December 12, 2022

ABIM to Launch New Internal Medicine Inpatient-Focused Assessments in 2024

In 2024, ABIM will launch a new version of the Internal Medicine Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®) and a traditional, 10-year Maintenance of Certification (MOC) exam designed for those who practice primarily in an inpatient setting. The field of hospital medicine is rapidly growing, and physicians have asked us to continue exploring the creation of assessment […]

MOC, News

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 […]

LKA

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 […]

LKA

June 30, 2022

A Critical Care Physician’s Experience with the Internal Medicine Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment

by Tessa Damm, DO Tessa Damm is a member of ABIM’s Critical Care Medicine Board. She is participating in the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment in Internal Medicine. I work exclusively in critical care medicine, but desire to maintain my certification in internal medicine as I believe this benefits my practice. I felt the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment […]

LKA

March 2, 2022

ABIM’s LKA: A Success Because of You

Not long after announcing that we’d be creating a longitudinal assessment, ABIM got to work developing an engagement plan to ensure the new option would meet the needs of today’s practicing physicians.

Announcements, MOC, Physician Feedback

November 29, 2021

A Physician’s Perspective on the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment

ABIM’s new Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKATM) for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) launches in January 2022, and will offer a re-imagined assessment experience designed to meet the needs of today’s practicing physician.

MOC, Opportunities and Ideas for MOC, Uncategorized

June 11, 2021

ABIM Evolves to Meet New Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment Needs

Each year, hundreds of practicing physicians write thousands of questions for ABIM’s Certification and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) exams. These questions undergo a rigorous review and testing process to ensure relevancy and fairness in order to help candidates and diplomates know that their medical knowledge is current. As ABIM evolves its MOC program to include […]

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April 6, 2021

ABIM Quarterly News & Notes | Spring 2021

In this issue: A Message from Richard Baron, ABIM President and CEO Introducing the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment FAQ on MOC extension Meet ABIM’s Exam Experience Team Research Roundup A Message from Richard Baron, MD, ABIM President and CEO Colleagues, As I hope you have already heard, last month ABIM announced that it extended MOC requirement deadlines […]

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