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...
ABMS Member Boards Offer Assessment Opportunities to Residents
While many American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Boards offer residents the opportunity to take an in-training examination (ITE), some offer them the opportunity to engage in self-assessment or quality improvement/performance improvement (QI/PI) activities. The ITE serves multiple purposes….
ABMS Member Boards Accelerate Resident Outreach
Most residents first encounter an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Board when they are applying for certification at the end of training, but some Member Boards are looking to make that interaction occur sooner. A few boards are…
ABMS Member Boards Collaborate to Explore CBME
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) have a common goal: training highly skilled and knowledgeable specialists who can provide expert care to their patients. Along the way, ACGME accredits programs that…
ABMS Member Boards Address Health Care Disparities
Continuing Certification Could Play Large Role As the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Boards aim to reduce health care disparities and inequities, continuing certification could serve as a driver to accelerate their mitigation, according to speakers at ABMS…
ABMS Member Boards Move Toward Alignment with New Standards
Member Boards showed their support for the new Standards for Continuing Certification (Standards) following their approval by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Board of Directors during its October meeting, with many issuing statements explaining the new Standards, their implications…
ABMS Member Boards Collaborate with Specialty Societies on Assessment Activities
As American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Boards embrace formative, longitudinal assessments, they are increasingly collaborating with their respective Specialty Societies on activities that enhance lifelong learning. It is an ideal pairing that not only accelerates the translation of…
Assessing Knowledge through CertLink
Six American Board of Medical Specialties’ (ABMS) Member Boards chose CertLink® as a platform to introduce longitudinal assessment into their continuing certification programs. Of those, four boards are now using CertLink as an alternative to their 10-year Maintenance of Certification…
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…
ABMS Member Boards Support Diplomates with COVID-19-related Activities
ABMS Member Boards are creating continuing certification activities focused on COVID-19 that recognize the efforts of board certified specialists in combating this novel coronavirus on the front lines …
ABMS Member Boards Oral Exams Go Virtual
The following ABMS Member Boards have pivoted from postponing their oral exams to moving them online …