2016-11-03T11:39:08-05:00 2015-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 230 N ELM ST STE 1100 GREENSBORO NC 27401 990 2015-01-01 060646523 THE AMERICAN BOARD OF ANESTHESIOLOGY INC AMER 9197452200 4208 SIX FORKS ROAD NO 1500 RALEIGH NC 276095765 JOHN MARKEY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 9197452200 2016-10-21 1 ADRIENNE MCKINNEY P00819656 3362724551 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z MARY POST 4208 SIX FORKS ROAD NO 1500 RALEIGH NC 276095765 22860969 0 X WWW.THEABA.ORG X 1938 CT THE ABA IS THE CERTIFYING BODY FOR PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS IN THE UNITED STATES. 13 13 65 556 0 0 0 0 14753625 12814025 1069985 670489 18255 117665 15841865 13602179 0 0 0 0 4207278 4426183 0 0 0 9728762 9585566 13936040 14011749 1905825 -409570 35849793 32961959 8666704 7281347 27183089 25680612 X TO ADVANCE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF THE PRACTICE OF ANESTHESIOLOGY. 0 0 5974644 7435500 CREDENTIALED, EXAMINED, AND CERTIFIED CANDIDATES IN THE SPECIALTY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY. 2853123 2055400 MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR PHYSICIANS CERTIFIED IN THE SPECIALTY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY. 2452125 2597900 CREDENTIALED, EXAMINED, CERTIFIED AND RECERTIFIED CANDIDATES IN ANESTHESIOLOGY SUBSPECIALTIES. 812392 842890 IN-TRAINING EXAMINATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT SERVICES. 812392 842890 12092284 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 445 0 1 65 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X JOHN MARKEY 9197452200 4208 SIX FORKS ROAD SUITE 1500 RALEIGH NC 276095765 DR CYNTHIA A LIEN PRESIDENT 8.00 X X 18000 0 6290 DR BRENDA G FAHY VICE PRESIDENT 8.00 X X 18000 0 5550 DR JAMES P RATHMELL SECRETARY 8.00 X X 18000 0 6105 DR DANIEL J COLE TREASURER/EXEC DIR, PROF AFFAIRS 16.00 X X 0 0 3700 DR J JEFFREY ANDREWS DIRECTOR 8.00 X 18000 0 2960 DR DEBORAH J CULLEY DIRECTOR 8.00 X 18000 0 6180 DR RUPA J DAINER DIRECTOR 8.00 X 3600 0 1850 DR ROBERT R GAISER DIRECTOR 8.00 X 18000 0 5735 WILLIAM W HESSON JD DIRECTOR 8.00 X 18000 0 2590 DR THOMAS M MCLOUGHLIN JR DIRECTOR 8.00 X 18000 0 6660 DR ANDREW J PATTERSON DIRECTOR 8.00 X 18000 0 4810 DR SANTHANAM SURESH DIRECTOR 8.00 X 18000 0 4625 DR DAVID O WARNER DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 6105 DR DAVID L BROWN DIRECTOR 8.00 X 18000 0 1110 MARY E POST EXEC DIR, ADMIN AFFAIRS 60.00 X 283492 0 51423 JOHN MARKEY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 50.00 X 210127 0 31601 ANN E HARMAN CHIEF ASSESSMENT OFFICER 50.00 X 168540 0 31781 DAVID L PINAULA DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SERV 50.00 X 134868 0 27853 MICHELE S PORE DIRECTOR, MARKETING & COMM 50.00 X 115656 0 31539 MARK GLASS DATABASE ANALYST 40.00 X 110318 0 33580 1224601 0 272047 6 0 1 0 PEARSON VUE 13036 COLLECTION CENTER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60693 EXAMINATION ADMINISTRATION 639786 AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES 353 N CLARK ST 1400 CHICAGO IL 60654 MEDICAL BOARD STANDARDS 379835 MCKENNA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2000 BEARCAT WAY SUITE 106 MORRISVILLE NC 27560 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 314135 BUSINESS IT PROFESSIONALS INC PO BOX 4860 CARY NC 27519 CONTRACT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 295474 PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION SERVICE 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 6TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10115 EXAM SCORING 249845 9 APPLICATION & EXAM FEES 611710 12773150 12773150 LICENSE FEES 611710 40875 40875 12814025 568879 568879 9358215 2185 9257974 816 100241 1369 101610 101610 OTHER ADMIN. 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PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GAIN ON DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSETS 1,369. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: NET ACTUARIAL GAIN ON POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COSTS -18,242. GAIN ON DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSETS -1,369. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM EXAMINATION AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES, IN-TRAINING EXAMINATION SERVICES MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM IN-TRAINING EXAMINATION SERVICES NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM EXAMINATION AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARY E POST EXEC DIR, ADMIN AFFAIRS 270607 0 7852 0 5033 0 27742 0 23681 0 334915 0 0 0 JOHN MARKEY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 198628 0 7709 0 3790 0 19992 0 11609 0 241728 0 0 0 ANN E HARMAN CHIEF ASSESSMENT OFFICER 160386 0 4652 0 3502 0 16331 0 15450 0 200321 0 0 0 DAVID L PINAULA DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SERV 130357 0 3780 0 731 0 13270 0 14583 0 162721 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE ABA REIMBURSES AIR FARE FOR: 1) DIRECTORS WHO TRAVEL ON ABA BUSINESS, 2) THE SPOUSE OR GUEST OF A DIRECTOR FOR UP TO TWO BOARD MEETINGS PER YEAR AND 3) THE SPOUSE OR GUEST OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS FOR UP TO TWO BOARD MEETINGS PER YEAR. AS PART OF ITS WELLNESS PROGRAM, ABA REIMBURSES A PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYEES' HEALTH-CLUB FEES BASED ON A SELF-REPORTED NUMBER OF DAYS PER MONTH THE EMPLOYEE HAS ENGAGED IN AT LEAST 30 MINUTES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 FOUNDED IN 1938, THE AMERICAN BOARD OF ANESTHESIOLOGY (ABA) SETS STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION, DEVELOPS EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS, AND ISSUES CERTIFICATES TO PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS WHO DEMONSTRATE THE ATTRIBUTES OF AN ABA DIPLOMATE - THOSE ATTRIBUTES DEFINED TOWARD ADVANCING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF THE PRACTICE OF ANESTHESIOLOGY. THE ABA ALSO MAINTAINS A REGISTRY OF CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC, HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS, CREDENTIALING ORGANIZATIONS, AND PHYSICIAN PRACTICE GROUPS. MORE THAN 50,000 ANESTHESIOLOGISTS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE ABA. IN ADDITION TO PRIMARY CERTIFICATION IN ANESTHESIOLOGY, THE ABA DEVELOPS AND ADMINISTERS SUBSPECIALTY CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS IN CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, PAIN MEDICINE AND PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIOLOGY; SUBSPECIALTY RECERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS IN CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE AND PAIN MEDICINE; AND IN-TRAINING (GROWTH-IN-KNOWLEDGE) EXAMINATIONS FOR ANESTHESIOLOGY RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE ARRANGEMENTS WITH OTHER MEDICAL SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION BOARDS, ABA DIPLOMATES MAY SEEK SUBSPECIALTY CERTIFICATION IN HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE AND SLEEP MEDICINE, AS WELL AS SUBSPECIALTY RECERTIFICATION IN HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. DIPLOMATES CERTIFIED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2000 RECEIVE TIME-LIMITED CERTIFICATES AND ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ABA'S MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION IN ANESTHESIOLOGY PROGRAM (ALSO KNOWN AS MOCA) TO CONTINUE THEIR CERTIFICATION STATUS. DIPLOMATES WITH NON-TIME-LIMITED CERTIFICATES ALSO MAY PARTICIPATE IN MOCA. THE MOCA PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE LIFELONG LEARNING AND A COMMITMENT TO QUALITY CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND PATIENT SAFETY. THE ABA PARTNERS WITH PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS AND OTHERS IN THE BROADER MEDICAL COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE RELEVANT AND THAT REFLECT CURRENT ANESTHESIA PRACTICE. THE ABA INVESTS ITS RESERVES IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF LIFELONG LEARNING AND EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT CARE. THIS INCLUDES 1) CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO ENHANCE AND VALIDATE TOOLS DESIGNED TO MEASURE CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS, 2) EVALUATING ABA EXAMINATION SYSTEMS TO FOSTER CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS THAT ALIGN WITH BEST PRACTICES IN ASSESSMENT, ADULT LEARNING AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, 3) COLLABORATING WITH OTHER MEDICAL SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION BOARDS AND STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF MEDICAL TRAINING AND PRACTICE TO ADVANCE HIGH-QUALITY PATIENT CARE AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES, 4) EVALUATING NEW PROGRAMS SUCH AS STAGED EXAMINATIONS, PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIOLOGY SUBCERTIFICATION AND MOCA 2.0 (WHICH INCLUDES THE ABA'S INNOVATIVE MOCA MINUTE APPLICATION), AND 5) DEVELOPING SOFTWARE AND INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO ITS EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS. FUNDS FOR THESE TYPES OF INITIATIVES ($3.3 MILLION FROM 2011 TO 2015) COME FROM THE ABA'S STRATEGIC RESERVES-THESE EXPENDITURES ARE NOT BUILT INTO CANDIDATE FEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPOSED OF 12 DIPLOMATE DIRECTORS AND 1 PUBLIC MEMBER DIRECTOR. THE 13 DIRECTORS ELECT NEW DIPLOMATE DIRECTORS AND PUBLIC MEMBER DIRECTORS. DIPLOMATE DIRECTOR NOMINEES ARE SELECTED BY THE NINE-MEMBER TRIPLE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF THREE MEMBERS FROM THE ABA, THREE MEMBERS FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS AND THREE MEMBERS FROM THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. PUBLIC MEMBER NOMINEES ARE SELECTED BY THE 13 DIRECTORS. DIPLOMATE DIRECTORS CAN SERVE THREE FOUR-YEAR TERMS. PUBLIC MEMBER DIRECTORS CAN SERVE TWO THREE-YEAR TERMS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL 13 DIRECTORS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. EACH DIRECTOR AFFIRMATIVELY INDICATES BY EMAIL THAT S/HE HAS REVIEWED THE DOCUMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DIRECTORS AND OTHER APPOINTEES ATTEST TO THEIR ADHERENCE TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON APPOINTMENT AND RE-APPOINTMENT AS WELL AS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ABA HAS A FORMAL SALARY ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM. ALL POSITIONS ARE ASSIGNED TO A GRADE, WITH MINIMUM, MEDIAN AND MAXIMUM SALARY LEVELS CALIBRATED TO MARKET LEVELS. THE EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPRAISES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AND ADJUSTS THE SALARY ANNUALLY USING A STANDARD SALARY MODEL THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE PERFORMANCE RATING AND THE CURRENT SALARY AS A PERCENTAGE OF MEDIAN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS THAT ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: NET ACTURARIAL GAINS ON POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COSTS 18,242. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR. 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