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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American Board of Internal Medicine Names David B. Reuben, MD, Chair-Elect of Board of Directors
Philadelphia, PA, July 1, 2009 – David B. Reuben, MD, the Archstone Foundation Chair and Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Director of the UCLA Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, has been named Chair-Elect of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Board of Directors.
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American Board of Internal Medicine Elects Richard P. Shannon, MD, to Board of Directors
Philadelphia, PA, July 1, 2009 – Richard P. Shannon, MD, the Frank Wister Thomas Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has been elected to the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Board of Directors.
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American Board of Internal Medicine Elects Lee R. Berkowitz, MD to Board of Directors
Philadelphia, PA, July 1, 2009 – Lee R. Berkowitz, MD, the Eunice Bernhard Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Associate Chair for Education in the Department of Medicine at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, has been elected to the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Board of Directors.
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American Board of Internal Medicine Announces New Board Leadership and Members
Philadelphia, PA, July 1, 2009 – 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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Christine K. Cassel, MD, Appointed to President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Philadelphia, PA, April 27, 2009 – Today, the White House announced the appointment of Christine K. Cassel, MD, President and CEO of the American Board of Internal Medicine to President Barack Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
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Attorney General Warns of Bogus Medical Board Certification Scam Targeting Immigrant Doctors
Philadelphia, PA, April 8, 2009 – Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced an investigation – and issued an urgent warning to doctors and consumers – involving the sale of bogus medical board certifications.
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John K. Davis II to Join the American Board of Internal Medicine as Chief Information Officer
Philadelphia, PA, April 2, 2009 – John K. Davis II has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), effective April 13.
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A New PIM for Physicians Supervising Trainees
Philadelphia, PA, March 16, 2009 – Program directors, attending faculty and supervising physicians can earn 20 points of Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credit by completing ABIM's new Clinical Supervision PIM Practice Improvement Module.
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Quality Measures Need to Reflect Physician Practice to Fully Realize Potential of Improving Quality and Value
Washington, DC, January 29, 2009 – Christine K. Cassel, MD, President and CEO of the American Board of Internal Medicine and board certified physician in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, testified today before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee highlighting the importance of improving health care quality and value by integrating best practices into the delivery of medicine – and doing so with the full participation and investment of the physician community.
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Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Certification Available through ABIM
Philadelphia, PA, September 22, 2008 – ABMS approved ABIM’s proposal to establish a secondary subspecialty certification in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.