June 3, 2022

ABIM to Transition Sleep Medicine Certification Exam to Annual Administration

ABIM regularly monitors trends to track which areas physicians are specializing in, and uses this data to determine how often to offer assessments in a given discipline. Because of increases in the number of physicians specializing in Sleep Medicine, ABIM will being offering an annual assessment in this discipline starting in 2023. This assessment was […]

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July 13, 2021

Quarterly News and Notes | Summer 2021

In this issue: A Message From Yul D. Ejnes, MD, New Chair of the ABIM Board of Directors Learn How To Earn Points Using the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment ABIM Launches a New Physician Portal App Updated MOC Fees for 2022; LKA Included ABIM’s Commitment to Health Equity: A Year in Review Item-Writing Committee and Specialty […]

ABIM Governance, Announcements, News, Opportunities and New Ways to Approach MOC Exam

January 5, 2018

MOC: Proof for Patients

Moshe Chasky, MD, is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology.   When I first learned about the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program, frankly, I was a skeptic and I questioned its value. All physicians try to keep up but there is so much material to read […]

Celebrating Physicians, MOC, Opportunities and New Ways to Approach MOC Exam

January 5, 2018

MOC: Another Tool to Stay Current

William M. Chasanov II, DO, is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine. In residency, there’s a big push to take and pass your boards. But, beyond the push that you receive from your program, I felt an intrinsic motivation to take that extra step so I could say I was “board certified” and demonstrate my […]

MOC, Opportunities and New Ways to Approach MOC Exam

March 29, 2017

Spring 2017 update: Tentative timeline for open-book and options you requested

ABIM continues our work to provide you more choice, relevance and convenience. In addition to introducing the new option for maintaining certification—the two-year ABIM Knowledge Check-In you can take in your home or office—in Internal Medicine and Nephrology, we are working to expand new options across all subspecialties. We wanted to thank you for your […]

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January 19, 2017

PODCAST: 80 Years of Promoting Excellence in Health Care

  For 80 years, physicians have entrusted the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) to help the profession set medical standards and define disciplines. ABIM Vice President of Medical Research Dr. Lorna Lynn and Dr. Richard Baron, ABIM President and CEO, discuss the past, present and future of our organization in an 80th Anniversary Podcast! […]

ABIM Governance, MOC, Opportunities and New Ways to Approach MOC Exam

January 12, 2017

ABIM MOC Opportunities for Program Directors and Faculty Members

 After consulting 50 internal medicine and subspecialty societies, ABIM Council approved a policy in Fall 2016 which will grant Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points to program directors of ACGME-accredited internal medicine residencies and fellowships in recognition of the quality improvement (QI) work intrinsic to their roles. The policy will delegate authority to the program director […]

Announcements, MOC, Opportunities and New Ways to Approach MOC Exam

December 6, 2016

Fall 2016 Blog Update: Community Voices Chart a Path Forward

ABIM has been busy synthesizing 20 months of input from the community in order to improve the process of maintaining certification. During that time, we invited all 200,000 ABIM Board Certified physicians to participate in this process and share ideas. We also engaged many medical societies, which represent physician members in various subspecialties. This is […]

MOC, Opportunities and Ideas for MOC, Opportunities and New Ways to Approach MOC Exam

September 7, 2016

Make your opinion count: Take survey about new MOC assessment

The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is continuing to engage physicians to build a new Maintenance of Certification (MOC) assessment pathway that adheres to the high standards of certification, while meeting additional needs of the physician community and the patients they serve. As part of this ongoing effort, we are distributing a survey to […]

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