Happy new year! All of us at ABPM wish you the best in 2024, both professionally and personally.
The Board is looking forward to another year of progress in 2024. We’re entering the second year of the first phase of the new Continuing Certification Program (CCP). This year, we’re gearing up for the second phase of the CCP, including further developing the longitudinal assessment program (LAP) for each of ABPM’s specialties and subspecialties. I am grateful for the over 70 volunteers who have lent their time, knowledge, and experience to write and review LAP questions – creating an innovative alternative to the traditional MOC exam would simply be impossible without this amazing group of physicians!
This year, ABPM will continue to collaborate with other organizations to increase the visibility of preventive medicine. At the very productive annual meeting between ABPM leadership and the executive leadership of each of our partner specialty societies in November 2023, we discussed how the Board and the societies can work together to ensure that the CCP and other ABPM programs are supporting our diplomates in their pursuit of lifelong learning and improvement. We also talked about raising the profile of preventive medicine specialties and subspecialties, not only in the house of medicine but also among medical students and physicians looking for a career change. ABPM will be continuing this conversation on these important topics in the coming year.
Once again this year, ABPM is going on the road! We’ll be attending the annual specialty society meetings and we’re looking forward to meeting our diplomates in person. ABPM staff are ready to answer your questions about initial certification and continuing certification. Check the calendar on the ABPM website and updates on our LinkedIn page to find out where we’re going next.
In 2024, as every year, we will also be selecting new members for our Board. I am excited to welcome new perspectives to our Board and, speaking on behalf of the Board, we are gratified that each year we are privileged to consider an eminently qualified slate of nominees. This summer we will be seeking nominations for the public member position and for an Occupational and Environmental Medicine representative position. Stay tuned for details!
At ABPM, we are excited and hopeful for the new year.
With best wishes for happiness and good health in 2024,
Wendy E. Braund, MD, MPH, MSEd, FACPM