Kevin B. Weiss

Dr. Weiss is the Senior Vice President, Institutional Accreditation, and is responsible for the Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Program, co-chairs the CLER Evaluation Committee, and has oversight of the ACGME Institutional Review process.

Dr. Weiss came to the ACGME from the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), where from 2007 to 2012 he served as president and CEO. During his tenure at the ABMS, he initiated the Enhanced Public Trust Initiative, which broadened public membership and involvement in governance and policy development; developed and implemented the new Ethics and Professionalism Committee and a Health and Public Policy Program; and established alignment with both Maintenance of Licensure and public and private programs focused on physician accountability, such as the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Physician Quality Reporting Initiative. Other key initiatives included public reporting of Maintenance of Certification and Board Eligibility. Through Dr. Weiss’ leadership, ABMS-International was established, with its first international collaboration with Singapore.