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Participating in ABIM Governance provides a meaningful and rewarding opportunity to join outstanding professional colleagues in service to our patients.

Governance members help define breadth of knowledge of board certified internists and subspecialists, provide perspectives on trends and scope of their discipline, and collaborate with peers to develop fair and relevant assessments. While the majority of ABIM Governance members are practicing physicians certified by ABIM, the inclusion of expert non-physician members—patients, caregivers, and/or inter-professional health care team members—across ABIM's Board of Directors, Council, and Specialty Boards ensures a broader perspective is heard on what board certification should mean for the internal medicine community. This inclusion matters: a variety of stakeholders including patients, hospitals and health systems rely on the ABIM credential to tell them a physician is staying current. All ABIM exam content is created and reviewed by practicing physicians serving on Exam Committees, Item-Writing Task Forces and Self-Assessment Committees, which do not have any non-physician members.

If you have a genuine interest in professional development and standard setting for internal medicine and its subspecialties, please consider sharing this site with a colleague or applying yourself to be appointed to an ABIM board or committee.

ABIM strongly encourages candidates from groups under-represented in medicine, as well as physicians who practice in smaller communities or safety-net institutions, to apply.

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ABIM Council

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Council Early Career Physician 8/12/2024 7/1/2025
Council Public Member with Patient/Caregiver Perspective in Internal Medicine 8/12/2024 7/1/2025
Council Physician Practicing in a Non-University/Community Setting 8/12/2024 7/1/2025

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Approval Committee Cardiologist certified in Adult Congenital Heart Disease. 7/31/2024 12/1/2024
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Quarterly

Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology

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Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology Quarterly

Board of Directors

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Cardiovascular Disease

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Cardiovascular Disease Quarterly
Specialty Board Adult Congenital Heart Disease Cardiologist 7/22/2024 7/1/2025
Specialty Board General Cardiologist 7/22/2024 7/1/2025

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Quarterly

Critical Care Medicine

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Critical Care Medicine Quarterly
Specialty Board Patient/Caregiver with experience in Critical Care Medicine 7/22/2024 7/1/2025

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism Quarterly

Gastroenterology

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Approval Committee Physician certified in Gastroenterology 12/31/2023 7/1/2024
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Gastroenterology Quarterly
Specialty Board Health care team member with experience in Gastroenterology 7/22/2024 7/1/2025
Specialty Board Gastroenterologist practicing in a non-university/community setting 7/22/2024 7/1/2025

Geriatric Medicine

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Approval Committee Physician certified in Geriatric Medicine 6/21/2024 9/1/2024
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Geriatric Medicine Quarterly
Specialty Board Early Career Physician 7/22/2024 7/1/2025
Specialty Board Physician practicing in a Non-University/Community Setting 7/22/2024 7/1/2025
Specialty Board Public Member with Patient/Caregiver experience in Geriatric Medicine 7/22/2024 7/1/2025

Hematology

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Hematology Quarterly

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Advisory Committee Hospice and Palliative Medicine physician in non-university/community practice 7/22/2024 7/1/2025
Advisory Committee Public Member with Patient/Caregiver experience in Hospice 7/22/2024 7/1/2025
Approval Committee Physician certified in Hospice & Palliative Medicine 1/31/2024 7/1/2024
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Hospice & Palliative Medicine Quarterly

Infectious Disease

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Infectious Disease Quarterly
Specialty Board Infectious Disease Physician 7/22/2024 7/1/2025
Specialty Board Public Member with Patient/Caregiver experience in Infectious Disease 7/22/2024 7/1/2025

Internal Medicine

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Internal Medicine or one of its subspecialties Quarterly
Specialty Board Internal Medicine Physician that is an International Medical Graduate 7/22/2024 7/1/2025
Specialty Board Internal Medicine Physician that is Practicing in Primary Care 7/22/2024 7/1/2025

Interventional Cardiology

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Interventional Cardiology Quarterly

Medical Oncology

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Medical Oncology Quarterly
Specialty Board Medical Oncologist x2 7/22/2024 7/1/2025
Specialty Board Inter-professional with experience in Medical Oncology 7/22/2024 7/1/2025

Nephrology

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Nephrology Quarterly
Specialty Board Nephrologist practicing in a non-university/community setting 7/22/2024 7/1/2025
Specialty Board Inter-professional with experience in Nephrology 7/22/2024 7/1/2025

Pulmonary Disease

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Pulmonary Disease Quarterly
Specialty Board Pulmonologist Practicing in a Non-university/Community Setting 7/22/2024 7/1/2025
Specialty Board Early Career Pulmonologist 7/22/2024 7/1/2025

Rheumatology

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Rheumatology Quarterly
Specialty Board Rheumatologist practicing in an academic setting 7/22/2024 7/1/2025
Specialty Board Early Career Rheumatologist 7/22/2024 7/1/2025
Specialty Board Inter-professional with experience in Rheumatology 7/22/2024 7/1/2024

Sleep Medicine

Role Expertise/Qualifications Deadline Start Date Learn More
Advisory Committee Sleep Medicine Physician 7/22/2024 7/1/2025
Advisory Committee Interprofessional with Experience in Sleep Medicine 7/22/2024 7/1/2025
Approval Committee Sleep medicine family practitioner with experience caring for adult and pediatric patients 12/31/2023 7/1/2024
Approval Committee Otolaryngologist who primarily cares for adult patients 12/31/2023 7/1/2024
Approval Committee Pulmonologist who primarily cares for adult patients 12/31/2023 7/1/2024
Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Sleep Medicine Quarterly

Transplant Hepatology

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Item-Writing Task Force Physicians certified in Transplant Hepatology Quarterly