News and Developments Regarding Continuing Certification
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- April 12, 2021 — Draft Standards for Continuing Certification Call for Comments Launches April 20, Remediation Task Force Completes Work
- Detailed information regarding how to share feedback will be included in the Call for Comments opening communications, which will provide sufficient time to ensure a wide range of stakeholders are able to participate in this process. … Read more
- December 3, 2020 — ABMS Draft Standards for Continuing Certification Call for Comments Delayed Until April 2021 Due to COVID-19
- The recent surge in new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, which has placed additional burden on the already stressed health care system, has prompted ABMS to postpone the opening of the public comment period … Read more
- October 13, 2020 — Commission Meets to Offer Input on Task Force Work To-Date
- The Commission met virtually in September to review the work of the “Achieving the Vision” Task Forces, offering feedback and clarifying some of the recommendations outlined in their report … Read more
- October 5, 2020 — ABMS NBME Publish Proceedings Paper of Professionalism Symposium
- ABMS and NBME have published a proceedings paper capturing the presentations and information shared at “Advancing Assessment of Professionalism in Continuing Certification,” a jointly hosted symposium last year … Read more
- May 18, 2020 — Member Boards Support Physicians During COVID-19 While Task Forces Move Forward
- ABMS and its Member Boards support the efforts of trainees and board certified physicians by offering programmatic flexibility with regard to examination scheduling, as well as offering relevant, up-to-date treatment and prevention information to all on the front line of this pandemic … Read more
- February 27, 2020 — Oversight Committee Meets with AMA’s Council on Medical Education
- As part of ABMS’ commitment to solicit external perspectives, the Oversight Committee, along with the five Task Force Chairs, will meet with AMA’s Council on Medical Education in March … Read more
- December 4, 2019 — Task Forces Continue to Meet and Make Progress
- The task forces have made significant progress in defining their charges and gathering additional input and feedback from key constituencies throughout the health care community … Read more
- October 14, 2019 — Focus on Professionalism
- ABMS Professionalism Task Force held its first, in-person meeting on Monday, September 23 in Chicago Read more
- July 11, 2019 — Continuing Board Certification: Achieving the Vision Task Forces Named
- Members announced for the Advancing Practice, Professionalism, Remediation, and Standards Task Forces Read more
- June 26, 2019 — Achieving the Vision Update – June 2019
- ABMS Affirms its Policy Regarding Use of Certification to Hospital Leaders/Chief Medical Officers Read more
- June 7, 2019 — ABMS Sends Letter to Hospital CMOs Achieving the Vision announcement
- On June 5, 2019, ABMS Board Chair Barry S. Smith, MD, and ABMS President and CEO Richard E. Hawkins, MD, wrote a letter to chief medical officers and executive leaders at hospitals and health systems throughout the country. Read more
- May 20, 2019 — Achieving the Vision Update – May 2019
- ABMS names members of Achieving the Vision Oversight Committee and identifies five Task Forces Read more
- May 17, 2019 — Vision for the Future of Continuing Board Certification JAMA Viewpoint article
- “… recommendations [of the report] reimagine the working relationships among ABMS boards, specialty societies, and continuing medical education/continuing professional development organizations …” Read more
- March 20, 2019 — Sometimes You Just Don’t Know ABMS Insights article
- By Donald J. Palmisano Jr. Executive Director of the Medical Association of Georgia Read more
- March 20, 2019 — Speaking One-on-One with the Vision Commission Co-Chairs ABMS Insights article
- Christopher Colenda, MD, MPH, and William Scanlon, PhD, reflect on the past year and the work of the Commission in a Q&A. Read more
- March 19, 2019 — ABMS Board of Directors Announces Plan to Implement Recommendations from the Continuing Board Certification: Vision Commission Final Report Achieving the Vision announcement
- “These and future implementation efforts will help the Boards evolve continuing certification into a meaningful and relevant program that both brings value to a physician’s practice and meets the highest standard of quality patient care.” Read more
- March 12, 2019 — ABMS Announces Plan to Implement Recommendations from the Continuing Board Certification: Vision for the Future Commission Press Release
- ABMS to take immediate action on independent Commission’s recommendations to make continuing certification programs more meaningful, relevant and of value to key stakeholders Read more
- February 13, 2019 — Statement Regarding the Release of the Continuing Board Certification: Vision for the Future Commission Final Report to the American Board of Medical Specialties Board of Directors
- ABMS and its 24 Member Boards commend the members of the Continuing Board Certification: Vision of the Future Commission (Commission) for their dedication and hard work in creating their final report … Read more
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