March 27, 2023

Honoring Harry Kimball, MD

Late last week, I learned with sadness of the death of Harry Kimball, MD, who was my predecessor as CEO of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the ABIM Foundation from 1991–2003 after serving on the ABIM Board of Directors from 1983–1990, including one year as chair. I am told he died peacefully in […]

Announcements

March 24, 2023

Nephrology Certification Procedural Requirements: Call for Comment

The ABIM specialty boards that oversee each subspecialty of internal medicine periodically review procedural requirements in their respective disciplines to ensure that trainees are prepared for independent practice based on current medical standards. The Nephrology Board is now considering a number of changes to nephrology initial certification procedural requirements and invites diplomates certified in nephrology […]

Announcements

February 21, 2023

An Update on our Efforts to Address Medical Misinformation

Earlier this week the New England Journal of Medicine published a piece I co-authored with Carl H. Coleman, J.D., titled Protecting the Legitimacy of Medical Expertise. In it, we talk about the privileges of self-regulation the profession enjoys, and in return the expectation from the public that we create structures that enable us to verify […]

Announcements, News

December 12, 2022

ABIM to Launch New Internal Medicine Inpatient-Focused Assessments in 2024

In 2024, ABIM will launch a new version of the Internal Medicine Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®) and a traditional, 10-year Maintenance of Certification (MOC) exam designed for those who practice primarily in an inpatient setting. The field of hospital medicine is rapidly growing, and physicians have asked us to continue exploring the creation of assessment […]

ABIM Governance, Announcements, LKA

November 21, 2022

Did you earn your ABIM Certificate before 1990? Here’s what you need to know for 2023.

If you earned your ABIM certificate before 1990 (except Critical Care Medicine and Geriatric Medicine) there are several things you should know heading into 2023: How to participate in MOC: Earning MOC points alone isn’t enough for you to remain “Participating in MOC”. You also need to take and pass an assessment at least once […]

Announcements, MOC

October 26, 2022

ABIM Quarterly News and Notes | Fall 2022

A Message from Richard J. Baron, ABIM President and CEO  The LKA Will Be Available in Three More Specialties in 2023: Enrollment opens 12/1/22 Do You Have MOC Points Due This Year? Check your Physician Portal ABIM Works to Significantly Reduce Bias and Barriers to Practice Call For Participation: #IMSharingMyStory Social Campaign How Maintenance of […]

Announcements, News

July 18, 2022

Meet Meg Koepke, ABIM’s Newest Board Member

Meg Koepke, MHA, is Vice President for Medicare for Aurrera Health Group in Sacramento, California, where she is responsible for Medicare policy and strategy consulting. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, School of Public Health with a master’s in healthcare administration. Throughout her career she has played the part of connector – […]

ABIM Governance, Announcements, News

June 24, 2022

ABIM Supports Reproductive Health and Access to Care

ABIM stands with the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG), the American Medical Association (AMA), the American College of Physicians (ACP), and others in the medical community in their statements supporting reproductive health and access to care. We are committed to ensuring safe and effective healthcare in the United States and to reducing inequities […]

Announcements

May 18, 2022

Standing up for the Profession, Protecting the Public: Why ABIM is Combatting Medical Misinformation

“Medicine has a truth problem.” That is the opening sentence of an article published online today in The New England Journal of Medicine, that I coauthored with our Board Chair, Yul D. Ejnes, MD, in which we argue that there must be meaningful consequences for physicians who put patients at risk by spreading medical misinformation. […]

Announcements, News