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National Defense Authorization Act Recognizes ABMS Member Boards in New Legislation Defining Physician Certification Organizations

January 31, 2025

The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Boards have been formally designated by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) as...

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ABMS Announces New Board of Directors and Executive Committee Members

June 27, 2024

ABMS announced the election of new members of the Board of Directors at the June ABMS Board of Directors meeting...

ABMS Research and Education Foundation Announces Recipients of Inaugural Research Grants

June 25, 2024

Grants totaling $550,000 awarded for General Certification (ABMS) and Diagnostic Excellence Through Certification (Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation).

ABMS Advisory Body on Specialty Board Development Invites Third-Party Comments

April 24, 2024

Sorry, this comment period is now closed. The ABMS Advisory Body on Specialty Board Development (Advisory Body), which is charged...

ABMS Has Long Legacy of Public Members

April 17, 2024

ABMS has incorporated patient perspectives in its decision-making for nearly 50 years. In 1975, the first public member …

Criteria for Public Members to Serve on ABMS BOD

April 17, 2024

Six seats on the ABMS Board of Directors are dedicated for public members. ABMS seeks candidates who represent the broad...

Public Members Help ABMS Member Boards Fulfill Their Mission

April 17, 2024

Most patients and families are unaware of the full impact that ABMS Member Boards have on health care quality and...

ABMS Member Boards Solicit Public Input in Myriad Ways

April 17, 2024

ABMS Member Boards find ways to gain public perspectives beyond appointing public members to serve on their Boards of Directors...

From Outsider to Insider: My time on the ABMS BOD as a Public Member

April 17, 2024

by Tara Montgomery, Founder & Principal of Civic Health Partners When I joined the American Board of Medical Specialties Board...

Patient Voices Heard on ABMS Stakeholder Council

April 17, 2024

Advisory body represents patients, practicing physicians, and the public Five years after its creation, the American Board of Medical Specialties...

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