Internal Medicine
Comprehensive Review and Update 2027
- Continuing Education
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This comprehensive review, delivered by the leading clinical faculty of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, ensures clinicians are current with best practices and the latest guidelines across Internal Medicine. Participants sharpen their diagnostic and treatment skills to improve patient care in both ambulatory and inpatient settings.
- Live Online
This program uses state-of-the-art streaming technology to present sessions online in real time. Participants can attend from any location, and can interact with faculty via live chat.
Additionally, all sessions will be recorded and made available to participants for online viewing for 6 months after the end of the course.
All live streaming and recorded sessions and workshops are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and other relevant credits, up to the approved maximum. (Note: Evaluations must be completed within 60 days of the conclusion of the course to receive CME credit.)
$1,395 Save with early registration
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Fee increases to $1,495 after
Continuing Education
Earn up to:
» 65.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
» 65.75 ABIM MOC points
» 65.75 European CME credits (ECMEC®)
» Commensurate credits through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
» AAFP: Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.
6 Days
This intensive program, which is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses, updates busy clinicians on evidence-based best practices in internal medicine.
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Overview
Comprehensive Updates, Strategies, and Practice Recommendations for State-of-the-Art Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine Comprehensive Review and Update 2027 is a live online course, using live streaming, electronic Q&A, and other remote learning technologies optimized for interaction with faculty.
This 67th annual review and update from the leading clinical faculty of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital provides comprehensive, high-yield instruction to ensure clinicians are current with the latest evidence and best practices to optimize patient care.
This program covers the breadth of Internal Medicine, including:
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Hematology and Oncology, including CAR T-cell therapies
- Immunotherapies and Biologics
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
- Gastroenterology
- Endocrinology
- Rheumatology
- Obesity Medicine
- Nephrology
- Women’s Health
- Hospital Medicine
- Allergy and Immunology
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
- Addiction Medicine
- Palliative Care
- Geriatrics
- Pain Medicine
Practical, Results-Focused Education for Ambulatory and Inpatient Settings
Enhance your skills and optimize your patient outcomes with updates, best practices, and clinical strategies that improve day-to-day practice in both ambulatory and inpatient settings.
In addition to being live streamed, all sessions will be recorded and placed in the online course library, enabling registrants to view them at their convenience. Recordings will be available for viewing for 6 months after the conclusion of the course. All live streaming and recorded sessions and workshops are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and other relevant credits, up to the approved maximum. (Note: Evaluations must be completed within 60 days of the conclusion of the course to receive CME credit.)
Developed and Offered By:
Continuing Education courses are developed by faculty from Harvard Medical School's teaching hospitals and accredited by Harvard Medical School. This course is offered by Massachusetts General Hospital.
Who Should Participate
- Internists
- Family Physicians
- Medical Specialists
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Pharmacists
... and other medical professionals who want a comprehensive review of Internal Medicine and its subspecialties.
Course Directors
Rocío Hurtado, MD, DTM&H
Director of the Mycobacterial Center of Excellence
Infectious Disease Division
Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Andrew S. Allegretti, MD, MSc
Director of Critical Care Nephrology
Nephrology Division
Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Jose C. Florez, MD, PhD
Physician-in-Chief and Chair, Department of Medicine, Mass General Brigham
Investigator, Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Institute Member, Broad Institute
Jackson Professor of Clinical Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Schedule
This program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses.
All schedule times are Eastern Daylight Time.
Please note that program changes / substitutions may be made without notice.
Monday, June 7, 2027
Introduction
Drs. Rocío Hurtado, Andrew Allegretti, and Jose Florez
7:00-7:15 am
Acute Kidney Injury: A Practical Framework
7:15-8:00 am
Venous Thromboembolic Disease: A Practical Approach
8:00-9:00 am
Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Novel Approaches
9:00-9:45 am
Break
9:45-10:15 am
Clinical Cases in Rheumatology
10:15-10:45 am
Dysnatremias: A Practical Approach
10:45-11:45 am
Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain
11:45 am-12:30 pm
Break
12:30-1:00 pm
Systemic Lupus for the Clinician
1:00-1:45 pm
Update in Management of Chronic Kidney Disease, Including ESRD
1:45-2:45 pm
AI in Medicine: Updates for 2027
2:45-3:30 pm
Inflammatory Arthritis Syndromes: What's New
3:30-4:00 pm
Break
4:00-4:30 pm
Metabolic Health in 2027
Monday Workshop Option A
4:30 - 7:15 pm
Epidemiology and Lifestyle Management of Obesity
4:30-5:15 pm
Pharmacologic Management of Obesity in 2027
5:15-6:00 pm
Exercise for Health: What the Practicing Clinician Needs to Know
6:00-6:45 pm
Q&A
6:45-7:15 pm
New Frontiers in Nephrology
Monday Workshop Option B
4:30 - 7:15 pm
Approach to Hepatorenal Syndrome and AKI in Cirrhosis
4:30-5:15 pm
Vasculitis with Renal Focus in 2027
5:15-6:00 pm
Onconephrology: What's New
6:00-6:45 pm
Q&A
6:45-7:15 pm
Tuesday, June 8, 2027
Q & A with the Professors
7:00-7:30 am
Updated Hypertension Guidelines and the SPRINT Trial
7:30-8:15 am
Sepsis Update in 2027
8:15-9:00 am
Type 2 Diabetes: A Comprehensive Review for the Practicing Clinician
9:00-9:45 am
Break
9:45-10:00 am
Osteoporosis: A Practical Approach for 2027
10:00-10:45 am
New Frontiers in Tobacco Cessation
10:45-11:30 am
Contemporary Management Strategies in Diabetes 2027: Newer Agents and Approaches
11:30 am-12:15 pm
Menopause in 2027: What to Know
12:15-12:45 pm
Break
12:45-1:30 pm
Treating Opioid Use Disorder
1:30-2:15 pm
Allergy and Immunology Update
2:15-3:00 pm
What's New in Sleep Apnea
3:00-3:30 pm
Anemia and Other Hematology Cases: Interactive Session
3:30-4:15 pm
Break
4:15-4:30 pm
Asthma Diagnosis and Management in 2027
4:30-5:15 pm
New Approaches to the Refractory Chronic Cough
5:15-6:00 pm
COPD 2027
6:00-6:45 pm
Update in Gynecologic Oncology for the Internist: Screening for Ovarian Cancer
6:45-7:30 pm
Wednesday, June 9, 2027
Q & A with the Professors
7:00-7:30 am
HIV/AIDS Update in 2027
7:30-8:15 am
COVID-19 in 2027: Lessons Learned and Key Management Strategies
8:15-9:00 am
Urinary Tract Infections: A Contemporary Approach to Diagnosis and Management
9:00-9:45 am
C. diff Update: Latest Concepts
9:45-10:30 am
Break
10:30-10:45 am
Clinical Cases in ID for the Practicing Clinican
10:45-11:15 am
Hospital Medicine Update and Cases
11:15 am-12:00 pm
Pneumonia: A Practical Approach in 2027
12:00-12:45 pm
Break
12:45-1:00 pm
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Clinicopathologic Conference
1:00-2:00 pm
Break
2:00-2:15 pm
Skin/Soft Tissue Infections for the Clinician
2:15-3:00 pm
What's New in Immunizations for the Practicing Clinician
3:00-3:45 pm
Break
3:45-4:00 pm
Nutrition for Cardiovascular Health in 2027
4:00-4:45 pm
Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
4:45-5:30 pm
Antibiotics: What You Need to Know in 2027
5:30-6:15 pm
Update in Sexually Transmitted Infections
6:15-7:15 pm
Thursday, June 10, 2027
Q & A with the Professors
7:00-7:30 am
Breast Cancer Screening and Prevention in 2027
7:30-8:15 am
Breast Cancer Management: What's New in the Field
8:15-9:00 am
Coagulation I
9:00-9:45 am
Break
9:45-10:00 am
Coagulation II
10:00-10:45 am
What You Need to Know About Immunotherapies in Oncology
10:45-11:30 am
Obesity Care in 2027
11:30 am-12:30 pm
Break
12:30-1:15 pm
Colon Cancer Screening Update in 2027
1:15-2:00 pm
Contemporary Management in Cirrhosis
2:00-2:30 pm
New Frontiers in Viral Hepatitis
2:30-3:15 pm
Update in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
3:15-4:00 pm
Update in GI Malignancies in 2027
4:00-4:45 pm
Break
4:45-5:00 pm
New Frontiers in Hem/Onc 2027
Thursday Workshop Option A
5:00 - 7:45 pm
New Frontiers in Rapid Cancer Screening in 2027
5:00-5:45 pm
Car-T Cell Therapy for the Clinician: Nuts and Bolts
5:45-6:30 pm
Clinical Cases in Oncology
6:30-7:15 pm
Q&A
7:15-7:45 pm
Key Advances in Cardiology in 2027
Thursday Workshop Option B
5:00 - 7:45 pm
Key Updates in Perioperative Risk Assessment
5:00-5:45 pm
New Frontiers in Cardio-Oncology
5:45-6:30 pm
Cardiac Cases for the Practicing Clinician
6:30-7:15 pm
Q&A
7:15-7:45 pm
Friday, June 11, 2027
Q & A with the Professors
7:00-7:30 am
Best Approaches in the Evaluation of Patients with CAD
7:30-8:15 am
Acute Coronary Syndrome in 2027
8:15-9:00 am
Medicate, Dilate, or Operate? (Management of CAD)
9:00-9:45 am
Break
9:45-10:00 am
Atrial Fibrillation and Ventricular Arrhythmias in 2027
10:00-10:45 am
Thoracic Aorta Disease Update: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management
10:45-11:15 am
TB Update in 2027
11:15 am-12:00 pm
Break
12:00-12:30 pm
Q & A Session with Cardiology Faculty
12:30-1:15 pm
Hyperlipidemia: Latest Concepts
1:15-2:00 pm
Management of the Patient with Heart Failure
2:00-2:45 pm
Lifestyle and Cancer
2:45-3:30 pm
Clinical Reasoning for the Modern Clinician
3:30-4:00 pm
Break
4:00-4:15 pm
Lung Cancer: Management in 2027
4:15-5:00 pm
Update in Prostate Cancer
5:00-5:30 pm
Peripheral Arterial Disease: What You Need to Know
5:30-6:00 pm
Palliative Care Update
6:00-7:00 pm
Saturday, June 12, 2027
Headaches and Stroke: Update for the Clinician
7:00-8:00 am
Cases in Geriatrics: Pearls for the Practicing Clinician
8:00-8:45 am
Update on Depression and Anxiety in 2027
8:45-9:45 am
Break
9:45-10:15 am
Innovations in Dementia Care: Screening, Management, and Multidisciplinary Approaches
10:15-11:15 am
Heart Disease in Women in 2027
11:15 am-12:00 pm
Program Highlights
The 2027 program includes:
- 80+ high-impact, incisive educational sessions
- Outcomes-driven strategies to improve diagnosis and management of diseases seen in both ambulatory and inpatient settings
- Case-based sessions and daily Q&A sessions with the faculty
- Workshops spanning advances in Cardiology, Hematology-Oncology, Addiction Medicine, and Metabolic Health
- New topics: AI in Medicine, Noninfectious Fever Syndromes, Hepatorenal Syndromes, and many more
- Specific evidence-based recommendations to incorporate updates into practice for optimized patient care
Expanded treatment options for:
- Cardiovascular disease (including CVD in women and preventive Cardiology)
- Obesity (including novel medical therapies and lifestyle management)
- Diabetes and novel therapeutic strategies
- Women’s health
- COPD, asthma, and obstructive sleep apnea
- Smoking cessation
- GERD, functional bowel disorders, and upper tract diseases
- Vasculitis, SLE, rheumatoid arthritis, and more
- Cirrhosis and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
The state of the art in:
- Coronary artery disease screening
- Acute coronary syndrome management
- AI in medicine
- Anticoagulation strategies
- Management of obesity and metabolic health
- Lifestyle and cancer
- Delirium and dementia and updated management strategies
- Thromboembolic disease and its complications
- Immunotherapies in Hematology-Oncology
- Cancer screening strategies (including novel rapid diagnostics)
- Contemporary management of pneumonia
- HIV medicine, care of the immunosuppressed host, and skin/soft tissue infections
- Management of C. difficile (including new therapies)
- Immunization strategies and updates
- Diagnostic and treatment strategies for viral hepatitis
- Acute kidney injury and care of patients with chronic kidney disease
- Management of urinary tract infections—the newest guidelines
- Osteoporosis management and approach to the patient with menopausal symptoms
- Diagnosis and management of anxiety and depression
The latest guidelines for:
- Breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer screening
- Hyperlipidemia and hypertension
- Diagnosis and management of sepsis
- UTI management
- Rational antibiotic use in the era of rising antimicrobial resistance
A live, interactive New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Clinicopathologic Conference (CPC) session
Metabolic Health in 2027
- Epidemiology and Lifestyle Management of Obesity
- Pharmacologic Management of Obesity in 2027
- Exercise for Health: What the Practicing Clinician Needs to Know
New Frontiers in Nephrology
- Approach to Hepatorenal Syndrome and AKI in Cirrhosis
- Vasculitis with Renal Focus in 2027
- Onconephrology: What's New
New Frontiers in Hematology-Oncology
- New Frontiers in Rapid Cancer Screening in 2027
- Car-T Cell Therapy for the Clinician: Nuts and Bolts
- Clinical Cases in Oncology
Key Advances in Cardiology in 2027
- Key Updates in Perioperative Risk Assessment
- New Frontiers in Cardio-Oncology
- Cardiac Cases for the Practicing Clinician
Past participants report that this course has inspired and changed their practice. CLICK HERE to hear how.
Optimized for Remote Education
- Live streamed sessions
- Q&A with the faculty
- Recordings of all live streamed education made available to participants for online viewing, at your convenience, through December 31, 2027.
- Easy access to these recordings will permit those in different time zones or who have scheduling conflicts to view all sessions that are important to them.
- In addition, participants can review sessions previously watched via live stream to reinforce key learning points.
- All live streaming and recorded sessions and workshops are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and other relevant credits, up to the approved maximum. (Note: Evaluations must be completed within 60 days of the conclusion of the course to receive CME credit.)
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Apply the most up-to-date and evidence-based recommendations for diagnosis and clinical management of the most relevant illnesses seen across Internal Medicine.
- Incorporate new clinical and translational research findings across Internal Medicine and its subspecialties into more effective approaches in medical management across a wide array of clinical settings (ambulatory and inpatient).
- Identify the full the breadth and depth of diagnostic and management strategies used in everyday clinical practice as guided by the medical literature with the aim to improve patient outcomes.
Faculty
Course Leadership
Rocío Hurtado
MD, DTM&H
- Director of the Mycobacterial Center of Excellence
- Infectious Disease Division
- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Andrew S. Allegretti
MD, MSc
- Director of Critical Care Nephrology
- Nephrology Division
- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Jose C. Florez
MD, PhD
- Physician-in-Chief and Chair, Department of Medicine, Mass General Brigham
- Investigator, Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Institute Member, Broad Institute
- Jackson Professor of Clinical Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Katerina Patras
Course Administrator
- Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Course Administrator of Harvard CME Course: Internal Medicine Comprehensive Review and Update 2026
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Course Fees
Registration Details
Registrations for Harvard Medical School CME programs are made via our secure online registration system. At the end of the registration process, a $10 non-refundable processing fee will be added to your registration.
Upon receipt of your paid registration, an email confirmation will be sent to you. Be sure to include an email address that you check frequently. Your email address is used for critical information, including registration confirmation, evaluation, and certificate.
Please review the cancellation policy.
Early Registration Deadline:
| Role | Course Fee | Early Registration Course Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Physician (MD/DO) | $1,495 | $1,395 |
| Nurse (RN/APRN) | $1,395 | $1,295 |
| PA | $1,395 | $1,295 |
| Resident / Fellow | $1,395 | $1,295 |
| Allied Health Professional / Other | $1,395 | $1,295 |
All registrants of Internal Medicine Comprehensive Review and Update will receive an electronic syllabus.
All sessions will be recorded as they are live streamed and placed in the online course video library, so that registrants can review them at their convenience. The video library will be available through December 31, 2027.
Accreditation
The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 65.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 65.75 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points.
Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.
This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 4.75 credits of Risk Management Study. This includes:
- 1.50 credits of Opioid Education and Pain Management Training
- 1.75 credits of End-of-Life Care Education
Please check your individual state licensing board requirements before claiming these credits.
For the purpose of recertification, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and American Nurses Credentialing Center accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education). We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.
The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.
The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found on the Union of European Medical Specialists website.