https://www.abms.org News & Events en https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.1 no-reply@abms.org (ABMS No-reply) ABMS is now accepting applications for its 2026-2027 ABMS Scholars Program, a one-year, part-time program that supports early-career physicians and researchers in their research and facilitates their evolution as health care leaders within and across the ABMS community. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-scholars-program-26-27/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-scholars-program-26-27/ As the nation’s oldest and largest organization responsible for the creation of standards overseeing physician certification, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has long embraced the important role that nutrition has in specialty specific patient care. ABMS is committed... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-reaffirms-its-commitment-to-enhancing-physicians-nutritional-knowledge-and-clinical-competence/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:04:51 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-reaffirms-its-commitment-to-enhancing-physicians-nutritional-knowledge-and-clinical-competence/ ABMS has opened a 60-day Draft Revised Standards for Initial Certification – Call for Comments to obtain input and feedback from those who possess, use, or rely on the board certification credential. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-seeks-comments-on-draft-revised-standards-for-initial-certification/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:05:08 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-seeks-comments-on-draft-revised-standards-for-initial-certification/ According to opening plenary speakers at ABMS Conference 2025, the medical community is providing tools that physicians can use to move forward and flourish. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/physician-well-being-fatigue-to-flourishing/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:38:30 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/physician-well-being-fatigue-to-flourishing/ Artificial intelligence (AI) is getting better at assessing clinical skills and maybe even augmenting competence, but when it comes to bedside encounters, it may not be the answer, according to plenary speakers for the Lois Margaret Nora Endowed Lecture at... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/ai-may-enhance-clinical-skills-competence/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:37:35 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/ai-may-enhance-clinical-skills-competence/ The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is collaborating with the American Board of Surgery (ABS) and Stanford University, which has been selected as one of 11 teams to receive funding from the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Transforming Lifelong Learning... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-collaborates-with-abs-and-stanford-university-on-ama-grant/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:45:39 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-collaborates-with-abs-and-stanford-university-on-ama-grant/ Wolters Kluwer Health today announced a new collaboration with the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Portfolio Program to leverage Ovid Synthesis as an official quality improvement (QI) workflow platform for physicians and medical specialists with an active certification from... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/wolters-kluwer-abms-team-up-to-expand-quality-improvement-initiatives/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:05:25 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/wolters-kluwer-abms-team-up-to-expand-quality-improvement-initiatives/ The ABMS REF has announced the opening of the 2026–2028 Research Grant Application process for independent investigators. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-ref-research-grant-2026-2028-application-now-open/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:16:31 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-ref-research-grant-2026-2028-application-now-open/ According to a newly released report, a record one million-plus physicians and medical specialists (diplomates) are certified by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Board. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-board-certified-doctors-are-one-in-a-million/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-board-certified-doctors-are-one-in-a-million/ By John A. Johnson, MD, MBA, FACP, FACHE, Chief Medical Officer at the Government Employees Health Association, Inc. (G.E.H.A); ABMS Stakeholder Council Member When I became board certified 25 years ago, it was not only a milestone, but a promise.... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/staying-sharp-earning-trust-ensuring-quality-why-board-certification-matters-more-than-ever/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:59:01 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/staying-sharp-earning-trust-ensuring-quality-why-board-certification-matters-more-than-ever/ ABMS presented its 2025 Distinguished Service Award to John C. Moorhead, MD, MS, FACEP. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-names-john-c-moorhead-md-ms-facep-recipient-of-the-2025-distinguished-service-award/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:31:30 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-names-john-c-moorhead-md-ms-facep-recipient-of-the-2025-distinguished-service-award/ Eighteen scholars will receive financial awards for research in artificial intelligence (AI), competency-based evaluation (CBE), patient outcomes, and diagnostic excellence. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/record-number-of-abms-scholars-in-25-26-cohort/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:02:15 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/record-number-of-abms-scholars-in-25-26-cohort/ Now stepping into the role of Chair of the ABMS Stakeholder Council, Shahab S. Virani, MD, is focused on maintaining meaningful dialogue and fulfilling the ABMS Stakeholder Council’s mission. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/shahab-s-virani-md-to-lead-abms-stakeholder-council/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:44:11 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/shahab-s-virani-md-to-lead-abms-stakeholder-council/ The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the leading not-for-profit organization that oversees U.S. physician and medical specialist certification, will host ABMS Conference 2025 September 17-19 at The Westin Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pa. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-conference-2025-in-pittsburgh/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-conference-2025-in-pittsburgh/ A public input period is now open for a request from the American Board of Emergency Medicine and American Board of Preventive Medicine for a new co-sponsored subspecialty certificate in Disaster Medicine. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/call-for-comment-subspecialty-certificate-in-disaster-medicine/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 20:10:52 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/call-for-comment-subspecialty-certificate-in-disaster-medicine/ The ABMS REF awarded two-year grants representing $300,000 in funding and is part of a continued commitment by the ABMS REF to support research into the process of achieving and maintaining high certification standards. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-ref-2025-research-grant-recipients/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-ref-2025-research-grant-recipients/ ABMS announces the transition of J. Brantley Thrasher, MD, FACS to Chair of its Board of Directors (BOD). https://www.abms.org/newsroom/new-abms-board-of-directors-2025/ Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/new-abms-board-of-directors-2025/ A board-certified internist, John Johnson, MD, MBA, FACP, FACHE, brings a lifetime of commitment to advancing patient-centered care, most recently through his appointment to the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Stakeholder Council. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/john-johnson-championing-patient-centered-care/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:24:45 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/john-johnson-championing-patient-centered-care/ As a passionate educator and clinician, Benjamin Kinnear, MD, MEd, has built a career dedicated to transforming medical education and providing quality patient care. His work as an attending physician in the Division of Hospital Medicine and as an associate... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/advancing-competency-based-medical-education-abms-visiting-scholar-benjamin-kinnear-md-med-phd/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:12:52 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/advancing-competency-based-medical-education-abms-visiting-scholar-benjamin-kinnear-md-med-phd/ Kevin “Chris” McMains, MD, PhDAmerican Board of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck SurgerySpecialty: Otolaryngology—Head and Neck SurgerySubspecialty: RhinologyCertification: Sleep Medicine Kevin “Chris” McMains, MD, PhD, embodies the spirit of service and scholarship. A physician, educator, and proud U.S. Army Reservist, Dr. McMains... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/scholar-surgeon-and-soldier-chris-mcmains-md-phd-reflects-on-the-abms-visiting-scholars-program/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:02:28 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/scholar-surgeon-and-soldier-chris-mcmains-md-phd-reflects-on-the-abms-visiting-scholars-program/ At Hawaii Pacific Health, QI work is more than a priority—it is embedded in the organization’s DNA. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/qi-work-at-hawaii-pacific-health/ Fri, 30 May 2025 20:03:09 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/qi-work-at-hawaii-pacific-health/ Gina Badalato, MD, was nominated and elected to the ABMS Stakeholder Council—an advisory body to the ABMS Board of Directors. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/gina-badalato-md-taking-a-seat-at-the-abms-stakeholder-council-table/ Fri, 30 May 2025 13:32:06 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/gina-badalato-md-taking-a-seat-at-the-abms-stakeholder-council-table/ As the nation’s oldest and largest organization responsible for the creation of standards overseeing physician certification in the United States, ABMS remains committed to maintaining high standards for physicians and medical specialists who become board certified in a specialty or... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-statement-commitment-to-maintaining-high-medical-specialty-professionalism-standards/ Mon, 12 May 2025 14:59:26 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-statement-commitment-to-maintaining-high-medical-specialty-professionalism-standards/ New, online tool provides interactive and visual access to board certification data https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-announces-launch-of-new-data-viewer/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:00:12 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-announces-launch-of-new-data-viewer/ When Attila Nemeth, MD, FHM, Assistant Chief of Medicine for Faculty Development at the VA Northeast Ohio Health Care System, was chosen as an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Visiting Scholar for the Class of 2023-2024, he had big... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/from-visiting-scholars-research-to-portfolio-program-qi-project/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:55:43 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/from-visiting-scholars-research-to-portfolio-program-qi-project/ Improving patient outcomes, increasing efficiency, and complying with regulatory requirements are the primary reasons why physicians engage in quality improvement (QI) efforts. Those practicing at a health care organization that is a Sponsor of the American Board of Medical Specialties... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/improving-care-while-earning-continuing-certification-credit/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:51:20 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/improving-care-while-earning-continuing-certification-credit/ Meaningful, relevant, and fun are the words physicians use to describe quality improvement (QI) projects they engage in as part of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Portfolio Program™. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/physicians-engage-in-passion-projects-through-abms-portfolio-program/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:48:39 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/physicians-engage-in-passion-projects-through-abms-portfolio-program/ In 2022, Nemours Children’s Health became an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Portfolio Program Sponsor after more than a decade as a Pediatric Portfolio Sponsor of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). https://www.abms.org/newsroom/nemours-childrens-supports-qi-across-specialties/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:47:32 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/nemours-childrens-supports-qi-across-specialties/ The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is now accepting applications for its 2025-2026 ABMS Visiting Scholars Program™. This one-year, part-time program positions early-career physicians and research professionals as active contributors and future leaders in health care. Since the program’s... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/applications-for-the-abms-2025-2026-visiting-scholars-program-are-now-available/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:35:36 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/applications-for-the-abms-2025-2026-visiting-scholars-program-are-now-available/ The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Boards have been formally designated by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) as physician certifying organizations. Signed into law on December 23, 2024, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/national-defense-authorization-act-recognizes-abms-member-boards-in-new-legislation-defining-physician-certification-organizations/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:16:43 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/national-defense-authorization-act-recognizes-abms-member-boards-in-new-legislation-defining-physician-certification-organizations/ Plenary speakers for the Lois Margaret Nora Endowed Lecture at ABMS Conference 2024 revisited the start of their specialty’s journey toward competency-based medical education (CBME) and relayed where they are today. Integrating CBME into the continuum from training through certification... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/speakers-share-insights-on-cbme-past-present-and-future/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:20:40 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/speakers-share-insights-on-cbme-past-present-and-future/ Opening plenary speakers for ABMS Conference 2024 touted the potentially transformative nature of artificial intelligence (AI) and explored the myriad opportunities it presents for American Board of Medical Specialty (ABMS) Member Boards to enhance their work in a new era... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/ais-potential-to-transform-assessments/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:16:45 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/ais-potential-to-transform-assessments/ American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Boards remain committed to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the workplace. In the past two years, more Member Boards have expanded their efforts to identify both governance and organization-wide opportunities... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-remain-committed-to-inclusivity-at-work/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:21:10 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-remain-committed-to-inclusivity-at-work/ A misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis is a common scenario for patients from racial and ethnic minorities especially when there is language or cultural incongruency between the patient and medical provider. These experiences fuel my commitment to champion DEI efforts within... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/lessons-learned-from-abms-dei-task-force-fuels-work-at-other-member-boards/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:20:58 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/lessons-learned-from-abms-dei-task-force-fuels-work-at-other-member-boards/ As part of their commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Boards are striving to ensure that their certifying examinations are free of bias, their examiners recognize and mitigate potential biases,... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-strive-to-remove-bias-promote-health-equity-in-their-exams-programs/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:20:46 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-strive-to-remove-bias-promote-health-equity-in-their-exams-programs/ Several American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Boards are working to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their respective specialties. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-advance-dei-across-the-specialties/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:20:33 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-advance-dei-across-the-specialties/ As part of its commitment to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in health care, and eliminate health disparities, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is focusing on efforts to engage with physicians and medical specialists through the certification... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-takes-broad-approach-to-improving-dei/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:20:19 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-takes-broad-approach-to-improving-dei/ The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Portfolio Program™ Sponsors are embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) quality improvement (QI) projects across multiple specialties. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/dei-qi-initiatives-thrive-at-abms-portfolio-program-sponsors/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:20:01 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/dei-qi-initiatives-thrive-at-abms-portfolio-program-sponsors/ The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety recently published a paper on the development, evolution, and impact of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Portfolio Program. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-portfolio-program-featured-in-the-joint-commission-journal-on-quality-and-patient-safety/ Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:13:28 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-portfolio-program-featured-in-the-joint-commission-journal-on-quality-and-patient-safety/ The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Research and Education Foundation (REF) has announced the opening of the 2024-2025 Research Grant Application process for independent investigators. The grant program, funded by the ABMS REF, seeks original, investigator-driven research that will... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/the-american-board-of-medical-specialties-research-and-education-foundation-2024-2025-independent-research-grant-application-process-is-now-open/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:29:16 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/the-american-board-of-medical-specialties-research-and-education-foundation-2024-2025-independent-research-grant-application-process-is-now-open/ According to a newly released report, a record number of physicians and medical specialists are certified by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Board. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/record-number-of-us-physicians-and-medical-specialists-are-abms-member-board-certified/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/record-number-of-us-physicians-and-medical-specialists-are-abms-member-board-certified/ ABMS has selected eleven outstanding individuals to participate in its 2024-2025 Visiting Scholars Program™. Established in 2014, the one-year, part-time program supports early-career physicians and researchers in scholarship and leadership development focusing on initial and continuing board certification. Each Visiting... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-announces-class-of-2024-2025-visiting-scholars/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:48:54 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-announces-class-of-2024-2025-visiting-scholars/ The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the leading not-for-profit organization that oversees U.S. physician and medical specialist certification, will host ABMS Conference 2024 September 24-26 at the Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park. ABMS Conference 2024 is the premier health care... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/more-than-400-health-care-professionals-to-gather-for-abms-conference-2024/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/more-than-400-health-care-professionals-to-gather-for-abms-conference-2024/ ABMS releases review of research on the development of continuing certification, addressing requests from key stakeholders … https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-releases-narrative-review-outlining-evidence-of-the-value-of-continuing-certification/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:16:31 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-releases-narrative-review-outlining-evidence-of-the-value-of-continuing-certification/ With its broad perspective of expertise across disciplines, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is in a unique position to not only promote excellence but to evolve the research surrounding it. Martin V. Pusic, MD, PhD One year after... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-ref-evolving-research-to-promote-excellence/ Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:13:31 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-ref-evolving-research-to-promote-excellence/ When American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Boards evaluate their board’s certification programs to ensure they accurately measure physician knowledge, they are also able to identify practice gaps in their respective fields of medicine. The Member Boards share this... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/research-fosters-better-patient-care/ Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:13:21 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/research-fosters-better-patient-care/ by Robert L. Phillips, MD, MSPH, Founding Executive Director, Center for Professionalism & Value in Health Care We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge. John Naisbitt* Robert L. Phillips, MD, MSPH The 24 Member Boards of the American... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/certifying-boards-can-provide-knowledge-that-shapes-policy/ Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:12:58 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/certifying-boards-can-provide-knowledge-that-shapes-policy/ This annual event attracts a diverse community of health care professionals, including ABMS Member Boards and Associate Members, medical specialty societies, health care credentialing organizations, and others interested in assessment and evaluation, credentialing, data sharing and informatics, health policy and... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/more-than-400-health-care-professionals-to-gather-at-abms-conference-2024-to-improve-health-care/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:38:14 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/more-than-400-health-care-professionals-to-gather-at-abms-conference-2024-to-improve-health-care/ Sorry, this comment period is now closed. The ABMS Advisory Body on Specialty Board Development (Advisory Body), which is charged with receiving and evaluating applications for approval of new specialty boards for membership in the American Board of Medical Specialties... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-advisory-body-on-specialty-board-development-invites-third-party-comments/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:46:49 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-advisory-body-on-specialty-board-development-invites-third-party-comments/ ABMS has incorporated patient perspectives in its decision-making for nearly 50 years. In 1975, the first public member … https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-has-long-legacy-of-public-members/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:10:10 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-has-long-legacy-of-public-members/ Six seats on the ABMS Board of Directors are dedicated for public members. ABMS seeks candidates who represent the broad public interest and are able to offer insights and expertise reflecting a firm understanding of, and support for, ABMS’ mission.... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/criteria-for-public-members-to-serve-on-abms-bod/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:09:36 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/criteria-for-public-members-to-serve-on-abms-bod/ Most patients and families are unaware of the full impact that ABMS Member Boards have on health care quality and safety. But that is gradually changing as boards are increasingly soliciting input from patients largely through the public members who... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/public-members-help-abms-member-boards-fulfill-their-mission/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:08:45 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/public-members-help-abms-member-boards-fulfill-their-mission/ ABMS Member Boards find ways to gain public perspectives beyond appointing public members to serve on their Boards of Directors or Trustees. Some Member Boards engage with the public through their specialty societies … https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-solicit-public-input-in-myriad-ways/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:08:02 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-solicit-public-input-in-myriad-ways/ by Tara Montgomery, Founder & Principal of Civic Health Partners When I joined the American Board of Medical Specialties Board of Directors (ABMS BOD) as a public member in 2019, my role shifted from outsider to insider. To be honest,... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/from-outsider-to-insider-my-time-on-the-abms-bod-as-a-public-member/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:07:24 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/from-outsider-to-insider-my-time-on-the-abms-bod-as-a-public-member/ Advisory body represents patients, practicing physicians, and the public Five years after its creation, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Stakeholder Council is tackling tough issues that face not only ABMS and its Member Boards but the health care... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/patient-voices-heard-on-abms-stakeholder-council/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:06:52 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/patient-voices-heard-on-abms-stakeholder-council/ ABMS has named two new members to its Board of Directors at its February 2024 meeting. The two, newly elected Board Members are David B. Joseph, MD, FACS, FAPP, Continuing Urologic Certification Chair for the American Board of Urology and... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-names-two-new-members-to-the-board-of-directors/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-names-two-new-members-to-the-board-of-directors/ ABMS is now accepting applications for the 10th year of its Visiting Scholars Program. This one-year, part-time program positions early-career physicians and research professionals as active contributors and future leaders in health care. Applications must be received by 11:59 pm... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/applications-for-abms-2024-2025-visiting-scholars-program-now-available/ Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/applications-for-abms-2024-2025-visiting-scholars-program-now-available/ Practicing medicine in America has become complicated as physicians face attacks from outside, and inside, of the profession about their integrity, evidence-based medicine, and authority to self-regulate. That was the message from the opening plenary speakers at ABMS Conference 2023... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/providing-health-care-in-challenging-times/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 19:59:14 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/providing-health-care-in-challenging-times/ Competency-based medical education (CBME) is a promising framework to drive education, training, and lifelong learning as well as improvement in health care, according to presenters of the Lois Margaret Nora Endowed Lecture Plenary at ABMS Conference 2023. The time is... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/cbme-a-promising-framework/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 19:58:36 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/cbme-a-promising-framework/ According to a newly released report, a record number of physicians and medical specialists are certified by an ABMS Member Board. ABMS board certification provides an independent evaluation of a physician or medical specialist’s knowledge and skills to practice safely... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/new-report-indicates-record-number-of-us-physicians-and-medical-specialists-are-abms-member-board-certified/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/new-report-indicates-record-number-of-us-physicians-and-medical-specialists-are-abms-member-board-certified/ Society expects physicians to put patient needs above their own, respect patient values and preferences, protect patient safety, maintain clinical competence, and promote health and well-being. Physicians expect social policy to support a health system that is sufficiently resourced, committed... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-position-statement-on-upholding-standards-in-specialty-practice/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-position-statement-on-upholding-standards-in-specialty-practice/ ABMS announces the election of new members of the Board of Directors at the October ABMS Board of Directors meeting. J. Brantley Thrasher, MD, FACS, Executive Director of the American Board of Urology, has assumed the role of Chair-Elect for... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-announces-appointment-of-new-chair-elect-of-its-board-of-directors/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 21:15:04 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-announces-appointment-of-new-chair-elect-of-its-board-of-directors/ ABMS Research and Education Foundation announces new research grant program for independent investigators offering two themes for research proposals: The General Certification category and the Diagnostic Excellence Through Certification category … https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-foundation-announces-new-research-grant-program/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-foundation-announces-new-research-grant-program/ ABMS Visiting Scholars are leading the charge to implement competency-based medical education in graduate medical education across the specialties — and for good reason. From offering a more transparent and accountable training experience to emphasizing patient-centered care and outcomes, the... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-visiting-scholars-lead-cbme-efforts/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:42:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-visiting-scholars-lead-cbme-efforts/ ABMS Member Boards whose specialties are making the transition to competency-based medical education. The American Board of Surgery … https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-embrace-cbme/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:41:56 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-embrace-cbme/ by Eric Holmboe, MD, MACP, FRCP, Chief Research, Milestone Development, and Evaluation Officer at ACGME Competency-based medical education (CBME) is an outcomes-based approach to physician training. Competencies are the framework used to define the educational outcomes (i.e., individual abilities) in... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/cbme-and-certification-essential-partners-for-improving-health-and-health-care/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:41:51 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/cbme-and-certification-essential-partners-for-improving-health-and-health-care/ As competency-based medical education (CBME) spreads across the specialties, American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Boards are paving the way to incorporate the framework into a seamless continuum of learning and assessment in medicine. Whether these boards are supporting... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-pave-the-way-for-cbme/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:41:46 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-pave-the-way-for-cbme/ ABMS has established learning communities to assist its Member Boards as they consider the benefits and implications of competency-based medical education across the specialties … https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-establishes-learning-communities-as-member-boards-consider-cbme/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:41:40 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-establishes-learning-communities-as-member-boards-consider-cbme/ ABMS has selected thirteen outstanding individuals to participate in its 2023-2024 Visiting Scholars Program™. Established in 2014, the one-year, part-time program supports early-career physicians and researchers in scholarship and leadership development focusing on initial and continuing board certification. Each Visiting... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-announces-class-of-2023-2024-visiting-scholars/ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-announces-class-of-2023-2024-visiting-scholars/ ABMS is pleased to announce the election of Rebecca L. Johnson, MD, former CEO of the American Board of Pathology, as the new Chair of the ABMS Board of Directors. In addition, three new members were also elected to serve... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/new-members-named-to-the-abms-board-of-directors/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/new-members-named-to-the-abms-board-of-directors/ Residents spend a significant amount of time caring for patients. Thanks to the ABMS’ progressive Policy on Parental, Caregiver and Family Leave, they can now take time to care for their new or growing family, a sick family member, and... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-leave-policies-help-residents-care-for-their-own-families/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:01:24 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-leave-policies-help-residents-care-for-their-own-families/ Most women in the United States have children when they are in their 20s and early 30s, the same time they are training to become physicians and medical specialists. They shouldn’t have to choose between the two. “It’s time to... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/sgim-parenting-initiative-supports-residents-family-choices/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/sgim-parenting-initiative-supports-residents-family-choices/ The development of the ABMS Policy on Parental, Caregiver and Family Leave was initiated following a report from the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education’s (ACGME) Council of Review Committee Residents in June 2019. ABMS and ACGME co-sponsored a workshop... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/how-the-abms-leave-policy-came-about/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/how-the-abms-leave-policy-came-about/ Taking parental leave during residency does not negatively affect resident performance or availability, according to recent studies. Ophthalmology residents who took parental leave performed as well as their peers who did not take parental leave across multiple metrics reports a... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/taking-leave-doesnt-impact-resident-performance-or-availability/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/taking-leave-doesnt-impact-resident-performance-or-availability/ By Douglas S. Smink, MD, MPH, Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston The bad thing about residency is that life doesn’t stop when you’re a resident. The good thing about... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/changing-the-paradigm-on-pregnancy-in-residency/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/changing-the-paradigm-on-pregnancy-in-residency/ On the anniversary of the Opinion by the Supreme Court of the United States in Thomas E. Dobbs, et al. v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, et al., which reversed Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey,... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/the-american-board-of-medical-specialties-renews-its-statement-on-legislative-interference-in-medical-education-training-and-practice-and-its-adverse-effects-on-womens-access-to-reproductiv/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/the-american-board-of-medical-specialties-renews-its-statement-on-legislative-interference-in-medical-education-training-and-practice-and-its-adverse-effects-on-womens-access-to-reproductiv/ Visitors to the site will have access to enhanced information regarding a physician or medical specialist’s board certification … https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-updates-its-certification-matters-website/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-updates-its-certification-matters-website/ According to new data released by ABMS, more doctors than ever are certified by its Member Boards, which benefits patients and their families across the country. The 2021-2022 ABMS Board Certification Report shows that more than 975,000 physicians are currently... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/record-number-of-us-doctors-are-abms-member-board-certified/ Wed, 24 May 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/record-number-of-us-doctors-are-abms-member-board-certified/ Dr. Pusic will provide content leadership and guidance for ABMS programs, initiatives and research aimed at advancing certification as well as offer direct consultation to similar efforts conducted by the ABMS 24 Member Boards. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/martin-v-pusic-md-phd-named-director-of-the-abms-research-and-education-foundation/ Tue, 16 May 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/martin-v-pusic-md-phd-named-director-of-the-abms-research-and-education-foundation/ In March 2020, Trisha Marshall, MD, MSc was in Chicago with the members of her ABMS Visiting Scholars Program cohort when several people in the room received ominous email messages. Their institutions warned them that all travel was cancelled due... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-visiting-scholars-program-helps-pediatrician-examine-diagnostic-uncertainty-and-learn-about-the-board-certification-process/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 19:03:56 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-visiting-scholars-program-helps-pediatrician-examine-diagnostic-uncertainty-and-learn-about-the-board-certification-process/ “I received very thoughtful feedback on my research from my cohort and experts from inside and outside of ABMS. Thanks to the ABMS Visiting Scholars Program, my professional network has grown exponentially, and I have many experts supporting me who... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/family-physician-credits-the-abms-visiting-scholars-program-with-enhancing-her-research-and-clinical-careers/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:19:11 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/family-physician-credits-the-abms-visiting-scholars-program-with-enhancing-her-research-and-clinical-careers/ By Daniel J. Schumacher, MD, PhD, MEd, Director of the Education Research Unit and Professor with Tenure in the Department of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s The future of American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) board certification will not look like... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/formative-assessment-fast-tracks-medical-knowledge/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:26:28 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/formative-assessment-fast-tracks-medical-knowledge/ ABMS Member Boards’ formative assessments for continuing certification have helped board certified physicians and medical specialists gain medical knowledge that directly impacts patient care. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-formative-assessments-support-learning/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:26:01 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-formative-assessments-support-learning/ Shifting from a secure, point-in-time examination to a more frequent innovative assessment doesn’t happen overnight. Developing, pilot testing, and implementing assessment programs takes years. To gain a scope of the project, consider that six American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-evolve-assessments-for-specialties-subspecialties/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:25:02 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-evolve-assessments-for-specialties-subspecialties/ Within five years of the Vision for the Future Commission its recommendations, all 24 ABMS Member Boards have implemented formative assessments for continuing certification … https://www.abms.org/newsroom/all-abms-member-boards-now-offer-formative-assessments/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:24:38 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/all-abms-member-boards-now-offer-formative-assessments/ Speakers at ABMS Conference 2022 reviewed programs that promote professional accountability and help identify clinicians for remedial services, both of which allow health care organizations to build a culture of safety while supporting clinician well-being. Professional Accountability Model Dr. Gerald... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/programs-promote-professional-accountability/ Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:18:59 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/programs-promote-professional-accountability/ Regardless of who is spreading it or why, mis- and disinformation about COVID-19 has cost millions of lives and created distrust in the medical profession, according to speakers in the opening plenary of ABMS Conference 2022. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/misinformation-disinformation-in-health-care-cost-lives-create-distrust/ Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:18:52 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/misinformation-disinformation-in-health-care-cost-lives-create-distrust/ Speakers at ABMS Conference 2022 offered a glimpse of how ABMS Member Boards are addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion and a broader view of enhancing justice and health equity. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/from-culture-to-testing-abms-member-boards-highlight-dei-efforts/ Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:18:25 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/from-culture-to-testing-abms-member-boards-highlight-dei-efforts/ Competency-based medical education can positively impact and improve patient care through better procedural skills training, noted speakers presenting at the Lois Margaret Nora Endowed Lecture – Competency-Based Medical Education: The Future for Specialty Training – at ABMS Conference 2022. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/cbme-better-training-can-lead-to-improved-patient-care/ Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:18:10 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/cbme-better-training-can-lead-to-improved-patient-care/ by Larry A. Green, MD, Past Chair of the ABMS Board of Directors; Distinguished Professor, Epperson Zorn Chair for Innovation in Family Medicine and Primary Care at the University of Colorado School of Medicine ABMS Conference just keeps getting better... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-conference-2022-informs-and-challenges/ Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:18:05 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-conference-2022-informs-and-challenges/ The medical profession exists to serve patients, and medical care should represent a shared decision between a patient or guardian and a physician. Legal interference that lacks a foundation in specialty-based standards of care is inappropriate and dangerous, placing the... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/american-board-of-medical-specialties-affirms-support-of-member-boards-diplomates-providing-medical-care-based-upon-the-standards-of-their-specialty/ Tue, 15 Nov 2022 21:59:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/american-board-of-medical-specialties-affirms-support-of-member-boards-diplomates-providing-medical-care-based-upon-the-standards-of-their-specialty/ Wales Behavioral Assessment in Kansas has joined the ABMS Portfolio Program. This program supports the quality and safety goals of health care organizations across the country by helping engage physicians in quality and practice improvement initiatives by offering continuing certification... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/wales-behavioral-assessment-joins-abms-portfolio-program-to-improve-patient-care-and-safety/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/wales-behavioral-assessment-joins-abms-portfolio-program-to-improve-patient-care-and-safety/ ABMS recently received the 2022 Innovator Award from the Institute for Credentialing Excellence for its development of the CertLink® assessment platform. The award recognizes an organization for creating “an innovative approach to a product, policy, process, or system that transforms or... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-recognized-at-i-c-e-exchange-conference/ Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:17:42 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-recognized-at-i-c-e-exchange-conference/ If licensing boards are hesitant to take action to protect the public and uphold the standards and values of a credentialed profession, certification organizations can step into the breach to protect public trust in their credentials. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/professional-certification-bodies-should-uphold-public-trust-by-enforcing-codes-of-conduct/ Fri, 30 Sep 2022 18:52:41 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/professional-certification-bodies-should-uphold-public-trust-by-enforcing-codes-of-conduct/ Professionalism is a vital aspect of patient care and a key tenet of ABMS board certification. For ABMS, professionalism represents a belief system and behaviors that support trustworthy relationships between patients and their physicians. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-promote-professionalism/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 21:29:42 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-promote-professionalism/ Starting in 2018, a wave of proposed legislative bills that would have banned the use of the term certified for anyone who did not receive a government-issued credential was sweeping across the country. Denise Roosendaal, FASAE, CAE Lawmakers didn’t fully... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/pcc-strives-to-strengthen-professional-certification/ Fri, 09 Sep 2022 18:06:24 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/pcc-strives-to-strengthen-professional-certification/ Professionalism is a shared value across the ABMS Member Boards and a core element of ABMS board certification. To preserve the trustworthiness of the credential, the ABMS Board of Directors recently approved its Policy on Professional Conduct … https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-approves-professional-conduct-policy/ Fri, 09 Sep 2022 15:59:56 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-approves-professional-conduct-policy/ Ten physicians receive financial awards for research in physician assessment, continuing professional development, and quality improvement … https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-announces-a-record-number-of-visiting-scholars-for-2022-2023-class/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:47:00 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-announces-a-record-number-of-visiting-scholars-for-2022-2023-class/ While many ABMS Member Boards offer residents the opportunity to take an in-training examination, some offer them the opportunity to engage in self-assessment or quality improvement/performance improvement activities. https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-offer-assessment-opportunities-to-residents/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:37:25 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-offer-assessment-opportunities-to-residents/ Most residents first encounter an ABMS Member Board when they are applying for certification at the end of training, but some Member Boards are looking to make that interaction occur sooner. A few boards are advancing early resident engagement by... https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-accelerate-resident-outreach/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:36:19 +0000 https://www.abms.org/newsroom/abms-member-boards-accelerate-resident-outreach/