2026-2027 Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Course #27D08

Internal Medicine is a diverse specialty area encompassing all the systems of the body, and includes generalists and subspecialists. Grand rounds is a weekly one-hour presentation incorporating active learning techniques including: case studies, the audience responds to questions with audience response systems, small group discussions, panel discussions, and question and answer opportunities. Because of the diversity of internal medicine and the wide range of diverse clinical cases seen, a wide variety of topics are presented which are relevant to both generalists and subspecialists.

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1. Summarize current evidence, emerging research, and evolving clinical guidelines relevant to the diagnosis, prevention, and management of diseases encountered in internal medicine. (Knowledge)
2. Apply evidence-based diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to the evaluation and management of patients with acute, chronic, and medically complex conditions across internal medicine subspecialties. (Competence)
3. Integrate multidisciplinary approaches and patient-centered principles into clinical decision-making to optimize care coordination, patient safety, and quality of care. (Competence/Performance)
4. Implement evidence-based recommendations and quality improvement strategies into clinical practice to enhance adherence to current standards of care and improve patient outcomes. (Performance)
5. Evaluate opportunities to improve clinical practice through the appropriate use of emerging diagnostics, novel therapies, preventive care strategies, and interdisciplinary collaboration. (Performance/Professional Practice)

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Mitigation Statement: The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Professional Development has reviewed this activity’s speaker and planner disclosures and has mitigated all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies, if applicable.

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Accommodations on the basis of disability are available by contacting (insert Course Contact) at (405) xxx-xxxx or (insert email address) as soon as possible.

Acknowledgement of Commercial and In-Kind Support:
Commercial support is financial, or in-kind, contributions given by a ineligible company, which is used to pay all or part of the costs of a CME activity.  An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Appropriate acknowledgement of all commercial and in-kind support will be given at the time of the educational activity.

Disclaimer Statement:
Statements, opinions and results of studies contained in the program are those of the presenters and authors and do not reflect the policy or position of the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (“OU”) nor does OU provide any warranty as to their accuracy or reliability.

Every reasonable effort has been made to faithfully reproduce the presentations and material as submitted. However, no responsibility is assumed by OU for any claims, injury and/or damage to persons or property from any cause, including negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instruments or ideas contained in the material herein.

Policy on Faculty and Presenters Disclosure: 
It is the policy of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine that the faculty and presenters identify all financial relationships with ineligible companies relating to the topics of this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of off-label or investigational drugs/devices and/or therapies during their presentation(s). 

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Raid M Aljumaily, MD
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Oklahoma City, OK

Ruha Astani
OUCOM
norman, OK

Usman Baber, MD, MS
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK

Mary Zoe Baker, MD
Harold Hamm Diabetes Center
Oklahoma City, OK

Shouvik Chakrabarty, MD
OU Physician's Building
Oklahoma City, OK

Benjamin D Cowley Jr., MD
OUHSC
Oklahoma City, OK

Douglas A Drevets, MD, DTM&H, FIDSA
OUHSC
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

Isabella Grumbach, MD

Abigail Hamm, MS

Mary Beth Humphrey, MD, PhD
The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Oklahoma City, OK

Lee A Jennings, MD, MSHS
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Oklahoma City, OK

Yubin Kang, MD
Stephenson Cancer Center
Edmond, OK

Saqib Sheikh, MD
Oklahoma University Medical Center
Edmond, OK

William M. Tierney, MD
OU Physicians Building
Oklahoma City, OK

Brenda Wilkerson
OUHSC
Yukon, OK

Houssein A Youness, MD
OUHSC
Oklahoma City, OK