Explore ABIM's news releases – from Board of Directors appointments, to important information on our assessments, Maintenance of Certification (MOC), and more. Please note that the MOC program has evolved over the years and some information in older news may not apply to the current program.
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ABIM Introduces a New Self-Assessment QI Product for Physicians Treating Patients with COPD
Philadelphia, PA, May 10, 2011 – To assist physicians who treat patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has developed a new tool to help physicians examine and improve the care they provide patients with COPD.
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New England Journal of Medicine “Sounding Board” Discusses the Benefits and Risks of New Subspecialties in Internal Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, March 24, 2011 – Existing criteria for determining subspecialties in internal medicine try to balance the needs of the public against a medical profession that has gained expertise within specific areas of practice, according to a new Sounding Board published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine.
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ABIM Approves Eight New Quality Improvement Activities
Philadelphia, PA, March 15, 2011 – Eight new quality improvement (QI) activities have been approved by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) for credit in Maintenance of Certification as part of its Approved Quality Improvement (AQI) Pathway.
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ABIM Establishes Methodology for Setting Standards on Patient Care through Composite Measures
Philadelphia, PA, December 2, 2010 – Using data from nearly 1,000 physicians and tens of thousands of patient charts and patient surveys, and with the expertise of practicing physicians and experts in quality improvement, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has developed a performance standard on a composite measure for diabetes care that can effectively identify who provides less than minimally acceptable performance, according to “Setting a Fair Performance Standard for Physicians' Quality of Patient Care” published this week in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
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ABIM and ABEM Approve the Development of a Proposal for the Co-Sponsorship of the ABIM Subspecialty of Critical Care Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, November 24, 2010 – The following summary has been endorsed by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and describes the background to the proposed ABEM co-sponsorship of the ABIM subspecialty of Critical Care Medicine (CCM).
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AAMC Recognizes Past Presidents of ABIM and Their Contributions to Medical Education and Professionalism
Philadelphia, PA, November 10, 2010 – John A. Benson Jr., MD and Harry R. Kimball, MD, former presidents of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), were recognized last week by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) at their annual meeting in Washington, DC. The two physician leaders were named as recipients of the 2010 Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education.
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Doctors Educated Outside U.S. Outperform Home-Grown Physicians
August 3, 2010 – U.S. patients of doctors who went to medical school outside the country and weren't American citizens had a 9 percent lower death rate on average than those whose doctors trained at home, a study showed.
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Talmadge E. King Jr., MD, Named Secretary-Treasurer of ABIM's Board of Directors
Philadelphia, PA, July 1, 2010 – Talmadge E. King Jr., MD, the Julius R. Krevans Distinguished Professor in Internal Medicine and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, has been named Secretary-Treasurer of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Board of Directors.
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Health plans see value in rewarding physicians for participating in their specialty boards' maintenance-of-certification programs
July 1, 2010 – A board-certified cardiologist or internist or pediatrician used to be like the Pope: The physician passed a test just once, early on, and carried the “board-certified” designation for life, no requalification or retesting required.
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David B. Reuben, MD, Named Chair of ABIM's Board of Directors
Philadelphia, PA, July 1, 2010 – David B. Reuben, MD, Director, Multicampus Program in Geriatrics Medicine and Gerontology and Chief, Division of Geriatrics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Health Sciences, has been named Chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Board of Directors.