A Decade of Physician Learning and Assessment: The ACCME and ABIM Collaboration

Ten years ago the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) launched a landmark collaboration to support physicians who are engaged in lifelong learning by enabling them to use those activities to meet requirements for ABIM's Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Now, thousands of educational activities physicians complete for CME (Continuing Medical Education) credit can also count for ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points-automatically, without the need to manually submit certificates.

Over the past decade, the number of CME activities that count for MOC has grown significantly.

Furman S. McDonald, MD, MPH, President and CEO of ABIM and Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, President and CEO of ACCME reflected on the collaboration and what it means for physicians in a recent Coffee with Graham podcast available here.

"It is pretty amazing what a mutually respectful, collaborative partnership can do to advance participation and engagement in meaningful learning experiences," said Dr. McMahon during the conversation.

Added Dr. McDonald: "There are so many doctors out there right now who really are doing great work for their patients, and the patients are benefiting from the fact that the doctors are staying more current. Time and time again, the evidence shows that when doctors can demonstrate more knowledge and judgment, their patients have a better prognosis. And at the end of the day, it's really about the patient."

Visit https://www.cmepassport.org to find eligible activities that earn both CME and MOC.