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News & Notes: Spring 2025

ABIM

The rigorous, formalized blueprint review process includes several steps to gather feedback from physicians, medical specialty societies and medical educators. They also keep ABIM abreast of important developments in each specialty.

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Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

McDonald shared more about a pilot model announced last year that would create a pathway for exceptionally qualified international medical graduates (IMGs) successfully completing ACGME-accredited subspecialty fellowship to become Board eligible in Internal Medicine and subspecialties.

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Infectious Disease Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

This is now being reviewed by the American Board of Medical Specialties, which oversees ABIM. Discussion centered on board certification pathways for IMGs amid current questions and concerns around immigration and travel restrictions and how changes may affect the workforce in infectious disease.

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Several members of the group agreed on the need for an increased number of endocrinology fellowship positions to address a shortage of specialists in the field and the relatively higher number of physicians who do not match into a program (see NRMP data ). These physicians currently do not have a pathway to Board Eligibility.