Updates, Advances, and Best Practices Across All Areas of Internal Medicine
The practice of internal medicine continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, presenting clinicians with increasingly complex diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. To help practitioners remain current and deliver the highest standard of patient care, Harvard Medical School developed Update in Internal Medicine more than three decades ago and continues to refine the program based on participant feedback and emerging trends in medicine.
Harvard Update in Internal Medicine 2025 provides a comprehensive review of the latest clinical updates, advances, and best practices across the full spectrum of internal medicine. This intensive program covers all major medical subspecialties, highlights hot-off-the-press developments, and equips participants with practical, evidence-based guidance applicable to daily clinical practice.
* Course Dates: December 7–12, 2025
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
Integrate new research findings and emerging evidence into the evaluation and management of common and uncommon medical disorders.
Apply current screening recommendations for breast, ovarian, lung, colon, and prostate cancers.
Effectively manage patients with or at risk for type 2 diabetes.
Interpret liver function tests and understand advances in the treatment of infectious hepatitis.
Develop strategies to prevent and treat atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Deliver state-of-the-art care for a broad spectrum of conditions commonly encountered in primary care and general internal medicine practice.
Identify effective lifestyle-based strategies for the prevention and treatment of obesity.
Inspire and support colleagues through leadership strategies that promote professional fulfillment and prevent clinician burnout.
1. Orthopedics for the PCP: Shoulder, Knee, and Sports Injuries – Arun J. Ramappa, MD; Joseph DeAngelis, MD; John-Paul Hezel, MD
2. Ask the Experts: ENT and Ophthalmology
3. Emerging and Challenging Infections – Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, MD; Howard S. Gold, MD
4. The Biology of Burnout – Gail Gazelle, MD
5. Asthma, ILD, Pulmonary Hypertension, and COPD Updates – Asha Anandaiah, MD; Bess M. Flashner, MD; David M. Furfaro, MD; Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD