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Executive Compensation at the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is a physician-led independent evaluation organization to certify internists and the 20 subspecialties (i.e. infectious disease, cardiovascular, hematology, oncology, etc). A non-profit, 501 (c) 3, ABIM estimates the organization certifies bout 200,000 physicians or about 1 in 4 physicians in the US. ABIM is one of 24 medical specialty boards that make up the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).
As such, ABIM predictably derives most revenue from certification – both certification to establish initial competence and “maintenance of certification” to ensure ongoing competence. Read more 
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