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Med-Challenger IMPA is an outstanding review of general internal medicine and is also an excellent
preparation for the career testing requirements of the PA profession. A combination of 3,400
high-resolution images, 4,700 evidence-based Q & A, and focused pedagogical review material
makes this course the standard-setting all-in-one review, reference, and skills-maintenance
program for the busy general internal medicine PA—whether in practice or in training. Med-
Challenger IMPA also includes special new sections on hypertension diagnosis and management as
well as diabetes treatment. Earn over 280 AMA Category 1 CME credits as you study.
What Is It For?
Comprehensive Content
High-Resolution Imagery
Navigation and Environment
Interactive Review and Testing
Topical Pretests
Internet-based Search Engine
Study At Your Own Pace
Anywhere Flexibility
Fast CME Fulfillment
Free Support
Become a Customer for Life
Designed to Address Multiple Needs
In medicine the best tools are the most versatile and easiest to use. If you're one of the thousands of physician assistants seeking exam preparation, CME credit hours, or a quick and modern clinical reference resource, wouldn't you like a single tool to fulfill all of your needs? Look no further. Med-Challenger IMPA can provide the resources and functionality you need in one, cost-effective, easy-to-use, go-anywhere package.
Your Clinical Content Comprehensive Resource
Med-Challenger IMPA consists of state-of-the-art clinical information in 38 chapters covering over 348 essential topics of internal medicine.
The program integrates cutting-edge clinical text, imagery, and over 4,700 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/AAPA Category 1 CME credits!
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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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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.
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Topical Pretests
Short on time? Not sure about where to begin? We've got you covered! Med-Challenger IMPA includes
topical pretests to help narrow your focus to those areas you need to improve. Spend more time
focusing on areas of weakness and less time rifling through the information you already know.
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Poweful Online 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,
standard-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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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.
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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.
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Never Worry About the Time Demands of Education Again
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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What They're Saying...
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"I have realized for a long time that Challenger software was a gold standard for physician education.
In fact, our program at the Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center has employed Challenger courses for years to educate our primary care physicians, physician assistants and advanced practice nurses.
It is very exciting to see the new PA version of Challenger material and I would encourage any PA interested in deepening his or her understanding of state-of-the-art medicine to invest in this course."
TIM KING, PA-C
Executive Director, SOWEGA
Board Member, AAPA
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Course Highlights...
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Category 1 CME Credit!
293.5 AMA/AAPA credits available from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
CONTENT
38 chapters cover over 348 essential topics in internal medicine
Over 3,400 high-resolution images
Over 4,700 interactive, boards-style, case focused Questions and Answers
NEW EDITION!!
Complete 2005 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 IMPA covers all the topics addressed in the Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP) approved by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and much more!
BONUS ATLAS with purchase! Get one FREE Challenger Atlas of your choice with purchase! See Products...
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Chapter Listing...
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Med-Challenger IMPA
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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Accreditation Statement:
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.
Any program that is already approved for Category 1 credit for the AMA PRA may be earned and submitted by PAs.*
*From the AAPA CME Office 3-31-03
Disclosure Policy:
It is the intent of University of Colorado School of Medicine to assure that its educational mission, and continuing medical education activities in particular, should not be influenced by the special interests of individuals associated with its programs. Having an interest in or an affiliation with any corporate organization does not necessarily influence a faculty's presentation, but the relationship must be made known to the program audience in accordance with the Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
Statement of Disclosure:
In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support of the ACCME, which require "the disclosure of the existence of any financial interest or any other relationship between a faculty member or a sponsor and the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) discussed in an educational presentation," each faculty member completed disclosure forms for this project. The disclosure information forms indicated no existence of a relationship with any commercial entity or product discussed in this educational activity.
Activity Dates:
Edition Release Date: February 28, 2008
Copyright Statement:
Med-Challenger IMPA. Copyright © 1999 - 2005 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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