April 13, 2017

ABIM Exam Committee Recruitment Practices Reflect the Community

Dr. Fitterman is Vice Chair of Hospital Medicine of Northwell Health. He became a hospitalist after 14 years in private practice, the last three of which he also served as Medical Director of a 40-physician multi-specialty group in Huntington, NY. Dr. Fitterman has also been appointed associate Professor of Medicine in the newly founded Hofstra University […]

ABIM Governance

December 14, 2016

ABIM Increases Physician Choice with New Assessment Option

The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is providing more choice to physicians who are maintaining board certification. ABIM is taking this important step because physicians have asked us for more flexible options that affirm to themselves, their patients and peers that they are staying current in medical knowledge. As ABIM re-thinks the process for […]

Announcements, Assessments for MOC, MOC, News, Opportunities and Ideas for MOC, Uncategorized

October 13, 2016

My Experience Setting the Cardiovascular Disease MOC Passing Score

This summer, I traveled from the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, where I treat patients as a cardiologist, to the Philadelphia offices of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). I had received an invitation to participate in the exam standard setting session for the Fall 2016 Cardiovascular Disease Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Exam. While I […]

MOC

September 27, 2016

Midwestern Physicians Meet with ABIM in Chicago

Staff and leadership from the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) continue to travel the country to connect with physicians where they live and work to ensure that they have an open dialogue with ABIM. On August 26, nearly 30 physicians joined ABIM in downtown Chicago. It is feedback from events like this, as well […]

Assessments for MOC, MOC, Opportunities and Ideas for MOC, Physician Feedback, Uncategorized

July 28, 2016

Rural Physicians Share what MOC Means to Them

In June, ABIM staff traveled to Montana and Wyoming to understand the unique challenges physicians face in rural practice. During our trip, we met with physicians from Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Sheridan, Wyoming, and Montana’s Bozeman Deaconess Hospital and Billings Clinic. The overall physician population in these communities is small, yet their voices are ones that […]

Assessments for MOC, MOC, Opportunities and Ideas for MOC, Physician Feedback

July 12, 2016

Infographic: Changes Already Implemented and Changes In Progress

ABIM is committed to listening and engaging with physicians and others in the internal medicine community about how we can improve our programs. Check out the progress we have made and the further action we are planning based on the feedback we’ve received so far: Changes We’ve Already Implemented Points & Requirements More CME Counts […]

MOC, Opportunities and New Ways to Approach MOC Exam, Physician Feedback

February 22, 2016

Internists Participate in MOC Exam Standard Setting Process

In my role as Chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Internal Medicine Exam Committee, I have seen firsthand how ABIM invites physicians from a diverse range of practice types and external stakeholders to join its governance and exam committees. Over the past year, ABIM has initiated additional ways to bring more and varied […]

Announcements, Opportunities and Ideas for MOC

February 5, 2016

Subspecialists Participate in Reviewing MOC Examination Blueprints

The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is working diligently to align the enhancement of its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program with the Assessment 2020 Task Force report, including the recommendation to replace the 10-year MOC exam with more meaningful, less burdensome assessments. As the program evolves, the goal is to ensure the clinical content […]

Announcements, Opportunities and New Ways to Approach MOC Exam