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The American Board of Internal Medicine

2015; American College of Physicians; Volume: 162; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/l15-5039-3

1539-3704

Joseph Weiß,

Health and Medical Research Impacts

Letters6 January 2015The American Board of Internal MedicineJoseph J. Weiss, MDJoseph J. Weiss, MDFrom Livonia, Michigan.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L15-5039-3 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Baron and Johnson (1) state, “Most internists practicing today would be unfamiliar with and perhaps unable to pass the first ABIM examination, a written essay test with 8 questions.” That statement is unwarranted—the authors give no documentation that they gave the test or any questions in it to even 1 present-day ABIM board-certified physician. It is unfair because physicians interested in whether they could pass the examination cannot respond. Furthermore, the Figure is so small and faded that it is impossible for a physician, even with a magnifying glass, to see the questions, let alone answer them. ...Reference1. Baron RJ, Johnson D. The American Board of Internal Medicine: evolving professional self-regulation. Ann Intern Med. 2014;161:221-3. [PMID: 24821363] doi:10.7326/M13-2478 LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Livonia, Michigan.Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterest Forms.do?msNum=L14-0486. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe American Board of Internal Medicine: Evolving Professional Self-regulation Richard J. Baron and David Johnson The American Board of Internal Medicine: Evolving Professional Self-regulation Richard J. Baron and David Johnson The American Board of Internal Medicine Edward Volpintesta The American Board of Internal Medicine Timothy Kleinschmidt The American Board of Internal Medicine Richard J. Baron and David Johnson The American Board of Internal Medicine Edward Volpintesta The American Board of Internal Medicine Richard J. Baron and David Johnson The American Board of Internal Medicine Timothy Kleinschmidt Metrics 6 January 2015Volume 162, Issue 1Page: 76KeywordsConflicts of interestDisclosure ePublished: 6 January 2015 Issue Published: 6 January 2015 CopyrightCopyright © 2015 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...