The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

billion people were living with vision loss in 2020, and it is forecasted to reach 1.7 In 2016, The Guardian reported that a blind woman suffering from this disease was fitted with the implant labelled “bionic eye” in the UK as part of a trial at the Oxford Eye Hospital. Globally 1.1 That must have been truly amazing!

Diabetes 105

Diabetes Patient-Centered IT Patients 105

ABIM

JUNE 4, 2025

See the discussion on the Special Consideration IMG (International Medical Graduates) Pilot Pathway below.) Special Consideration IMG Pilot Pathway* In August 2024 , the ABIM Council proposed a pilot model for exceptionally qualified IMGs pursuing accredited subspecialty fellowship in the U.S.

Diabetes 52

Diabetes Board-Certified Telehealth Government 52

ABIM

JUNE 11, 2025

This is now being reviewed by the American Board of Medical Specialties, which oversees ABIM. Since 2013, ABIM Specialty Boards have been required to include at least one physician member primarily engaged in community practice, defined broadly in applications as “clinical practice in a non-university, community setting.”

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Board-Certified Government Community Education 52