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

Common Sense Family Doctor

Most patients who choose colonoscopy as a screening test for colorectal cancer are referred from primary care to a gastroenterologist or other specialist who performs endoscopy. But that wasn’t the case for the estimated 1 in 15 US patients whose screening colonoscopies were performed by family physicians in 2021.

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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. Clinicians must divide their time between the ICU and the group’s outpatient channels, and keeping up with patient demand becomes difficult.

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Join ABIM Governance: apply by July 20

ABIM

ABIM is pleased to announce openings on the Board of Directors , ABIM Council and several Specialty Boards for initial three-year terms beginning July 1, 2026. ABIM Governance provides a meaningful and rewarding opportunity to join outstanding colleagues in service to the profession and to patients.

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News & Notes: Spring 2025

ABIM

Blueprints provide an outline of what content will appear on an assessment and the relative percentage of the assessment covered by each topic area. During this process, Item-Writers will often provide feedback and societies provide their own perspectives on behalf of their members.

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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

But if you’re a patient of a direct primary care (DPC) practice , you don’t need to guess about orthopedic pain management. Unfortunately, traditional care doctors often resort to the two easiest options for patients with joint or back pain: They send the patient for imaging or refer them to a specialist.

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Our Anxiety Epidemic: How to Stop Fearing the Future

Priority Physicians

Find a caring primary care doctor: As a direct primary care physician, I devote time to sit down with patients and learn about their lifestyles, hopes, desires, worries, and concerns. If anticipatory anxiety strikes — or, more importantly, persists — your Priority Physicians will provide guardrails to get you back to your best self.