Copyright (c) 2011 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved. Wed, 30 May 2012 16:00:00 CST Wed, 30 May 2012 16:00:00 CST Read the latest news about ABMS, its 24 Member Boards and Board Certification. http://www.abms.org/rss/pressreleases.xml The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) announced that three additional Member Boards are emphasizing continuous involvement in their respective Maintenance of Certification programs. Ongoing certification with each Member Board is contingent upon meeting the Maintenance of Certification requirements for the specific Member Board, which are part of the ABMS Maintenance of Certification® (ABMS MOC®) program. As a result, each Member Board has eliminated specific “end dates” for their participating Board Certified physicians. The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) and American Board of Radiology (ABR) have joined the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) in emphasizing the continuous nature of the ABMS MOC program. http://www.abms.org/News_and_Events/Media_Newsroom/Releases/release_AdditionalABMSMemberBoardsDropEndDate_08062012.aspx Thursday, 9 August 2012 13:00:00 CST With the Supreme Court decision, announced June 28, 2012, to uphold the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has an opportunity to help the law achieve its goal of making high quality, affordable health care available to all Americans. http://www.abms.org/News_and_Events/Media_Newsroom/features/feature_ABMSStatmentOnACA2010Ruling_07032012.aspx Tuesday, 3 July 2012 13:00:00 CST Limits to the number of years that can elapse between a physician's completion of residency training and achievement of Board Certification have been established by American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and its Member Boards. The time limits set by each of the Member Boards can be viewed at http://www.abms.org/News_and_Events/downloads/ABMS_BoardEligibilityPolicybyBoard_05302012.pdf]]>. http://www.abms.org/News_and_Events/Media_Newsroom/Releases/release_BoardEligibilityLimits_05302012.aspx Wed, 30 May 2012 16:00:00 CST The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) announced at its April 25 Annual Assembly Meeting the election of Thomas E. Norris, MD, as the 34th Chair of its Board of Directors along with two new officers to the ABMS Board, four new Board members and a current member of the Board who will serve on the ABMS Executive Committee. http://www.abms.org/News_and_Events/Media_Newsroom/Releases/release_2012ABMSBoardofDirectors_04262012.aspx Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CST The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) announces that Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, has received the first ABMS Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Award. This award recognizes extraordinary national or international contributions to the fields of quality and patient safety, with a particular focus on physician performance, professionalism and the improvement of clinical outcomes. Dr. Pronovost accepted thaward at the April 25, 2012 ABMS Annual Assembly Meeting in Washington, D.C. http://www.abms.org/News_and_Events/Media_Newsroom/Releases/release_PronovostAwardedHCQPSA_04252012.aspx Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CST The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) announced today the appointment of Lois Margaret Nora, MD, JD, MBA, as the organization’s new president and chief executive officer. Dr. Nora will officially assume her role on June 29, 2012, succeeding the ABMS interim chief executive Lloyd B. Morgan, who has served in the leadership post since the February 2012 departure of former ABMS president and CEO, Kevin B. Weiss, MD. In addition to her new duties as president and chief executive, Dr. Nora will join ABMS’ Board of Directors. http://www.abms.org/News_and_Events/Media_Newsroom/Releases/release_DrNoraAppointedNewCEO_04112012.aspx Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:00:00 CST