June 1, 2023

Competence over endurance—why I chose the LKA over the 10-year MOC exam

By Elizabeth Goelz, MD Dr. Goelz, Board Certified in Internal Medicine, is participating in the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®) in Internal Medicine. She is a practicing physician and Chief Wellness Officer at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis, MN. Taking dedicated time to study for a 10-year Maintenance of Certification (MOC) exam is tricky, at best, while […]

Assessments for MOC, LKA, Physician Feedback

May 22, 2023

The LKA helps keep my knowledge current in cardiology and internal medicine

By Dr. Tochukwu Okwuosa, DO Tochukwu (Tochi) Okwuosa is a cardiologist at Rush University Medical Group in Chicago. She primarily works with patients who have undergone or are undergoing cancer treatment (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, target therapy and/or stem cell transplant) for cancer and as a result have developed heart disease; or who have heart […]

LKA, Physician Feedback

May 5, 2023

I’m enjoying refreshing my knowledge with the LKA

By Zoe Muller, MD Dr. Zoe Muller is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease. She worked for several years as an assistant professor in infectious diseases at the University of Florida before joining the Cascade Infectious Diseases and Infusion team in Salem, Oregon. She is participating in the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®) in […]

LKA

November 1, 2022

The LKA Gives Me Flexibility and Autonomy

Laura E. Evans, MD, MSc, is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, as well as Medical Director of Critical Care and Associate Medical Director at the University of Washington Medical Center. Dr. Evans maintains board certification in Critical Care Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Disease. Dr. […]

ABIM Governance

August 30, 2022

The LKA Makes me a Better Doctor

Jagadish (Jay) Puppala, MD, is a cardiologist at Palo Pinto General Hospital in Mineral Wells, Texas. He is participating in the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®) in Internal Medicine. He reached out to ABIM to share his thoughts on the LKA. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease. The Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment has […]

Physician Feedback

August 26, 2022

Participating in the LKA as a Triple-Certified Physician

Helen L. Chen, MD, is the Chief Medical Officer of Hebrew SeniorLife in Boston and Chair of the ABIM Geriatric Medicine Board Exam-Writing Committee. She is participating in the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®) in Internal Medicine. I am board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. As is common with so […]

ABIM Governance

August 22, 2022

Presenting on the LKA at the National Medical Association’s Annual Convention

Dr. Roberts is a member of ABIM’s Internal Medicine Board. He presented about ABIM’s Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKATM) at the National Medical Association’s 2022 Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly. I recently had the great pleasure of presenting at the National Medical Association’s (NMA) 2022 Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly alongside Ryan D. Mire, MD, FACP, […]

Uncategorized

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

June 23, 2022

As a Triple-Boarded Physician, the LKA Fits Better in my Life

Jessica Kalender-Rich, MD is a member of ABIM’s Geriatrics Board and is taking the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment in Internal Medicine. Like a lot of physicians, I’m certified in several disciplines: Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. I mostly treat older adults, but have kept my Internal Medicine certificate because I need that background […]

Assessments for MOC, Uncategorized