July 26, 2023

Practicing in Hawaii: A multi-cultural experience

Lillian A. Umbarger, MD, is an intensivist in Honolulu specializing in adult critical care and pulmonology. She is triple boarded in internal medicine, pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, and is finishing a master’s degree in ethics. She spoke with ABIM about working with a multicultural population in a tropical climate. Please tell me a […]

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July 18, 2023

Addressing viral medical rumors and false or misleading information

It’s hard to forget the confusion that swirled around COVID-19 and vaccines at the height of the pandemic. Especially through social media, medical misinformation and dangerous rumors quickly spread through communities where individuals were frightened and desperate for answers. Our nation’s public health system simply wasn’t prepared or equipped to address dueling pandemics: the virus […]

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July 12, 2023

ABIM to retire Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine (FPHM) Program as it prepares to launch inpatient-focused Internal Medicine assessments in 2024

ABIM will retire the Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine (FPHM) program at the end of 2023 and launch new inpatient-focused versions of the Internal Medicine Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®) and traditional,10-year Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification (MOC) exam in January 2024. This decision was made after a peer-reviewed publication highlighted certain trends in the Internal […]

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June 26, 2023

Cardiovascular Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2023

The Cardiovascular Board held its spring meeting on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. The agenda provided an opportunity to update the Specialty Board on activity at ABIM and allowed for discussion of pressing issues in the field. The Cardiovascular Board was joined by guests from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), […]

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June 15, 2023

Voices that Transform: Russell Lee Bedsole, MD, FACP

Russell Lee Bedsole, MD, FACP, is an internal medicine specialist in Cleveland, Ohio. His clinical interests include treatment and prevention of deep vein thrombosis, bone health and early detection of cancer. His academic interests include bioethics and health care education. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he spent a lot of time working to reverse misinformation that […]

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June 6, 2023

MOVEit Transfer vulnerability affects ABIM

ABIM was deeply disappointed to learn that we are among approximately 800 organizations potentially affected by the recent MOVEit Transfer vulnerability. We wanted to alert the diplomate community as soon as we could to the possibility that some of their personal data may have been exposed. We take many steps to protect the data of […]

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June 5, 2023

Out of the closet and off to the side: The experiences of an LGBTQ+ physician

By Kara Chaudhary, MD In celebration of Pride Month, ABIM is elevating the voices of physicians who belong to the LGBTQ+ community. Dr. Chaudhary (she/they), is a board certified primary care physician with Avenues Internal Medicine. He—two letters and such a small word, but still one that has the power to cause a lot of hurt. […]

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April 18, 2023

Quarterly News & Notes: Spring 2023

What Impact will ChatGPT Have on Medical Practice? Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment Update ABIM Listening Sessions: What we heard, how we’re responding ABIM Blueprints: What are they and how are they created? Need an Accommodation for an Assessment? What Impact will ChatGPT Have on Medical Practice? As we check in with diplomates to see what is […]

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April 15, 2023

ABIM Blueprints: What are They and How are They Created?

Before ABIM creates any questions (also called items) for an assessment, several things happen behind the scenes. First, a review of potential topics for the exam is conducted. ABIM governance, physicians, relevant societies, and organizations may weigh in on what they believe is important for physicians to know in current practice in that specialty. The […]

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