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Rheumatology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Dave, MD, MPH , inquired how stressors may contribute to candidates failing the certification examination and Dr. McDonald stated that knowledge gaps were the primary cause, though ABIM provides safeguards to reduce stress like grace periods and consideration of compassionate exemptions for extraordinary life circumstances.

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ACI’s Advanced Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on OTC Drugs, January 23?–?24, 2024, New York, NY — Featuring HPMer and Former FDAer Deborah Livornese

FDA Law Blog

This unique forum, designed for in-house counsel and executives, as well as private practice attorneys working for the OTC drug industry will provide invaluable insights on FDA’s most recent directives and compliance standards governing OTC drug production, marketing and distribution.

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Nephrology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Lieske, MD , raised concerns about how new government policies may affect international medical graduates and health equity work at ABIM. Reddy, MPH, Senior Research Associate for ABIM, reviewed aggregate data gathered so far related to nephrologists, including practice setting, practice size and physician ownership of practices.

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Highlights from the data so far show that 91% of respondents are clinically active, with a large majority practicing in hospital- or system-owned offices, private practice or academic faculty practice, and more than half in multi-specialty group practice. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N.

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Hematology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Preliminary data show that 90% of respondents are clinically active with the majority in hospital- or system-owned practice (38%), academic faculty practice (32.9%) and private practice (26.8%). Most (49.5%) are in single-specialty group practice or multi-specialty group practice (38%).

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

GeriPal

It was a patient that I had taken care of, actually, as a resident, who followed me into my growing private practice. And it’s not the same, but it does provide information. Eric 42:11 But how much of it is like Winston Churchill, like, democracy is the worst form of government. And the phone rang.

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For family medicine workforce, HHS reorganization plan receives a failing grade

Common Sense Family Doctor

population, and a near-doubling in outpatient visits to advanced practice providers (the majority of whom work in medical subspecialties) wasn't enough to make up for this deficit. Challenges in accessing timely primary care affect not only private practices and health systems, but also the publicly funded Veterans Affairs system.