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Keeping the Public Informed
What is our responsibility, as a profession, to the public when one of our colleagues has done something wrong -- or allegedly has done...
Feb 22, 20192 min read
ABIM Foundation Issues Trust Practice Challenge
Is there something you do in your institution or practice setting that builds trust between you and your patients, your physician peers,...
Feb 21, 20191 min read
Get to Know the 2019 American Board of Ophthalmology Maintenance of Certification Program
Excellence begins at board certification, but it doesn’t end there. For physicians, what it means to be excellent advances with every new...
Dec 31, 20187 min read
11 Ways To Get Involved With the ABO
The impetus for board certification in American medicine did not come from the federal government or even public watchdogs. It arose more...
Dec 5, 20185 min read
2019 American Board of Ophthalmology Maintenance of Certification Program Preview
If you attended the American Board of Ophthalmology’s Learning Lounge at AAO 2018 last month, you were among the first to hear about the...
Nov 8, 20183 min read
Get to Know the Quarterly Questions Program
The American Board of Ophthalmology’s new Quarterly Questions program brings the future of assessment in clinical knowledge to today’s...
Nov 8, 20185 min read
2018 American Board of Ophthalmology Volunteer Honor Roll
New Examiners Beardsley, Robert M. - Eugene, OR Birkholz, Emily S. - Mankato, MN Birnbach, Charles D. - Lake Forest Park, WA Bishop,...
Nov 7, 20188 min read
Dr. Martha Wright Receives American Board of Ophthalmology's Goldfeller Volunteer Service Award
On October 5, 2018, the American Board of Ophthalmology recognized the extraordinary dedication of diplomate Martha M. Wright, MD, of...
Oct 10, 20182 min read
Patient Safety: Do You Have a Story to Tell?
American Board of Ophthalmology Emeritus Director Philip L. Custer, M.D., recently worked with colleagues at Washington University School...
Aug 20, 20182 min read
Thank You, 2018 Exam Development Volunteers
The American Board of Ophthalmology thanks the following groups of diplomate-volunteers who contributed their knowledge and ophthalmic...
Aug 4, 20182 min read
Observer Calls Oral Examination a "Model of Professionalism"
Ophthalmology Times recently published a guest editorial by James Lifton, MBA, a public member of the American Board of Medical...
Aug 1, 20181 min read
Congratulations and Welcome to Our Newest Diplomates
The American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate community officially grew 287 members stronger today. Please join us in congratulating the...
Jul 9, 20186 min read
ABO Diplomate Joan Miller, M.D., Receives 2018 Lucien Howe Medal from AOS
The American Board of Ophthalmology congratulates diplomate Joan Miller, M.D., who received the 2018 American Ophthalmological Society's...
Jun 28, 20181 min read
Congratulations to ABO Diplomate Thomas Samuelson, M.D., New ASCRS President
The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery recently named Thomas W. Samuelson, M.D., of Minnesota, as its new president. A...
May 3, 20181 min read
Thank You to All Our Volunteers
National Volunteer Month is a perfect time to spotlight the hard work of board-certified ophthalmologists around the country who advance...
Apr 30, 20188 min read
How to Maintain Certification in 2018
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) encourages board-certified ophthalmologists to advance their excellence in knowledge, skills, and...
Jan 19, 20182 min read
Report: Docs Spend More Time With Computers Than Patients
In a recent post for Forbes, author, physician, and behavioral scientist Peter Ubel writes about something that may be coming between you...
Jan 8, 20181 min read
Board Certified Ophthalmologist Writes About Compassion for Patients in End of Life Care
In case you missed it, University of Michigan ophthalmologist and American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate Julie Rosenthal, M.D.,...
Dec 19, 20171 min read
Thanksgiving, Celebration, and Hope
The year-end holidays remind us to give thanks for the past year, to celebrate all that is good in our lives, and to look forward to the...
Dec 7, 20173 min read
Message from the CEO: It’s About You
“ABO diplomates are professionals and colleagues, and we honor them accordingly.” For me, this is the most personal and, arguably, the...
Oct 4, 20174 min read
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