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 Announces a Record Number of Visiting Scholars for 2022-2023 Class
Contact: Susan MorrisAVP, Communications(312) 436-2624smorris@abms.org Ten physicians receive financial awards for research in physician assessment, continuing professional development, and quality improvement CHICAGO – August 29, 2022—Thanks to unprecedented sponsor support, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) was able to…
The American Board of Medical Specialties Response to National Board of Physicians and Surgeons’ Assertion of Certifying Body Equivalency
ABMS disagrees with the misleading assertion that NBPAS’ recertification provides a means of continuing ABMS board certification or is equivalent to ABMS board certification. Claims of equivalence to ABMS certification or that NBPAS is a means to maintain ABMS Member Board certification are misleading to the profession, and most importantly, to the public who depend upon the strength of ABMS board certification.
Study Summarizes the Rationale and Purpose of Continuing Certification
As certifying boards continue to evolve their certification programs to focus on more frequent, learner-engaged assessments, a recently published comprehensive report synthesizes findings from over 600 studies to describe the foundational evidence behind the need for continuous certification. The American…
ABMS Announces New Board of Directors and Executive Committee Members
ABMS, the leading not-for-profit organization overseeing specialty board certification in the United States, is pleased to announce the election of new members to the Board of Directors, as well as to the Executive Committee, at the ABMS Board of Directors meeting held in late June.
ABMS Policy on Professional Conduct
Effective June 23, 2022 Certification by a Member Board represents that a diplomate has demonstrated the professionalism, knowledge and skills to practice safely in a specialty or subspecialty. Consequently, ABMS board certification holds a special status in society as a…
ABMS Conference 2022 Will Bring Together Hundreds of Health Care Professionals to Improve Health Care
This annual event attracts a diverse community of health care professionals, including: ABMS Member Boards and Associate Members; medical specialty societies; health care credentialing organizations; and others interested in assessment and evaluation, credentialing, data sharing and informatics, health policy and research, medical education, professional regulation, and quality improvement. The meeting will be held in-person with an option for virtual attendance.
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…
Engaging Residents for Lifelong Learning and Continuous Improvement of Certification Standards
By John Patrick T. Co, MD, MPH, Director of Graduate Medical Education at Mass General Brigham and Medical Director for Equity at Massachusetts General Hospital Residency training is a critical period for professional development and identity formation. My residency training…
Bridging Continuum of Learning and Assessment
By Linking Competencies, Milestones and EPAs The transition to competency-based medical education (CBME) presents an opportunity for the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) community and its stakeholders to design and build a seamless continuum of learning and assessment in…