AOA sues ABIM

[calvinhobbes]

Outcome of the lawsuit could have major implications... or not. I know one of the points of the residency merger was to allow DO’s into ACGME fellowships. It’ll be interesting if the outcome of this case affects other ABMS.

AOA Files Suit Against ABIM

/PRNewswire/ -- The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and seven individual physicians, who serve as ACGME program directors in internal medicine residency...

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AOA files suit against ABIM

CHICAGO—January 7, 2021—The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and seven individual physicians, who serve as ACGME program directors in internal medicine residency training programs or internal medicine subspecialty fellowships, have filed suit against the American Board of Internal Medicine...

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[calvinhobbes]

This policy also doesn’t make sense (sorta) because look at ABIM’s own Pathway D:

Candidates for Special Consideration | ABIM.org

Pathway D: Graduates of AOA-accredited training programs who have completed ACGME-accredited fellowship training​

A graduate of an ACGME-accredited fellowship program who has successfully completed training in internal medicine in an AOA-accredited residency program may become eligible to achieve ABIM Board Certification in Internal Medicine as a candidate for special consideration.
AOBIM Certification does not meet the underlying certification requirement for ABIM Board Certification in a subspecialty.
Who is Eligible?
Eligible fellows will have:

• Completed three or more years of verified graduate medical education training in internal medicine in an AOA-accredited residency program and/or certified by the AOBIM.
• Completed all required subspecialty training in an ACGME accredited fellowship program.
• Satisfactory subspecialty training must be attested for each year of subspecialty fellowship training via ABIM's FasTrack Clinical Competence Evaluation System. Those who pass ABIM's Internal Medicine Certification Examination would then become eligible for subspecialty certification.

 

[FutureInternist]

A certification that is shady at best, and a cash-grab at worst, is being elevated to a level that makes it seem like it has a direct correlation with competency