Professional Development Articles
Updates about the annual meeting, educational events, and new resources
On Nov. 13 the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) announced that it anticipates offering a longitudinal assessment option for maintenance of certification (MOC) for the first time in 2022 in as many specialties as possible. The plan to develop a self-paced, longitudinal assessment [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates the 148 physicians who matched with a fellowship training program through the sleep medicine match on Oct. 30, which was “Match Day” for the 2020 appointment year. The completion of a one-year sleep medicine fellowship is a [...]
The AASM invites qualified members to nominate themselves to be considered for a position that will be opening in 2020 on the AASM Nominating Committee. There will be at least one opening for a two-year term as an at-large member of the Nominating Committee, [...]
The AASM invites qualified members to nominate themselves to be considered for positions that will be opening in 2020 on the AASM Board of Directors. There will be a minimum of two openings for a three-year term as an at-large member of the Board [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is calling for online abstract and session proposal reviewers for SLEEP 2020. Reviewer volunteers are asked to submit a biosketch or CV, as well as the volunteer interest form. Session proposal reviewers must be available to review in [...]
Starting in 2020, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) will offer a two-year assessment option, called a Knowledge Check-In (KCI), as an alternative to the 10-year maintenance of certification (MOC) exam in sleep medicine. According to the Knowledge Check-In page on the ABIM [...]
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is going to develop a longitudinal assessment option for its maintenance of certification (MOC) program, according to an Aug. 20 letter to the internal medicine community from Chair Marianne Green, MD, and President and Chief Executive Officer [...]
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) has announced that maintenance of primary certification will now be optional for ABPN diplomates who have subspecialty certification in sleep medicine. The policy change allows ABPN diplomates currently certified in sleep medicine to follow the lead [...]
The Technologist Track is back at SLEEP 2019 in San Antonio. While this two-day itinerary is a great resource for sleep technologists and respiratory therapists, sessions are also open for all attendees to attend and learn. Review the preliminary program for a complete agenda [...]
Now available for download on the sleepmeeting.org website is the SLEEP 2019 preliminary program, which provides comprehensive details about the clinical and scientific program for the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), which will be held June 8 - 12 [...]