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Founded in 1936, the '''American Board of Internal Medicine''' (or '''ABIM''') is charged with not only certifying 1 out of every 4 physicians in the United States, but also ensuring that 4 out of 4 physicians enlarge their [[Medical Debt|medical debt]] by paying exorbitant fees for practices that are not really evidence-based.  Though their website claims they are "non-profit," we're all pretty sure that's one big fat giant lie. The '''ABIM''' appears to have close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/04/internal-medicine-moc/ ABIM Taps Putin to Quash Internal Medicine MOC Revolt (Gomerblog)]</ref>
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Founded in 1936, the '''American Board of Internal Medicine''' (or '''ABIM''') is charged with not only certifying 1 out of every 4 physicians in the United States, but also ensuring that 4 out of 4 physicians enlarge their [[Medical Debt|medical debt| by paying exorbitant fees for practices that are not really evidence-based.  Though their website claims they are "non-profit," we're all pretty sure that's one big fat giant lie.
  
  
 
'''Related Reading'''
 
'''Related Reading'''
 
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* [[Maintenance of Certification]]
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- [[Placement]]
* [[Medical Debt]]
 
* [[Placement]]
 
* [[Shmevidence-Based Medicine]]
 
* [[Society of Hospital Medicine]]
 
* [[Student Loans]]
 
  
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- [[Shmevidence-Based Medicine]]
  
'''References'''
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- [[Society of Hospital Medicine]]
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[[Category:Medical Organizations]]
 
[[Category:Medical Organizations]]
 
[[Category:Internal Medicine]]
 
[[Category:Internal Medicine]]

Revision as of 07:48, 20 February 2017

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Founded in 1936, the American Board of Internal Medicine (or ABIM) is charged with not only certifying 1 out of every 4 physicians in the United States, but also ensuring that 4 out of 4 physicians enlarge their [[Medical Debt|medical debt| by paying exorbitant fees for practices that are not really evidence-based. Though their website claims they are "non-profit," we're all pretty sure that's one big fat giant lie.


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- Shmevidence-Based Medicine

- Society of Hospital Medicine


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