Participating in ABIM Governance provides a meaningful and rewarding opportunity to join outstanding professional colleagues in service to our patients.
Governance members help define breadth of knowledge of board certified internists and subspecialists, provide perspectives on trends and scope of their discipline, and collaborate with peers to develop fair and relevant assessments. While the majority of ABIM Governance members are practicing physicians certified by ABIM, the inclusion of expert non-physician members—patients, caregivers, and/or inter-professional health care team members—across ABIM's Board of Directors, Council, and Specialty Boards ensures a broader perspective is heard on what board certification should mean for the internal medicine community. This inclusion matters: a variety of stakeholders including patients, hospitals and health systems rely on the ABIM credential to tell them a physician is staying current. All ABIM exam content is created and reviewed by practicing physicians serving on Exam Committees, Item-Writing Task Forces and Self-Assessment Committees, which do not have any non-physician members.
If you have a genuine interest in professional development and standard setting for internal medicine and its subspecialties, please consider sharing this site with a colleague or applying yourself to be appointed to an ABIM board or committee.
ABIM strongly encourages candidates from groups under-represented in medicine, as well as physicians who practice in smaller communities or safety-net institutions, to apply.
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Cardiovascular Disease
Role |
Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
Learn More |
Item-Writing Task Force |
Physicians certified in Cardiovascular Disease |
Quarterly |
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Specialty Board |
General cardiologist practicing in a small group setting |
Closed |
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Critical Care Medicine
Role |
Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
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Item-Writing Task Force |
Physician certified in Critical Care Medicine |
Quarterly |
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Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Role |
Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
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Item-Writing Task Force |
Physicians certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism |
Quarterly |
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Specialty Board |
Endocrinologist in a non-university, community setting |
Closed |
7/01/21 |
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Gastroenterology
Role |
Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
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Item-Writing Task Force |
Physicians certified in Gastroenterology |
Quarterly |
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Geriatric Medicine
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Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
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Item-Writing Task Force |
Physicians certified in Geriatric Medicine |
Quarterly |
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Hematology
Role |
Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
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Item-Writing Task Force |
Physicians certified in Hematology |
Quarterly |
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Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Role |
Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
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Item-Writing Task Force |
Non-internist physicians certified in Hospice & Palliative Medicine |
Quarterly |
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Advisory Committee |
Hospice & Palliative Medicine physician in non-university/community practice |
5/7/2021 |
Fall 2021 |
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Advisory Committee |
Hospice & Palliative Medicine Physician |
5/7/2021 |
Fall 2021 |
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Advisory Committee |
Interprofessional with experience in Hospice & Palliative Care |
5/7/2021 |
Fall 2021 |
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Advisory Committee |
Public member with experience in Hospice & Palliative Care |
5/7/2021 |
Fall 2021 |
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Hospital Medicine
Role |
Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
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Item-Writing Task Force |
Hospitalist certified in Internal Medicine or Hospital Medicine |
Quarterly |
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Infectious Disease
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Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
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Item-Writing Task Force |
Physician certified in Infectious Disease |
Quarterly |
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Internal Medicine
Role |
Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
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Item-Writing Task Force |
Physicians certified in Internal Medicine or one of its subspecialties |
Quarterly |
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Interventional Cardiology
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Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
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Item-Writing Task Force |
Physicians certified in Interventional Cardiology |
Quarterly |
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Medical Oncology
Role |
Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
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Item-Writing Task Force |
Physicians certified in Medical Oncology |
Quarterly |
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Nephrology
Role |
Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
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Item-Writing Task Force |
Physicians certified in Nephrology |
Quarterly |
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Specialty Board |
Nephrologist practicing in a non-university, community setting |
Closed |
07/01/2021 |
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Neurocritical Care
Role |
Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
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Exam Committee |
Internist/Intensivist Specializing in Neurocritical Care (two openings) |
Closed |
1/1/2021 |
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Pulmonary Disease
Role |
Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
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Item-Writing Task Force |
Physician certified in Pulmonary Disease |
Quarterly |
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Rheumatology
Role |
Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
Learn More |
Item-Writing Task Force |
Physicians certified in Rheumatology |
Quarterly |
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Specialty Board |
Patient/Caregiver with experience in rheumatology |
Closed |
7/1/21 |
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Specialty Board |
Rhuematologist practicing in a non-university, community setting |
Closed |
7/1/21 |
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Sleep Medicine
Role |
Expertise/Qualifications |
Deadline |
Start Date |
Learn More |
Item-Writing Task Force |
Physicians certified in Sleep Medicine |
Quarterly |
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Advisory Committee |
Sleep Medicine physician in non-university/community practice |
5/7/2021 |
Fall 2021 |
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Advisory Committee |
Sleep Medicine Physician |
5/7/2021 |
Fall 2021 |
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Advisory Committee |
Interprofessional with experience in Sleep Medicine |
5/7/2021 |
Fall 2021 |
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Advisory Committee |
Patient/Caregiver with experience in sleep medicine |
5/7/2021 |
Fall 2021 |
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ABIM recognizes the potential value of many types of relationships between health care experts and the healthcare-related industry. To help ensure the independence of all ABIM policies, programs and products, ABIM requires that those who serve on ABIM boards and committees provide detailed disclosures about their relationships with healthcare-related companies, including research, educational activities, intellectual property and service on healthcare-related company boards. Leadership roles with and grant funding or other compensation from other non-profit healthcare-related organizations are also disclosed. This information is shared among members of each board or committee, enabling open discussion about the nature of the work involved and any possible influence on the work of ABIM.
ABIM collects—and members share—information in much more detail than is reported here. We welcome questions about our Conflict of Interest (COI) policies and processes. Please contact us at ABIM Governance Services if you have any questions.