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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March 20, 2025

Call for Comment: Proposed new subspecialty certificate in Interventional Pulmonology

These are interesting times for those of us practicing pulmonary medicine. Our specialty has evolved with new technologies and practices. The emergence of interventional pulmonology as a distinct subspecialty area with unique needs, treatments and practice patterns is one example of that evolution. ABIM is evolving along with us, looking for ways to improve the […]

Announcements

February 25, 2025

Dr. Susan Wolfsthal: The Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®) has affirmed my knowledge in a fun and educational way

When Susan Wolfsthal, MD, decided to leave her position of 32 years as Program Director of the University of Maryland Internal Medicine Residency Program for a part-time position teaching and mentoring, she worried her diagnostic skills and knowledge may have gotten rusty. A meticulous educator—she was the 2025 Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine […]

LKA

February 3, 2025

Hematology Board Meeting Summary | Fall 2024

The Hematology Board—which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty—held its fall meeting on November 15, 2024. The Specialty Board reviewed updates on ABIM’s work in a number of key areas and discussed other pressing issues in the field. In addition, representatives from the American Society […]

Specialty Board Meeting Summaries

February 1, 2025

Meet ABIM Governance: Desirée A. H. Walker

Desirée A. H. Walker is the President of the Young Survival Coalition Board of Directors and Co-Chair of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Patient and Family Advisory Council. Diagnosed with breast cancer at 38 and again at 47, Ms. Walker is a dedicated patient and research advocate, health educator and health equity activist. She […]

ABIM Governance