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ABIM Update for Medicine-Pediatrics

Furman S McDonald MD MPH

Vice President for Graduate Medical Education

American Board of Internal Medicine

March 25, 2015

Disclosures: Furman S McDonald, MD, MPH, FACP

Vice President for Graduate Medical Education at the ABIM

Department of Academic Affairs overseeing initial certification

Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Supplemental appointment, Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic

Continuity Clinic supervision, J. Edwin Wood Clinic, Pennsylvania Hospital

Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine, ex officio

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IMIM/Peds

8683

IM Certification Examination: First Taker Pass Rates

Categorical IM vs Medicine-Pediatrics

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

8883 84

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8584

87 86

ACP: MKSAP 16, NephrologyACP: MKSAP 16, Pulmonary-Critical Care

ACP: MKSAP 16, Rheumatology2013 Update in Internal Medicine

ACP: MKSAP 16, Hematology & Oncology2011 Update in Hospital Medicine

ACP: MKSAP 16, Infectious DiseaseACP: MKSAP 16, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

2012 Update in Hospital Medicine2013 Update in Hospital Medicine

ACP: MKSAP 16, Neurology2012 Update in Internal Medicine

2011 Update in Cardiovascular DiseaseCare for the Underserved

ACP: MKSAP 16, EndocrinologyACP: MKSAP 16, General Internal Medicine

ACP: MKSAP 16, DermatologyACP: MKSAP 16, Cardiovascular Medicine

2010 Update in Hospital-Based Internal Medicine2009 Update in Office-Based Internal Medicine

Adolescent Medicine2012 Update in Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine MOC Exam Attempt2010 Update in Office-Based Internal Medicine

2011 Update in Internal Medicine

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

13171818191919

21212121

2424

26262627

2828

3237

4349

6076

Most Commonly Used MOC ModulesInternal Medicine/Pediatrics Diplomates

2010 ─ 2014

Most Commonly Used MOC ModulesInternal Medicine Diplomates

2012-Jan through 2014-Jun (N=94,478)

ACP MKSAP 15: Cardiovascular Medicine2011 Update in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

2013 Update in Geriatric MedicineACP: MKSAP 16, Neurology

ACP: MKSAP 16, Infectious DiseaseACP: MKSAP 16, Pulmonary-Critical Care

ACP: MKSAP 16, Hematology & Oncology2013 Update in Cardiovascular Disease

ACP: MKSAP 16, Rheumatology2012 Update in Cardiovascular Disease

2012 Update in Geriatric MedicineACP: MKSAP 16, Endocrinology

ACP: MKSAP 16, Gastroenterology & HepatologyACP: MKSAP 16, Dermatology

ACP: MKSAP 16, General Internal Medicine2013 Update in Hospital Medicine2012 Update in Hospital Medicine

ACP: MKSAP 16, Cardiovascular Medicine2010 Update in Hospital-Based Internal Medicine

Care for the Underserved2011 Update in Hospital Medicine

2010 Update in Office-Based Internal Medicine2013 Update in Internal Medicine2011 Update in Internal Medicine2012 Update in Internal Medicine

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1183

1188

1219

1228

1254

1256

1262

1318

1331

1387

1501

1501

1755

1796

1917

2324

2446

2532

2563

2751

3058

3416

6283

6512

6879