September 29, 2025

ABIM recommends preserving “duration of status” designation for physicians in training with J-1 visas in support of physician education and patient care

ABIM leaders Furman S. McDonald, MD, MPH, President and CEO, and Erica N. Johnson, MD, FACP, FIDSA, Senior Vice President for Academic and Medical Affairs, have submitted the following letter to Kristi Noem, United States Secretary of Homeland Security, regarding proposed changes for J-1 visa holders that could have negative consequences for physician education and […]

Announcements

September 25, 2025

A Decade of Physician Learning and Assessment: The ACCME and ABIM Collaboration

Ten years ago the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) launched a landmark collaboration to support physicians who are engaged in lifelong learning by enabling them to use those activities to meet requirements for ABIM’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Now, thousands of educational activities physicians complete […]

MOC

September 11, 2025

Survey finds many physicians report learning and changing patient care due to participation in the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®)

According to a new survey doctors are learning and putting their knowledge into practice with patients as they are regularly evaluated in ABIM’s Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA). The survey results were published today in an article in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Among key findings, 73% of general internists participating in the LKA reported […]

Uncategorized

September 10, 2025

Meet ABIM Governance: A Patient’s Perspective on Pulmonary Hypertension

Colleen Connor is a patient advocate and volunteer living with pulmonary arterial hypertension, as well as a breast cancer survivor, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA). Since her initial diagnosis in 2007, Ms. Connor has dedicated herself to helping and encouraging others with pulmonary hypertension to hope […]

ABIM Governance

September 9, 2025

ABIM’s New Vice President for Research Strategy Comes in Asking Questions

Eric Warm, MD, MACP, has been named the inaugural Vice President for Research Strategy at ABIM. Dr. Warm is an internist, researcher and educator whose career has in large part been devoted to using assessment to improve physician learning and patient care—two interrelated goals that will be the central tenet of his work with ABIM. […]

Announcements

September 2, 2025

How ABIM is Supporting Internists at the Beginning of their Certification Journey: Candidates for the 2026 Internal Medicine Certification Exam can Apply for a 50% Fee Reduction

ABIM is pleased to announce a new needs-based pilot program providing a 50% credit for eligible physicians who plan to take the 2026 Internal Medicine Certification Exam. The deadline to apply is October 3, 2025. Here’s how the ABIM Needs-Based Certification Exam Fee Assistance Pilot Program works: The program is open to all candidates (U.S. […]

Announcements