MOC Debate
MOC Debate
NBPAS provides competition, change, and is a nationally recognized solution to MOC. Explore the latest news and developments in the growing call among physicians to end MOC and add your voice to our efforts. There is strength in numbers. Join NBPAS and support the solution to MOC.
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Problem: MOC Monopoly
Dr. Aaron Goodman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, and Dr. Rich Baron (ABIM President)
Watch them debate MOC
Solution: Create Competition
Dr. Michael Gibson and Dr. Paul Teirstein
Discuss the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons
Recent Articles
Jun. 26, 2025 - Physicians Taking Back Medicine: Is MOC contributing to the physician shortage?
Sep. 20, 2024 - ABIM’s MOC Program Faces Scrutiny: Exploring Alternatives
Jan. 18, 2024 - To Kill a MOC(kingbird)
Jan. 16, 2024 - Prescribing insanity: Monopoly in continuous board certification drives costs up and physicians out
Dec. 19, 2023 - ABIM Maintenance of Certification—Reply
Dec. 15, 2023 - Another Medical Society Turns Up the Heat on MOC
Dec. 14, 2023 - IDSA Calls for Substantive Changes to ABIM’s MOC Program
Dec. 14, 2023 - IDSA’s Letter to the American Board of Internal Medicine
Oct. 05, 2023 - MOC Opposition Continues to Gain Momentum as ASH Weighs In
Oct. 02, 2023 - ABIM CEO Retirement Comes Amid Wave of Criticism
Sep. 22, 2023 - Maintenance of Certification (MOC)—Benefit vs Burden
Sep. 08, 2023 - Endless Recertification in Medicine — Some Thoughts About the Tests We Take
Aug. 31, 2023 - We must protest our moral outrage
Aug. 22, 2023 - As MOC Debate Heats Up, Cardiology Societies Weigh In
Aug. 15, 2023 - The Case Against the ABIM MOC With Wes Fisher
Aug. 14, 2023 - Petition to eliminate MOC draws 15,000 signatures
Aug. 04, 2023 - ABIM and MOC: The Epic Debate With Richard Baron and Aaron Goodman
Aug. 04, 2023 - Petition to End Maintenance of Certification Rallies More Than 10K Signers
Jul. 26, 2023 - Maintenance of Certification Has to Go
