American Board of Medical Specialties Announces New Standards for Continuing Certification
ABMS Board of Directors approved new Standards for Continuing Certification at its October meeting, culminating...
Assessments Advance Translation of Medical Knowledge
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Boards are using formative, longitudinal assessments to accelerate the translation of medical knowledge into practice. These innovative approaches allow the boards to evaluate physician knowledge, identify knowledge gaps, and support learning and…
Draft Standards for Continuing Certification — Call for Comments
Update: July 9, 2021: The 80-day American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Draft Standards for Continuing Certification Call for Comments is now closed. The Stakeholder feedback and commentary received are greatly appreciated and will guide and inform the development of…
Center for Personalized Education for Professionals Joins ABMS Portfolio Program
ABMS has announced that the Center for Personalized Education for Professionals has joined the ABMS Portfolio Program. Physicians enrolled in specific CPEP programs who are board certified by one or more of 18 of the 24 ABMS Member Boards participating in the Portfolio Program can now earn MOC Improvement in Medical Practice (Part IV) credit for their involvement in QI activities …
ABMS Call for Physician Remediation Programs and Resources
The Continuing Professional Development and the Physician Remediation communities are invited to submit programs and resources for the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory. In its ongoing commitment to continuous quality improvement of ABMS Member Boards’ continuing certification programs, the ABMS Remediation…
Find COVID-19 Information from ABMS and its Member Boards
Throughout the COVID-19 epidemic, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and its 24 Member Boards are prioritizing the health and well-being of health care providers, patients, and the general public. As a service to our community, ABMS collects relevant…
Promoting Professionalism in Practice
While COVID-19 highlighted extreme professionalism exhibited by clinicians and other health care workers, it also exposed frailties in the social contract between the medical profession and the public. Speakers at ABMS Conference 2020 – Virtual, held this past September, discussed…
Pursuing Professionalism in Practice
Efforts to pursue professionalism in practice were outlined by three speakers at ABMS Conference 2020 – Virtual held this past September. Addressing behaviors that undermine a culture of safety and respect helps support physicians in their pursuit of professionalism, noted…
What Recent Research on Professionalism Reveals
Research on the impact of the changing health care ecosystem on professionalism, the physicians’ view of engagement, and components of a remediation program were topics addressed by three speakers at ABMS Conference 2020 – Virtual held this past September. Differing…
Professionalism Speaks to Belief System, Public Confidence, and So Much More
By Mark T. Keegan, MB, MRCPI, MSc, D.ABA, FCCM, Professor of Anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, a renewed appreciation of the roles of health care workers has emerged. The professionalism of…
Preparing Physicians for Professionalism in Practice
Adopting consistent standards of professionalism across organizations that train and certify physicians, using system-level educational outcomes to address system problems, and incorporating professionalism attributes into medical education are all ways to prepare and educate physicians about professionalism, according to speakers…