Press Releases

Philadelphia, PA, and Chicago, IL, August 12, 2015 – The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) are pleased to announce a collaboration to support physicians who are engaged in lifelong learning by enabling them to use those activities in completion of requirements for ABIM's Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Philadelphia, PA, July 1, 2015 – Diplomates certified in nine subspecialties of internal medicine will no longer need to maintain underlying certifications to stay certified in those areas, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) announced today.

Philadelphia, PA, June 9, 2015 – Input from the internal medicine community has led to improvements in the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) examinations.

Philadelphia, PA, May 22, 2015 – Today the President and CEO of the American Board of Internal Medicine sent the following e-mail to our diplomates.

Philadelphia, PA, April 8, 2015 – On April 7, 2015, Newsweek posted an opinion column containing incorrect information about the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).

Philadelphia, PA, March 11, 2015 –  A recent article posted to the Newsweek website regarding the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) contains numerous and serious misstatements, selective omissions, inaccurate information and erroneous reporting.

Philadelphia, PA, February 3, 2015 – Today, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) announced substantial changes to its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program and indicated a desire to work more closely with the internal medicine community.

Lebanon, NH, September 1, 2014 – Doctors trained in locations with less intensive (and less expensive) practice patterns appear to consistently be better at making clinical decisions that spare patients unnecessary and excessive medical care, according to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Philadelphia, PA, August 15, 2014 – At the August 2 meeting of its directors, the leadership of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) agreed that the current language used for reporting whether or not ABIM Board Certified physicians are meeting requirements in ABIM's new Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program is causing legitimate confusion because many physicians hold some certificates which are grandfathered, or “lifetime” certificates.

Philadelphia, PA, July 1, 2014 – The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) today announced the newest members of its Board of Directors, Council and Specialty Boards, which includes the addition of more than 24 non-physicians and 14 community-based internists.