Medical Economics December 29, 2025
Why the American Osteopathic Association filed a lawsuit against the American Board of Internal Medicine over medical program director certification.
A medical training policy by the American Board of Internal Medicine limits leadership opportunities for physicians. It also limits the spread of osteopathic medicine principles even as the profession continues rapid growth in medical education and across the U.S. health care system. American Osteopathic Association President Robert G.G. Piccinini, DO, D.FACN, describes these effects.
Medical Economics: The lawsuit complaint does note, the position as a program director really can become it’s important in and of itself, but it also can serve as a training ground in itself for even larger leadership duties down the line. Can you talk...







