Commentary: Physician exam scandal inquiry raises more questions
Credentialing Resource Center Connection, August 19, 2010
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Looking for more information about the American Board of Internal Medicine’s review of suspected cheaters on the certification test. Check out the latest commentary from our sister publication HealthLeaders’ Media:
The American Board of Internal Medicine's proposed sanctioning of 139 physicians by the ABIM for passing along and receiving exam questions from a test preparation company is getting messier.
Here's why. A lengthy appeals process is underway, with potentially 80 lawyers involved, which always means complexities and various paths toward getting to the truth. And questions are growing, at least in my mind, about whom exactly the ABIM is targeting. One of those physicians cited for sanctioning includes someone who had taken the test at least two decades ago, sources tell me. ABIM proposed sanctioning this person, related to handling of the questions, and the potential is that the physician could lose his or her certificate.
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