Applying to the ABMS Visiting Scholars Program

Possible research topics of interest to the American Board of Allergy and Immunology include:

• Diagnostic and prognostic excellence through initial or continuing certification, within and across specialties
• Adoption of competency-based medical education and innovative assessments for initial or continuing certification
• Health care equity and diversity across the continuum of physician professional development
• Trainee and diplomate engagement in quality and safety activities, especially if related to improving physician well-being
• Intersection between a physician’s work, technology (e.g., electronic health records or artificial intelligence), and certification

Possible research topics of interest to the American Board of Dermatology include:

• Outcomes of implementing the APPLIED Exam
• Competency-based assessment strategies beyond medical knowledge assessment
• Integration of cultural competency principles into our dermatology assessment continuum
• Measures of professionalism
• Learning from the selection of and self-reported impacts from the board’s focused Practice Improvement Modules
• Study the certainty and relevance scoring of CertLink questions in use and categorize these by topic area, subspecialty area, discrepancy status
• The effectiveness of graded article-based CertLink questions for formative learning compared with simply reading articles, participating in journal clubs, or other methods of article review
• Resident selection methods – holistic vs traditional – and resident characteristics’
• Artificial intelligence use, validity, and reliability in writing evidence-based critiques for board-style self-assessment questions

Possible research topics of interest to the American Board of Internal Medicine include:

• Investigating the evolution of medical professional values and assessment of professionalism in an evolving healthcare landscape
• Diagnostic and prognostic excellence through initial or continuing certification, within and across specialties
• Adoption of competency-based medical education and innovative assessments for initial or continuing certification
• Health care equity and diversity across the continuum of physician professional development
• Trainee and diplomate engagement in quality and safety activities, especially if related to improving physician well-being
• Intersection between a physician’s work, technology (e.g., electronic health records or artificial intelligence), and certification

The American Board of Emergency Medicine is sponsoring a scholar through the J. David Barry, MD, Visiting Scholar Fellowship for emergency medicine physicians with:

• Experience as a military physician;
• Interest in physician wellness research such as burnout, fitness, and mindfulness;
• Interest in residency education and research;
• Innovations in continuing certification assessment and education; or
• Interest in medical toxicology

Possible research topics of interest to the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology include:

• Diagnostic and prognostic excellence through initial or continuing certification, within and across specialties
• Adoption of competency-based medical education and innovative assessments for initial or continuing certification
• Health care equity and diversity across the continuum of physician professional development
• Trainee and diplomate engagement in quality and safety activities, especially if related to improving physician well-being
• Intersection between a physician’s work, technology (e.g., electronic health records or artificial intelligence), and certification

Possible research topics of interest to the American Board of Ophthalmology include:

• Evaluates the effectiveness of its programs and activities;
• Examines the relationships between certification and physician education, clinical practice, and career-long improvement;
• Contributes meaningfully to the literature about physician competence; and,
• Promotes psychometric equity, excellence, and fairness

Possible research topics of interest to the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery include:

• Diagnostic and prognostic excellence through initial or continuing certification, within and across specialties
• Adoption of competency-based medical education and innovative assessments for initial or continuing certification
• Health care equity and diversity across the continuum of physician professional development
• Trainee and diplomate engagement in quality and safety activities, especially if related to improving physician well-being
• Intersection between a physician’s work, technology (e.g., electronic health records or artificial intelligence), and certification

Possible research topics of interest to the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation include:

• Competency based medical education (CBME) in physical medicine and rehabilitation
  • Possible areas: tracking progress through residency, self-assessment exam, use of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) to measure achievement of competencies in residency
• Professionalism assessments as part of continuing certification, positive professionalism
• Pediatric rehabilitation exposure in medical school and residency

Possible research topics of interest to the American Board of Radiology include:

• Diagnostic and prognostic excellence through initial or continuing certification, within and across specialties
• Adoption of competency-based medical education and innovative assessments for initial or continuing certification
• Health care equity and diversity across the continuum of physician professional development
• Trainee and diplomate engagement in quality and safety activities, especially if related to improving physician well-being
• Intersection between a physician’s work, technology (e.g., electronic health records or artificial intelligence), and certification

Possible research topics of interest to the American Board of Surgery include:

• Value of continuous certification
• Continuous certification assessment and quality
• Value of board certification

Possible research topics of interest to the American Board of Urology include:

• Diagnostic and prognostic excellence through initial or continuing certification, within and across specialties
• Adoption of competency-based medical education and innovative assessments for initial or continuing certification
• Health care equity and diversity across the continuum of physician professional development
• Trainee and diplomate engagement in quality and safety activities, especially if related to improving physician well-being
• Intersection between a physician’s work, technology (e.g., electronic health records or artificial intelligence), and certification
• Utilizing Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) and diagnostic and surgical simulations as effective tools for both formative and summative assessment.