Celebrate National Internal Medicine Day on October 28
Join ACP in sharing your internal medicine pride by posting about National Internal Medicine Day and joining a Twitter chat at 8 p.m. ET on Oct. 28.
ACP has officially established National Internal Medicine Day on the National Day Calendar, to be celebrated on Oct. 28 each year. This day will recognize internal medicine specialists and subspecialists who are united by a commitment to excellence and who make a difference in the lives of their patients every day.
Join ACP in sharing your internal medicine pride by:
- Flooding the internet with internal medicine pride—recognize a colleague, thank a mentor, or tell your story.
- Using the official hashtags—#NationalInternalMedicineDay and #IMproud—in social media posts.
- Joining the #NIMdayChat Twitter chat on Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. ET, co-hosted by ACP's Council of Early Career Physicians, Council of Resident/Fellow Members, and Council of Student Members.
- Visiting www.acponline.org/NIMDay for more ways to celebrate, including downloadable materials and social media content that you can customize.
- Following ACP on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and liking and sharing our posts.
- Submitting an entry to ACP's I.M. Proud contest for a chance to win prizes and be featured on ACP's website.
In honor of National Internal Medicine Day, Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, ACP's Vice President of Membership and Global Engagement, has dedicated his latest KevinMD column to how internal medicine got its name.