AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
353 NORTH CLARK STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60654

Total Revenue
$98,650
Total Expenses
$629,164
Net Assets
$-1,024,621

Organizations Filed Purposes: Through its activities, ABMS REF supports the scientific, scholarly and public education purposes of ABMS (I) by encouraging and conducting research to (Continued in Schedule O)

ABMS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION (ABMS REF) SUPPORTS THE SCIENTIFIC, SCHOLARLY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PURPOSES OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES (ABMS).

ABMS REF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ABMS VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM (VSP). VSP IS FOR EARLY CAREER PHYSICIANS AND OTHERS WITH RELEVANT HEALTH CARE RESEARCH-RELATED DEGREES. VSP SCHOLARS ARE INTRODUCED TO THE FIELDS OF PHYSICIAN PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, HEALTH CARE POLICY AND REGULATION, AND HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. VSP SCHOLARS CONDUCT RESEARCH IN COLLABORATION WITH MENTORS FROM THEIR INSTITUTIONS, ABMS AND ABMS MEMBER BOARDS. THROUGH THEIR RESEARCH AND PROGRAM ENGAGEMENT, VSP SCHOLARS INFORM THE STUDY OF CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PHYSICIAN ASSESSMENT, SELF-REGULATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.

ABMS REF DEVELOPS, DEPLOYS, MAINTAINS AND IMPROVES AN ONLINE REPOSITORY OF PUBLISHED LITERATURE AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS ON INITIAL PHYSICIAN SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION, CONTINUING PHYSICIAN SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION, OR COMPONENTS OF CONTINUOUS CERTIFICATION SUCH AS KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT, ADULT LEARNING AND EDUCATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. THIS CURATED REPOSITORY INFORMS RESEARCHERS, KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND ABMS MEMBER BOARDS REGARDING FINDINGS THAT CAN BE USED TO IMPROVE THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS.

ABMS REF SYNERGIZES, GUIDES, CONVENES, FACILITATES, CONDUCTS AND COLLABORATES IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF RESEARCH REGARDING ABMS INITIAL AND CONTINUING CERTIFICATION ACROSS 24 MEMBER BOARDS. ABMS REF ALSO PARTNERS WITH OTHER RESEARCHERS TO DEVELOP RESEARCH IN THE AREAS OF QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, PATIENT SAFETY, ADULT LEARNING AND EDUCATION, AND OTHER DISCIPLINES. ABMS REF CONDUCTS PROGRAM EVALUATION AND RESEARCH ON THE ABMS LONGITUDINAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS TO ANALYZE PHYSICIAN KNOWLEDGE, JUDGMENT AND SKILLS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
David W Price MdSR.VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 08/19)22.5$182,717
David Swanson PhdVP ACADEMIC PROGRAMS & SVCS2.5$16,289
John MandelbaumCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER2.5$14,527
Richard E Hawkins MdPRESIDENT & CEO1$13,353
Laura SkarnulisCOO1$7,732
Anne-Marie Irani MdSECRETARY-TREAS. (BEG 07/19)1$6,250
Jennifer BayerVP OF FINANCE (THRU 07/19)1$2,450
Barry S Smith MdCHAIR1$2,174
Julie HubbardCFO (AS OF 9/19)1$1,418
George D Wendel JrDIRECTOR (BEG 07/19)1$0
Randall K Roenigk MdDIRECTOR (BEG 07/19)1$0
Brian NussenbaumDIRECTOR (THRU 06/19)1$0
Fatema F Zanzi JdDIRECTOR (Thru 06/19)1$0
Mary Epost Mba CaeDIRECTOR (Thru 06/19)1$0
Benson S Munger PhdCHAIR-ELECT (Thru 06/19)1$0
Larry A Green MdDIRECTOR/CHAIR-ELECT1$0
John R Boulet PhdDIRECTOR (Thru 06/19)1$0
Eve Kurtin PharmdDIRECTOR (BEG 07/19)1$0
Carla M Pugh Md PhdCHAIR (Thru 06/19)1$0
Liana Puscas MdDIRECTOR (Thru 06/19)1$0
Daniel J Cole MdDIRECTOR (BEG 07/19)1$0
John C Moorhead Mdimmed. past chair (Beg 07/19)1$0

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