November 21, 2024

ABIM aims to launch new, liver disorders-focused version of Gastroenterology Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment in July 2026

By Dr. Kenneth R. DeVault and Dr. Jane E. Onken Kenneth R. DeVault, MD, is the Chair of the ABIM Gastroenterology Board and is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at Mayo Clinic Florida. Jane E. Onken, MD, is immediate past chair of the ABIM Gastroenterology Board and is a Professor of Medicine at […]

Announcements, Assessments for MOC, MOC

May 7, 2024

Honoring a Professional Commitment to Excellence

For Shawnta Pittman-Hobbs, maintaining certification means honoring her patients and her commitment to medicine. Currently a full-time palliative care physician, she started her career in hospital medicine and then worked as a rheumatologist. She is triple board certified in Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care, and Rheumatology and was a member of ABIM’s ABIM Physician […]

LKA, MOC

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 5, 2024

JAMA Viewpoint: Maintenance of Certification—The Value to Patients and Physicians

A new article published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) by three ABIM Directors highlights how certification and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) have evolved to meet the changing needs of physicians over time, and how it supports them in keeping their medical knowledge current in order to provide the best possible […]

MOC

February 1, 2024

How Does ABIM Create Assessment Questions?

ABIM launched the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®) in 2022 in response to feedback from the physician community asking for more flexible and convenient ways to maintain their certification.   As the LKA includes a greater number of questions than the traditional, 10-year MOC exam, ABIM established the Item-Writing Task Forces to meet the demand for […]

ABIM Process, MOC

July 13, 2023

Why I Find Certification Valuable

Aniruddha Singh, MD, FACC, is the Program Director for the General Cardiovascular Fellowship at Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health in West Reading, Pennsylvania. He is board certified in Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Echocardiography, Cardiac Computed Tomography, Nuclear Cardiology and Vascular Ultrasonography and has earned a Master in Lipidology through the National Lipid Association. […]

MOC

June 12, 2023

The LKA transformed how I stay current

By Nagendra Gupta, MD, FACP, CPE Dr. Gupta is a is the Medical Director at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital where he leads a team of over 20 physicians, overseeing the care for more than 180 patients each day. He is participating in the Internal Medicine Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®). In addition to Internal Medicine, […]

Assessments for MOC, LKA, MOC

January 18, 2023

ABIM Quarterly News and Notes | Winter 2023

LKA rolls out in three more disciplines in 2023 DEI update: ABIM’s website more accessible You may have MOC requirements due in 2023 How does ABIM create its assessments?​ LKA rolls out in three more disciplines in 2023 The Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®) is now available in 15 specialties, including three that were introduced in […]

MOC, News