Maintain Certification

Alternatives to Practice Assessment Quality/Improvement Modules

ABAI Mentorship/Supervision Module

• Supervision of learners, staff, colleagues, tech or research support.

Service to the Profession

• Leadership in national specialty society (i.e AAAAI, ACAAI, CIS, AAP, and AMA)
• Service on program committee of national professional society (i.e. AAAAI, ACAAI, CIS, AAP, and AMA)
• Service as Chair/Vice Chair on a quality improvement committee (i.e. registry, measures) of a national allergy & immunology professional society (i.e. AAAAI, ACAAI, CIS, AAP, AMA)
• Grant reviewer for national professional society (i.e. AAAAI, ACAAI, CIS, AAP, AMA)
• Service in leadership role of a Regional, State or Local Allergy Society
• Service on the ACGME review committee for allergy and immunology, internal medicine or pediatrics

Service to Improve Safety and Patient Care

• Service on QI Committee of hospital, department or practice
• Service on root cause analysis (RCA) Committee
• Specific QI project/activity for hospital, department or practice
• Service on hospital, departmental or practice committee relevant to improved patient care or safety such as pharmacy and therapeutics, staff peer or other committee directed toward improvement of clinical services
• Leadership and/or regular participation in case conferences directed toward improved care

Development and Transmission of Knowledge

• Grant recipient of at least 3 years
• Publication of QI article in a recognized peer reviewed journal
• Publication of clinical trial in a recognized peer reviewed journal
• Publications of scholarly work that advances the field (at least 3 articles in a 5 year period)
• Editor, Associate Editor, Assistant Editor, editorial board member for Annals, Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, JACI, JACI in Practice or JCI or other recognized peer reviewed journal pertinent to the specialty of Allergy and Immunology
• Reviewer of articles for Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, JACI, JACI in Practice, JACI Global, or other recognized peer review journal(s)
• Service as ACGME accredited Allergy & Immunology training program director, training program key faculty or as a member of Training Program Clinical Evaluation Committee.

Service for Self-Improvement

• Academic advancement (i.e. Assistant Professor, Associate Professor)
• Participation in a program designed to prevent or ameliorate symptoms of professional burn-out
• Successful completion of a leadership program conducted by a recognized provider such as a national professional society (i.e. AAAAI, ACAAI, CIS, AAP, AMA), AAMC or academic institution.