ABMS Insights Newsletter

ABMS Insights is our free quarterly newsletter featuring news about Board Certification and the 24 certifying boards that comprise ABMS. Learn about their latest programs, initiatives, and innovations, and hear from guest columnists.

ABMS Insights connects you with the Member Boards Community.

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Fall 2018 Issue

• ABMS Member Boards Find New Ways to Reach Board Certified Doctors
• Spreading the Word About Improvements in MOC
• ABMS Announces New Board Directors, Officers
• ABMS Approves New Neurocritical Care Subspecialty
• Walk-ins Welcome at ABMS Conference 2018
• Vision Commission Releases Testimony Summary, Survey Results
• Internists Who Participate in MOC Performed Better on HEDIS Measures 
• MOC Associated with Positive Impact on Physician Knowledge and Patient Care

Archived Issues

Summer 2018 Issue

• ABMS Member Boards Move from MOC Pilots to Permanent Programs 
• ABMS Member Boards Advance CertLink^® Pilots
• Accelerating Alternative Assessment Approaches
• New Research Shows Physicians Who Participate in MOC Are Less Likely to Face Disciplinary Actions
• Registration Opens for ABMS Conference 2018
• ABMS Serves on IHI’s New National Steering Committee for Patient Safety
• National Academies Publishes GME Workshop Proceedings

Spring 2018 Issue

• Article-based Assessments Help Physicians Obtain Latest Evidence Quickly, Conveniently
• Commission Members for Continuing Board Certification: Vision for the Future Initiative Named
• Opportunities to Advance Continuing Certification
• Addiction Medicine Subspecialty Poised to Treat Substance Use Disorders
• ABMS Member Boards Address Opioid Crisis
• ABMS Launches Improved Directory
• ABMS Visiting Scholars Program Accepting Applications

Winter 2017 Issue

• Planning Committee Seeking Nominations for Vision Commission
• ABMS, State Medical Societies, and Specialty Societies Meet to Address Concerns about MOC
• ABMS Names Richard E. Hawkins, MD, New President and CEO
• Jason Johanning, MD, MS, FACS, Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery - Vascular Surgery, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha
• ABMS Member Boards Embrace Patient Registries
• Why Physician Assessment is Important
• ABMS Announces the 2017-18 Class of Visiting Scholars
• ABMS Conference 2017 Sets Attendance Record 

Fall 2017 Issue

• First ABMS Member Boards to Launch CertLink^® Pilots
• ABMS Joins Human Dx Alliance
• ABMS Collaborates on Project to Improve Care of Elderly Patients
• ABMS Portfolio Program Hosts Booth at AHA Leadership Summit
• Joseph W. St. Geme, III, MD, Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and Physician-in-Chief at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
• ABMS and Osmosis Create Video on Writing Test Questions
• ABMS Announces New Board of Directors
• Four Plenary Speakers at ABMS Conference 2017

Summer 2017 Issue

• ABMS Multi-Specialty Portfolio Program Continues to Grow
• ABMS Announces New Focused Practice Designation
• Registration Now Open for ABMS Conference 2017
• Guest Column: Dr. Rani S. Gereige, Director of Medical Education, Designated Institutional Official, Miami Children's Health System/Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Department of Medical Education; Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
• State Legislation Puts Patients at Risk
• Increasing the Number and Practice Relevance of MOC Activities
• Updated ABMS Guide to Medical Specialties Now Available

Spring 2017 Issue

• ABMS Board Certification Report Features Infographics, Video Highlights
• Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Addiction Medicine: Newest Subspecialties
• Member Boards Explore Innovative Assessment Options
• Guest Column: Welcome from Lois Margaret Nora, MD, JD, MBA, ABMS President and Chief Executive Officer
• ABMS Visiting Scholars Program Accepting Applications
• ABMS Joins New Collaborative to Promote Clinician Well-Being
• ABMS Conference 2017 Call for Sessions

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