Did You Lose Your ABIM Board Eligible Credentials?
We have been contacted by numerous physicians who had completed residency programs in internal medicine and only recently discovered that their time has now expired to become board certified. ABIM considers internal medicine and subspecialist physicians who had met the standards for Board Certification in general internal medicine or any subspecialties to be “Board Eligible” in the relevant specialty for seven (7) years.
Recently, many physicians who had previously been board eligible found out that they could no longer apply for the certification exam or become board certified.
The ABIM Changes the Rules.
In July 2012, The American Board of Internal Medicine (“ABIM”) changed its rules regarding […]