President's Message: Stephen I. Wasserman, MD
Stephen I. Wasserman, MD
ABAI President
ABAI Diplomates — Our Voice in Making MOC Increasingly Relevant
I would like to use this opportunity to share with all of our diplomates some exciting and I hope welcome news regarding Maintenance of Certification (MOC) from the meeting of the ABAI Board of Directors in Baltimore in April. The directors are working diligently to make MOC more relevant, easier to accomplish and less expensive for our diplomates. I have news to share with you on all three fronts. First, and probably of highest interest to you is the fact that we have been able, not only to keep costs of MOC stable... (read more)
Mary Beth Fasano, MD
ABAI Chair
Notes from the Chair: Mary Beth Fasano, MD
It is certainly a privilege to be serving as the 2012 Chair of the ABAI. Upon beginning my role on the Executive Committee, I took the opportunity to reflect on the mission of the ABAI which highlights improving the quality of medical care to our patients by the development and utilization of professional and educational standards for both initial certification and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) of specialists in Allergy & Immunology. In the current climate of change and health care reform there are many challenges that face the board. We continue to strive to develop components of MOC which are relevant to... (read more)
ABAI Honors Vincent Bonagura for MOC Reciprocity Milestone
Vincent R. Bonagura, MD
At their October 2011 meeting in Nashville, TN, the Board of Directors of the American Board of Allergy and Immunology (ABAI) honored Vincent R. Bonagura, MD, for his work in establishing Maintenance of Certification (MOC) reciprocity between ABAI and the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). Bonagura, who served as an ABAI Director from 2002 to 2007 and ABAI Representative to ABP from 2005-2010, was presented with an award for the integral role he played in shaping the mutual relationship between the boards. As a result of his work, diplomates of ABAI and ABP are now able to participate in and complete interchangeable aspects of their respective MOC programs more efficiently without duplicating efforts. (read more)
ABAI Welcomes Class of '17 Directors
At their Annual Spring Interim Board of Director’s (BOD) meeting held in Baltimore, MD, April 18-20, the ABAI welcomed four new directors to serve on their BOD through 2017. Read about the new directors: William K. Dolen, MD, David I. Bernstein, MD, Joshua A. Boyce, MD, Calman Prussin, MD. (read the article)
Meet Your MOC Team
From program requirement questions to uploading CMEs, to giving module and deadline information, ABAI Diplomates have a resource for "all things MOC" at ABAI’s office in Rayné Harrison and Anthony Brewer. The pair have worked together since Harrison's arrival at ABAI in January 2011, and bring over 30 years of combined customer service experience to their work in administering the ABAI MOC program... (read more)
