(1) ABIM pass rates were estimated accurately and viewed as appropriate.
(2) This study describes a cohort of foreign medical school graduates (FMGs) who first sat for the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) 1982 certifying examination, compares their performance with that of US medical school graduates, describes differences between US citizen FMGs and alien FMGs, and examines which background factors predict success on the ABIM examination.
(3) The period of training should not be less than one year in addition to the period of cardiology fellowship required by the ABIM for board eligibility.
(4) Ratings of clinical skills by professional associates were significantly higher for certified internists and also correlated highly with ABIM examination scores (r = 0.53 to 0.59).
(5) Data for this study were derived by combining information retained by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates with ABIM data.
(6) To determine the predictive validity of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certification process.
(7) Foreign medical school graduates who did well on the ABIM examination had done well on the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates examination and were rated highly by their residency program director.
(8) Physicians certified by the ABIM had significantly higher scores on the written examination than the noncertified physicians, and scores on our examination correlated highly with the ABIM certification examination (r = 0.73).
(9) Most FMGs who took the 1982 ABIM certifying examination for the first time were educated in and citizens of Asia, but a sizable minority were US citizens educated in Europe.
(10) The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has charged directors of residency programs with evaluating "humanistic attributes" in residents seeking certification.
(11) The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has asked that directors of medical oncology training programs establish systems to evaluate, document, and substantiate the clinical competence of subspecialty trainees who seek certification.
(12) On 26 October 1974, 3356 diplomates of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) took a 1-day written examination for recertification consisting of multiple-choice, matching, and true-false questions derived from the American College of Physicians' Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program III and the ABIM Certifying Examination pool.
(13) These organizations include the Association of Professors of Medicine (APM), the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM), the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM), The Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine (RRC-IM), the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), the American College of Physicians (ACP), the American Society of Internal Medicine (ASIM), and the Federated Council of Internal Medicine (FCIM).
(14) It was intended to recognize only a few outstanding internists, for the ABIM's founders believed that general practitioners should continue to deliver the vast majority of care.
(15) Participants were selected from among practicing internists in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania who had received ABIM certification 5 to 15 years previously.
(16) Prospective measurement of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of 185 ABIM-certified and 74 noncertified internists by a written examination; evaluation by professional associates; a patient questionnaire assessing satisfaction with care, physician's counseling role, and preventive care; and review of records of patients with common illnesses.
(17) Residents who had completed residency training and had been admitted to an American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certifying examination in 1982 or 1983 were tracked through the ABIM database for five years.
(18) All 1,381 ABIM-certified internist geriatricians in the four regions; 727 (52.6%) responded.
(19) The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has recently emphasized the development of humanistic skills in trainees.
(20) On April 22, 1988, the first Certifying Examination in Geriatric Medicine was administered jointly by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Family Practice to 4,282 diplomates (ABIM = 2,202; ABFP = 2,080).