ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity

Waterdrop Lesions in an Adolescent Girl

A teenage girl with atopic dermatitis presented with asymptomatic, skin-colored papules on her abdomen. What is your diagnosis?

It Takes a Village—Association of Women Surgeons’ Comprehensive Initiative for Healthy Surgical Families for Practicing Surgeons

Importance  The Association of Women Surgeons is committed to supporting surgical families for practicing surgeons and developing equitable family-friendly guidelines, including support for adequate paid family leave, access to childcare, breastfeeding support, and insurance coverage of fertility preservation and assisted reproductive…

Preserving and Promoting Clinical Trial Representativeness – A Review of Existing Strategies and the Path Forward

Importance  Despite major advancements in cardiovascular clinical research, underrepresentation in cardiovascular clinical trials persists, limiting generalizability, access to novel therapies, and equitable care. Observations  Policymakers, funding bodies, researchers, and professional societies have increasingly acknowledged the scientific importance of representation of the intended…

A 34-Year-Old With Recurrent Abdominal Pain

A 34-year-old woman had recurrent episodes of crampy, diffuse abdominal pain not relieved by eating or defecation. Laboratory evaluation was unremarkable except for decreased C4 levels; abdominal computed tomography showed jejunal wall edema and ascites; and her father and brother…

A Young Adult With Aggressive Lesions in the Neck

A 20-year-old man presented with bilateral neck masses that gradually increased in size for over 5 months following a red cross tattoo on his anterior neck. What is your diagnosis?