Annals of Internal Medicine consistently ranks as one of the world's most widely read peer-reviewed journals, with more than one million page views each month at Annals.org and significant coverage of its articles in the general media. It is also the most highly cited internal medicine journal. Annals publishes a wide variety of content in various formats including original research, reviews, guidelines and commentaries relevant to clinical practice, health care delivery, public health, health care policy, medical education, ethics and research methodology.

“Annals of Internal Medicine is quite helpful in gathering the latest news and information for my research articles. I would encourage medical students and particularly residents to sign up for their scheduled emails.”

—Ali Akhtar, M.D., ACP Member, Army Medical College, Pakistan

The “Annals: Spotlight on 2023” collection includes must-read articles on diabetes, firearms, obesity, COVID-19 and more. Visit www.acpjournals.org/journal/aim/spotlight-on-2023 to catch up on some of the most influential Annals articles published in 2023.

This year several articles published in Annals earned significant media coverage and were discussed at Internal Medicine Meeting 2024, such as:

Relationship Between Clinician Language and the Success of Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions
Effect of Low-Dose Aspirin Versus Placebo on Incidence of Anemia in the Elderly
Chronotype, Unhealthy Lifestyle, and Diabetes Risk in Middle-Aged U.S. Women
Time-Restricted Eating Without Calorie Counting for Weight Loss in a Racially Diverse Population
Comparison of Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates by Physician and Patient Sex

To learn more about some of the most influential articles published over the past year, visit www.acpjournals.org/journal/aim/spotlight-on-2023

The First Annals of Internal Medicine Breaking News Plenary session-New in Annals of Internal Medicine: Hear it First from the Authors At this year’s annual Internal Medicine Meeting 2024, Annals of Internal Medicine presented three breaking scientific research articles during a live scientific plenary session, New in Annals of Internal Medicine: Hear it First from the Authors. Christine Laine, M.D., MPH, Annals of Internal Medicine Editor in Chief and ACP Senior Vice President, introduced the authors and facilitated a discussion to gain further insights into their work. The articles and presentations included:   

The Effect of Time-Restricted Eating on Body Weight: A Randomized Controlled Isocaloric Feeding Trial in Adults with Diabetes.  
Assessing Clinical Utilization of Next Generation Antibiotics Against Resistant Gram-negative Infections in US Hospitals: A Retrospective Cohort Study 
Newer Pharmacological Treatments in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Clinical Guideline from the American College of Physicians

Christine Laine, M.D., MPH, FACP, Editor-in-Chief of Annals of Internal Medicine and ACP Senior Vice President presenting the inaugural scientific plenary session "New in Annals of Internal Medicine: Hear it First from the Authors"

ACP's New Visual Clinical Guidelines

With ACP's new Visual Clinical Guideline product, you can easily and effectively retain information from clinical guidelines. A Visual Clinical Guideline, created by the Division of Clinical Policy in collaboration with Publishing and Annals of Internal Medicine staff, quickly and visually summarizes:

The scope of each guideline (e.g., population or interventions of interest)
ACP clinical recommendations
Recommendations are shown with its strength, certainty of evidence, and rationales
• Clinical considerations or items that clinicians can consider when exploring treatment options with their patients

A Visual Clinical Guideline also features a data visualization component for each ACP clinical recommendation that a user can interact with by selecting modifiable features. Visual Clinical Guideline, which is powered by GRADEpro, will also be accessible through ACP’s Clinical Guidelines app, which can be downloaded in the Apple Store or Google Play Store.

ACP-Annals of Internal Medicine Virtual Forums

Total Forum Video Views: 42,323

Live Forum Event Registrants: 24,836

Content Access Record Count: 235,404

ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine regularly host virtual forums on current topical issues. These virtual forums bring together experts to discuss timely clinical topics. The recorded forums are subsequently published on Annals.org. Attendees can also earn CME and MOC points. Recent forums include:

Newer Pharmacologic Management of Type 2 Diabetes
Putting Adult Vaccine Recommendations into Action
Controversies in Colorectal Cancer Screening

What Internal Medicine Physicians Need to Know About Contraception

Visit www.acpjournals.org/journal/aim/forums to catch up on forums you may have missed.

Annals Special Features and Multimedia

Annals of Internal Medicine offers frequently updated multimedia features including videos, graphics and podcasts. Visit www.acpjournals.org/journal/aim/multimedia for a full description of each multimedia feature.

Annals Video Summary

Annals On Call

Annals Consult Guys

Annals Graphic Medicine

Annals Story Slam

ACP/Annals Virtual Forums

ACP's and the American Heart Association’s bi-monthly, open access journal Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases (AIMCC) presents thought-provoking case reports that spark discussion and aid in clinical decision-making. A variety of article types are considered for publication, including case reports, case series and image and video cases.

This year, Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases launched an updated and improved app providing on-the-go access to the latest content and past issues in the AIMCC archive. Download instructions for Apple and Android users can be found at www.acpjournals.org/journal/aimcc/app.

Visit www.acpjournals.org/journal/aimcc to read published articles, submit a manuscript, or find information on how to become a peer reviewer.

Follow AIMCC on X and Facebook for the latest featured articles.

ACP Clinical Guidelines and Population Health Policies

ACP develops clinical guidelines to provide you with recommendations based on the best available evidence, provide guidance when there is no evidence and help you deliver the best health care possible. ACP has been developing clinical guidelines for nearly half a century and is the oldest clinical guidelines program in the U.S.

This year, ACP became the only U.S. organization to receive designation as a GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation Center). The designation recognizes ACP’s leadership and rigorous approach to developing trustworthy and transparent evidence-based clinical recommendations using the GRADE system.

ACP was an early adopter of GRADE, having published its first guideline using GRADE in 2007. ACP’s demonstrated dedication and capacity to teach, train and use GRADE in the development of high-quality systematic reviews and guidelines, in addition to contributing toward advancing GRADE science and methods, led to the designation.

This year, ACP published clinical policies covering 5 important clinical topics:

Newer Pharmacological Treatments in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Asymptomatic Average-Risk Adults
Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Treatments of Adults in the Acute Phase of Major Depressive Disorder
Pharmacologic Treatment of Primary Osteoporosis or Low Bone Mass to Prevent Fractures in Adults
Outpatient Treatment of Confirmed COVID-19

Performance Measurement

ACP works actively in the field of performance measurement because we recognize its importance in the changing health care environment and want to shape its impact on internal medicine. We understand that physicians question the value of performance measures and that performance measures represent an added burden to an already overworked and under-resourced physician workforce. ACP conducts a thorough evaluation to identify evidence-based performance measures using five criteria: Importance, Appropriate Care, Evidence Base, Specifications, Feasibility/Applicability. Based on these reviews, we strategically engage with payers and other important stakeholders in the measurement space to ensure that ACP-supported performance measures are included in value-based programs.

This year ACP published “Quality Indicators for Major Depressive Disorder in Adults,” a review of performance measures designed to evaluate quality of care for those suffering from major depressive disorder, and “Quality Indicators for Osteoporosis in Adults” a review of current performance measures related to osteoporosis.

Visit www.acponline.org/clinical-information/performance-measures for more ACP performance measure reviews.

Over the past year, ACP reviewed approximately 41 performance measures to identify those that are scientifically valid

Medical Ethics & Professionalism

ACP’s Center for Medical Ethics and Professionalism develops policies and resources on timely issues for ACP members and the public. New ethics papers released this year include:

Health as a Human Right
Ethical Guidance for Physicians and Health Care Institutions on Grateful Patient Fundraising
Standards and Ethics Issues in the Determination of Death

New ACP case studies published this year draw on ethical challenges you may meet in everyday practice, teaching, and research, including:

“Why Can’t I Be There?” Ethics Regarding Restrictions on Visitation/Family Caregiver Presence
Pain Management Near the End-of-Life: What Would Mom Want?
Ethics, Professionalism, Physician Employment and Health Care Business Practices

The ACP Ethics Manual provides a solid foundation for our work on a range of ethical issues and links to position papers and case studies.

Visit www.acponline.org/clinical-information/medical-ethics-and-professionalism for more information.

13,844 Number of ACP Members who have used DynaMedex^®

80,860 Number of Sessions

802,994 Number of Topic Searches

DynaMedex® collaborates with ACP to provide free member access to its augmented decision-support platform that combines the clinical expertise and extensive curated disease content of DynaMed® with the comprehensive drug information and advanced search capabilities of Micromedex®.

A free mobile app for iOS and Android lets you access information offline, write and save notes, bookmark favorites and email topics. CME/MOC activity is tracked through the DynaMedex CME tracker for all searches (Baylor College of Medicine Office of Continuing Education is the CME provider).

New features added include:

Upgraded topic page experience with simplified layout and navigation.
Search improvements aimed at helping clinicians get faster answers to their clinical questions.
Drug Monograph Updates, including a "Boxed Warning" for medications for quick access to the Drug Interaction Results.
Drug Quick Answer, offering links to information on frequently-accessed drugs.

Visit www.acponline.org/dynamedex to learn more about the benefits of DynaMedex.

ACP JournalWise, a benefit of ACP membership, is a literature surveillance service that is produced in collaboration with McMaster University. Users can set up personalized alerts on topics and specialties of interest from 120 top-tier medical journals, review summaries and follow links to original abstracts, share alerts with colleagues and browse the table of contents from these premier medical journals. Users can access ACP JournalWise anytime from their desktop, tablet or smartphone.

ACP News Publications

Members are kept well informed about ACP news, clinical updates and public policy information with ACP’s range of publications, which provide in-depth analysis of issues affecting internal medicine.

I.M. Matters from ACP (formerly ACP Internist), ACP's member newspaper, and its companion e-newsletter, I.M. Matters Weekly from ACP (formerly ACP Internist Weekly), provide news and information about the practice of medicine and report on the policies, products and activities of ACP. Both publications were renamed in January 2024 to better align with the identity of internal medicine.

ACP Hospitalist, a weekly online magazine exclusive to ACP members, covers the latest news in hospital medicine, including feature articles, Q&As and summaries of recent research.

ACP e-newsletters include:

ACP Diabetes Monthly and ACP Gastroenterology Monthly, which summarize news about diabetes and gastroenterology/hepatology
ACP Advocate, a bi-weekly newsletter featuring news about public policy issues affecting internal medicine and patient care
ACP IMpower, a monthly newsletter offering tools, resources and information to help ACP Resident/Fellow Members during training and prepare them for their professional futures
IMconnection, a monthly newsletter exclusively for early career physicians that highlights benefits and resources targeted at their career stage
ACP IMpact, a newsletter for medical students featuring information about internal medicine as a career
I.M. a Chief Resident, a monthly newsletter offering information and resources for chief residents
ACP Global, a bi-monthly newsletter offering a global perspective on news in internal medicine and highlighting ACP's international activities.