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Forrest (Senior Web Application Developer), Kathleen e Pass the ABIM Certification Examination Hoover (Senior Web Developer), Kara Regis (Manager, e Pass the ABIM Maintenance of Certification Examination User Interface Design and Development), Brad Lord (Senior Web Application Developer/Architect), and John McKnight (Senior Web Developer). Target Audience ¢ General internal medicine specialists, including primary The College also wishes to acknowledge that many other care physicians and hospitalists persons, too numerous to mention, have contributed to e Internal medicine subspecialists who desire to remain up the production of this program. Without their dedicated to date in internal medicine efforts, this program would not have been possible. e Residents preparing for the ABIM Internal Medicine Certification Examination e Physicians engaged in the ABIM Maintenance of MKSAP Resource Page Certification Longitudinal Assessment Option, pre- The MKSAP Resource Page (www.acponline.org/mksap19- paring for the ABIM Internal Medicine Maintenance of resources) provides access to MKSAP 19 online answer Certification Examination, or engaged with the ABIM sheets for transcribing answers from the print edition; Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine program access to MKSAP 19 Digital; Board Basics*; information on Continuing Medical Education (CME), Maintenance of Certification (MOC), and international Continuing Earn CME Credits or MOC Points Online Professional Development (CPD) and MOC; errata; and To earn CME credits or to apply for MOC points, MKSAP other new information. users need to answer at least one of two questions correctly (earning a score of at least 50%) and click the Submit CME button. Each single MKSAP 19 self-assessment International MOC/CPD question qualifies for one quarter of a CME credit hour or Information and instructions on submission of international ABIM MOC point. MOC/CPD is available by accessing the CME/MOC/CPD tab on the left navigation menu of MKSAP 19 Digital. MKSAP 19 Subscribers can enter their self-assessment question answers and submit for CME/MOC in two ways: Continuing Medical Education 1. Users of MKSAP 19 Complete who prefer to use their The American College of Physicians is accredited by the print books and a paper answer sheet to study and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education record their answers can use the printed answer sheet (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for at the back of this book to record their answers. The physicians. The American College of Physicians designates corresponding online answer sheets, which are avail- this enduring material, MKSAP 19, for a maximum of 300 able on the MKSAP 19 Resource Page, may be used to AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim transcribe answers onto the online answer sheets. Users only the credit commensurate with the extent of their may then submit their answers to qualify for CME cred- participation in the activity. its or MOC points (see below for information on Opting Up to 27 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM are available from in for MOC). Users who prefer to record their answers August 31, 2021, to August 31, 2024, for the MKSAP 19 on a paper answer sheet should save their answer sheet Nephrology section. for future use. Users who study with MKSAP 19 print can also submit their answers directly within MKSAP 19 Digital by accessing the self-assessment questions dash- Learning Objectives board and selecting the preferred subspecialty section The learning objectives of MKSAP 19 are to: to begin answering questions.

Forrest (Senior Web Application Developer), Kathleen e Pass the ABIM Certification Examination Hoover (Senior Web Developer), Kara Regis (Manager, e Pass the ABIM Maintenance of Certification Examination User Interface Design and Development), Brad Lord (Senior Web Application Developer/Architect), and John McKnight (Senior Web Developer). Target Audience ¢ General internal medicine specialists, including primary The College also wishes to acknowledge that many other care physicians and hospitalists persons, too numerous to mention, have contributed to e Internal medicine subspecialists who desire to remain up the production of this program. Without their dedicated to date in internal medicine efforts, this program would not have been possible. e Residents preparing for the ABIM Internal Medicine Certification Examination e Physicians engaged in the ABIM Maintenance of MKSAP Resource Page Certification Longitudinal Assessment Option, pre- The MKSAP Resource Page (www.acponline.org/mksap19- paring for the ABIM Internal Medicine Maintenance of resources) provides access to MKSAP 19 online answer Certification Examination, or engaged with the ABIM sheets for transcribing answers from the print edition; Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine program access to MKSAP 19 Digital; Board Basics*; information on Continuing Medical Education (CME), Maintenance of Certification (MOC), and international Continuing Earn CME Credits or MOC Points Online Professional Development (CPD) and MOC; errata; and To earn CME credits or to apply for MOC points, MKSAP other new information. users need to answer at least one of two questions correctly (earning a score of at least 50%) and click the Submit CME button. Each single MKSAP 19 self-assessment International MOC/CPD question qualifies for one quarter of a CME credit hour or Information and instructions on submission of international ABIM MOC point. MOC/CPD is available by accessing the CME/MOC/CPD tab on the left navigation menu of MKSAP 19 Digital. MKSAP 19 Subscribers can enter their self-assessment question answers and submit for CME/MOC in two ways: Continuing Medical Education 1. Users of MKSAP 19 Complete who prefer to use their The American College of Physicians is accredited by the print books and a paper answer sheet to study and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education record their answers can use the printed answer sheet (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for at the back of this book to record their answers. The physicians. The American College of Physicians designates corresponding online answer sheets, which are avail- this enduring material, MKSAP 19, for a maximum of 300 able on the MKSAP 19 Resource Page, may be used to AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim transcribe answers onto the online answer sheets. Users only the credit commensurate with the extent of their may then submit their answers to qualify for CME cred- participation in the activity. its or MOC points (see below for information on Opting Up to 27 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM are available from in for MOC). Users who prefer to record their answers August 31, 2021, to August 31, 2024, for the MKSAP 19 on a paper answer sheet should save their answer sheet Nephrology section. for future use. Users who study with MKSAP 19 print can also submit their answers directly within MKSAP 19 Digital by accessing the self-assessment questions dash- Learning Objectives board and selecting the preferred subspecialty section The learning objectives of MKSAP 19 are to: to begin answering questions. ¢ Close gaps between actual care in your practice and 2. Users of MKSAP 19 Digital can enter their answers preferred standards of care, based on best evidence within the digital program by accessing the self- e Diagnose disease states that are less common and assessment questions dashboard and selecting the sometimes overlooked or confusing preferred subspecialty section to begin answering e Improve clinical management decisions that affect questions and clicking the Submit CME button patient safety and quality of care once they qualify for CME and are ready to submit. e Determine when to refer patients for care by medical Learners should keep in mind their yearly CME and subspecialists, surgeons, and other members of the health MOC deadlines when determining the appropriate care team time to submit.