American Board of Internal Medicine

📣 APPLY by 11/25: The ABIM Board of Directors is seeking a practicing physician member to join the Board starting July 1, 2025. Learn more about the position and apply here: https://lnkd.in/eRyYrUpQ

It's National Internal Medicine Day! A day to celebrate the profession of IM and reflect on how far we've come. 🩺 Read a letter from Furman S. McDonald, President and CEO of ABIM, as he reflects and celebrates all board certified internists: https://lnkd.in/exrxZysd #IMProud

Richard Wardrop III, MD, PhD, MACP, SFHM, FAAP, is the new chair of the ABIM Internal Medicine Board! 🥳️ We spoke with Dr. Wardrop about his goals as the new chair, what's important for internists and hospitalists right now, and how his career as a clinician educator intersects with his new role with ABIM. Learn more about Dr. Wardrop ➡️ https://lnkd.in/egv4ug4q

The ABIM Black Colleague Network participated in the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2024 Step Out Walk: Philadelphia event this weekend! Our team came in second place, raising over $5,000 towards funding critical research, diabetes prevention programs, and community outreach initiatives. Congratulations to our ABIM colleagues for helping increase awareness and supporting the ADA's vision of a life free of diabetes. 🎉 Florence Mickens, MPA, JD, Maria Chaney, Robert Kendrick, Aleisha C., Cherice Jackson, Sean Milligan, Antoinette Johnson El, Crystal Cooper MBA, LSSGB, Chelsea James

Meet Christine Twining, MD, chair of the ABIM Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Board. Dr. Twining spoke with us about her journey to endocrinology and why it’s important to keep up with medical knowledge. 📝 Read more: https://lnkd.in/e_tiT8Si

Suzanne Watnick, MD, FASN is a new member of the ABIM Board of Directors! We spoke with Dr. Watnick who talked to us about what inspired her to specialize in #nephrology, how she tries to avoid physician burnout, and lessons she learned working throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about Dr. Watnick and read the full interview ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eQKqfVq3

Today we celebrate National Latino Physician Day. Rocio Castrillon, public member of the ABIM Gastroenterology Specialty Board, writes a thank you note to Latino physicians for all they do to understand patients like her. Seeing a doctor who understands language and backgrounds can be the difference between making a patient feel seen and heard. Read Rocio's letter: https://lnkd.in/esB-Wdf7

Heather Heiman, MD, is a new member of the ABIM Board of Directors! 🎉 Dr. Heiman spoke with us about her path to becoming an IM physician, her work of assessment creation at ABIM, and issues that are most important to her as she begins as a member of our Board of Directors. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e55h8Fh3

September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month! Meghan Gutierrez, member of the ABIM Hematology Board and CEO of the Lymphoma Research Foundation, explains the importance of high caliber patient care. ⬇️

The American Board of Internal Medicine offers the traditional 10-year MOC exam for recertification and a newer Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA), where questions are answered every quarter. Not sure which option is better for you? Drs. Petr Protiva and Maggie Ham compare their experiences and discuss pros and cons of both options in this article from GI & Hepatology News. https://ow.ly/QMGj50ThAO6