CLINICAL NEWS
ABIM Clarifies Board
Certification and
Enrollment in MOC
Status
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has announced a change
to its controversial maintenance of
certification (MOC) rules. Following a
revision of the MOC program in January
2014 that attempted to simplify the fee
structure by adding an annual payment
option as an alternative to the 10-year
fee, the organization was met with
criticism charging that for physicians
who did not enroll in and pay for the
program in years in which they did not
have to complete any requirements, they
became labeled not certified as a result
of this change. According to a blog post
from Richard Baron, MD, the president
and CEO of ABIM, “This policy had a
particular adverse effect on those who
just completed training or were engaged
in fellowship. That did not seem right
to me, to our board, or to many other
members of the internal medicine community.” The organization announced it
now permits physicians who have met
the other program requirements to keep
their certification if they do not enroll
in the MOC program during a particular year. Physicians will still need to be
current with payments and meet ongoing
program requirements, and internists
must still meet five- and 10-year program
milestones to maintain certification. The
MOC program has come under fire over
the past year for its requirements, fees,
and content. ●
Source: ABIM news release, August 4, 2015.
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Lenalidomide is present in the semen of males who take REVLIMID.
Therefore, males must always use a latex or synthetic condom during any
sexual contact with females of reproductive potential while taking
REVLIMID, during dose interruptions and for up to 28 days after
discontinuing REVLIMID, even if they have undergone a successful
vasectomy. Male patients taking REVLIMID must not donate sperm
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