December 20, 2024

New Medical Oncology Longitudinal Knowledge Assessments with a focus on breast cancer and hematologic neoplasms targeted for launch in July 2026

By Suresh G. Nair, MD, Chair Suresh G. Nair, MD, Chair of the ABIM Medical Oncology Board, is Physician-in-Chief of the Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute (LVCI) in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and leads the health network’s academic programs. Dr. Nair is the Medical Director of the LVCI membership in the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Alliance and […]

Announcements

November 27, 2024

Meet ABIM Governance: Dr. Amish Dave

Amish J. Dave, MD, MPH, is a board certified internist and rheumatologist practicing in Seattle and Bainbridge Island, Washington. He has also served as Co-Chair of the Arthritis Foundation Great West Chapter, Vice President of King County Medical Society, Executive Committee Member of the American College of Physicians Washington Chapter and a board member of […]

ABIM Governance

November 25, 2024

Meet ABIM Governance: Dr. Carolyn Leftkowits

Carolyn Leftkowits, MD, MPH, MS, is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, jointly appointed in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Palliative Medicine. She serves as the Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology […]

ABIM Governance

October 28, 2024

ABIM eliminates two-year MOC point requirement effective immediately

ABIM is eliminating the requirement to earn points every two years (2-year point requirement) to be listed as participating in Maintenance of Certification (MOC). The decision to retire the requirement was based on feedback from physicians, who said it was confusing and did not provide added value. This programmatic change is effective immediately, meaning that […]

Announcements

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 21, 2024

Certification Exam Scores for New Doctors are Associated with Fewer Deaths and Hospital Readmissions

Collaborative study by researchers from Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and ABIM concludes that high exam scores are linked to better patient outcomes for newly trained internists, yet no link was found for the residency evaluations You can draw a straight line from good performances on American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) […]

Announcements

March 14, 2024

ABIM to Develop Malignant and Classical (Nonmalignant) Versions of Hematology Assessments

Morie Gertz, MD, MACP, is the Chair of the ABIM Hematology Board, the Roland Seidler Jr. Professor of the Art of Medicine and Chair Emeritus of the Department of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. We’ve heard from many in the hematology community asking for assessments that more closely align with their practice. […]

Assessments for MOC, MOC

February 22, 2024

I Chose the Traditional, 10-Year MOC Exam for Geriatrics and the LKA® for Internal Medicine

By June M. McKoy, MD, MPH, JD, MBA, LLM (Hons) Dr. McKoy is a geriatrician and full Professor of Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Medical Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. She holds a joint appointment in the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University where she serves as the […]

LKA, MOC

February 16, 2024

Sleep Medicine Advisory Committee Meeting Summary | Fall 2023

The Sleep Medicine Advisory Committee held its fall meeting on Monday, December 11, 2023. The agenda provided an opportunity to update the Advisory Committee on activity at ABIM and allowed for discussion of pressing issues in the field. The Sleep Medicine Advisory Committee was joined by guests from the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck […]

Specialty Board Meeting Summaries