August 26, 2025

FAQS: ABIM Needs-Based Certification Exam Fee Assistance Pilot Program

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 for the first time. The deadline to apply is October 3, 2025.   Here’s how the ABIM Needs-Based Certification Exam Fee Assistance Pilot Program works: Who is eligible […]

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August 25, 2025

Pulmonary Disease Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

The Pulmonary Disease Board, which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of ABIM policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on May 6, 2025. This meeting included a joint session with the Critical Care Medicine Board to discuss pertinent issues for both disciplines. Representatives from the American Association for […]

Specialty Board Meeting Summaries

August 25, 2025

Critical Care Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

The Critical Care Medicine Board, which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of ABIM policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on May 7, 2025. This meeting included a joint session with the Pulmonary Disease Board to discuss pertinent issues for both disciplines. Representatives from the American Association for […]

Specialty Board Meeting Summaries

August 22, 2025

Memorial for Dr. Bruce Bacon

Nancy S. Reau, MD, Chair, ABIM Gastroenterology Traditional, 10-Year Maintenance of Certification Exam Approval Committee When I was a hepatology fellow at Johns Hopkins, transplant hepatology was not yet a subspecialty in which you could obtain board certification. Our extra training gave us the education to provide patient care for a very complicated set of […]

ABIM Governance

August 18, 2025

Internal Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

The Internal Medicine Board, which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of ABIM policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on May 22, 2025. Representatives from the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), the American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI), the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the Society […]

Specialty Board Meeting Summaries

August 15, 2025

Cardiovascular Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

The Cardiovascular Board, which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of ABIM policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on May 15, 2025. Representatives from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) […]

Specialty Board Meeting Summaries