Certification update New advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology certification available New certification recognizes the distinct knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgments required of physicians who practice in this subspecialty. Aug. 12, 2019Monday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Cardiologists can now obtain subspecialty certification in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology from the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOBIM). This new certification recognizes the distinct and critical knowledge, skills, abilities and judgments required of physicians who practice in the advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology subspecialty. Applicants must be AOBIM board-certified specialists in cardiology who have completed three years of an ACGME- or AOA-recognized fellowship in cardiology followed by a one-year ACGME- or AOA-recognized fellowship in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. For the first three years/three exams (2019, 2020 and 2021), AOBIM-certified cardiologists who have not completed formal training in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology will be eligible to apply for this certification via the practice pathway. Get more info on the practice pathway criteria here. Exam application deadlines: First deadline: Friday, Sept. 13, 2019 Final deadline: Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 Exam administration dates (at Pearson Vue testing centers): Nov. 13-15, 2019 Find more information, including application details, here. Please contact the AOBIM at aobim@osteopathic.org or 312-202-8274 if you have questions or need assistance. Related reading: American Board of Neurological Surgery apologizes to DOs it harassed New CME guidelines for AOA board-certified docs are now available online More in Newsbriefs TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana. “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. Previous articleDreading that patient encounter? Help is here Next articleDO representation on ACGME board expands in final year of transition to a single GME system
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