April 2021— In response to a public comment period issued by ACGME, AAIM commented on the draft focused revisions to Section II of the Common Program Requirements relating to dedicated time for program directors, assistant/associate program directors, program coordinators, and core faculty...
April 2021— On behalf of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), thank you for your support. I write to let you know that I have asked the AAIM Board of Directors to commence a search for my successor when my current contract ends in June 2022. When I step down, I will have been in...
April 2021— AAIM is committed to providing more members more opportunities to serve on committees and task forces that influence the academic internal medicine community at the local and national level. In FY 2022, the call for committee volunteers will be split into two phases; phase II will...
March 2021— The Alliance strongly condemns the recent violence in Atlanta, and all expressions of hate, discrimination, and racist sentiment against Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Asian-Americans. Building a more inclusive and equitable nation is a work in progress. The Alliance remains in...
March 2021— Job seekers can connect with employers seeking to hire top talent at the IM Career Source Virtual Career Fair, to be held Tuesday, April 27, from 12:00 p.m.to 3:00 p.m. EDT. The completely virtual event will easily connect jobseekers and featured employers in real time via desktop,...
March 2021— The 2021 CDIM Update in Medical Education webinar will be held Thursday, April 1, 2021, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT to provide a critical overview of innovations, programs, and other interventions in the areas of UME curriculum development, instruction, assessment and evaluation,...
March 2021— The Alliance is pleased to announce the officers of the FY 2022 AAIM Board of Directors: Chair Melvin S. Blanchard, MD, FACP Greater Baltimore Medical Center Vice Chair Shobhina G. Chheda, MD, MPH University of Wisconsin Medical School Secretary-Treasurer (AAIM Finance and Audit...
March 2021— The governing body of USMLE recently met to determine how the discontinuation of Step 2 CS will impact certain USMLE policies. The USMLE Composite Committee's role is to ensure that the program fulfills its mission to support medical licensing authorities in the United States by...
March 2021— The 2021 Alliance award recipients will be honored during plenary sessions April 8-16 at AAIM Online 2021. This year's recipients are a talented group of faculty and staff leaders in academic internal medicine who have been recognized for their exceptional achievements and service. ...
IM-ITE and USMLE Scores Predict Performance on ABIM Certifying Exam A new study published in Academic Medicine finds that IM-ITE and USMLE Steps 1, 2 Clinical Knowledge, and 3 predict performance on the ABIM Internal Medicine Certifying Examination. (AAIM is a co-sponsor of IM-ITE.) The...