March 27, 2025

Apply to the ABMS Visiting Scholars Program

The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is committed to enhancing the quality of health care by certifying internists and subspecialists who demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for excellent patient care. To help advance this mission, ABIM and the ABIM Foundation are proud to sponsor the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Visiting […]

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August 27, 2024

Meet ABIM Governance: Dr. George Abraham

George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Chief of Medicine and Director, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts. He is currently the Chair-Elect of the Board of Directors of the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB). […]

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June 12, 2024

How to Become an ABIM Governance Member

Every July, ABIM welcomes practicing physicians, patients, patient advocates and other public health care professionals to Specialty Boards, Advisory Committees and Approval Committees that comprise ABIM Governance. Governance members play a critical role at ABIM: they help guide policy, provide insight into physician and patient perspectives in each discipline and ensure ABIM is providing the […]

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February 6, 2024

Associations Between Medical Knowledge and Patient Outcomes

By Furman S. McDonald, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President for Academic and Medical Affairs When I talk with colleagues across the profession, I’m often asked about Maintenance of Certification (MOC) and whether there is evidence associating it with better patient care. I appreciate these questions. Physicians today have so many things to do that MOC […]

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January 19, 2024

AI and its integration into health care

Doctors Marianne Green, Krisda Chaiyachati and Abha Agrawal discuss the pros and cons of Artificial Intelligence and how it can be used in clinical settings. Click on the image below to view the discussion.

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September 26, 2023

Messages from ABIM and ABIM Foundation Leadership on Dr. Richard Baron’s Retirement

“Dr. Rich Baron’s leadership and vision will be missed, but his impact will continue to resonate in American health care. Over the last decade as CEO of ABIM, Rich has led transformational change in governance, culture and the value of certification. The Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment is a shining example of Rich’s visionary change management while […]

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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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