The ABIM also says it spent $58 million in 2022. A breakdown shows about 63% of that money went to administering , researching , overseeing , and developing the certification and MOC exams and program. ABIM's CEO Baron makes about $1.2 million a year, according to recentFed up with the requirements and cost, Goodman decided to launch the petition to see if others agreed and how many.
West agreed with Goodman that the 10-year ABIM recertification is sufficient. He also denounced the ABIM testing process, costs, and content, saying he found the questions"so ambiguous that even knowing everything about the subject, I found the assignment of the 'best' answer to be a Talmudic interpretation."
Yet, the MOC"forces physicians to spend several hundred dollars every year as well as an incredible amount of their time jumping through hoops at the behest of ABIM to satisfy these imposed requirements," West said. The time spent satisfying these requirements is also"strip-mining physician morale" by taking time away from families and personal lives.
Goodman's goal is to garner at least 10,000 signatures and reach out to credentialing committees around the country with the results to promote alternatives to MOC. As of the morning of August 1, the petition had more than 7900 signatures.