October 21, 2022

ABIM Holds Listening Sessions with Latino Physicians

ABIM has made a commitment to work toward eliminating inequities in health care and become an actively non-racist organization. As part of an effort to better understand what diplomates want and need from ABIM, listening sessions are being held with physicians from different cultural backgrounds. Rudolph A. Rodriguez, MD, chair of the ABIM Nephrology Board, […]

ABIM Governance, Physician Feedback in Action: Online Tools

July 7, 2022

I’m Using the LKA to Recertify in Hematology

Suresh Nair, MD is the Physician-in-Chief of the Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute and leads the health network’s academic programs. He is also the Medical Director of the Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute membership in the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Alliance and has practiced oncology in the community setting for 30 years. He is chair of […]

Assessments for MOC, MOC

May 23, 2022

ABIM’s LKA Helps Me Keep My Knowledge Sharp

Carlos Meza, MD is Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and participating in ABIM’s Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment in Internal Medicine. I earned my Internal Medicine Certification in 2002, and then took my first Maintenance of Certification exam in 2012. So, […]

Assessments for MOC, MOC, Physician Feedback

January 21, 2022

I am a Hematologist and Medical Oncologist — Here’s Why I’m Taking the LKA in Internal Medicine

by Ishmael A. Jaiyesimi, DO Ishmael A. Jaiyesimi, DO, is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology. He serves on ABIM’s Hematology Board, and is currently participating in the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA™) in Internal Medicine. I’m a board certified hematologist, medical oncologist and internist, and my practice is focused on caring […]

Opportunities and Ideas for MOC, Physician Feedback, Uncategorized

November 29, 2021

A Physician’s Perspective on the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment

ABIM’s new Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKATM) for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) launches in January 2022, and will offer a re-imagined assessment experience designed to meet the needs of today’s practicing physician.

MOC, Opportunities and Ideas for MOC, Uncategorized

January 15, 2020

Summary Report: Fall 2019 Internal Medicine Board Meeting

Meeting Highlights During our December meeting, ABIM’s announcement concerning the development of a longitudinal assessment option for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) and how it would work for internists took center stage. A number of other key issues for ABIM and the internal medicine community were discussed, and we received important updates from ABIM leadership and […]

ABIM Governance, MOC, News, Physician Feedback

November 27, 2019

A Message of Gratitude from Dr. Richard Baron

During this season of Thanksgiving, I wanted to extend my sincerest gratitude to ABIM Board Certified physicians. There is no doubt in my mind: You have made us better.  When I think back to my time in community practice, it was always the patients we took care of who had the best ideas for how […]

Celebrating Physicians, Physician Feedback, Why I Serve

June 20, 2019

What do physicians have to say about the Knowledge Check-In in 2019?

This spring, more than 750 physicians took the Knowledge Check-In (KCI) to meet their assessment requirement of ABIM’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. This year, the KCI rolled out in Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, Cardiovascular Disease, Geriatric Medicine, Hematology, Pulmonary Disease, Infectious Disease, and Endocrinology. Overall feedback from diplomates continues to be positive, particularly around the flexibility […]

Assessments for MOC, MOC, Physician Feedback

March 14, 2019

Internal Medicine Board Considers Revised Procedural Requirements

 ABIM’s Internal Medicine Board periodically reviews and revises procedural requirements to ensure internal medicine trainees are prepared for independent practice based on current medical standards. The Board is now considering a number of changes to internal medicine initial certification procedural requirements and invites you to share your comments. Background ABIM’s Internal Medicine Board  “defines the […]

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