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Forward2026 Infectious Disease Board Review Homestudy Course: Recordings
The 2026 Infectious Disease Board Review Homestudy Course is designed to help physicians prepare for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Infectious Disease certification and recertification exams.
The recordings are from the 2026 Infectious Disease Board Review Live/Virtual Course that will take place August 22- 26, 2026.
Learning Objectives
- Review the core infectious disease information that would prepare a physician to take the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Certification or Recertification Examination in infectious disease.
- Answer questions written in the format used by the ABIM for the certification and recertification examinations.
- Provide a comparison of knowledge and test-taking experience with colleagues likely to be taking the certification or recertification tests in infectious diseases.
- Review state of the art clinical practice for the specialty of infectious diseases.
Course summary
- 43.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Infectious Disease Board Review, LLC. The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 43.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 43.50 Completion Hours
- 43.50 ABIM MOC 2
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 43.50 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
COURSE DIRECTORS
| John Bennett, MD* Bethesda, Maryland |
| Henry Masur, MD* Bethesda, Maryland |
CO-DIRECTORS
| Barbara D. Alexander, MD, MHS Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases Service, Duke University Medical Center Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine Durham, North Carolina |
 | David M. Aronoff, MD, FIDSA Professor of Medicine |
| Paul Auwaerter, MD Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| Roy Gulick, MD, MPH |
| Robin Patel, MD |
| Andrew Pavia, MD Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Utah Health Sciences Center George and Esther Gross Presidential Professor, University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Richard Whitley, MD Co-Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children’s Hospital of Alabama Loeb Eminent Scholar Chair in Pediatrics, Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Microbiology, Medicine, and Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama |
IDBR QUESTION EDITOR
| Karen Bloch, MD Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee |
FACULTY
| Taison Bell, MD, MBA Director, Medical ICU and Interim Chair, Department of Medicine University of Virginia School of Medicine Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Douglas Black, PharmD Professor, Department of Pharmacy University of Washington Seattle, Washington |
| Helen Boucher, MD, FACP, FIDSA Dean and Professor of Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts |
| Henry F. Chambers, MD Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco San Francisco, California |
| Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases University of Washington School of Medicine Director, Harborview Infectious Diseases & Travel Clinic Seattle, Washington |
| Susan Dorman, MD Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina |
| Rajesh Gandhi, MD Director, HIV Clinical Services and Education, Massachusetts General Hospital Vice-Chair, ACTG Co-Director, Harvard Center for AIDS Research Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts |
| Khalil G. Ghanem, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland |
| Steven M. Holland, MD * Bethesda, Maryland |
| Michael Klompas, MD Hospital Epidemiologist Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute Boston, Massachusetts |
| Camille Kotton, MD Clinical Director, Transplant and Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts |
| Frank Maldarelli, MD, PhD * Bethesda, Maryland |
| Edward Mitre, MD Bethesda, Maryland |
| Sandra B. Nelson, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts |
| James Platts-Mills, MD Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases University of Virginia School of Medicine Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Stacey Rubin Rose, MD, FACP, FIDSA Associate Dean of Professionalism |
| Michael S. Saag, MD Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jennifer L. Saullo, MD, PharmD Associate Professor of Medicine Transplant Infectious Diseases Service Duke University School of Medicine Durham, North Carolina |
| Pranita D. Tamma, MD Professor of Pediatrics The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| David L. Thomas, MD, MPH Stanhope Bayne Jones Professor of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland |
| Barbara W. Trautner, MD, PhD Gerald and Judith Medoff Professor of Infectious Diseases Professor of Medicine Co-Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases Division Washington University St. Louis, Missouri |
| Allan R. Tunkel, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine and Medical Science The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Providence, Rhode Island |
| Kevin Winthrop, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases, Ophthalmology Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases, Oregon Health & Sciences University Portland, Oregon |
*These individuals contributed to this course in their personal capacity. The views expressed are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of the NIH or the US Government.
Faculty Disclosures
All faculty and planners are required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interest. All conflicts of interest will be resolved and made available to the audience prior to an individual's participation in the activity. Each faculty member will also disclose discussions of unlabeled or investigative use of any commercial product.
Accreditation Statements
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement(s)
Physicians (CME)
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Infectious Disease Board Review, LLC. The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 43.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) recognizes AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ earned as AOA Category 2 credit.
It is the physician's responsibility to report CME credits earned directly to AOA.
Ways to report CME Credit:
Email: Your CME Certificate to Physician Education & CME at [email protected].
Online: Via the CME Self-Reporting Tool (login required).
Other Healthcare Professionals (Attendance)
All other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity will receive a Certificate of Attendance. Many credentialing bodies such as the ANCC, AANP, and AAPA accept certificates of attendance for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. If you have doubts about whether an activity will qualify for CE, please contact your certifying organization for clarification on credit eligibility.
ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 43.50 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences will submit participant completion information to the ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. You can check the status of your submission via the “Reported Credits” tab in your learner profile.
Pharmacists (CPE)
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
ACPE#: 0536-9999-25-054-H99-P
Release Date: 09/01/2025
Expiration Date: 09/01/2028
CE Credits: 43.50
Pharmacy Technicians (CPE)
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
ACPE#: 0536-9999-25-054-H99-T
Release Date: 09/01/2025
Expiration Date: 09/01/2028
CE Credits: 43.50
Available Credit
- 43.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Infectious Disease Board Review, LLC. The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 43.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 43.50 Completion Hours
- 43.50 ABIM MOC 2
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 43.50 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.