About ACP MKSAP

ACP MKSAP is a package that includes a feature-rich online application and a collection of mobile apps that enable you to work offline and later sync your answers. The online application includes the entirety of content, launching with nearly 2,000 multiple-choice questions and updated information on hundreds of topics in the field of internal medicine, organized into subspecialty sections, with content refreshes and new questions added regularly. ACP MKSAP is a state-of-the-art learning system, enabling learners to have unprecedented control and unparalleled ease of use. Learn more about ACP MKSAP.

ACP MKSAP is developed by a team of nearly 400 clinical editors, contributors, and peer reviewers who are active in clinical practice and leaders in medical education.

Learning Objectives

The learning objectives of ACP MKSAP are as follows:

  • Close gaps between actual care in learners' practice and current preferred standards of care, based on best evidence
  • Diagnose disease states that are less common and sometimes overlooked or confusing
  • Improve clinical management decisions that affect patient safety and quality of care
  • Confirm participation in clinically relevant education and maintenance of knowledge through achievement of a Confirmation of Relevant Education (CORE) certificate
  • Pass the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Certification Examination in Internal Medicine
  • Maintain ABIM certification using the ABIM Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment in Internal Medicine

Target Audience

  • General internal medicine physicians and primary care physicians
  • Subspecialists who need to remain up to date in internal medicine
  • Physicians seeking to confirm participation in clinically relevant education and maintenance of knowledge
  • Residents preparing for the ABIM Certification Examination in Internal Medicine
  • Physicians engaging in the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment in Internal Medicine
  • Physicians preparing for Maintenance of Certification Examination in Internal Medicine

Publisher's Information

ACP MKSAP ©2025

American College of Physicians

All rights reserved. This publication is protected by copyright. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, without the express consent of the ACP. ACP MKSAP is for individual use only. Only one account per subscription will be permitted for the purpose of earning continuing medical education (CME) credits and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points and for other authorized uses of ACP MKSAP.

Important copyright information from the ACP

Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is unlawful. The ACP prohibits reproduction of this publication or any of its parts in any form either for individual use or for distribution. The ACP will consider granting an individual permission to reproduce only limited portions of this publication for his or her own exclusive use. Send requests in writing to ACP MKSAP Permissions, American College of Physicians, 190 North Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1572, or email your request to mksap_editors@acponline.org.

Published in the United States of America.

Restrictions

You can use ACP MKSAP to submit for CME, MOC, and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) only if you are an individual subscriber who has purchased ACP MKSAP from ACP or an authorized distributor. Please email mksap_editors@acponline.org if you have any questions. Your subscription is not transferable to other users. Sharing your subscription will compromise the security of your confidential CME, MOC, and CPD history, undermine your account billing, and disrupt tracking of your CME, MOC, and CPD records. The ACP disclaims all responsibility and liability for any improper or unauthorized use of an individual's order.

If you are an ACP member, a transcript of your participation in ACP MKSAP and all other ACP-sponsored CME activities is available online as a benefit of your ACP membership. The online listing compiles all CME credits that you have earned during the past 6 years. Records will be updated 6 to 8 weeks after receipt of documentation of your participation in ACP-sponsored activities.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Contributors' disclosure information can be found in the committee listings under Staff and Contributors. To mitigate all relevant financial relationships and influences of vested interests, ACP’s content planners used best evidence and updated clinical care guidelines in developing content, when such evidence and guidelines were available. All content underwent peer review to ensure that the material was balanced and unbiased.

System Requirements

ACP MKSAP Online

Newest version of one of the following browsers:

  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Safari 17.4 or greater

Please note that both cookies and JavaScript need to be enabled.

ACP MKSAP Apps

Windows

  • Windows 11 or later
  • 750 MB available disk space
  • 4 GB RAM

Mac OS

  • Mac OS X 15 (Sequoia) or later
  • 750 MB available disk space
  • 4 GB RAM

iOS

  • iOS 18.2 or later
  • 400 MB available disk space

Android

  • Android 13 or later
  • 400 MB available disk space

Note about other operating systems:

Although it is not possible to officially support all versions of all operating systems, the current version of ACP MKSAP is designed to function properly on the vast majority of web browsers that are included in current mobile device operating systems, e.g., Apple iOS (iPhone/iPad), Android smartphones, Microsoft Windows Phone and other smartphone operating systems not listed above, ChromeOS (Google Chromebooks), Windows-based netbooks, and other Android-based tablet devices.