[Perspectives 2025 - Positions of the German Society of Internal Medicine].

Celebrating the 200th anniversary of its founder, Friedrich Theodor von Frerichs, the German Society of Internal Medicine (DGIM) publishes perspectives for its work in the coming years, which will be shaped by challenges for medicine and science. Based on ten critically analyzed topics - namely physicians as researchers, "choosing wisely", digital medicine, the economization of medicine, medical education, demographic changes and multimorbidity, systems medicine, infectious diseases and hygiene, intensive care and emergency departments, and nursing and medical assistance jobs - this paper outlines the fundamental positions of the society. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.