An Introduction to ASP and AAIM

Stuart L. Linas, MDPresentation to American Society of Nephrology

October 2008

• Promote and support the specialties of internal medicine as a career discipline

• Develop common resources and a uniform voice among subspecialty internal medicine professors and divisions

• Facilitate cooperation among other internal medicine organizations

• Support new initiatives in education, medical research, and patient care

• Form public policy and influence legislation related to subspecialty internal medicine

ASP Mission

Specialties Represented

Two Appointed Representatives• Allergy and Immunology• Cardiology• Endocrinology• Gastroenterology• General Internal Medicine• Geriatrics• Hematology• Hospital Medicine• Infectious Diseases• Nephrology (Don Kohan, Bruce

Molitoris, Stu Linas)• Oncology• Pulmonary and Critical Care• Rheumatology

Two Appointed Representatives From fellowship programs at Community Teaching Hospitals

Three Elected At-Large MembersElected by the membership

ASP membership represents:• >1,000 individuals• 92 nephrology division chiefs and fellowship program

directors• >700 divisions in departments of internal medicine• 60 divisions of nephrology• >90 departments of internal medicine• 14 internal medicine specialty societies

Membership Statistics

ASP Committees and Task Forces

Teaching and Applying Quality Principles

Member Services

Geriatrics

Education

ASP New Division Chiefs Seminar: “How to be a Successful Division Chief”

February 7, 2009Hyatt Regency DFW

Dallas, TX

ASP Accreditation Seminar: “Site Visits, Accreditation, and the

New Competencies”March 28, 2009

Hilton Chicago O’Hare AirportChicago, IL

Upcoming Seminars

Past Policy Initiatives

• Influenced J-1 Visa policies• Influenced VA research policies• Enrolled 15 subspecialties in ERAS Fellowships,

resulting in 11 participating in Medical Specialties Match • Addressed the generalist-subspecialist interface• Worked with specialty societies to develop in-service

exams for fellows• Provided funding for junior faculty to study the

gerentological aspects of their specialty

Grants

• T. Franklin Williams Scholars– ASN-ASP Junior Development Award in Geriatric

Nephrology • Applications due January 30, 2009

• Integrating Geriatrics into the Specialties of Internal Medicine– “ASN-ASP Workshop on Prediction, Progression, and

Outcomes of Chronic Kidney Disease in Older Adults” held in May 2008

– ASN course “Geriatric Nephrology: An Epidemiological and Clinical Challenge” taking place November 4-5, 2008

– Funding for an online curriculum for fellows on aging and the kidney

New Policy Initiatives

• Task Force on Teaching and Applying Quality Principles– Create a career development award for junior faculty

with an interest in quality improvement– Create a system for professional development– Create a clearinghouse for quality improvement

resources, best practices, curricula– Draft a white paper on teaching and applying quality

improvement into the academic internal medicine and ambulatory setting

New Policy Initiatives

• Task Force on Part Time Careers– Developed the ASP Task Force on Part-Time Careers

Consensus Statement which was endorsed by all of the associations in AAIM

– Drafted a white paper that has been submitted for publication

– Working with NIH to create a mechanism for allowing part time faculty to apply for and receive K awards

Formed in 1999, AAIM consists of the academically focused internal medicine organizations• Association of Professors of Medicine (APM)• Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine

(APDIM)• Association of Specialty Professors (ASP)• Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM)• Administrators of Internal Medicine (AIM)

What is AAIM?

Academic Internal MedicineAAIM

APDIMAPMASP

CDIMAIM

Internal MedicineSpecialties

Hospitalists (1)Generalists (1)

Geriatricians (2)Subspecialists (31)

Evaluating QualityABIM

RRC-IMTAGME

Internists in PracticeACP

(CSS)

Academic MedicineAAMC(CAS)(ORR)AAHCAIAMCUHC

Coalitions forFaculty and Staff

PCOCOPDAACEAPA

Internal and External Relationships

2009 AAIM Executive Leadership ProgramJuly 27-August 1, 2009

Cambridge, MA

Applications due January 9, 2009

Program Topics• Strategic Analysis and Marketing • Cost Analysis and Operations Management • Organizational Design and Leadership • Financial Control Systems and Change Implementation

AAIM Professional Development Initiatives

12 Policy Priorities

1. Accreditation2. Medical education policy and funding3. Medical research policy and funding4. Internal medicine revitalization5. Certification6. Faculty affairs and diversity7. Immigration8. Health care for an aging population9. Physician workforce10. Health care quality11. Health care access12. Physician reimbursement

Featured Active AAIM Initiatives

• Education Redesign• Physician Workforce• Competency-Based Education and Training• Internal Medicine Residency Requirements

Contact Information

Association of Specialty Professors2501 M Street, NW

Suite 550Washington, DC 20037-1325

Telephone: (202) 861-9351Fax: (202) 861-9731Email: ASP@im.orgWebsite: www.im.org