Time-Limited Certification and Recertification: The Program of the American Board of Internal Medicine
Authors: Richard J. Glassock, John A. Benson, Robert B. Copeland, Herman A. Godwin, W. G. Johanson, Warren Point, Richard L. Popp, Lawrence Scherr, Jay H. Stein, O. David Taunton
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1991)

Position Papers1 January 1991Time-Limited Certification and Recertification: The Program of the American Board of Internal MedicineThe Task Force on RecertificationRichard J. Glassock, MD, John A. Benson Jr., MD, Robert B. Copeland, MD, Herman A. Godwin Jr., MD, W. G. Johanson Jr., MD, Warren Point, MD, Richard L. Popp, MD, Lawrence Scherr, MD, Jay H. Stein, MD, O. David Taunton, MDRichard J. Glassock, MD, John A. Benson Jr., MD, Robert B. Copeland, MD, Herman A. Godwin Jr., MD, W. G. Johanson Jr., MD, Warren Point, MD, Richard L. Popp, MD, Lawrence Scherr, MD, Jay H. Stein, MD, O. David Taunton, MDAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-114-1-59 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAfter more than 20 years of discussion and debate, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) decided in December 1986 to join 17 other specialty boards by limiting the duration of validity for all certificates it issued. This policy has been in effect since 1987 for Geriatric Medicine and 1988 for Critical Care Medicine and will involve all certificates issued in 1990 and thereafter It will have a significant effect on current and future trainees in Internal Medicine, its subspecialties and added qualifications, and will also, in all likelihood, have an effect on holders of non-time-limited certificates.In arriving at...Reference1. LangdonGrossoGlassockCopelandKimball LLRRH. Advanced achievement in internal medicine: the end of the line for voluntary recertification. J Gen Intern Med. 1989;4:557-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDefinitions of Physician Certification Used in the North American Literature: A Scoping ReviewMedical specialty certification in the United States—a false idol?Comments to the Florida House of Representatives Health Quality Subcommittee Regarding HB571Association of Physician Certification in Interventional Cardiology With In-Hospital Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary InterventionComments to the New Jersey Assembly Regulated Professions Committee Regarding A4353Maintenance of certification in Internal Medicine: participation rates and patient outcomesA critical analysis of mini peer assessment tool (mini-PAT)The European Board of Nuclear Medicine Fellowship ExaminationWho Is Maintaining Certification in Internal Medicine—and Why? A National Survey 10 Years after Initial CertificationRebecca S. Lipner, PhD, Wayne H. Bylsma, PhD, Gerald K. Arnold, PhD, MPH, Gregory S. Fortna, MSEd, John Tooker, MD, MBA, and Christine K. Cassel, MDAccuracy of medical staff assessment of trainees' operative performanceThe future of certification and recertification31. Assessment of clinical competence of the allergist/immunologistEvaluation of an audience response system for the continuing education of health professionalsGastroenterology board recertificationThe Value of Patient and Peer Ratings in RecertificationContinuing education for cytotechnologists: the Australian experienceRecertification in Internal Medicine: A Program of Continuous Professional DevelopmentStephen I. Wasserman, MD, Harry R. Kimball, MD, and F. Daniel Duffy, MD, for the Task Force on Recertification*¿Qué podemos esperar de la formación médica continuada? Mitos y realidadesPresident's page: Recertification—Its time has comeThe American Board of Internal Medicine Recertification Program-Nearing liftoffThe American board of internal medicine recertification program—nearing liftoffThe ABIM Recertification Program—Nearing LiftoffMaintenance of professional standards and the recertification of physiciansThe relevance to clinical practice of the certifying examination in internal medicineAGA Governing Board policy statement on training and educationWhat is a specialist? The role of board certification in occupational medicineTime-Limited CertificationEdward Lifshitz, MDCertification and Recertification: One Approach to Professional AccountabilityJohn A. Benson Jr., MD 1 January 1991Volume 114, Issue 1Page: 59-62KeywordsChild healthCritical careEmergency medicineForecastingGeriatricsHealth careHospital medicinePediatric surgeryPediatricsSub-specialty care Issue Published: 1 January 1991 Copyright & Permissions© 1991 American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...