VMIMR Primary Care Clinic Didactics

VMIMR Primary Care Clinic Didactics

by Virginia Mason Internal Medicine Primary Care Faculty

Education Medicine

Season 4

Intern Immersion Billing 2026

General review of billing problem based visits and annual exam visits in primary care clinic

Intern Immersion Diabetes Part 2 2026

The rest of the diabetes didactic, reviewing pharmacologic management of diabetes in more detail, focusing on insulin primarily with brief review of GLP1 and SGLT2 administration.

Intern Immersion Diabetes Part 1 2026

Reviewing screening recommendations and how to diagnose diabetes, end-organ effect monitoring as well as a general overview of pharmacologic therapy.

Intern Immersion Preventative Care 2026

Quickly reviewing the components of an annual exam as well as general review of screening recommendations for cancers, metabolic disease, STIs and vaccinations.

Intern Immersion Depression 101 2026

Reviewing screening and diagnosis recommendations for depression, first line treatment and adjunctive pharmacotherapy and non-pharmacological interventions, including medication titration and anticipatory guidance as well as quick review of addressing suicidal intention, passive and active, in the clinic

Intern Immersion Hypertension 2026

General overview of the categories of hypertension, other contributors to elevated blood pressure to assess for and both non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment options for stage 1 and stage 2 hypertension as per 2025 AHA/ACC guidelines.

Intern Immersion Hyperlipidemia 2026

Defining hyperlipidemia and reviewing the algorithms for risk assessment and management of hyperlipidemia for primary prevention in patients ages 30-79 with LDL 70-189 and patients with diabetes, including statin management per the updated 2026 ACC/AHA guidelines.

Season 3

Hepatitis B and C 2025

Reviewing screening recommendations and diagnostic evaluation of new outpatient hepatitis B and C cases and general treatment, anticipated side effects and post-treatment monitoring for hepatitis B and C.

PTSD 2026

Reviewing updated guidelines for screening, evaluation and treatment of PTSD

Transition from Pediatric to Adult Medicine 2025

Reviewing best practices for providers to help support patients in the transition from care with pediatricians for primary care and specialty care to adult medicine

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