Professional Development Articles
Updates about the annual meeting, educational events, and new resources
It's time to get ready for Virtual SLEEP 2021, the 35th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), which is a joint venture of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Sleep Research Society (SRS). The meeting begins Thursday, June [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates the two teams that won first and second place in the Sleep Medicine Disruptors: Change Agents competition. The winners were announced during the Virtual SLEEP 2021 plenary session on Thursday, June 10. Now voting is open through [...]
Multiple sessions at Virtual SLEEP 2021 will explore sleep health disparities and issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion in sleep medicine. The AASM Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee encourages attendees to learn more about these topics during the following sessions. View the full [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates top reviewer Ofer Jacobowitz, MD, PhD, FAASM, and the other reviewers who made the greatest contributions in 2020 to the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, which is the official peer-reviewed publication of the AASM. The top reviewers were [...]
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) have announced that they are extending all maintenance of certification (MOC) requirement deadlines through Dec. 31, 2022, due to the clinical demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ABIM announcement [...]
In recognition of the financial difficulties caused by COVID-19, the AASM is waiving the continuing education joint providership fees for state and regional sleep societies in 2021. As an ACCME-accredited provider, the AASM has the expertise to jointly coordinate continuing education for virtual and [...]
A record-breaking 165 physicians were matched with a sleep medicine fellowship training program on Oct. 28 during “Match Day” for the 2021 appointment year. The number of matched fellows is an 11.5-percent increase over last year. Each fellow will join one of 86 sleep [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is calling for online abstract reviewers for SLEEP 2021. All reviewers must be able and willing to complete reviews during the upcoming holiday season (December – early January). If you are interested in volunteering to serve as a [...]
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) recently confirmed in its summer 2020 quarterly newsletter that it will launch the new longitudinal assessment for maintenance of certification (MOC) in sleep medicine in 2022. Longitudinal MOC Assessment According to ABIM, the new longitudinal pathway will [...]
How to log in to Virtual SLEEP 2020 Visit the Virtual SLEEP 2020 platform Click “Login” in the top right corner Use your credentials from registration In most cases, this will be your AASM or SRS username and password If you created an account [...]
