Updates in General Medicine for Specialists

  • Continuing Education
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Registration Deadline: January 30, 2026

Enhance your clinical expertise with General Medicine for Specialists, a unique course that delivers expert-led updates across a wide range of medical topics beyond your specialty. Choose from in-person or virtual participation and enjoy flexible, on-demand access designed to fit your schedule.

  • Live Online or In Person

This course is taught in-person or online.

Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel: 138 St. James Ave., Boston, MA 02116

$1,495

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Continuing Education Credits

Earn up to:
55.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™
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Five Days

Please view the Schedule for a full description of the program.

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Overview

General Medicine for Specialists (formerly General Internal Medicine for Specialists) is a one-of-a-kind course designed to provide specialists with the latest, evidence-based updates in general medical care. With expert-led presentations spanning core topics in medicine from over 35 medical specialties, General Medicine for Specialists provides an outstanding opportunity to refresh knowledge in areas beyond core expertise to enhance the general care of patients. 

Now in its third decade, the vibrant and well-attended General Medicine for Specialists course serves a broad national and international multispecialty audience and is available as a hybrid with both in-person in Boston, MA—a vibrant hub for medical innovation and a wonderful city to visit—and remote learning options. The live stream includes real-time closed captioning and multilingual translation, ensuring accessibility for a global audience. The concurrent session options and bonus video library empower participants to tailor their learning experience to the topics which are most relevant and interesting to each specialist in their practice. Past participants include members of nearly all specialties, with a large number of surgeons, psychiatrists, OB/GYN, and physical medicine and rehab physicians. 

Participants receive on-demand access to recorded sessions for 11 months, offering flexibility to revisit and explore content at their own pace. With over 54 hours of CME credit (increased from prior years), over 10 risk management credits, most participants will meet their annual CME requirement with this course. 

Learning Objectives

  • Comprehensive education and updates including current treatment guidelines, diagnostic recommendations, and management strategies for common medical conditions including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, chronic kidney and liver disease, sleep disorders, and women’s health.
  • Design more effective clinical approaches based on literature supporting innovative interventions offered by experts across a range of specialties.
  • Equip specialists to clinical care based on a broader understanding of the management strategies and clinical decision-making of colleagues, including the rationale for specific modalities, and medications.
  • Demonstrate the use of Artificial Intelligence in medicine.
  • Implement treatment plans in specific common clinical situations that cut across specialties such as screening and disease prevention, health promotion, and care for the elderly.
  • Assess the added value of new diagnostic and screening tests or changed thresholds to offer established testing.
  • Anticipate and manage potential adverse effects of therapies prescribed by other specialists.

Developed and Offered By:

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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.

Participant Types

Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, Specialty Physicians, Psychologists, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care Physicians

Schedule

All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.

Day 1

Monday, January 26, 2026

Course Introduction

7:50-8:00 am

Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease: Treatment Choices in 2025

Eric Isselbacher

8:00-8:55 am

Break

8:55-9:00 am

Women’s Health: Hormone Therapy for Treatment and Prevention

Deborah Kwolek

9:00-9:55 am

Break

9:55-10:10 am

Updates in Stroke Prevention and Treatment

Mariel Kozberg

10:10-11:05 am

Break

11:05-11:10 am

Frequently Asked Questions in Hematology: A Case-Based Approach

David Sykes

11:10 am-12:05 pm

Lunch Break

12:05-1:05 pm

Workshop A - See Below

1:05-2:00 pm

Day 2

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Using AI to Optimize the HER Experience for Clinicians

David Ting

8:00-8:55 am

Break

8:55-9:00 am

Diabetes: An Update for Sub-Specialist

David Nathan

9:00-9:55 am

Break

9:55-10:10 am

Update on Anticoagulants and Venous Thromboembolism

Rachel Rosovsky

10:10-11:05 am

Break

11:05-11:10 am

Hyperlipidemia 2025

Scott Kinlay

11:10 am-12:05 pm

Lunch Break

12:05-1:05 pm

Workshop E - See Below

1:05-2:00 pm

Break

2:00-2:05 pm

Workshop F - See Below

2:05-3:00 pm

Day 3

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

AI in Medicine: Promises and Pitfalls

Ami Bhatt

8:00-8:55 am

Break

8:55-9:00 am

Common Outpatient Infections: Current Treatment Recommendations

Kristen Hysell

9:00-9:55 am

Break

9:55-10:10 am

Updates in Addressing Headaches

Angeliki Vgontzas

10:10-11:05 am

Break

11:05-11:10 am

Atrial Fibrillation

Edwin Kevin Heist

11:10 am-12:05 pm

Lunch Break

12:05-1:05 pm

Workshop I - See Below

1:05-2:00 pm

Break

2:00-2:05 pm

Workshop J - See Below

2:05-3:00 pm

Day 4

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Memory Loss, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia – Update 2026

Andrew Budson

8:00-8:55 am

Break

8:55-9:00 am

Infectious & Metabolic Liver Disease

Raymond Chung

9:00-9:55 am

Break

9:55-10:10 am

2026 Heart Failure Update for Subspecialists

Akshay Desai

10:10-11:05 am

Break

11:05-11:10 am

Treating Tobacco Use: Optimizing for Enduring Outcomes

Nancy Rigotti

11:10 am-12:05 pm

Lunch Break

12:05-1:05 pm

Breast Cancer: Current Approaches to Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment

Michelle Specht

1:05-2:00 pm

Break

2:00-2:05 pm

Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine

Beth Frates

2:05-3:00 pm

Day 5

Friday, January 30, 2026

Implementation Science

Joshua Metlay

8:00-8:55 am

Break

8:55-9:00 am

Common Thyroid Problems

Gilbert Daniels

9:00-9:55 am

Break

9:55-10:10 am

Principles of Care for the Older Adult

Deborah Lee

10:10-11:05 am

Break

11:05-11:10 am

Lower Back Pain Evaluation and Treatment Approaches

Dana Kotler

11:10 am-12:05 pm

Lunch Break

12:05-1:05 pm

Case Studies in Reproductive Endocrinology

Frances Hayes

1:05-2:00 pm

Teaching in the 21st Century: Leveraging the Science of Learning

David Hirsh

2:05-3:35 pm

Pre-E: Practicing with Health Equity in Mind

Aisha James

7:20-8:15 pm

Faculty

Harvard Medical School Continuing Education attracts the best and brightest faculty from all around the world. As a student in this course, you’ll have access to outstanding course directors and faculty.

Kevin Ard, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Co-Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital 

Wynne Armand, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Director, Center for the Environment and Health
Affiliated Faculty, Harvard Chan Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE) 

David Bates, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Co-director, Center for Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics in The Learning Healthcare System (CAIBILS), Mass General Brigham 

Suzanne Bertisch, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School 

Ami Bhatt, MD, FACC
Chief Innovation Officer, American College of Cardiology; Former Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chair, FDA Digital Health Advisory Committee; Cofounder, Elevate Leadership Program, Massachusetts General Hospital 

Lou Ann Bruno-Murtha, DO, FSHEA, FIDSA
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Senior Medical Director of Infection Prevention & Control
Division Chief, Infectious Diseases, Cambridge Health Alliance

Andrew Budson, MD
Lecturer in Neurology, Part-time, Harvard Medical School
Professor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine
Chief, Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System
Director of Education, Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center 

Sharon Chou, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Raymond Chung, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chief, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Mass General Brigham
Zhou Family Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital 

Pieter Cohen, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Internist, Cambridge Health Alliance 

Gilbert Daniels, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
James Howard Means Endowed Chair in Thyroid Disease; Co-Director, Thyroid Associates
Medical Director Endocrine Tumor Center, Massachusetts General Hospital.

Akshay Desai, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Christopher Doughty, MD
Assistant Professor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Associate Program Director, Mass General Brigham Neurology Residency Program 

David Einstein, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Disease Group Leader, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Genitourinary Medical Oncology

Mina Farahani, MD, MS
Ophthalmologist, Cornea and Anterior Segment Specialist, Spindel Eye Associates 

Angela Frank, MD, MPH
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Pulmonary Nodule Clinic
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital 

Elizabeth Frates, MD
Associate Professor, Part Time, Harvard Medical School
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Lifestyle Medicine, Coaching, and Consulting
Immediate Past President, American College of Lifestyle Medicine 

Marc Garnick, MD
Gorman Brothers Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Editor In Chief, Harvard Medical School Report on Prostate Diseases
Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing
Oncologist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Co-Director, BIDMC/BWH/CRICO course on Mitigating Malpractice Vulnerabilities in Primary Care 

Thomas Gill, MD
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine
Chairman of Orthopedics Surgery, Steward Healthcare Network
Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, New England Baptist Hospital
Director, Boston Sports Medicine and Research institute

Ellie Grossman, MD, MPH
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director for Primary Care / Behavioral Health Integration, Cambridge Health Alliance 

Frances Hayes, MBBCH, BAO
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Director, Endocrine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital 

Edwin Kevin Heist,  MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Cardiac EP Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital 

David A. Hirsh, MD
Director of the Harvard Medical School Academy Fellowship in Medical Education, Harvard Medical School
PCE Director and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, Cambridge Health Alliance

Martin Hirsch, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Senior Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital 

Kristen Hysell, MD, MPH
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Physician, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital 

Eric Isselbacher, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, MGH Thoracic Aortic Center
Edmund N. Ansin Endowed Chair in Healthcare Transformation 

Aisha James, MD, MED
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director of Primary Care, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center, Massachusetts General Hospital 

Scott Kinlay, MBBS, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chief of Cardiology, VA Boston Healthcare System
Physician Scientist, Massachusetts General Brigham Hospital 

Dana Kotler, MD
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
Attending Psychiatrist, Spaulding Rehabilitation Network and Newton-Wellesley Hospital Director, Cycling Medicine Program, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Mariel Kozberg, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Vascular Neurologist, Massachusetts General Hospital 

David Kroll, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Nancy Lange-Vaidya, MD, MPH
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program;Associate Director, Pulmonary Function Testing Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital 

Deborah Lee, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program, Massachusetts General Hospital 

Josh Metlay, MD, PHD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Peter L. Gross, MD Chair in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

James Mojica, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Director and Vice Chief, MGH Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
MGB Distinguished Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital
Medical Director, The Sleep Center at Spaulding 

David Nathan, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Founder, Diabetes Center
Director, Clinical Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital 

Walter O'Donnell, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Center for Human Innovation in Clinical Care
Director, Bronchiectasis and Cough Program 

Courtney Peterson, PhD, MSc, MA, MS
Associate Professor of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 

Jodian Pinkney, MBBS, DM, MPH
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Infectious Diseases Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital

Nancy Rigotti, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Tobacco Research & Treatment Center, Massachusetts General Hospital 

Nathaniel Robbins, MD
Assistant Professor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Director, Small Fiber and Autonomic Neurology, Mass General / Brigham
Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Neurodiagnostic Autonomic Laboratory 

Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Thrombosis Research, Division of Hematology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Co-Chair, Thrombosis Committee, Massachusetts General Hospital 

Michelle Specht, MD
Associate Professor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Director of the Avon Breast Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital 

Kyle Staller, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, GI Motility Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital 

David Steele, MD, MBChB
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Director, Massachusetts General Hospital, Nephrology Division

David Sykes, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Hematology, MGB Cancer Center 

David Y. Ting, MD, FACP, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Fmr. Chief Medical Information Officer, Massachusetts General Physicians Organization

Lori Tishler, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Community Health Options

Juan Carlos Urizar, MD
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, Clinical Geriatric Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Director, Brigham and Women’s Hospital site, MGB Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship 

Angeliki Vgontzas, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Neurologist, Graham Headache Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital 

Anna Wolfson, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Quality and Safety Director and Assistant Clinical Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Allergy and Immunology 

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You may register through our secure online environment and will receive an email confirmation upon receipt of your payment. Prices include CME credit, electronic syllabus. At the end of the registration process, a $10 non-refundable processing fee will be added to your registration. 

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Early Registration Deadline:

Role Course Fee Early Registration Course Fee
Physician (MD/DO) $1,495.00 $1,395.00
Nurse (RN/APRN) $995.00 $895.00
PA $1,395.00 $1,295.00
Psychologist $995.00 $895.00
Resident/Fellow $995.00 $895.00
Social Worker $995.00 $895.00
Allied Health Professional / Other $995.00 $895.00

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 55.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For the purpose of recertification, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and American Nurses Credentialing Center accept  55.50 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  55.50 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. 

This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 24.00 credits of Risk Management Study. This includes: 

  • 1.00 credit(s) of Opioid Education and Pain Management Training 

Please check your individual state licensing board requirements before claiming these credits. 

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 Institute of Medicine Core Competencies:

  • Provide Patient-Centered Care
  • Work in Interdisciplinary Teams
  • Employ Evidence-Based Practice
  • Apply Quality Improvement
  • Utilize Informatics

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
  • Professionalism
  • Systems-Based Practice
  • Interpersonal and Communication Skills

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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