June 12, 2025

Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

The Geriatric Medicine Board, which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on March 28, 2025. Representatives from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) joined for a portion of the meeting*. The following is a summary […]

Specialty Board Meeting Summaries

December 23, 2024

Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Fall 2024

The Geriatric Medicine Board— which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty—held its fall meeting on October 7, 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 […]

Specialty Board Meeting Summaries

December 3, 2024

Calling for Applications to ABIM Approval Committees

ABIM is pleased to announce openings on several Approval Committees for initial two-year terms beginning July 1, 2025, with the option to renew up to two times. Applications are due Friday, January 10, 2025. ABIM Approval Committees are responsible for approving all assessment content and maintaining the blueprints for Certification, Maintenance of Certification (MOC) and the Longitudinal […]

ABIM Governance

November 21, 2024

Meet ABIM Governance: Dr. Ecler Jaqua

Ecler Jaqua, MD, MBA, FAAFP, AGSF, FACLM, DipABOM, AAHIVS, is an Associate Professor of Family and Geriatric Medicine and the Associate Program Director of the Loma Linda University Family Medicine Residency. She holds certifications by the American Board of Family Medicine (a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties), the American Board of […]

ABIM Governance

August 9, 2024

Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2024

The Geriatric Medicine Board held its spring meeting on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The agenda provided an opportunity to update the Geriatric Medicine Board on activity at ABIM and allowed for discussion of pressing issues in the field. The Specialty Board was joined for a portion of the meeting* by representatives of AMDA: The Society […]

Specialty Board Meeting Summaries

July 3, 2024

The Value of Board Certification in Geriatric Medicine

In this video webinar, Jorge G. Ruiz, MD, Chair of the Geriatric Medicine Board and Medical Director, Geriatric Medicine at the Memorial Healthcare System, explores the value of board certification in geriatric medicine. Watch the full video. In Part 1, Dr. Ruiz speaks with Diane L. Chau, MD, Medical Director, Molina Healthcare; Daniel E. Forman, […]

ABIM Governance

June 10, 2024

Item-Writer Spotlight: Francisco Mercado, Jr., MD

ABIM is proud to spotlight members of the Item-Writing Task Forces, which are responsible for writing all of the content for assessments in each discipline of internal medicine. Learn more about the Item-Writing Task Forces and how ABIM creates assessment questions on the ABIM Blog. If you are interested in applying to serve as an Item-Writer, view current […]

Item-Writer Spotlight

November 30, 2023

Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Fall 2023

The Geriatric Medicine Board held its fall meeting on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The agenda provided an opportunity to update the Geriatric Medicine Board on activity at ABIM and allowed for discussion of pressing issues in the field. The Specialty Board was joined for a portion of the meeting* by representatives of AMDA: The Society […]

Specialty Board Meeting Summaries

June 7, 2023

Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2023

The Geriatric Medicine Board held its spring meeting on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. The agenda provided an opportunity to update the Geriatric Medicine Board on activity at ABIM and allowed for discussion of pressing issues in the field. The Specialty Board was joined by Nancy E. Lundebjerg, MPA, Chief Executive Officer of the American Geriatrics […]

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