American Board of Internal Medicine

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Of one thing we are all certain: the COVID vaccine is safe and effective. Through September 20, there have been 386 million doses of the vaccine administered in the US; the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting system received 7,899 reports of death (0.0020%) among people who received a COVID vaccine, which does not necessarily mean the vaccine caused the death. That’s infinitesimal compared to the more than 690,000 American lives that the virus has taken as of late September 2021. With incontrovertible evidence such as this to guide practice, the community of physicians that composes ABIM must feel obliged to recommend vaccination as a first-line strategy for COVID prevention. https://blog.abim.org/a-message-from-dr-richard-baron-abou/

Enrollment for the new Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment opens 12.1.21, and the first quarter's 30 questions will be delivered 1.4.22. If you're thinking of taking it, signing up early is a good idea so you'll have the maximum amount of time. Questions expire at the end of each quarter, so make sure to start taking them in the first quarter. Remember you need to open 500 out of 600 questions offered over 5 years to meet the Participation Requirement. Learn more in this video, and at abim.org/lka

Expertise matters, and board certified physicians have demonstrated that they have stayed current in their field. Spreading misinformation or falsehoods to the public during a time of a public health emergency goes against everything our boards and our community of board certified physicians stand for. Read an important statement from ABIM, the American Board of Pediatrics, and American Board of Family Medicine: https://www.abim.org/media-center/covid-19-updates/#

The 2021 #InternalMedicine Summit convened leaders from ABIM and 23 Specialty Societies. Learn how we explored ways to work together and advance #DEI in #healthcare. https://blog.abim.org/summary-report-2021-internal-medicin/

The Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment will launch in 12 specialties in January 2022, and you can enroll beginning 12/1/21 if you're due for an assessment next year. See how it will work in this 87-second video: https://youtu.be/7boa64bMs8Y

ABIM is currently seeking physicians, patients/caregivers and other members of the care team to serve in a variety of roles on its Governance. Learn more about these opportunities, and apply by August 18: https://www.abim.org/about/governance/openings/

Have you downloaded the new ABIM Physician Portal app yet? Check out these great features, and get it today for iOS (https://apps.apple.com//app/abim-physician-po/id1542373943) or Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.abim.app) https://youtu.be/SXMdxRvSwRU

Learn how the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment will work | Download the new ABIM Physician Portal App | See how we're making good on our commitment to #healthequity and more: https://blog.abim.org/quarterly-news-and-notes-summer-2021/

In June 2020 we made a commitment to become an actively anti-racist influence in health care. Here’s what our governance, community partners, and staff have done over the past year to deliver on that promise: https://blog.abim.org/community-update-a-year-in-review-si/

ABIM Evolves to Meet New Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment Needs: This means there will be more opportunities for physicians to join Item-Writing Task Forces. You know what’s most relevant in practice, and you can help shape the content of the exams.

Join Richard Baron, President and CEO, American Board of Internal Medicine and ABIM Foundation, and Dhruv Khullar, MD, MPP, Weill Cornell Medicine at 4pm EDT on... June 15 for a conversation about COVID-19's impact on trust in health care. https://buildingtrust.org/events/trust-vaccinations/