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As part of our ongoing advocacy that the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) reform maintenance of certification (MOC), AGA sent a letter to ABIM in April seeking to understand its plan for re-engineering MOC to reflect the changing nature of medical practice.
This followed ABIM’s launch of a study in March to “examine ways ABIM diplomates might have access to online resources during a portion of the MOC assessment.” ABIM President and CEO Dr. Richard Baron promised a timetable and plan, based on what they have heard from the physician community.
AGA and other societies asked for clarification of this plan through a series of questions in the letter including:
1. What is the overall vision or philosophy ABIM is looking to embrace regarding MOC?
2. What additional changes to MOC is ABIM considering?
3. Will ABIM consult the internal medicine community prior to announcement – let alone implementation – of further changes? If so, when and how?
4. What is ABIM’s timeline for implementing the co-created, re-engineered MOC? Could ABIM share its current form and provide updates as adjustments occur? For example, part of the 2020 Task Force assessment was to reconsider the secure exam. For many diplomates, the 10-year exam is due soon. Should they wait to see if a different method of “exam”/assessment will be rolled out?
5. What does ABIM view as the respective roles of the ABIM Board of Directors, ABIM Council, ABIM specialty boards and ABIM staff in this process?
The full letter, which you can read on gastro.org, was signed by AGA, American College of Rheumatology, American Society of Nephrology, Endocrine Society, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society of Hospital Medicine, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, ACG, American Geriatrics Society, Renal Physicians Association, ASGE, and American Society of Clinical Oncology.
As part of our ongoing advocacy that the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) reform maintenance of certification (MOC), AGA sent a letter to ABIM in April seeking to understand its plan for re-engineering MOC to reflect the changing nature of medical practice.
This followed ABIM’s launch of a study in March to “examine ways ABIM diplomates might have access to online resources during a portion of the MOC assessment.” ABIM President and CEO Dr. Richard Baron promised a timetable and plan, based on what they have heard from the physician community.
AGA and other societies asked for clarification of this plan through a series of questions in the letter including:
1. What is the overall vision or philosophy ABIM is looking to embrace regarding MOC?
2. What additional changes to MOC is ABIM considering?
3. Will ABIM consult the internal medicine community prior to announcement – let alone implementation – of further changes? If so, when and how?
4. What is ABIM’s timeline for implementing the co-created, re-engineered MOC? Could ABIM share its current form and provide updates as adjustments occur? For example, part of the 2020 Task Force assessment was to reconsider the secure exam. For many diplomates, the 10-year exam is due soon. Should they wait to see if a different method of “exam”/assessment will be rolled out?
5. What does ABIM view as the respective roles of the ABIM Board of Directors, ABIM Council, ABIM specialty boards and ABIM staff in this process?
The full letter, which you can read on gastro.org, was signed by AGA, American College of Rheumatology, American Society of Nephrology, Endocrine Society, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society of Hospital Medicine, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, ACG, American Geriatrics Society, Renal Physicians Association, ASGE, and American Society of Clinical Oncology.
As part of our ongoing advocacy that the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) reform maintenance of certification (MOC), AGA sent a letter to ABIM in April seeking to understand its plan for re-engineering MOC to reflect the changing nature of medical practice.
This followed ABIM’s launch of a study in March to “examine ways ABIM diplomates might have access to online resources during a portion of the MOC assessment.” ABIM President and CEO Dr. Richard Baron promised a timetable and plan, based on what they have heard from the physician community.
AGA and other societies asked for clarification of this plan through a series of questions in the letter including:
1. What is the overall vision or philosophy ABIM is looking to embrace regarding MOC?
2. What additional changes to MOC is ABIM considering?
3. Will ABIM consult the internal medicine community prior to announcement – let alone implementation – of further changes? If so, when and how?
4. What is ABIM’s timeline for implementing the co-created, re-engineered MOC? Could ABIM share its current form and provide updates as adjustments occur? For example, part of the 2020 Task Force assessment was to reconsider the secure exam. For many diplomates, the 10-year exam is due soon. Should they wait to see if a different method of “exam”/assessment will be rolled out?
5. What does ABIM view as the respective roles of the ABIM Board of Directors, ABIM Council, ABIM specialty boards and ABIM staff in this process?
The full letter, which you can read on gastro.org, was signed by AGA, American College of Rheumatology, American Society of Nephrology, Endocrine Society, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society of Hospital Medicine, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, ACG, American Geriatrics Society, Renal Physicians Association, ASGE, and American Society of Clinical Oncology.