Item-Writer Spotlight: Charity Tumangday, MD, FCCP
ABIM is proud to spotlight members of the Item-Writing Task Forces, which are responsible for writing all of the content for assessments in each discipline of internal medicine. Learn more about the Item-Writing Task Forces and how ABIM creates assessment questions on the ABIM Blog. If you are interested in applying to serve as an Item-Writer, view current openings.
Charity Tumangday, MD, FCCP | Critical Care Medicine Item-Writing Task Force
Dr. Tumangday received her medical degree from the University of the Philippines. She is currently a mid-career internal medicine-critical care intensivist practicing in the surgical and cardiovascular ICUs at the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in Ohio. She is well-respected for her clinical experience and valued as a clinical educator by fellows, residents and medical students.
Dr. Tumangday has been on the Critical Care Medicine Item-Writing Task Force for one year. When asked what her favorite part of being an Item-Writer is, she stated, “Looking up references and learning new things in the process.” Her advice to new Item-Writers is to practice writing as much as possible, stating, “Practice makes perfect!”
She is married to Sunny, who is an internal medicine hospitalist, and they have two sons, Nick and Peter, who are both in college. In her free time, Dr. Tumangday enjoys traveling, watching movies, photo books and watching HGTV.
