Intensive Review of Internal Medicine

  • Continuing Education
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This program provides a comprehensive review of the state of the art in Internal Medicine. Leading clinical faculty of Harvard Medical School offer accelerated learning for clinicians to ensure they are up to date across all major areas of Internal Medicine. They also provide intensive preparation for physicians preparing to certify or recertify by taking the ABIM board examination.

  • Live Online or In Person

Choose your learning experience:

 

» ATTEND ONLINE for LIVE STREAMING education and online Q&A with faculty.

 

Or

 

» ATTEND IN PERSON in Boston, MA at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel. Faculty provide dedicated time for Q&A with participants.

 

$1,595 Save with early registration

Save $100. The tuition listed above is for physicians; see the course fee table for pricing for other healthcare professionals. To ensure your participation at the lowest possible cost, early registration is strongly recommended. 

 

 

 

 

Fee increases to $1,695 after

Continuing Education

» 110.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

 

» 110.75 ABIM MOC points

 

» 110.75 ECME Credits®

 

» Commensurate credits through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

 

» 21.50 credits Risk Management Study, including: 

  • 0.50 credit of Opioid Education and Pain Management Training
  • 1.00 credit of End-of-Life Care Education
  • 0.50 credit of Medical Marijuana Training

8 Days

This program, which is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical CME courses, provides a comprehensive update of the state of the art in Internal Medicine as well as preparation for physicians who plan to certify or recertify.

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Overview

The 49th annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine will be held July 19–26, 2026. You have the option to attend either online as the course is live streamed or in person in Boston, MA. All sessions will be recorded and made available to all participants to view online, at your convenience, for 60 days following the course.

With an extensive array of lectures, case discussions, and board preparation sessions, this CME program is the most comprehensive review of internal medicine offered by the clinical faculty of Harvard Medical School. It offers accelerated learning for:
 
► Clinicians seeking a practical and comprehensive review that ensures you are up to date across all major fields of internal medicine:

  • New options for diagnosis: what to choose, when, and why
  • Treatment and care management strategies to optimize patient outcomes
  • How to avoid medical mistakes
  • Improved approaches to common and complex clinical challenges
  • Navigating screening controversies
  • Additional details

 Physicians preparing to certify or recertify and seeking a rigorous, proven preparatory course in advance of taking the ABIM board examination:

  • Board review questions
  • Sessions to guide efficient preparation and study
  • Four practice exam sessions
  • Study guides
  • Test-taking strategies and skills development
  • Additional details


OUTCOMES-DRIVEN EDUCATION
This past year has introduced an avalanche of critically important updates and medical advances that need to be understood and deployed for state-of-the-art patient care. Intensive Review of Internal Medicine (IRIM) synthesizes this vast amount of information and presents it with efficiency and effectiveness to ensure that you are current with these updates and the best ways to incorporate them into practice in today’s health care environment.

Sessions and board preparation span all major fields of internal medicine and are led by Harvard Medical School’s most distinguished clinical faculty in the fields of:

  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Oncology
  • Neurology
  • Critical Care
  • Nephrology
  • Hematology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Women's Health
  • Rheumatology
  • Endocrinology
  • Allergy and Immunology
  • Hospital Medicine
  • Dermatology
  • Biostatistics
  • General Internal Medicine

In addition to being presented live in person and streamed live online, 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 60 days after the conclusion of the course. All live streaming and recorded sessions are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and other relevant credits. (Note: Evaluations must be completed within 30 days in order to receive CME credit.)

Developed and Offered By:

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital logo

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 Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Who Should Participate

  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants

...and other medical professionals interested in an intensive and comprehensive update on state-of-the-art Internal Medicine

Schedule

This program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses. 

All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.

Please note that program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.

Day 1

Sunday, July 19, 2026

Welcome and Announcements

Course Directors

8:00-8:15 am

Nephrology

Section Leader: Dr. J. Kevin Tucker 

Acute Kidney Injury

Dr. David Leaf

8:15-8:45 am

Revisiting Electrolytes

Dr. Jeffrey William

8:45-9:15 am

Chronic Kidney Disease

Dr. Gearoid McMahon

9:15-9:45 am

Acid-Base Basics

Dr. Jeffrey William

9:45-10:15 am

Q & A

Nephrology Faculty

10:15-10:20 am

Break

10:20-10:30 am

Proteinuria, Hematuria, and Glomerular Disease

Dr. Gearoid McMahon

10:30-11:00 am

Dialysis and Transplantation

Dr. John Kevin Tucker

11:00-11:30 am

Hot Topic in Nephrology: Imagine Stopping Progression of Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes

Dr. Romela Petrosyan

11:30 am-12:00 pm

Q & A

Nephrology Faculty

12:00-12:05 pm

Break

12:05-12:15 pm

Nephrology Board Review

Dr. Annie Liu

12:15-1:00 pm

Break

1:00-1:15 pm

Midday Session

(Lunch will be provided to in-person registrants)

Challenging Case Discussion: Too Much of a Good ThingA Diagnostic Dilemma in Polyurea

Dr. Anushya Jeyabalan

1:15-2:00 pm

Hematology

Section Leader: Dr. Maureen M. Achebe

Anemia

Dr. Maureen Achebe

2:00-2:45 pm

Hypercoagulable States and New Anticoagulants

Dr. Nathan T. Connell

2:45-3:30 pm

Q & A

Hematology Faculty

3:30-3:35 pm

Break

3:35-3:45 pm

Hematology Cases: Common, Complex, Rare

Dr. Nancy Berliner

3:45-4:30 pm

Bleeding Disorders

Dr. Elisabeth Battinelli

4:30-5:15 pm

Hot Topic in Hematology: FX1 InhibitionRethinking Risk, Redefining Benefit

Dr. Jean Connors

5:15-5:45 pm

Q & A

Hematology Faculty

5:45-5:50 pm

Break

5:50-6:00 pm

Board Review in Hematology

Dr. Brianna Bakow

6:00-6:45 pm

Adjourn Live Program

6:45 pm

Self-Paced Study

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Hematology-Related Supplementary Sessions

Leukocytosis and Neutropenia

Dr. Nancy Berliner

Hematology: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages

Dr. Nancy Berliner

Nephrology-Related Supplementary Sessions

Hypertension Cases

Dr. Romela Petrosyan

Electrolyte & Acid Base Challenging Q&A Part 1

Dr. Bradley Denker

Electrolyte & Acid-Base Challenging Q&A Part 2

Dr. Bradley Denker

Nephrology: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages

Dr. John Kevin Tucker

Day 2

Monday, July 20, 2026

Morning Announcements

Course Directors

8:00-8:15 am

Gastroenterology

Section Leader: Dr. Muthoka L. Mutinga

Chronic Liver Disease and Its Complications

Dr. Anna Rutherford

8:15-9:00 am

Esophageal Disorders

Dr. Walter Chan

9:00-9:45 am

Diarrhea

Dr. Benjamin Smith

9:45-10:30 am

Q & A

Gastroenterology Faculty

10:30-10:35 am

Break

10:35-10:45 am

Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis

Dr. David Jin

10:45-11:30 am

Hot Topic in Gastroenterology: New Treatments for GI Bleeding

Dr. Marvin Ryou

11:30 am-12:00 pm

Q & A

Gastroenterology Faculty

12:00-12:05 pm

Break

12:05-12:15 pm

GI Board Review

Muthoka Mutinga

12:15-1:00 pm

Break

1:00-1:15 pm

Midday Session

(Lunch will be provided to in-person registrants)

Challenging Case Discussion: A Case of Chest Pain, with a Twist

Dr. Sonja R. Solomon

1:15-2:00 pm

Oncology

Section Leader: Dr. Wendy Y. Chen

Hot Topics in Radiation Oncology: Novel Technologies in Precision OncologyStereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

Dr. Tracy Balboni

2:00-2:30 pm

Prostate, Testicular, and Bladder Cancer

Dr. Mark Pomerantz

2:30-3:15 pm

Breast Cancer

Dr. Wendy Chen

3:15-4:00 pm

Q & A

Oncology Faculty

4:00-4:05 pm

Break

4:05-4:15 pm

Lung Cancer

Dr. David Jackman

4:15-4:45 pm

Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Dr. Evan Chen

4:45-5:15 pm

Oncology: Clinical Pearls

Dr. Wendy Chen

5:15-5:45 pm

Q & A

Oncology Faculty

5:45-5:50 pm

Break

5:50-6:00 pm

Board Review in Oncology

Dr. Dan Roberts

6:00-6:45 pm

Adjourn Live Program

6:45 pm

Self-Paced Study

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Oncology-Related Supplementary Sessions

Lymphoma

Dr. Eric Jacobsen

Multiple Myeloma

Dr. Eric Jacobsen

Gastrointestinal Cancers

Dr. Anuj Patel

Oncology: Take Home Messages

Dr. Wendy Chen

Gastroenterology-Related Supplemental Sessions

Peptic Ulcer Disease

Dr. Molly Perencevich

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Dr. Rachel Winter

Hepatitis B and C

Dr. Kathleen Viveiros

Challenging GI Cases

Dr. Joshua Korzenik

GI: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages

Dr. Kunal Jajoo

Day 3

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

AI in Healthcare Workshop 1

Dr. Jacqueline You

7:00-7:45 am

Break

7:45-8:00 am

Morning Announcements

Course Directors

8:00-8:15 am

Cardiovascular Medicine

Section Leader: Dr. Akshay S. Desai

Venous Thromboembolism

Dr. Samuel Goldhaber

8:15-8:55 am

Heart Failure (Including HFpEF)

Dr. Anju Nohria

8:55-9:35 am

Cardiovascular Prevention

Dr. Brendan M. Everett

9:35-10:15 am

Q & A

Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty

10:15-10:20 am

Break

10:20-10:30 am

Cardiomyopathies (Including HCM, Amyloidosis)

Dr. Akshay Desai

10:30-11:00 am

Bradycardias, Syncope, and Sudden Death

Dr. Usha Tedrow

11:00-11:30 am

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Dr. Anne Marie Valente

11:30 am-12:00 pm

Q & A

Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty

12:00-12:05 pm

Break

12:05-12:15 pm

Board Review in Cardiology

Dr. Garrick Stewart

12:15-1:00 pm

Break

1:00-1:15 pm

Midday Session

(Lunch will be provided to in-person registrants)

Challenging Case Discussion: Challenging Patients in Infectious Disease: A Diagnostic Toolkit for Internal Medicine

Dr. Nesli Basgoz

1:15-2:00 pm

Cardiovascular Medicine (continued)


Peripheral Artery Disease (Including Carotid and Aortic Disease)

Dr. Gregory Piazza

2:00-2:40 pm

Valvular Heart Disease

Dr. Yee-Ping Sun

2:40-3:20 pm

Acute Coronary Syndromes

Dr. Marc Sabatine

3:20-4:00 pm

Q & A

Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty

4:00-4:05 pm

Break

4:05-4:15 pm

Atrial Fibrillation and Common Supraventricular Tachycardias

Dr. Sunil Kapur

4:15-4:45 pm

Hot Topic in Cardiology: Evolving Strategies for Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Amyloidosis

Dr. Sarah Cuddy

4:45-5:15 pm

Q & A

Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty

5:15-5:30 pm

Adjourn Live Program

5:30 pm

Self-Paced Study

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Cardiovascular Medicine-Related Supplemental Sessions

Evaluation and Management of Pericardial Disease

Dr. Leonard Lilly

Horizons in Cardiovascular Prevention

Dr. Paul Ridker

Must-Not-Miss ECG Diagnoses

Dr. Dale S. Adler

Cardiology: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages

Dr. Akshay Desai

Day 4

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

AI in Healthcare Workshop 2

7:00-7:45 am

Break

7:45-8:00 am

Morning Announcements

Course Directors

8:00-8:15 am

Infectious Diseases

Section Leader: Dr. Michael Klompas

Diagnosis and Management of Endocarditis and Bacteremia

Dr. Ann Woolley

8:15-8:55 am

Infection in the Immunocompromised Host

Dr. Sarah Hammond

8:55-9:40 am

Adult Immunization

Dr. Mary Montgomery

9:40-10:25 am

Q & A

Infectious Diseases Faculty

10:25-10:30 am

Break

10:30-10:40 am

Pneumonia and Other Respiratory Tract Infections

Dr. Michael Klompas

10:40-11:20 am

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Dr. Todd Ellerin

11:20 am-12:00 pm

The Next Pandemic: Are We Prepared?

Dr. Michael Klompas

12:00-12:30 pm

Q & A

Infectious Diseases Faculty

12:30-12:35 pm

Break

12:35-12:45 pm

Infectious Diseases Board Review

Dr. Todd Ellerin

12:45-1:15 pm

Break

1:15-1:30 pm

Midday Session

(Lunch will be provided to in-person registrants)

Challenging Case Discussion

Dr. Elena Massarotti

1:30-2:15 pm

Women's Health

Section Leaders: Dr. Eve Rittenberg and Dr. Kathryn M. Rexrode

Contraception: An Update

Dr. Kari Braaten

2:15-2:45 pm

Medical Complications of Pregnancy

Dr. Ellen Seely

2:45-3:15 pm

Evaluation of the Patient with Menstrual Irregularities

Dr. Maria Yialamas

3:15-3:55 pm

Q & A

Women's Health Faculty

3:55-4:00 pm

Break

4:00-4:10 pm

Menopause

Dr. Tara Iyer

4:10-4:50 pm

Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease

Dr. Sharon Chou

4:50-5:30 pm

Medication Abortion and the Internist

Dr. Alexandra Bachorik

5:30-6:00 pm

Q & A

Women's Health Faculty

6:00-6:05 pm

Break

6:05-6:15 pm

Women’s Health Board Review

Dr. Kathryn Rexrode

6:15-7:00 pm

Adjourn Live Program

7:00 pm

Self-Paced Study

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Women's Health-Related Supplemental Sessions

Screening for and Preventing HPV and Cervical CA

Dr. Annekathryn Goodman

Interpersonal Violence and Trauma Informed Care

Dr. Eve Rittenberg and Jackie Savage-Borne, LISCW

Women's Health: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages

Dr. Eve Rittenberg

Infectious Diseases-Related Supplemental Sessions

Challenging Infectious Disease Cases

Dr. James Maguire

Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Dr. James Maguire

HIV Disease: An Overview

Dr. Jennifer Johnson

Urinary Tract Infections

Dr. Sigal Yawetz

Tuberculosis for the Non-ID Specialist

Dr. Dylan Tierney

Infectious Diseases: Additional Clinical Pearls

Dr. James Maguire

Day 5

Thursday, July 23, 2026

AI in Healthcare Workshop 3

7:00-7:45 am

Break

7:45-8:00 am

Morning Announcements

Course Directors

8:00-8:15 am

Pulmonary

Section Leader: Dr. Hilary J. Goldberg

Pulmonary Hypertension for the General Internist

Dr. Aaron Waxman

8:15-8:45 am

COPD

Dr. Craig Hersh

8:45-9:15 am

Pulmonary Overview

Dr. Colleen Farrell

9:15-9:45 am

Q & A

Pulmonary Faculty

9:45-9:50 am

Break

9:50-10:00 am

Asthma

Dr. Elliot Israel

10:00-10:30 am

Pleural Disease

Dr. Gerald Weinhouse

10:30-11:00 am

Interstitial Lung Disease

Dr. Hilary Goldberg

11:00-11:30 am

Hot Topic in Pulmonary Medicine: The State of AI in Clinical Medicine

Dr. Raja-Elie Abdulnour

11:30 am-12:00 pm

Q & A

Pulmonary Faculty

12:00-12:05 pm

Break

12:05-12:15 pm

Pulmonary Board Review

Dr. Manuela Cernadas

12:15-1:00 pm

Break

1:00-1:15 pm

Midday Session

(Lunch will be provided to in-person registrants)

Challenging Case Discussion: Suspicious SteatosisIs It the Sugar, the Scotch, or the Steak?

Dr. Esperance Schaefer

1:15-2:00 pm

Neurology

Section Leader: Dr. M. Angela O’Neal

Stroke

Dr. Alexis Roy

2:00-2:45 pm

Headache

Dr. Carolyn Bernstein

2:45-3:30 pm

Seizure Disorders

Dr. Ellen Bubrick

3:30-4:15 pm

Q & A

Neurology Faculty

4:15-4:20 pm

Break

4:20-4:30 pm

Autonomic Neuropathy

Dr. Aditi Varma-Doyle

4:30-5:15 pm

Hot Topic in Neurology: Approach to Concussion

Dr. Claus Reinsberger

5:15-6:15 pm

Q & A

Neurology Faculty

6:15-6:20 pm

Break

6:20-6:30 pm

Board Review in Neurology

Dr. M. Angela O’Neal

6:30-7:15 pm

Adjourn Live Program

7:15 pm

Self-Paced Study

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Neurology-Related Supplemental Sessions

Movement Disorders

Dr. Barbara Kelly Changizi

Multiple Sclerosis

Dr. Sarah Conway

Pulmonary-Related Supplemental Sessions

PFTs

Dr. Nancy Lange-Vaidya

Sleep Apnea

Dr. Khalid Ismail

CXR Interpretation for the Boards

Dr. Farbod Rahaghi

Granulomatous Lung Disease

Dr. Rachel Putman

Evaluation of Unexplained Dyspnea

Dr. David Systrom

Chronic Cough

Dr. Paul Dieffenbach

Pulmonary Medicine: Additional Clinical Pearls & Take Home Messages

Dr. Elizabeth Gay

Cystic Lung Disease

Dr. Elizabeth Henske

Day 6

Friday, July 24, 2026

AI in Healthcare Workshop 4

7:00-7:45 am

Break

7:45-8:00 am

Morning Announcements

Course Directors

8:00-8:15 am

General Internal Medicine

Section Leader: Dr. Lori W. Tishler

End of Life

Dr. Lisa Lehmann

8:15-8:45 am

Obesity

Dr. Zeb Saeed

8:45-9:15 am

Q & A

General Internal Medicine Faculty

9:15-9:20 am

Break

9:20-9:30 am

Evaluation of Cardiac and Pulmonary Risk in the Preop Patient

Dr. Adam Schaffer

9:30-10:15 am

Managing Opioid Use Disorder

Dr. Sarah Wakeman

10:15-10:45 am

Challenging General Internal Medicine Cases

Drs. Richard Mitchell and Marshall Wolf

10:45-11:30 am

Hot Topic in General Internal Medicine: Cannabis in General Medicine

Dr. Jordan Tishler

11:30 am-12:00 pm

Q & A

General Internal Medicine Faculty

12:00-12:05 pm

Break

12:05-12:15 pm

General Internal Medicine Board Review

Dr. Lori Tishler

12:15-1:00 pm

Break

1:00-1:15 pm

Midday Session

(Lunch will be provided to in-person registrants)

Challenging Case Discussion: Message in a BottleA 43-yo Woman Presents to the Emergency Room

Drs. Rebecca Baron and Nora Osman

1:15-2:00 pm

Critical Care

Section Leader: Dr. Gerald L. Weinhouse

Sepsis and Septic Shock

Dr. Rebecca Baron

2:00-2:30 pm

Cardiogenic Shock, CHF, and Malignant Arrhythmias

Dr. Erin Bohula

2:30-3:00 pm

Hot Topic in Critical Care: Palliative Care in the ICU

Dr. Katherine Walker

3:00-3:30 pm

Q & A

Critical Care Faculty

3:30-3:35 pm

Break

3:35-3:45 pm

Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices

Dr. Raghu Seethala

3:45-4:15 pm

Evidence-Based Preventive Care in the ICU

Dr. Kathleen Haley

4:15-4:45 pm

Popular ICU Topics

Dr. Kathleen Haley

4:45-5:15 pm

Respiratory Failure

Dr. Rebecca Elaine Cagnina

5:15-5:45 pm

Q & A

Critical Care Faculty

5:45-5:50 pm

Break

5:50-6:00 pm

Board Review in Critical Care

Dr. Gerald Weinhouse

6:00-6:45 pm

Adjourn Live Program

6:45 pm

Self-Paced Study

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Critical Care-Related Supplemental Sessions

Mechanical Ventilation: Basics to Advanced Concepts

Dr. Elizabeth Gay

The ABDF Bundle

Dr. John Devlin

Critical Care Management of the COVID Patient

Dr. Samuel Ash

Critical Care: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages

Dr. Gerald Weinhouse

General Internal Medicine-Related Supplemental Sessions

Morning Report: Instructive Cases

Dr. Maria Yialamas

Workshop: General Internal Medicine Case Studies

Dr. Lori Tishler

Update in Geriatrics

Dr. Suzanne Salamon

Hyperlipidemia

Dr. Jorge Plutzky

General Internal Medicine: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Message

Dr. Lori Tishler

Day 7

Saturday, July 25, 2026

Welcome and Announcements

Course Directors

8:00-8:15 am

Endocrinology

Section Leader: Dr. Nadine E. Palermo

2026 Diabetes Overview

Dr. Marie McDonnell

8:15-9:00 am

Diabetes: Managing Common Complications

Dr. Marie McDonnell

9:00-9:45 am

Thyroid Disease

Dr. Matthew Kim

9:45-10:15 am

Q & A

Endocrinology Faculty

10:15-10:20 am

Break

10:20-10:30 am

Overview of Transgender Care

Dr. Ole-Petter Hamnvik

10:30-11:00 am

Hot Topic in Endocrinology: Advances in Diabetes Technology

Dr. Nadine Palermo

11:00-11:30 am

Calcium Cases

Dr. J. Carl Pallais

11:30 am-12:00 pm

Q & A

Endocrinology Faculty

12:00-12:05 pm

Break

12:05-12:15 pm

Endocrine Board Review

J. Carl Pallais

12:15-1:00 pm

Break

1:00-1:15 pm

Midday Session

(Lunch will be provided to in-person registrants)

Challenging Case Discussion: A Missed Diagnosis

Dr. J. Carl Pallais

1:15-2:00 pm

Rheumatology

Section Leader: Dr. Joerg Ermann

Soft Tissue Syndromes

Dr. Susan Ritter

2:00-2:30 pm

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Diagnosis and New Treatment

Dr. Lydia Gedmintas

2:30-3:00 pm

Osteoporosis

Dr. Julia Charles

3:00-3:30 pm

Q & A

Rheumatology Faculty

3:30-3:35 pm

Break

3:35-3:45 pm

Vasculitis/GCA/PMR

Dr. Paul Monach

3:45-4:15 pm

Spondyloarthritis, Including Psoriatic Arthritis

Dr. Joerg Ermann

4:15-4:45 pm

Hot Topic in Rheumatology: Cardio-Rheumatology

Dr. Katherine Liao

4:45-5:15 pm

Q & A

Rheumatology Faculty

5:15-5:20 pm

Break

5:20-5:30 pm

Rheumatology Board Review

Dr. Joerg Ermann

5:30-6:15 pm

Adjourn Live Program

6:15 pm

Self-Paced Study

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Rheumatology-Related Supplemental Sessions

Scleroderma/Sjogren’s and Myositis

Dr. Paul Dellaripa

SLE and the Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Dr. Laura Tarter

Gout and CPPD Disease

Dr. Sara Tedeschi

Rheumatology: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages

Dr. Joerg Ermann

Endocrinology-Related Supplemental Sessions

Adrenal Disorders

Dr. Anand Vaidya

Pituitary Disorders

Dr. Ana Paula Abreu Metzger

Primary Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People

Dr. Ole-Petter Hamnvik

Testosterone Therapy in Men

Dr. Shehzad Basaria

Endocrinology: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages

Dr. Nadine Palermo

Day 8

Sunday, July 26, 2026

Welcome and Announcements

Course Directors

8:00-8:15 am

State of the Art: POCUS

Dr. Adina Voiculescu

8:15-9:00 am

Biostatistics

Dr. Pamela Rist

9:00-9:45 am

Update in Hospital Medicine

9:45-10:15 am

Q & A

Faculty

10:15-10:20 am

Break

10:20-10:30 am

Practicing Physician's Forum

Physician Wellness and Burnout: How to Prevent It

Dr. Elizabeth Frates

10:30-11:00 am

On the Emergency Room's Front Line

Dr. Andrew Eyre

11:00-11:30 am

Setting Your Leadership GPS: Five Steps to Leading Yourself and Others to Extraordinary Outcomes

Dr. Debra Doroni

11:30 am-12:15 pm

Topic to Be Announced

12:15-12:45 pm

Q & A

Faculty

12:45-12:50 pm

Wrap-Up/Closing Remarks

Course Directors

12:50-1:00 pm

Adjourn Live Program

1:00 pm

Self-Paced Study

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Miscellaneous Topics and Board Review Practice

Board Review Practice - 1

Dr. Adina Voiculescu

Board Review Practice - 2

Dr. Morgan Esperance

Board Review Practice - 3

Dr. Sanjay Divakaran

Board Review Practice 4

Dr. David Lee

Racial/Economic Health Disparities

Dr. Bram Wispelwey

Diagnostic Errors in Medicine

Dr. Gordon Schiff

Depression Update

Dr. Russell Vasile

Dermatology

Dr. Adam Lipworth

2026 Allergy/Immunology Overview

Dr. David Sloane

Attend Online or In Person

The 2026 program offers two ways to attend. You can choose either option when you register:

  • ONLINE for live streaming education
  • IN PERSON in Boston, MA at the Renaissance Waterfront Boston Hotel

BOTH OPTIONS provide participants with:

  • Recordings of all sessions, which will be made available for 60 days following the conclusion of this program.
  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and other relevant credits. All live (in-person and streaming) and recorded sessions are eligible for these credits. (Note: Evaluations must be completed within 30 days in order to receive CME credit.)
  • The chance to pose your specific questions to course faculty.
  • Flexibility to change your attendance preference. Should your circumstances change after you have registered, you have the ability to change from one attendance option to the other up until two weeks before the program begins.

FOR OUR IN-PERSON ATTENDEES, lunch will be provided during the midday sessions; continental breakfast will be offered each morning; and coffee and refreshments will be offered in the morning and afternoon.

In-Person Venue

Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel

Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel
606 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
617-338-4111 or 1-888-796-4664

The hotel offers stylish contemporary guest rooms that have spectacular views of the ocean and city as well as the top-class facilities. It also provides a modern fitness center as well as a lively cocktail bar, with regular live musical performances. It is located in the heart of Boston's Seaport District, just steps from the best waterfront dining and popular attractions.

Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel has reserved a block of discounted rooms for course participants. 

Important to note:

  • The number of discounted rooms is limited.
  • Discounted rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • The discounted room rate is only available until Friday, June 26, 2026.

Two ways to reserve your room:

Online: To reserve your room online (recommended), please click on the appropriate registration link below:

  • Attendee (link coming soon)
  • Trainee* (link coming soon)

By phone: If you are calling the hotel rather than using the dedicated link above to request a discounted room, please call 1-888-796-4664. Using the extended course name Brigham and Women's Intensive Review of Internal Medicine, let the agent know which block you are reserving:

  • Attendee (code BWH)
  • Trainee* (code BWT)

*Confirmation of trainee status will be required.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Apply current/recommended guidelines in clinical practice
  • Generate differential diagnoses of complex clinical presentations
  • Identify/integrate current therapeutic options for specific disorders, including end-of-life care
  • Review and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice
  • Describe pathophysiology as it applies to the management of clinical problems

Faculty

Course Directors

2026 faculty coming soon.

2026 faculty coming soon.

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 do not make non-refundable travel arrangements until you have received an email confirming your paid registration. 

Please review the cancellation policy.

Early Registration Deadline:

Role Course Fee Early Registration Course Fee
Physician (MD/DO) $1,695 $1,595
Nurse (RN/APRN) $1,095 $995
PA $1,095 $995
Resident/Fellow $895 $795
Allied Health Professional / Other $1,095 $995

Your tuition includes an online, downloadable 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 to all registrants for 60 days after the conclusion of the program.

 

For our in-person attendees, lunch will be provided during midday sessions; continental breakfast will be offered each morning followed by a morning coffee break; and a coffee break with snacks will be available in the afternoon. 

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Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Harvard Medical School is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 110.75 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 110.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 21.50 credits of Risk Management Study. This includes:

  • 0.50 of Opioid Education and Pain Management Training
  • 1.00 credit of End-of-Life Care Education
  • 0.50 credit of Medical Marijuana Training

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 American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found on the European Union of Medical Specialties website.

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.

Competencies

This course is designed to meet the following American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) / Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Educational (ACGME) competencies:

  • Patient Care and Procedural Skills
  • Medical Knowledge
  • Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

Disclaimer & Disclosure

CME activities accredited by Harvard Medical School are offered solely for educational purposes and do not constitute any form of certification of competency. Practitioners should always consult additional sources of information and exercise their best professional judgment before making clinical decisions of any kind.

Note: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is calculated based on submission of a preliminary agenda and may be subject to change.

In accord with the disclosure policy of the Medical School as well as standards set forth by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), course planners, speakers, and content reviewers have been asked to disclose any relationships they have to companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. In addition, faculty have been asked to list any off-label uses of pharmaceuticals and/or devices for investigational or non-FDA approved purposes that they plan to discuss.

Registration for courses managed by Harvard Medical School can only be completed through Harvard Medical School’s official registration portal: cmeregistration.hms.harvard.edu. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored and will not be refunded. Please report any unauthorized websites or solicitations for registrations.

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