Explore ABIM's news releases – from Board of Directors appointments, to important information on our assessments, Maintenance of Certification (MOC), and more. Please note that the MOC program has evolved over the years and some information in older news may not apply to the current program.
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ABIM Elects Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, Chair of Its Subspecialty Board on Infectious Disease
Philadelphia, PA, July 1, 2012 – Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, has been named Chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Subspecialty Board on Infectious Disease.
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ABIM Elects Bruce D. Lindsay, MD, Chair of Its Subspecialty Board on Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Philadelphia, PA, July 1, 2012 – Bruce D. Lindsay, MD, has been named Chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Subspecialty Board on Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.
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ABIM Announces New Board Leadership and Members
Philadelphia, PA, July 1, 2012 – The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) today named new leadership and members of its Board of Directors and subspecialty boards, which encompass the field of internal medicine.
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ABIM Announces Leadership Change for 2013
Philadelphia, PA, April 13, 2012 – Christine K. Cassel, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and the ABIM Foundation announced today that she will leave her position as President and CEO of both organizations at the end of her current term in July 2013.
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ABIM Approves Seven New Quality Improvement AQI Pathway Options
Philadelphia, PA, October 20, 2011 – For physicians maintaining board certification, quality improvement (QI) projects from seven different organizations – including health systems, medical societies and hospitals – have been approved by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) for credit in the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program through its Approved Quality Improvement (AQI) Pathway.
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ABIM Celebrates 75 Years by Giving Back
Philadelphia, PA, October 4, 2011 – As it celebrates its 75th anniversary, the American Board of Internal Medicine has made contributions to St. Catherine Labouré Medical Clinic and Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc., two Philadelphia-based charities providing primary medical care to underserved populations in the area.
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ABIM Introduces New and Improved Self-Assessment Tools for QI Activities
Philadelphia, PA, October 3, 2011 – The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) announces the launch of its redesigned Self-Directed PIM and its new Completed Project PIM as tools to assist board certified physicians who are performing quality improvement (QI) activities.
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ABIM's Composite Scoring Method Allows Physicians to Compare Performance to Peers
Philadelphia, PA, August 1, 2011 – Physicians who complete the American Board of Internal Medicine's ABIM PIMs Practice Improvement Modules® in Diabetes and Hypertension can now receive specific feedback about how they perform compared to their peers through composite scoring.
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Robert M. Wachter, MD, Named Chair-Elect of ABIM's Board of Directors
Philadelphia, PA, July 1, 2011 – Robert M. Wachter, MD, Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Associate Chairman of UCSF's Department of Medicine, Chief of the Medical Service at UCSF Medical Center, and Chief of UCSF's 50-faculty Division of Hospital Medicine, has been named Chair-Elect of the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Board of Directors. He also serves on ABIM's Executive Committee.
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Catherine R. Lucey, MD, Named Chair of ABIM's Board of Directors
Philadelphia, PA, July 1, 2011 – Catherine R. Lucey, MD, has been named Chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Board of Directors.