ABMS Promotes Krista Allbee to Associate Vice President, International and Domestic Certification Support Services

CHICAGO – August 29, 2011 – The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the organization overseeing the certification of physician specialists in the United States, has promoted Krista Allbee to the position of Associate Vice President, International and Domestic Certification Support Services.

In this role, Ms. Allbee will provide leadership and guidance to ABMS and its Member Boards in supporting the growth and enhancement of international and domestic certification services.

“The increase in the scope of ABMS international and domestic examination and certification activities has defined the need for additional leadership and expertise in this area,” said Richard E. Hawkins, MD, ABMS Senior Vice President, Professional and Scientific Affairs.  “Based on Krista’s outstanding contributions to the development of examination and certification processes for the international initiative, as well as her work to develop procedures for multiple Member Boards to share test questions, she was the ideal candidate for the Associate Vice President position.”

Ms. Allbee most recently served ABMS as Program Director, Certification Support Services.  Her previous experience includes 10 years with the National Board of Medical Examiners, where she was Director of Test Development for Client Programs; Managing Editor of the United States Medical Licensing Exam Step 2 and Editorial Specialist for the Standardized Patient Program.

Ms. Allbee has co-authored articles that have appeared in medical journals including Academic Medicine and the American Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics.  She received her Bachelor of Arts degrees in Sociology and Political Science from the University of Vermont.

About ABMS
For more than 75 years, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has been the medical organization overseeing physician certification in the United States.  It assists its

24 Member Boards in their efforts to develop and implement educational and professional standards for the evaluation and certification of physician specialists.  ABMS Member Boards provide physician certification information to ABMS for its certification verification service programs.  ABMS is recognized by the key health care credentialing accreditation entities as a primary equivalent source of Board Certification data for medical specialists.  Patients can visit www.CertificationMatters.org or call toll-free (866) ASK-ABMS to see if their physician is Board Certified by an ABMS Member Board.  For more information about ABMS, visit www.abms.org or call (312) 436-2600.

The 24 Member Boards that make up the ABMS Board Enterprise and cover over 150 medical specialties and subspecialties include the: American Board of Allergy and Immunology, American Board of Anesthesiology, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, American Board of Dermatology, American Board of Emergency Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Medical Genetics, American Board of Neurological Surgery, American Board of Nuclear Medicine, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Board of Ophthalmology, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Otolaryngology, American Board of Pathology, American Board of Pediatrics, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Board of Preventive Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Radiology, American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery and American Board of Urology.