What is General Internal Medicine (GIM)?

GIM is a subspecialty of Internal Medicine which embraces the values of generalist, is aligned with population needs, and promotes the practitioner's ability to adapt their practice profile when population needs change.  General Internists are prepared to diagnose and manage patients with common and emergency internal medicine conditions, and are able to do so when the individual has multiple conditions and with limited access to other subspecialties.  General Internists provide comprehensive care of the adult patient in an integrated fashion as opposed to an organ-centred or disease-entered approach. [Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary]