
2025 Internal Medicine Comprehensive Update
2025 Internal Medicine Comprehensive Update
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Contains 4 Component(s)
Benign Anemia (2025)
Learning Objectives:
- Define anemia.
- Understand the proper work up for anemia.
- Understand the different cause of anemia.
Elena C. Coppola, DO (she/her/hers)
Medical Director
Karmanos Cancer Institute McLaren Northern Michigan
I attended Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine. I completed my Internal Residency at MSU/Sparrow Hospital in Lansing Michigan. I practiced as an Assistant Professor in internal medicine at MSU Internal Medicine. I then completed my fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at McLaren Lansing and Sparrow Hospital. After fellowship, I joined Karmanos Cancer Institute McLaren Northern Michigan where I currently serve as the Medical Director.
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Contains 4 Component(s)
Hemostasis & Thrombosis (2025)
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the pathophysiology of thrombosis.
- Recognize who should undergo a hypercoaguable work up.
- Understand the various disease associated with thrombosis.
Elena C. Coppola, DO (she/her/hers)
Medical Director
Karmanos Cancer Institute McLaren Northern Michigan
I attended Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine. I completed my Internal Residency at MSU/Sparrow Hospital in Lansing Michigan. I practiced as an Assistant Professor in internal medicine at MSU Internal Medicine. I then completed my fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at McLaren Lansing and Sparrow Hospital. After fellowship, I joined Karmanos Cancer Institute McLaren Northern Michigan where I currently serve as the Medical Director.
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Contains 4 Component(s)
Lymphoma & Leukemia (2025)
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the proper initial work up for lymphoma.
- Be able to recognize the initial symptoms of lymphoma.
- Recognize the lab abnormalities that warrant further work up.
Elena C. Coppola, DO (she/her/hers)
Medical Director
Karmanos Cancer Institute McLaren Northern Michigan
I attended Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine. I completed my Internal Residency at MSU/Sparrow Hospital in Lansing Michigan. I practiced as an Assistant Professor in internal medicine at MSU Internal Medicine. I then completed my fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at McLaren Lansing and Sparrow Hospital. After fellowship, I joined Karmanos Cancer Institute McLaren Northern Michigan where I currently serve as the Medical Director.
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Contains 4 Component(s)
Other Bone Marrow Disorders (2025)
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the lab abnormalities associated with bone marrow failure syndromes.
- Understand the various causes of bone marrow failure.
- Know the risk factors associated with bone marrow failure syndrome.
Elena C. Coppola, DO (she/her/hers)
Medical Director
Karmanos Cancer Institute McLaren Northern Michigan
I attended Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine. I completed my Internal Residency at MSU/Sparrow Hospital in Lansing Michigan. I practiced as an Assistant Professor in internal medicine at MSU Internal Medicine. I then completed my fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at McLaren Lansing and Sparrow Hospital. After fellowship, I joined Karmanos Cancer Institute McLaren Northern Michigan where I currently serve as the Medical Director.
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Contains 4 Component(s)
Clinical Oncology, Physical Diagnosis, Systemic Manifestations, Chemotherapy (2025)
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize common physical findings in patients with malignancies.
- Review common radiographic and laboratory diagnostic studies in the cancer patient.
- Describe management approaches to common oncologic conditions.
Kevin P. Hubbard, DO, MACOI
Director, Supportive and Palliative Medicine
BJC Health, Western Division
Kevin P. Hubbard, DO, MACOI is a board certified hospice/palliative care physician. After graduating from William Jewell College with degrees in biology and chemistry, Dr. Hubbard earned his D.O. from the University of Health Sciences-College of Osteopathic Medicine (now the Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine) in 1986 and served his internship at Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital in Tulsa. After internal medicine residencies at the University of Health Sciences in Kansas City and Normandy Osteopathic Hospitals in St. Louis, Dr. Hubbard completed his fellowship in medical oncology/hematology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, medical oncology, hematology, and hospice/palliative medicine. He was recognized by the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) as Physician of the Year in 2014, and received the Wilbur T. Hill, DO Distinguished Service Award in 2017. Dr. Hubbard has served as president of the American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI). He is the co-director for the annual internal medicine board review course sponsored by the ACOI, and is a member of the Gillum Society of Master Fellows of the ACOI. He received the Internist of the Year award from the ACOI in 2013. In recognition of his historical effort, the ACOI appointed him Historian for the College; he recently published the book A History of Osteopathic Internal Medicine: Celebrating The ACOI’s First 75 Years detailing the history of osteopathic internal medicine. In his spare time he enjoys a wide variety of interests including martial arts, photography, model railroading, and music and video production; he has two current band projects covering a wide variety of musical genres. Dr. Hubbard married his college sweetheart, Roxanne. They have a grown son and daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren.
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Contains 4 Component(s)
Oncology Palliative Care Session (2025)
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of performance status in predicting survival and tolerance to treatment.
- Develop and implement management strategies for common side effects of cancer treatment.
- Develop and implement management strategies for common symptoms affecting patients with cancer.
Kevin P. Hubbard, DO, MACOI
Director, Supportive and Palliative Medicine
BJC Health, Western Division
Kevin P. Hubbard, DO, MACOI is a board certified hospice/palliative care physician. After graduating from William Jewell College with degrees in biology and chemistry, Dr. Hubbard earned his D.O. from the University of Health Sciences-College of Osteopathic Medicine (now the Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine) in 1986 and served his internship at Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital in Tulsa. After internal medicine residencies at the University of Health Sciences in Kansas City and Normandy Osteopathic Hospitals in St. Louis, Dr. Hubbard completed his fellowship in medical oncology/hematology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, medical oncology, hematology, and hospice/palliative medicine. He was recognized by the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) as Physician of the Year in 2014, and received the Wilbur T. Hill, DO Distinguished Service Award in 2017. Dr. Hubbard has served as president of the American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI). He is the co-director for the annual internal medicine board review course sponsored by the ACOI, and is a member of the Gillum Society of Master Fellows of the ACOI. He received the Internist of the Year award from the ACOI in 2013. In recognition of his historical effort, the ACOI appointed him Historian for the College; he recently published the book A History of Osteopathic Internal Medicine: Celebrating The ACOI’s First 75 Years detailing the history of osteopathic internal medicine. In his spare time he enjoys a wide variety of interests including martial arts, photography, model railroading, and music and video production; he has two current band projects covering a wide variety of musical genres. Dr. Hubbard married his college sweetheart, Roxanne. They have a grown son and daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren.
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Contains 4 Component(s)
Basic Oncology, Markers, Genes (2025)
Learning Objectives:
- Review the essentials of tumor biology.
- Discuss the cell cycle and its role in the use of cytotoxic chemotherapy.
- Discuss the general principles of targeted therapies and their role in cancer treatment.
Kevin P. Hubbard, DO, MACOI
Director, Supportive and Palliative Medicine
BJC Health, Western Division
Kevin P. Hubbard, DO, MACOI is a board certified hospice/palliative care physician. After graduating from William Jewell College with degrees in biology and chemistry, Dr. Hubbard earned his D.O. from the University of Health Sciences-College of Osteopathic Medicine (now the Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine) in 1986 and served his internship at Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital in Tulsa. After internal medicine residencies at the University of Health Sciences in Kansas City and Normandy Osteopathic Hospitals in St. Louis, Dr. Hubbard completed his fellowship in medical oncology/hematology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, medical oncology, hematology, and hospice/palliative medicine. He was recognized by the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) as Physician of the Year in 2014, and received the Wilbur T. Hill, DO Distinguished Service Award in 2017. Dr. Hubbard has served as president of the American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI). He is the co-director for the annual internal medicine board review course sponsored by the ACOI, and is a member of the Gillum Society of Master Fellows of the ACOI. He received the Internist of the Year award from the ACOI in 2013. In recognition of his historical effort, the ACOI appointed him Historian for the College; he recently published the book A History of Osteopathic Internal Medicine: Celebrating The ACOI’s First 75 Years detailing the history of osteopathic internal medicine. In his spare time he enjoys a wide variety of interests including martial arts, photography, model railroading, and music and video production; he has two current band projects covering a wide variety of musical genres. Dr. Hubbard married his college sweetheart, Roxanne. They have a grown son and daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren.
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Contains 4 Component(s)
Cancer in Men - Prostate, Testes and Kidney (2025)
Learning Objectives:
- Describe management strategies detection and treatment of urothelial cancer.
- Describe management strategies detection and treatment of prostate cancer.
- Describe management strategies detection and treatment of testicular cancer.
Kevin P. Hubbard, DO, MACOI
Director, Supportive and Palliative Medicine
BJC Health, Western Division
Kevin P. Hubbard, DO, MACOI is a board certified hospice/palliative care physician. After graduating from William Jewell College with degrees in biology and chemistry, Dr. Hubbard earned his D.O. from the University of Health Sciences-College of Osteopathic Medicine (now the Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine) in 1986 and served his internship at Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital in Tulsa. After internal medicine residencies at the University of Health Sciences in Kansas City and Normandy Osteopathic Hospitals in St. Louis, Dr. Hubbard completed his fellowship in medical oncology/hematology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, medical oncology, hematology, and hospice/palliative medicine. He was recognized by the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) as Physician of the Year in 2014, and received the Wilbur T. Hill, DO Distinguished Service Award in 2017. Dr. Hubbard has served as president of the American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI). He is the co-director for the annual internal medicine board review course sponsored by the ACOI, and is a member of the Gillum Society of Master Fellows of the ACOI. He received the Internist of the Year award from the ACOI in 2013. In recognition of his historical effort, the ACOI appointed him Historian for the College; he recently published the book A History of Osteopathic Internal Medicine: Celebrating The ACOI’s First 75 Years detailing the history of osteopathic internal medicine. In his spare time he enjoys a wide variety of interests including martial arts, photography, model railroading, and music and video production; he has two current band projects covering a wide variety of musical genres. Dr. Hubbard married his college sweetheart, Roxanne. They have a grown son and daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren.
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Contains 4 Component(s)
Cancer in Women - Breast, Uterus and Ovary (2025)
Learning Objectives:
- Describe management strategies detection and treatment of breast cancer.
- Describe management strategies detection and treatment of uterine cancer.
- Describe management strategies detection and treatment of ovarian cancer.
Kevin P. Hubbard, DO, MACOI
Director, Supportive and Palliative Medicine
BJC Health, Western Division
Kevin P. Hubbard, DO, MACOI is a board certified hospice/palliative care physician. After graduating from William Jewell College with degrees in biology and chemistry, Dr. Hubbard earned his D.O. from the University of Health Sciences-College of Osteopathic Medicine (now the Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine) in 1986 and served his internship at Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital in Tulsa. After internal medicine residencies at the University of Health Sciences in Kansas City and Normandy Osteopathic Hospitals in St. Louis, Dr. Hubbard completed his fellowship in medical oncology/hematology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, medical oncology, hematology, and hospice/palliative medicine. He was recognized by the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) as Physician of the Year in 2014, and received the Wilbur T. Hill, DO Distinguished Service Award in 2017. Dr. Hubbard has served as president of the American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI). He is the co-director for the annual internal medicine board review course sponsored by the ACOI, and is a member of the Gillum Society of Master Fellows of the ACOI. He received the Internist of the Year award from the ACOI in 2013. In recognition of his historical effort, the ACOI appointed him Historian for the College; he recently published the book A History of Osteopathic Internal Medicine: Celebrating The ACOI’s First 75 Years detailing the history of osteopathic internal medicine. In his spare time he enjoys a wide variety of interests including martial arts, photography, model railroading, and music and video production; he has two current band projects covering a wide variety of musical genres. Dr. Hubbard married his college sweetheart, Roxanne. They have a grown son and daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren.
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Contains 4 Component(s)
Update in Esophageal Diseases (2025)
Learning Objectives:
- Identify basic information concerning esophageal diseases
- Recognize diagnostic evaluation for esophageal diseases
- Recall treatment options for esophageal disease
Catherine A. Kerschen, DO, FACOI
Associate Professor of Medicine
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Catherine Kerschen DO, Associate Professor of Medicine, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Practicing gastroenterologist in Mid-Michigan for over 25 years. Medical school educator at Michigan State for 25 years. Previous endoscopy director establishing a Center of Excellence.