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Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Ruiz, MD, Chair, ABIM Geriatric Medicine Board The Geriatric Medicine Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on March 28, 2025. Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings. The following is a summary of the spring meeting.

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Family physicians perform high-quality colonoscopies, but access is an issue

Common Sense Family Doctor

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) maintains that clinical privileges should be based on documented training and experience rather than the physician’s specialty. From 2016 to 2021, the percentage of screening colonoscopies performed by family physicians decreased from 11.3%

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Dedicated ICU management: Navigating the transition

Sound Physicians

Sound Critical Care is at the forefront of bringing coordinated leadership and clinical excellence to hospital ICUs and the patients within them. Posted in Critical Care , Hospital Performance Share Article Subscribe to the Sound Physicians Blog A trusted source for todays healthcare needs. Receive blog updates directly to your inbox.

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News & Notes: Spring 2025

ABIM

The recommendations are given to the Specialty Boards and Advisory Committees in their respective disciplines for further review, discussion and development of the blueprint survey that ABIM sends to board certified physicians. Dozens more board certified physicians collaborate with ABIM to provide feedback.

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Rheumatology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Salahuddin Kazi, MD, Chair, Rheumatology Board The Rheumatology Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on March 11, 2025. Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings. The following is a summary report of the spring meeting.

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Orthopedic Pain Management: When to Skip the Specialist

Priority Physicians

An MRI augments and adds confidence to our clinical diagnosis. Dr. Jonathan Schmidt Dr. Schmidt is a board-certified family medicine physician with undergraduate degrees in Microbiology and medicine from Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois. Is an MRI Always Needed? Reach out today.

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Christine Twining, MD, Chair, ABIM Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board The Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on April 1, 2025. Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings.