued customers can
cost-effectively keep their coursework and reference library
current. Of course, the best value Challenger offers is the Challenger Lifetime Subscription - all
products and upgrades for a one-time enrollment fee.
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See How It Works...
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Free Product
Demonstration
If you are
satisfied, we will give you a FREE Topical Clinical Atlas (a
$295 value) with your purchase of a Comprehensive
Course!
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What They're Saying...
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"I passed the Board
exam and feel that the Challenger program was extremely
helpful."
- David Smith, MD
"A wonderful
review!"
- Kandice Christian, MD
"I enjoy
working in the program."
- Stanley S. Racz,
MD
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Course Highlights...
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Category 1 CME
Credit!
293.5 AMA credit hours available from the
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
CONTENT
38 chapters cover over
327 essential topics in internal medicine
Over 3,400
high-resolution images
Over 4,800 interactive,
boards-style, case focused Questions and Answers
Revision
by
Lisa Scatena, MD
Clinical
Instructor
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center
Continual peer review by the
Internal Medicine faculty, University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center
More
Comprehensive Than MKSAP 13
"Med-Challenger
covers the same topics as MKSAP 13 and more! I used the course
recently to recertify and exceeded my own expectations. And I
still have a current resource to use for maintenance of
certification preparation this coming
year!"
-
Albert Chang, MD
Our Boards-Pass
Guarantee!
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Details...
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Chapter Listing...
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Med-Challenger
IM
Overview: Fundamentals of Internal
Medicine
Allergy and Rheumatology
Cardiovascular
Disorders
Care of Older Adults
Chest Radiology
Common
Complaints
Dermatology
ECG Interpretation
End-of-Life
Care
Endocrinology
Environmental Injuries
Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat
Gastroenterology
Gynecology and
Obstetrics
Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention
Hematology and Oncology
Infectious
Diseases
Law and Ethics
Life-Threatening Signs and
Symptoms
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Nephrology and
Urology
Neurology
Pediatric Chest
Radiology
Pediatrics
Psychiatric and Behavioral
Disorders
Pulmonary Disorders
Resuscitation:
Arrhythmias
Resuscitation: CPR and
Ventilation
Resuscitation: Fluids and
Electrolytes
Resuscitation:
Pediatric
Toxicology
Trauma: Extremity and
Orthopedic
Trauma: Stabilization, Head, and Neck
Trauma:
Trunk
Wound Management
Continuous Professional
Development
Asthma (CPD)
Diabetes Mellitus
(CPD)
Hypertension (CPD)
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Accreditation
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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Challenger Corporation.
The University of Colorado School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Certification Statement:
The
University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this
educational activity for a maximum of 293.5 category 1
credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each
physician should claim only those credits he/she actually
spent in the activity.
This activity and its contents and reviewed and updated by board-certified physician contributors. CME accreditation is maintained for as many as five years from the date of purchase. To learn more call 1-800-676-0822.
Activity
Dates:
Edition Release Date: February 25,
2008
Copyright Statement:
Med-Challenger
IM. Copyright © 1999 by Challenger Corporation. All rights
reserved.
Editor-in-Chief
and Clinical Reviewer:
Lisa Scatena,
MD
Clinical Instructor
Department of Internal
Medicine, Dermatology
University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center
Denver, CO
Contributing Authors:
Mark Deutchman, MD, FAAFP
Professor,
Department of Family Medicine
Director, Advanced
Training Track
Director, Rural Health
Track
University of Colorado Health Sciences
Center
Denver, CO
Libby Edwards,
MD
Chief of Dermatology
Department of Internal
Medicine
Carolinas Medical Center
Clinical
Associate Professor of Dermatology
Bowman Gray School
of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
Dana
Kageyama, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical
Medicine
The University of Arizona College of
Medicine
Tucson, AZ
Richard Kornfeld,
MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Family
Medicine
University of Colorado School of
Medicine
Denver, CO
Paul Lyons,
MD
Assistant Chair
Clinical
Education
Department of Family and Community
Medicine
Temple University School of
Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Inyanga L. Mack,
MD
Assistant Chair
Community
Medicine
Department of Family and Community
Medicine
Temple University School of
Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Rick Mandel,
MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
College of
Medicine
Arizona Health Sciences Center
Tucson,
AZ
Brian Mitchell, MD
Clinical
Assistant V, Medicine
The University of Arizona
College of Medicine
Tucson, AZ
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Kevin Moynahan, MD
Assistant Professor,
Clinical Medicine
The University of Arizona College
of Medicine
Tucson, AZ
David Nowels,
MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Family
Medicine
University of Colorado School of
Medicine
Denver, CO
Wilson Pace,
MD
Associate Professor
Department of Family
Medicine
University of Colorado School of
Medicine
Denver, CO
Stephen R. Permut, MD,
JD
Professor and Chair
Assistant Dean of
Academic Affiliations
Department of Family and
Community Medicine
Temple University School of
Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
William W. Scott,
Jr., MD
Associate Professor of Radiology &
Orthopedic Surgery
Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Deborah Seymour,
PsyD
Assistant Professor
Department of Family
Medicine
University of Colorado School of
Medicine
Denver, CO
Cedric M. Smith, MD,
Professor
Dept. of Pharmacology and
Toxicology
School of Medicine and Biological
Sciences
State University of New York at
Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Lawrence B. Stack, MD,
FACEP
Associate Professor of Emergency
Medicine
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
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Target
Audience:
Med-Challenger is intended for Internists and
other practitioners of Primary Care or clinicians otherwise
involved in the diagnosis and treatment of acute, emergent, or
chronic medical problems.
Educational
Objectives:
The objective of the Med-Challenger
continuing medical education program is to provide an
interactive review of the knowledge base of acute care and
emergency medicine. After completing this course, the
participating clinician will be better equipped to:
- confidently manage the broad spectrum of acute, emergent
and chronic medical problems encountered in the practice of
primary care and emergency medicine
- formulate appropriate differential diagnoses for
patients presenting with acute medical problems of uncertain
etiology
- efficiently initiate therapeutic and diagnostic
procedures for patients presenting with acute medical
disorders
- cope effectively with the uncertainty that is inherent
in the initial treatment of acute and emergent disorders,
effectively stabilizing critical patients while refining the
differential diagnosis
- handle efficiently the spectrum of common disorders
involving all organ systems. In particular, the physician
will be better equipped to resuscitate seriously ill
patients and to diagnose and treat acute cardiovascular
disorders; diseases of the eye, ear, nose, throat, skin and
soft tissues; endocrinologic disorders; traumatic and
environmental injuries; gastrointestinal diseases;
gynecologic and obstetric disorders; hematologic and
oncologic problems; immunologic, allergic and rheumatologic
diseases; infectious diseases; life-threatening signs and
symptoms; musculoskeletal disorders; pulmonary diseases; and
intoxications and poisonings
- demonstrate mastery of the knowledge and cognitive
skills required to achieve objectives 1-5 by scoring at
least 80% on all topics studied for CME
credit
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