Clinical Practice Education Medical Specialty Presentation 
ABIM
JUNE 12, 2025
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.
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.”
ABIM
JUNE 4, 2025
Dr. McDonald spoke about ABIM’s work engaging early career physicians (those who earned initial certification within the last 10 years), including presentations and listening sessions at recent national meetings. He suggested a similar approach for APDEM’s annual meeting. These physicians currently do not have a pathway to Board Eligibility.
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