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 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…
The American Board of Medical Specialties Statement on Legislative Interference in Medical Education, Training, and Practice
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) maintains that patients have a fundamental right to evidence-based medical care provided by physicians and health care providers in a manner that is free of legislative and governmental interference. All medical care should…
The American Board of Medical Specialties Statement Regarding Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis
The incidence of gun violence in the United States has become unimaginable in frequency and proportion. The escalating number of gun-related deaths from mass shootings, accidental firings, death by suicide, and violent crimes across the nation must be addressed, and…
On National Doctor’s Day, Give Your Doctor a “Check-Up”
On “National Doctors’ Day,” ABMS is encouraging patients to give their doctor a “check-up” to make sure they continue to be the right doctor for them and their loved ones.
ABMS Visiting Scholars Program Helps Shape Future Health Care Leaders
The American Board of Medical Specialties Visiting Scholars Program (ABMS Visiting Scholars Program™) may last a year, but its impact lasts a lifetime. “This one-year, part-time program facilitates the development of early-career physicians, medical and surgical specialists, and research professionals…
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Aims to Advance Diagnostic Excellence through ABMS Visiting Scholars Program
What better way to affect change in diagnostic excellence than to enlist early-career researchers? “We want to develop a pipeline of junior investigators who are interested in and committed to advancing diagnostic excellence,” said Daniel Yang, MD, Program Director of…
Benefits of ABMS Visiting Scholars Program Go Beyond Research
For Co-sponsoring ABMS Member Boards Research may top the list of benefits for the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Boards that co-sponsor the ABMS Visiting Scholars Program™, but it’s not the only one. The ABMS Visiting Scholars Program…
ABMS Visiting Scholars Program Advances Career Aspirations
By Brian T. Garibaldi, MD, MEHP, Director of the Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit and Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Precision Medicine Center of Excellence; Associate Professor of Medicine of Physiology, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of…
The American Board of Medical Specialties Supports State Medical Boards’ Autonomy Regarding Licensing Actions
State medical boards have an important duty to protect the public from physicians who may be placing their patients’ health and safety at risk. State legislation aimed at limiting these boards’ ability to act is dangerous and undermines the inherent…
Applications for the American Board of Medical Specialties 2022–2023 Visiting Scholars Program are Now Available
ABMS is now accepting applications for the 2022-2023 ABMS Visiting Scholars Program™. This one-year, part-time program facilitates the development of early-career physicians, medical specialists, and research professionals by supporting their research and encouraging their engagement with the ABMS community …