Internal Medicine
The links below outline the details of the Certification and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) programs in Internal Medicine.
Certification
- Policies and Requirements
- Policies for Combined Training
- Cost
- Internal Medicine Exam Dates and Content
- Scheduling a Internal Medicine Exam
- Internal Medicine Exam Tutorial
Maintenance of Certification
- Requirements
- Enrollment and Cost
- Internal Medicine Exam Dates and Content
- Scheduling a Internal Medicine Exam
- Internal Medicine Exam Tutorial
MOC Guide for General Internists (pdf) (as of August 23, 2012)
Begin working on your self-evaluation requirements as soon as you enroll in MOC:
Self-Evaluation of Medical Knowledge
Recommended modules:
- Internal 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® for GIs with an Outpatient Practice:
- Asthma PIM
- 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
- Completed Project PIM
- Diabetes PIM
- Hepatitis C PIM
- Hypertension PIM
- Osteoporosis PIM
- Preventive Cardiology PIM
- Self-Directed PIM
Recommended PIMs for Hospitalists or GI's who provide Hospital Care:
- Communication - Primary Care PIM
- Communication – Recent Visit PIM
- Communication with Referring Physicians PIM
- Completed Project PIM
- Self-Directed PIM
Recommended AQI Pathway options*:
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 Internal Medicine:
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI): ASTHMA IQ
- ACC - A New ERA 2.0 (AFib)
- ACC: Imaging in FOCUS (Formation of Optimal Cardiovascular Imaging Utilization Strategies) Performance Improvement Activity (PIA)
- ACCP Performing EBUS-TBNA to Diagnose NSCLC
- ACCP Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis Performance Improvement Project
- ACP: Medical Home Builder: Manage Diabetes Mellitus and Immunize Adults Modules
- ACR AIM: Gout
- ACR AIM: Rheumatoid Arthritis
- AGA: Procedural Sedation/Patient Safety PIM
- American Thoracic Society-The PFT Improvement Series: Collaborating for Accelerated Change
- Boston University School of Medicine: Adult Obesity PI Activity
- CS2day (Cease Smoking Today) Online Performance Improvement Tool
- The Endocrine Society: The Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules PIM
- 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
- NOW Coalition for Bipolar Disorder Performance Improvement CME
- PAVE PI CME (Partnership for Adult Vaccination and Education)
- PeerView Institute for Medical Education: Ameliorating Low Back Pain in the Primary Care Setting
- 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.
