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Dec 7, 20173 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...

Oct 4, 20174 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...

Sep 6, 20173 min read

Message from the CEO: Striving for Balance

“Busy busy.” That’s the usual answer I get from my 82-year-old mother when I ask her how she is doing. One often hears the same refrain...

Aug 2, 20173 min read

Message From the CEO: An Experiment in Cooperative Individualism

In June we looked at the ABO’s commitment to financial transparency and integrity, and last month we examined our goal of making the...

Mar 14, 20172 min read

ABO Statement on the ABMS Designation of 'Area of Focused Practice'

Today, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the umbrella organization for the nation’s 24 medical specialty certification...

Feb 3, 20172 min read

Video: Announcing Three Important Changes for MOC

Last June, the American Board of Ophthalmology announced its commitment to transition Maintenance of Certification (MOC) to a program of...

Dec 13, 20163 min read

100 Years of Questions: A Message from CEO-Elect George B. Bartley, M.D.

Today marks the centennial of the first American Board of Ophthalmology examination. A century on, does board certification matter? The...

Dec 1, 20163 min read

George B. Bartley, M.D., Named CEO

In 2016, American Board of Ophthalmology Directors appointed George B. Bartley, M.D., to the position of CEO, effective January 1, 2017....