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ABMS Maintenance of Certification – Its Origins, Realities, and Implications for Medicine – Part I

Dr. Wes

This piece first appeared on Sensible Med on 4/26/2023. If you’re a board-certified internist, you’re probably quite familiar with the controversy surrounding the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) that began when lifelong board certification mysteriously became time-limited in 1990.

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Should you have a coach? Greg Pawlson, Beth Griffiths, & Vicky Tang

GeriPal

So, I see the potential of coaching, particularly for groups that face challenges in academic medicine; and I worry about the injection of profit-motives and the goals of industry leaders pushing the meteoric rise of the life coach industry. You have to, A, have done a geriatrics fellowship and, B, had some ongoing and passed the geri board.

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Nephrology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Rodriguez, MD, Chair of the Nephrology Board The Nephrology Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on March 18, 2025. ABIM and the Nephrology Board gratefully acknowledge the service of Deborah B.