November 7, 2022

Fall 2022 Gastroenterology Board Meeting Summary

The Gastroenterology Board held its fall meeting on Friday, September 23, 2022. The fall agenda provided an opportunity to update the Gastroenterology Board on activity at ABIM, and allowed for discussion of pressing issues in the field. The Specialty Board was joined by guests from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), […]

ABIM Governance, News

November 17, 2021

Fall 2021 Gastroenterology Board Meeting Summary

The Gastroenterology Board met virtually on September 27, 2021 to discuss recent and upcoming changes at ABIM, as well as many other important issues facing the discipline. The Specialty Board was joined by Charlene M. Prather, MD, Chair, ABIM Gastroenterology Board Exam Committee. Below is a summary of the key takeaways from the meeting: Leadership […]

ABIM Governance

February 18, 2021

Summary Report: Fall 2020 Gastroenterology Board Meeting

December 2020 Meeting The December meeting of the Gastroenterology (GI) Board came at an extremely important time for ABIM and its diplomates. The ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic has brought many challenges upon the physician community, and it is against this backdrop that ABIM virtually convened the eight members of the Gastroenterology Board to […]

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February 1, 2021

Voices That Transform: Balancing Practice, Pregnancy and a Pandemic

Meet Scharles Konadu, MD, one of the newest members of ABIM’s Gastroenterology Board. ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, she works with a diverse group of patients as a gastroenterology consultant at Huguley Medical Associates, a multispecialty group in Burleson, Texas. Prior to her current position, she served as faculty and consultant in […]

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October 29, 2019

AASLD and ABIM Announce New Transplant Hepatology Training Pathway

The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and ABIM are pleased to announce permanent acceptance of a combined training pathway leading to initial certification in gastroenterology (GI) and transplant hepatology. Under the new integrated competency-based training pathway, trainees can become certified in both GI and transplant hepatology after a three-year, rather than […]

News, Physician Feedback

October 15, 2019

Summary Report: Fall 2019 Gastroenterology Board Meeting

At our fall meeting, the announcement by ABIM regarding the development of a longitudinal assessment option for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) was a significant focus of our discussions. We touched on a number of key issues for ABIM and the gastroenterology community, and received important updates from ABIM leadership. The following is a report on […]

ABIM Governance, MOC, News