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    New STARS community of medical students will focus on Choosing Wisely and health care value

    September 21, 2017

    The ABIM Foundation and the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation will support a new initiative by the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin to identify and coach 50 student leaders from across the country with the goal of changing the way medical schools address unnecessary care.

    AcademyHealth and ABIM Foundation Continue Partnership to Expand Research Community Committed to Reducing Low-Value Care

    September 12, 2017

    AcademyHealth and the ABIM Foundation are expanding conversations about health care value through the continuation of the Research Community on Low-Value Care.

    ABIM Foundation Announces New Members of Board of Trustees

    July 6, 2017

    The ABIM Foundation announces the appointments of Frederick P. Cerise, MD, MPH, and Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, as new members of its Board of Trustees. Patricia M. Conolly, MD, also joins the Board of Trustees as a new member through her role as Chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Board of Directors.

    ABIM Foundation Recognizes Scholarly Contributions Addressing Social Injustice, Racism and Medical Professionalism

    April 25, 2017

    Recognizing the importance of scholarly publication to advance the field of medical professionalism, the ABIM Foundation announced recipients of the seventh annual John A. Benson Jr., MD Professionalism Article Prize.

    Winning Ideas and Innovations: Teaching and Creating Value in Health Care to Reduce Waste and Improve Outcomes

    March 28, 2017

    The ABIM Foundation, Costs of Care, and the Leapfrog Group announce winners of the Creating Value Challenge, a competition aimed at recognizing innovative ideas and projects for teaching and implementing high-value health care among collaborative teams of clinicians, educators, quality improvement specialists, and health system administrators.

    Creating Value Challenge: Seeking Bright Ideas to Reduce Waste in Health Care

    November 2, 2016

    Costs of Care and the ABIM Foundation announce the launch of the Creating Value Challenge, which seeks innovative ideas and projects for teaching and implementing high-value care among collaborative teams of clinicians, educators, quality improvement specialists, and health system administrators.

    Pamela Browner White named Senior Vice President of Communications at ABIM and ABIM Foundation

    August 15, 2016

    The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) announced today that Pamela Browner White has joined the organization’s leadership team and will serve as Senior Vice President, Communications.

    ABIM Foundation Announces New Officers and New Members of Board of Trustees

    July 6, 2016

    The ABIM Foundation announces the appointments of Anita Samarth and David B. Reuben, MD, as new members of its Board of Trustees as well as the election of Elizabeth A. McGlynn, PhD, as Chair.

    New AcademyHealth and ABIM Foundation Partnership to Accelerate Research on Reducing Low-Value Care

    April 25, 2016

    AcademyHealth and the ABIM Foundation announced a new partnership aimed at reducing low-value health care.

    ABIM Foundation Names Top Articles in Medical Professionalism

    April 19, 2016

    The ABIM Foundation announced recipients of the sixth annual John A. Benson Jr., MD Professionalism Article Prize.

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