Overview
Mass General Brigham Continuing Professional Development is the system-wide sponsor for the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Portfolio Program. We help Mass General Brigham-affiliated physicians and physician assistants fulfill ABMS Maintenance of Certification (ABMS MOC®) Improvement in Medical Practice (Part IV) requirements. Our goal is for you to receive credit for work you are already doing that is meaningful to you.
We can now support awarding MOC credits for:
- Authors of Quality Improvement Posters
- Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Leaders
- Physicians and PAs who use educational activities to improve practice
- Participants in Traditional Quality Improvement Projects
What do you have to do?
Decide what type(s) of QI work you would like to submit using the chart below. Submit your work or request information using the links provided. The deadline to submit completed work for 2022 is November 18, 2022.
Type of QI Work | Basic Requirements | Who Should Submit | How to Submit or Request Information |
Quality Improvement Poster | Poster must: | Authors of Quality Improvement Posters | Email us for more information |
Quality/Patient Safety Leadership | You must: | Quality/Patient Safety Leaders | Email us for more information |
Practice Improvement for Continuing Education Participants | You must: | Participants in continuing education activities who implement changes and review data to improve their practice | |
Traditional QI Projects | You must: | Individuals, teams, practices, departments or hospitals that implement quality improvement projects |
What will you receive?
You will receive credit for completion of a project through the ABMS Portfolio Program. Depending on your board, the credit will fulfill all or part of your improvement in medical practice/Part IV MOC requirement. Here is a link to participating boards: https://mocportfolioprogram.org/about-us/abms-member-board-participation/.
Questions or comments
Please email us at phsmoc@partners.org.