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Jun 6, 20193 min read
Thank You, June Examiners!
The American Board of Ophthalmology thanks the diplomates listed below for volunteering to examine candidates at the June 7-9 Oral...
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Jun 4, 20191 min read
Ophthalmology Community Mourns Pioneering Inventor and Educator Dr. Patricia Bath
The community of ophthalmology mourns the recent loss of American Board of Ophthalmology Diplomate Patricia Bath, MD, the pioneering...
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![Two New Options Now Available for ABO MOC Part IV: Improvement in Medical Practice](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0503aa_6126654e4056427a94e77856dd9d03fb~mv2_d_6400_4687_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0503aa_6126654e4056427a94e77856dd9d03fb~mv2_d_6400_4687_s_4_2.webp)
Jun 3, 20193 min read
Two New Options Now Available for ABO MOC Part IV: Improvement in Medical Practice
The American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) is pleased to announce the availability of new options for earning Maintenance of Certification...
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May 16, 20193 min read
ABO Diplomate Earns National Award for Community Service and Professional Achievement
Congratulations to American Board of Ophthalmology Diplomate Lawrence Najarian, MD, of Bedminster, NJ, who received the 2019 Ellis Island...
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Apr 24, 20192 min read
ABO Vice Chair Featured as April's "NANOS Hero"
American Board of Ophthalmology Vice Chair Lanning B. Kline, MD, was featured as the North-American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society's (NANOS)...
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![In the News: ABO Diplomate Dr. Mark Rosenblatt Becomes UIC Medical School Dean](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0503aa_38013eea207b4a8db2a59d298630adc4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0503aa_38013eea207b4a8db2a59d298630adc4~mv2.webp)
Mar 30, 20191 min read
In the News: ABO Diplomate Dr. Mark Rosenblatt Becomes UIC Medical School Dean
American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate Mark Rosenblatt, MD, PhD, MBA, has been named Dean of the University of Illinois College of...
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Mar 22, 20191 min read
Iowa Ophthalmologist Dr. Nikhil Wagle Appointed to State Medical Board
American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate Nikhil Wagle, MD, has been appointed to the Iowa Board of Medicine by Governor Kim Reynolds for...
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Mar 7, 20193 min read
Discover New Ideas in the Improvement in Medical Practice Project Library
One option to complete an Improvement in Medical Practice activity for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part IV credit is to design...
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![ABO Director Dr. Debra J. Shetlar Named President-Elect of AAOOP](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0503aa_e8092e0be6d54894b9143b21249042a7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0503aa_e8092e0be6d54894b9143b21249042a7~mv2.webp)
Feb 8, 20191 min read
ABO Director Dr. Debra J. Shetlar Named President-Elect of AAOOP
The American Board of Ophthalmology congratulates Director Debra J. Shetlar, MD, who was recently voted president-elect of the American...
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Jan 2, 20193 min read
2019 Quarterly Questions: How 1 Activity Delivers 4 MOC Benefits
The American Board of Ophthalmology’s Quarterly Questions program is both a learning activity and a longitudinal assessment tool that...
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Jan 1, 20191 min read
Apply Now to the 2019-2020 ABMS Visiting Scholars Program
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Visiting Scholars Program is a one-year, part-time program that positions early career...
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Dec 6, 20183 min read
Moving the Goalposts
“Please stop moving the goalposts.” That was the request of a colleague who attended the ABO’s Learning Lounge session on Maintenance of...
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Dec 5, 20182 min read
Drs. Sheth, Kline Named to 2019 American Board of Ophthalmology Leadership Posts
The American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) announced the appointment of directors Bhavna P. Sheth, MD, MBA, as chair, and Lanning B....
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Dec 5, 20185 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...
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Nov 21, 20181 min read
Two New Directors Set to Join the ABO in 2019
The American Board of Ophthalmology will welcome Chris V. Albanis, MD, and Bennie H. Jeng, MD, to the Board of Directors in 2019. Dr....
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![ABO Diplomate Dr. Joel Schuman Named to ABMS Stakeholder Council](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0503aa_bf36976ee9904edd932546a803f4b421~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0503aa_bf36976ee9904edd932546a803f4b421~mv2.webp)
Nov 20, 20182 min read
ABO Diplomate Dr. Joel Schuman Named to ABMS Stakeholder Council
Joel Schuman, MD, a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, has been named to the newly formed Stakeholder Council of the...
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Nov 8, 20183 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...
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Nov 7, 20188 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,...
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Nov 1, 20185 min read
Congratulations and Welcome to Our Newest Diplomates (Fall 2018)
The American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate community officially grew 284 members stronger today. Please join us in congratulating the...
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Oct 24, 20182 min read
How a Mid-Career Fellowship Changed One Ophthalmologist's Perspective
American Board of Ophthalmology Director Jane Bailey, MD, enjoyed a comfortable life in Nebraska with an active family and a busy private...
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