Mayo Clinic 34th Annual Internal Medicine Board Review 2025

Date: June 2–6, 2025
Location: Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area Hotel

The Mayo Clinic 34th Annual Internal Medicine Board Review is an intensive, high-yield course designed to prepare physicians for the ABIM certification and recertification examinations, while also serving as a comprehensive update for daily practice. Taught by expert Mayo Clinic faculty, this course provides structured, evidence-based reviews across the breadth of internal medicine and its subspecialties.

Who Should Attend

• Physicians preparing for ABIM initial certification

• Physicians completing maintenance of certification requirements

• Clinicians seeking a structured and thorough review of internal medicine

What You’ll Gain

• A focused review of the most important topics in internal medicine

• Practical strategies for clinical evaluation, diagnosis, and management

• Updates in evidence-based medicine to support best practices in patient care

• A streamlined approach to identifying key areas for self-study

Course Highlights

• Geriatrics: Fall prevention, dementia, incontinence, high-risk medications, pressure injuries

• Dermatology: Skin cancers, melanoma, psoriasis, acne, common rashes and eruptions

• Allergy: Anaphylaxis, angioedema, allergic rhinitis, urticaria

• Endocrinology: Diabetes, thyroid disease, osteoporosis, parathyroid and adrenal disorders

• Rheumatology: Gout, arthritis, lupus, vasculitis, systemic sclerosis, myopathies

• Cardiology: Heart failure, coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, valvular and vascular diseases

• Pulmonology: COPD, asthma, sleep apnea, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension

• Oncology: Breast, GI, lung, uterine, and ovarian cancers—evaluation, staging, and management

• Infectious Disease: Endocarditis, pneumonia, HIV/TB, meningitis, travel-related illness, skin/soft tissue infections

• Gastroenterology: Esophageal reflux, peptic ulcer disease, colon cancer screening, pancreatitis, IBD

• Nephrology: Acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, nephrolithiasis, electrolyte & acid-base disorders

• Hematology: Lymphoid and myeloid malignancies, anemia, clotting and bleeding disorders

• 📅 Sample Daily Schedule Highlights

• Monday, June 2, 2025

  6:00 a.m. – Registration / Breakfast / Exhibits

  7:00 a.m. – Welcome and Course Overview
  April R. Christensen, M.D., M.S. and David Raslau, M.D., M.P.H.

  Geriatrics – Maria D. Mendoza de la Garza, M.D.

  • Fall prevention strategies

  • Cognitive impairment and dementia

  • Urinary incontinence

  • High-risk medications in elderly patients

  • Pressure injury prevention

  Dermatology – Sindhuja S. Damodaran, M.D.

  • Basal and squamous cell carcinoma

  • Melanoma

  • Acne, psoriasis, drug eruptions

  • Common skin conditions in primary care

  Allergy – Gerald W. Volcheck, M.D.

  • Anaphylaxis

  • Urticaria and angioedema

  • Allergic rhinosinusitis

  9:35 a.m. – Break and Exhibits

  Nutrition – Kalpana Muthusamy, M.B.B.S., M.D.

  • Obesity risks and management (medical & surgical)

  • Nutrition in hypertension

  • Common deficiencies

  HEENT – Melissa H. Bogin, M.D.

  • Epistaxis

  • Glaucoma evaluation and management

  • Infectious pharyngitis

  • Acute red eye

  • Acute and chronic sinusitis

  11:20 a.m. – Lunch and Exhibits

  Men’s Health – Jason H. Szostek, M.D.

  • Prostate cancer screening and management

  • Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)

  • Erectile dysfunction

  Women’s Health – Jill M. Huber, M.D.

  • Contraception and counseling

  • Medical conditions in pregnancy

  • Abnormal uterine bleeding

  • Hormone replacement therapy

  Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia – Joel D. Beachey, M.D.

  • Lipid-lowering therapy using AHA/ACC guidelines

  • Hypertension management considering comorbidities

  2:35 p.m. – Break and Exhibits

  Psychiatry – William B. Leasure, M.D.

  • Depression

  • Anxiety spectrum disorders

  • Substance use disorder

  • Schizophrenia

  • Bipolar disorder

  Neurology – Rafid Mustafa, M.D.

  • Seizures

  • Headaches (migraine, cluster, tension)

  • Stroke management

  • Neuropathies

  • Movement disorders (Parkinson’s, tremor, myasthenia gravis, restless leg syndrome)

  4:50 p.m. – Sprint Test
  5:20 p.m. – Adjourn

  Tuesday, June 3, 2025

  6:00 a.m. – Registration / Breakfast / Exhibits

  Endocrinology – Pankaj Shah, M.D.

  Part 1 – Diabetes

  • Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes

  • Prevention and delay of Type 2 diabetes

  Part 2 – Diabetes & Hypoglycemia

  • Diabetic ketoacidosis

  • Hyperosmolar state

  • Hypoglycemia in diabetic patients

  Bone and Parathyroid – Kurt A. Kennel, M.D.

  • Osteoporosis (male & female)

  • Osteomalacia vs osteoporosis

  • Paget disease of bone

  • Primary hyperparathyroidism

  • Hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia management

  9:25 a.m. – Break and Exhibits

  Thyroid – Kharisa N. Rachmasari, M.D.

  • Hypo- and hyperthyroidism (including subclinical)

  • Thyroid emergencies

  • Thyroid nodules

  • Thyroid cancers

  Pituitary, Gonadal, and Adrenal Disorders – Lucinda Gruber, M.D.

  • Adrenal incidentaloma

  • Cushing’s Syndrome & adrenal insufficiency

  • Pituitary tumors

  • Secondary amenorrhea

  • Male hypogonadism

  Rheumatology – Matthew J. Koster, M.D.

  • Vasculitis and treatment strategies

  12:05 p.m. – Lunch and Exhibits

  Rheumatology – Kerry Wright, M.B.B.S.

  • Gout and crystalline disease

  • Spondyloarthropathies

  Rheumatology – Can M. Sungur, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Fibromyalgia

  • Rheumatoid arthritis

  • Osteoarthritis

  Rheumatology – Uma Thanarajasingam, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

  • Complications of SLE

  • Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

  3:35 p.m. – Break and Exhibits

  Rheumatology – Alicia M. Hinze, M.D.

  • Raynaud’s phenomenon

  • Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)

  • Inflammatory myopathies

  • Sjogren’s syndrome

  Critical Care – Jeremy M. Clain, M.D.

  • Shock & tamponade

  • Respiratory failure

  • Sepsis

  • Transfusion reactions

  5:15 p.m. – Sprint Test
  5:35 p.m. – Adjourn

  Wednesday, June 4, 2025 – Friday, June 6, 2025

  Key Specialties Covered:

  • Cardiology – Heart failure, coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, valvular and vascular disease

  • Pulmonology – Asthma, COPD, sleep apnea, ILD, pulmonary hypertension, spirometry

  • Oncology – Breast, lung, GI, gynecologic cancers

  • Infectious Diseases – Endocarditis, meningitis, pneumonia, HIV, TB, skin & GI infections, vaccines & zoonoses

  • Gastroenterology & Hepatology – GERD, ulcers, hepatitis, cirrhosis, pancreatitis, IBD, colon cancer

  • Nephrology – Electrolyte disorders, AKI, CKD, nephrolithiasis

  • Hematology – Anemia, abnormal CBC, lymphoid & myeloid malignancies, coagulation disorders