Press Releases

Philadelphia, PA, October 4, 2011 – As it celebrates its 75^th anniversary, the American Board of Internal Medicine has made contributions to St. Catherine Labouré Medical Clinic and Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc., two Philadelphia-based charities providing primary medical care to underserved populations in the area.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

Philadelphia, PA, June 17, 2010 – On June 10^th, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) reached a settlement with Arora Board Review and Rajender Arora, MD, owner and operator of Arora Board Review.

Philadelphia, PA, June 9, 2010 – The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) took formal action today to sanction 139 physicians for soliciting or sharing confidential examination questions used to certify doctors in internal medicine and its subspecialties.

Philadelphia, PA, May 14, 2010 – Research published in the April issue of The Journal of Simulation in Healthcare demonstrates the potential for high-fidelity simulations to be used in assessing physician performance as an approach to improving patient safety.

May 12, 2010 – Some in her HM group think Cathleen Ammann, MD, is the guinea pig.