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Internal Medicine

Primary Care Specialties
Origin Formalized as a distinct discipline with the founding of the American Congress on Internal Medicine on 8 January 1915, which four months later founded the American College of Physicians.

The specialty devoted to the prevention, diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of diseases affecting adults' internal organ systems. It emerged from the German concept of innere Medizin, which William Osler is credited with introducing to North America, combining bedside clinical observation with physiology, bacteriology and pathology. It underpins most other adult medical subspecialties, including cardiology, endocrinology and gastroenterology.

Facts
Origin Period
Formalized as a distinct discipline with the founding of the American Congress on Internal Medicine on 8 January 1915, which four months later founded the American College of Physicians. 2
Classification
Type/Classification
Clinical Specialty 1
Internal Medicine
Filter Results5 entries

Achim Peters

Internal Medicine

Christiaan Eijkman

Internal Medicine

Kurt Plötner

Internal Medicine

Ludolf von Krehl

Internal Medicine

Paul Morawitz

Internal Medicine
FAQs

Where does the term internal medicine come from?

It comes from the German innere Medizin and reached North America through William Osler.

The specialty emerged from the German concept of innere Medizin, which William Osler is credited with introducing to North America. It combined bedside clinical observation with physiology, bacteriology and pathology, and it underpins most other adult medical subspecialties, including cardiology, endocrinology and gastroenterology.
Connections

Associated With

Anemia, Conditions
Arthritis, Conditions
Asthma, Conditions
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Conditions

Complex multisystem condition with no single owning subspecialty; managed under internal medicine.

Chronic Kidney Disease, Conditions
Discovery of Vitamins and Deficiency Diseases, Discoveries
Family Medicine, Medical Specialties

Adult primary care overlaps with internal medicine

Geriatrics, Medical Specialties
Nephrology, Medical Specialties

Nephrology is an internal medicine subspecialty

Nephrotic Syndrome, Conditions
Rheumatology, Medical Specialties

Rheumatology is an internal medicine subspecialty

Notable Specialists

Achim Peters, Healers
Source Achim Peters (source article)
Adolf Wallenberg, Healers
Source Adolf Wallenberg (source article)
Albert Fraenkel, Healers
Source Albert Fraenkel (Wikipedia)
Alfred Kast, Healers

Specialty named in the source.

Source Alfred Kast (Wikipedia)
American College of Physicians, Medical Institutions
Anton de Haen, Healers
Source Anton de Haen (Wikipedia)
Byrom Bramwell, Healers
Source Sir Byrom Bramwell (Munk's Roll)
Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt, Healers
Source Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt (Wikipedia)
Christiaan Eijkman, Healers
Source Christiaan Eijkman (Wikipedia)
Egil Tynæs, Healers
Source Egil Tynæs (Wikipedia)
Emil von Dungern, Healers
Source Emil von Dungern (Wikipedia)
Ernst von Leyden, Healers
Source Ernst von Leyden (Wikipedia)
Erwin Bälz, Healers
Source Erwin Bälz (Wikipedia)
Francis Home, Healers
Source Francis Home (Wikipedia)
Franziska Tiburtius, Healers
Source Franziska Tiburtius (Wikipedia)
Fritz Lickint, Healers
Source Fritz Lickint (Wikipedia)
Georg Groscurth, Healers
Source Georg Groscurth (Wikipedia)
Heiko von der Leyen, Healers
Source Heiko von der Leyen (Wikipedia)
Heinrich Curschmann, Healers
Source Heinrich Curschmann (Wikipedia)
Heinrich Quincke, Healers
Source Heinrich Quincke (Wikipedia)
Helmut Poppendick, Healers
Source Helmut Poppendick (Wikipedia)
Hermann Nothnagel, Healers
Source Hermann Nothnagel (Wikipedia)
Hermann Sahli, Healers
Source Hermann Sahli (Wikipedia)
Hugo Rühle, Healers
Source Hugo Rühle (Wikipedia)
Karl Gottfried Konstantin Dehio, Healers
Source Karl Gottfried Konstantin Dehio (Wikipedia article)
Kurt Plötner, Healers
Source Wikipedia: Kurt Plötner (German Wikipedia)
Ludolf von Krehl, Healers
Source Ludolf von Krehl (Wikipedia)
Ludwig Traube (physician), Healers
Source Ludwig Traube (physician) (Wikipedia)
Michael Anton Biermer, Healers
Source Michael Anton Biermer (Wikipedia)
Ottomar Rosenbach, Healers
Source Ottomar Rosenbach (source article)
Paul Georges Dieulafoy, Healers
Source Paul Georges Dieulafoy (Wikipedia)
Paul Morawitz, Healers
Source Paul Morawitz (Wikipedia)
Rahel Hirsch, Healers
Source Rahel Hirsch (Wikipedia)
Royal College of Physicians, Medical Institutions
Source About us (Royal College of Physicians)
Sergey Botkin, Healers
Source Sergey Botkin (Wikipedia)
Theodor Brugsch, Healers
Source Theodor Brugsch (Wikipedia)
Theodor Weber (physician), Healers
Source Theodor Weber (physician) (source article)
Wilhelm Ebstein, Healers
Source Wilhelm Ebstein (Wikipedia)
Willem Kolff, Healers
Source Willem Kolff (Wikipedia)
William Cullen, Healers
Source William Cullen (Wikipedia)
William Heberden, Healers
Source William Heberden (Munk's Roll)
William Osler, Healers

William Osler is called the father of modern, bedside-teaching internal medicine.

Woldemar Kernig, Healers
Source Woldemar Kernig (Wikipedia)

Treats

Diabetes Mellitus, Conditions
Hypertension, Conditions
Tuberculosis, Conditions
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Medical specialty
WikipediaClassification table
Quote, Classification table
Medical specialties that focus on the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of disease.
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2. History of ACP
American College of Physiciansacponline.org History of ACP page, Dr. Heinrich Stern - Our Founder section
Quote, acponline.org History of ACP page, Dr. Heinrich Stern - Our Founder section
If internal medicine was to advance and assume its rightful position in medicine, there had to be an American College of Physicians.
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About us (Royal College of Physicians)
Royal College of PhysiciansNotable Specialists: Royal College of PhysiciansView the Source
Willem Kolff (Wikipedia)
WikipediaNotable Specialists: Willem KolffView the Source
Christiaan Eijkman (Wikipedia)
WikipediaNotable Specialists: Christiaan EijkmanView the Source
Heinrich Quincke (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Heinrich Quincke, Lead, specialty
Quote, Notable Specialists: Heinrich Quincke, Lead, specialty
Heinrich Irenaeus Quincke (26 August 1842-19 May 1922) was a German internist and surgeon.
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William Cullen (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: William Cullen, Lead section, field of practice
Quote, Notable Specialists: William Cullen, Lead section, field of practice
First Lines of the Practice of Physic
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Sergey Botkin (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Sergey Botkin, Lead [in-group]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Sergey Botkin, Lead [in-group]
was a Russian clinician, therapist, and activist
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Heiko von der Leyen (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Heiko von der Leyen, Lead and biography [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Heiko von der Leyen, Lead and biography [specialist-in]
between 1988 and 1992 in Internal Medicine and Cardiology
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Wikipedia: Kurt Plötner (German Wikipedia)
WikipediaNotable Specialists: Kurt Plötner, Lead
Quote, Notable Specialists: Kurt Plötner, Lead
war ein deutscher Internist
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Wilhelm Ebstein (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Wilhelm Ebstein, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Wilhelm Ebstein, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
Ebstein authored medical studies on diabetes, gout and obesity.
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Erwin Bälz (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Erwin Bälz, Article text
Quote, Notable Specialists: Erwin Bälz, Article text
was a German internist
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Ottomar Rosenbach (source article)
Notable Specialists: Ottomar Rosenbach, NDB header line
Quote, Notable Specialists: Ottomar Rosenbach, NDB header line
Internist, * 4.1.1851 Krappitz
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Rahel Hirsch (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Rahel Hirsch, Lead and biography [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Rahel Hirsch, Lead and biography [specialist-in]
started her own internal medicine practice in Berlin
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Ludwig Traube (physician) (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Ludwig Traube (physician), Article text [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Ludwig Traube (physician), Article text [specialist-in]
head physician of the internal medicine department
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Ludolf von Krehl (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Ludolf von Krehl, Article text [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Ludolf von Krehl, Article text [specialist-in]
was a German internist and physiologist
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Hermann Sahli (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Hermann Sahli, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Hermann Sahli, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
was a Swiss internist who was a native of Bern
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Fritz Lickint (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Fritz Lickint, Lead [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Fritz Lickint, Lead [specialist-in]
was a German internist and social democrat
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Ernst von Leyden (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Ernst von Leyden, Article text [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Ernst von Leyden, Article text [specialist-in]
Ernst Viktor von Leyden (20 April 1832-5 October 1910) was a German internist from Danzig.
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Emil von Dungern (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Emil von Dungern, Article text [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Emil von Dungern, Article text [specialist-in]
Baron Emil von Dungern (26 November 1867-4 September 1961) was a German internist.
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Paul Georges Dieulafoy (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Paul Georges Dieulafoy, Article body [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Paul Georges Dieulafoy, Article body [specialist-in]
His Handbook of Internal Pathology, published from 1880 to 1884, was widely used at the time.
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Helmut Poppendick (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Helmut Poppendick, Education and Nazi activities
Quote, Notable Specialists: Helmut Poppendick, Education and Nazi activities
He was an internist
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Hermann Nothnagel (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Hermann Nothnagel, Lead sentence
Quote, Notable Specialists: Hermann Nothnagel, Lead sentence
was a German internist
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Woldemar Kernig (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Woldemar Kernig, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Woldemar Kernig, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
was a Russian internist and neurologist of Baltic German descent
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Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt, Lead paragraph
Quote, Notable Specialists: Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt, Lead paragraph
was a German internist born in Speyer
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Theodor Brugsch (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Theodor Brugsch, Lead paragraph
Quote, Notable Specialists: Theodor Brugsch, Lead paragraph
was a German internist and politician
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Adolf Wallenberg (source article)
Notable Specialists: Adolf Wallenberg, Lead paragraph
Quote, Notable Specialists: Adolf Wallenberg, Lead paragraph
10 April 1949) was a German internist and neurologist.
View the Source
Georg Groscurth (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Georg Groscurth, Life section
Quote, Notable Specialists: Georg Groscurth, Life section
From 1933 Groscurth worked as an internist at the Robert Koch Hospital in Berlin
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Michael Anton Biermer (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Michael Anton Biermer, Lead section
Quote, Notable Specialists: Michael Anton Biermer, Lead section
Michael Anton Biermer (18 October 1827-15 October 1892) was a German internist who was a native of Bamberg.
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Heinrich Curschmann (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Heinrich Curschmann, Lead section
Quote, Notable Specialists: Heinrich Curschmann, Lead section
Heinrich Curschmann (28 June 1846-6 May 1910) was a German internist who was a native of Giessen.
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Franziska Tiburtius (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Franziska Tiburtius, Life and work [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Franziska Tiburtius, Life and work [specialist-in]
she also completed an internship as a doctor of internal medicine
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Albert Fraenkel (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Albert Fraenkel, Early life paragraph
Quote, Notable Specialists: Albert Fraenkel, Early life paragraph
He initially practiced internal medicine and obstetrics
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Egil Tynæs (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Egil Tynæs, Section: His work in Norway
Quote, Notable Specialists: Egil Tynæs, Section: His work in Norway
qualify as a specialist in internal medicine
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Theodor Weber (physician) (source article)
Notable Specialists: Theodor Weber (physician), Education
Quote, Notable Specialists: Theodor Weber (physician), Education
privat-docent of internal medicine at the University of Leipzig
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Alfred Kast (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Alfred Kast, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Alfred Kast, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
was a German internist.
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Achim Peters (source article)
Notable Specialists: Achim Peters, Article text
Quote, Notable Specialists: Achim Peters, Article text
is a German internist and brain researcher.
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Paul Morawitz (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Paul Morawitz, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Notable Specialists: Paul Morawitz, Wikipedia article text
was a German internist and physiologist
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Hugo Rühle (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Hugo Rühle, Lead
Quote, Notable Specialists: Hugo Rühle, Lead
director of the clinical medicine department at the University of Greifswald
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Anton de Haen (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Anton de Haen, Second paragraph
Quote, Notable Specialists: Anton de Haen, Second paragraph
where he became head of its medical clinic
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William Heberden (Munk's Roll)
Notable Specialists: William Heberden, Munk's Roll biography [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: William Heberden, Munk's Roll biography [specialist-in]
rendered eminent by his skill as a physician
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Sir Byrom Bramwell (Munk's Roll)
Notable Specialists: Byrom Bramwell, Munk's Roll biography, career paragraphs [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Byrom Bramwell, Munk's Roll biography, career paragraphs [specialist-in]
Bramwell was primarily a general physician
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Karl Gottfried Konstantin Dehio (Wikipedia article)
Notable Specialists: Karl Gottfried Konstantin Dehio, Lead sentence
Quote, Notable Specialists: Karl Gottfried Konstantin Dehio, Lead sentence
Karl Gottfried Konstantin Dehio (27 May 1851, Reval, 26 February 1927) was a Baltic German internist and professor of pathology.
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Francis Home (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Francis Home, Biography, Edinburgh chair [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Francis Home, Biography, Edinburgh chair [specialist-in]
one of the clinical professors of medicine at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
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