I wrote a substack on the “boards” and the “state boards” earlier.
Dr Kory has done the same. We are both in agreement about the silly actions of the ABIM. I have seen none of this silliness regarding any of the surgical boards. For example - American Board of Surgery, American board of Thoracic Surgery.
Seems like mainly internists and pediatrician doctors at the academic levels are the main ones on the boards with their panties all in a tight wad.
Here is the “dr Kory story”