Geriatric Medicine
The links below outline the details of the Certification and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) programs in Geriatric Medicine.
Certification
At the time of application for certification in Geriatric Medicine, you must be previously certified in Internal Medicine by ABIM.
- Policies and Requirements
- Geriatric Medicine Exam Dates and Content
- Scheduling a Geriatric Medicine Exam
- Geriatric Medicine Exam Tutorial
Maintenance of Certification
You do not need to maintain certification in Internal Medicine to renew certification in Geriatric Medicine.
- Requirements
- Enrollment and Cost
- Geriatric Medicine Exam Dates and Content
- Scheduling a Geriatric Medicine Exam
- Geriatric Medicine Exam Tutorial
MOC Guide for Geriatricians (pdf) (as of September 21, 2012)
Begin working on your self-evaluation requirements as soon as you enroll in MOC.
Self-Evaluation of Medical Knowledge
Recommended modules:
- Geriatric Medicine Medical Knowledge Modules
- Care for the Underserved Module
- Point-of-Care Clinical Question Module
- Clinical Skills Module
Learning Sessions are an interesting and collaborative way to earn points.
Self-Evaluation of Practice Performance
Recommended ABIM PIMs Practice Improvement Modules®:
- Cancer Screening PIM
- Care of the Vulnerable Elderly PIM
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease PIM
- Clinical Supervision PIM
- Communication - Primary Care PIM
- Communication – Recent Visit PIM
- Communication – Subspecialist PIM
- Communication with Referring Physicians PIM
- Completed Project PIM
- Diabetes PIM
- Hypertension PIM
- Osteoporosis PIM
- Preventive Cardiology PIM
- Self-Directed PIM
Additionally, diplomates can earn 20 points of Self-Evaluation of Practice Performance credit for many third-party products or institutional programs through ABIM's Approved Quality Improvement (AQI) pathway and/or the Multi-Specialty Portfolio Program.
Recommended Web-based AQI products for Geriatric Medicine:
- ACC: Imaging in FOCUS (Formation of Optimal Cardiovascular Imaging Utilization Strategies) Performance Improvement Activity (PIA)
- ACP: Medical Home Builder: Manage Diabetes Mellitus and Immunize Adults Modules
- Boston University School of Medicine: Adult Obesity PI Activity
- CS2day (Cease Smoking Today) Online Performance Improvement Tool
- Joslin Diabetes Center: Advancing Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes
- Joslin Diabetes Center: Identification And Reduction Of Cardiometabolic Risk
- Joslin Diabetes Center: Development of Office-based Systems of Care: Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
- Med-IQ and the Endocrine Society: Performance Improvement Strategies in Diabetes Care
- Med-IQ Performance Improvement Strategies in Osteoporosis
- PennCME/BestPractice Type 2 Diabetes Performance Improvement Module
- PROTECT Adult Immunization PIM
- UPenn COPD Performance Improvement Module
Use our Practice Performance Selector Tool to find other institutional projects or programs approved through the AQI Pathway that may apply to you based on your professional affiliation or location.
If you participated in a quality improvement effort at an Approved Portfolio Sponsor organization, you may be eligible to earn MOC points through the Multi-Specialty Portfolio Program.
