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  • A Second Act: Finding My Purpose in Medicine

    Laura L. Sessums, JD, MD, ABIM’s Incoming Chief Medical Officer

    May 15, 2025  |  Announcements, News

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  • LKA Enhancements for 2025

    Question time limit increased 25%; immediate feedback for all questions

    December 31, 2024  |  LKA

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  • Effective Immediately:ABIM eliminates 2-year MOC point requirement

    Diplomates currently reported as “Certified, Not Participating in MOC” due to missing the 2-year point requirement will have their status updated to “Certified, Participating in MOC” as long as all other MOC requirements are met.

    October 28, 2024  |  Announcements

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  • Erica N. Johnson, MD, FACP, FIDSA

    Named ABIM Senior Vice President for Academic and Medical Affairs

    July 18, 2024  |  Announcements

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May 15, 2025

A Second Act: Finding My Purpose in Medicine

By Laura L. Sessums, JD, MD, ABIM’s Incoming Chief Medical Officer I had a career in law, and I like to think I was good at it. But I had this lingering sense that it wasn’t what I was supposed to do. I could have continued on that path and done well, but it never […]

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May 7, 2025

News & Notes: Spring 2025

The Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®): Enrollment now open in 17 specialties; How does ABIM create assessment questions?; Has your practice changed?; You can deactivate your certificate in that discipline; Study finds new Milestones Rating System reduces but does not eliminate bias in residency knowledge ratings; How the physician community informs ABIM’s programs; Research Roundup

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April 24, 2025

Rheumatology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

The Rheumatology Board, which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on March 11, 2025. Representatives from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) joined for a portion of the meeting*. The following is a summary report of the spring meeting. Visit the […]

Specialty Board Meeting Summaries

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April 18, 2025

Remembering Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP

A Message from Furman S. McDonald, President and CEO of ABIM and the ABIM Foundation ABIM has lost a true friend and valued colleague. Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP, a nationally renowned leader in medical education and President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, passed yesterday from pancreatic cancer. Holly had a long and meaningful […]

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March 30, 2025

Celebrating Doctor’s Day

On National Doctor’s Day, we celebrate the extraordinary work you and more than a quarter of a million ABIM Board Certified physicians do every day. Medicine is a deeply rewarding profession—one that requires expertise and compassion, patience and resilience. The difference you make in the lives of your patients is immeasurable. We are privileged that […]

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March 27, 2025

Apply to the ABMS Visiting Scholars Program

The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is committed to enhancing the quality of health care by certifying internists and subspecialists who demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for excellent patient care. To help advance this mission, ABIM and the ABIM Foundation are proud to sponsor the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Visiting […]

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