"Internal Medicine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the internal organ systems of adults.
| Descriptor ID |
D007388
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.429
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Internal Medicine".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Internal Medicine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Internal Medicine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Internal Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Navigating physician-scientist careers: insights from American Board of Internal Medicine Research Pathway graduates. JCI Insight. 2026 08 24; 11(16).
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Implementation of a Self-Measured Blood Pressure Pilot Program in an Academic Internal Medicine Practice. Am J Hypertens. 2026 05 01; 39(5):661-669.
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NRMP couples match outcomes for internal medicine residents. Postgrad Med J. 2026 Apr 23; 102(1207):428-433.
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Evaluating a case-based lecture to educate internal medicine interns about depression and suicide risk assessment. BMC Med Educ. 2025 Oct 31; 25(1):1531.
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Ready for Self-Managed Medication Abortion? Practices, Confidence, Knowledge, and Attitudes of Emergency and Primary Care Physicians. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2026 Mar; 35(3):299-305.
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Establishing Consensus on the Most Important Teaching Skills for Internal Medicine Residents in Clinician Educator Tracks: A Modified Delphi Study. Acad Med. 2025 07 01; 100(7):836-843.
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Internal Medicine Clerkship Directors' Roles and Experiences as Specialty Advisors: Results From a National Survey. Acad Med. 2025 11 01; 100(11):1314-1320.
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Building the Building Blocks: Development of a Mission-Driven Residency Application Scoring Rubric for Holistic Review. Acad Med. 2025 08 01; 100(8):914-918.
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Biased Language in Simulated Handoffs and Clinician Recall and Attitudes. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 12 02; 7(12):e2450172.
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The Organization of Academic General Internal Medicine Practice at the Top Primary Care Schools. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 04; 40(5):985-995.