The ABMS Visiting Scholars Program™ supports early-career physician specialists and research professionals. The program facilitates research and leadership development through engagement with ABMS and the broader certification community.
ABMS is seeking researchers with projects that can contribute to:
with research and data science subject matter experts
from national thought leaders in medical education, certification, and health policy
a professional network of colleagues across the certification community
in ABMS community meetings, events, and professional health care forums
with research dissemination strategists across the certification community
The ABMS Visiting Scholars Program provides lasting professional and personal benefits. Their contributions are positively impacting certification, quality improvement, medical education, racial equity, diagnostic excellence, and patient care.
The enthusiasm and engagement of early-career investigators are the catalysts for the growth and development of our profession, the advancement of certification, and the way health care is given and received.
ABMS Visiting Scholars are selected based on the quality of their proposed research project, and the relevance of their research to the research priorities.
Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS American Board of Surgery, ABMS Visiting Scholars Alum“Being a Visiting Scholar was an incredible opportunity to develop my research skills, including creating metrics for low-value care and generating physician expert panels. My Scholar research is the foundation for much of the work I do today.”
Brian T. Garibaldi, MD, MEHP American Board of Internal Medicine, ABMS Visiting Scholar Alum“When I was chosen as an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Visiting Scholar in the Class of 2017–2018, I never anticipated how it would advance my passion to improve the bedside experience for patients.”
Regan W. Bergmark, MD ABMS Visiting Scholars Program Alum“The Visiting Scholars Program was an opportunity for me to develop as a leader and gave me a broader view of how medicine is structured in the U.S. Without question, the program helped me to improve my leadership skills, which are critical as a physician, colleague, and researcher.”
Victoria Wurster Ovalle, MD American Board of Pediatrics, ABMS Visiting Scholars Alum“Thanks to the program, I have connected with colleagues and professionals across many specialties that are experts in assessment, competency-based education, quality improvement, and patient safety.”
Daniel J. Schumacher, MD, PhD, Med American Board of Pediatrics, ABMS Visiting Scholars Alum“The Visiting Scholars Program was the first in a line of grant support from ABMS, ABPeds, and others that has allowed me to develop, fund, and sustain my program of research.”
David F. Martin, MD Executive Medical Director, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery“These young scholars are the people we depend on to understand the value of board certification and physician self-regulation into the future.”
Daniel Yang, MD Program Director of Diagnostic Excellence for the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation“We want to develop a pipeline of junior investigators who are interested in and committed to advancing diagnostic excellence. That is why the Moore Foundation has sponsored the ABMS Visiting Scholars Program since 2017.”