Happy New Year! All of us at ABPM wish you all the best in the coming year.
ABPM is looking forward to an exciting year in 2025. You’ll get a preview of some of the big things happening in this issue; we’ll keep you up to date on our website, by email, and on LinkedIn, too.
Something we are very excited about this year is the expansion of the Longitudinal Assessment Program (LAP) pilot to all current, time-limited ABPM diplomates. When developing ABPM’s LAP, our primary goal was to ensure that the LAP is an effective and efficient way for physicians to stay up to date in their specialty or subspecialty. We wanted to create a program that physicians will want – not just be required – to participate in and we’re excited to unveil it to you on January 7!
Another focus this year at ABPM will be improving the visibility of preventive medicine specialties and subspecialties. In an era of increasing burnout among healthcare professionals, preventive medicine is consistently rated among the best medical specialties in terms of work-life balance. It’s time to share with others what we already know – that preventive medicine careers are rewarding and offer a variety of opportunities.
To that end, we’re excited to deploy our newly minted Council of Strategic Advisors, a group of former Directors of the Board whose terms ended within the previous five years. This group of leaders will share their experiences as preventive medicine physicians with medical students, mid-career physicians, and others to support ongoing efforts of advocating for our specialties and subspecialties.
Stay tuned for more from ABPM on its efforts to promote preventive medicine. In the meantime, let us know about your experiences as a preventive medicine specialist or subspecialist. We love to feature diplomates in this newsletter and other communications. Drop us a line at [email protected].
Thank you for reading this issue of ABPM’s newsletter, and best wishes for a happy and healthy 2025!
Yours in good health,
Heather O’Hara, MD, MSPH, FACOEM, FACPM