ABMS Statement Regarding Continuing Certification During COVID-19
ABMS Reaffirms Support for Physicians to Focus Their Priorities on Patients, Families, and the Communities...
American Board of Medical Specialties Statement Regarding the Importance of Reporting COVID-19 Health Care Data to the CDC
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and its 24 Member Boards join others in the medical, health care and safety communities in affirming our strong belief that health care data and statistics involving the incidence, hospitalization rates, mortality rates…
ABMS Announces Progressive Leave Policy for Residents and Fellows
ABMS announced the adoption of a progressive leave policy that will offer residents and fellows more flexibility, reduce stress, and increase autonomy in making life decisions, especially with regard to family and parental leave …
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 Navigates the Impact of COVID-19
As the worldwide health care community continues to navigate and respond to the COVID-19 landscape, ABMS is committed to supporting board certified specialists and trainees as they work on the front lines to combat this novel coronavirus …
ABEM President Battles COVID-19 — First at Work and Then It Turns Personal
“I always assumed that I would get it,” said Dr. Baren, President of the American Board of Emergency Medicine. “I’m an emergency physician. How would I not get it? I was just hoping I wasn’t going to get that sick.”
Research Shows Continuing Certification Programs Improve Care, Enhance Knowledge, Link to Fewer Disciplinary Actions
PCPs participating in performance improvement activities improved care for two patient populations, according to two recent studies …
ABMS Member Boards Oral Exams Go Virtual
The following ABMS Member Boards have pivoted from postponing their oral exams to moving them online …
ABMS Member Boards Allow Flexibility During COVID-19 Pandemic
ABMS Member Boards are committed to supporting their board certified physicians, fellows, and residents as they work on the front lines to fight the novel coronavirus …
ABMS Announces New Board of Directors, Members and Officers
Larry A. Green, MD, to Chair ABMS Board CHICAGO—June 24, 2020—The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the leading not-for-profit organization overseeing physician certification in the United States, is pleased to announce the election of Larry A. Green, MD, as the…
VIDEO: Physicians, Societies, and ABMS Member Boards: Partners in Improvement
Patrick Dolan, MD, Physician Champion for Quality at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital, and Helene Brooks, Director of Strategic Alliances at the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), discuss how partnership and collaboration among clinicians, societies, and…