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ABMS CertificationThe American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is the organization that formally recognizes specialties and subspecialties in allopathic medicine and confers specialty and subspecialty status. Although certification is sought and earned by physicians on a voluntary basis, it is widely recognized by government, health care systems, insurers, and patients themselves as an essential tool to judge that a physician has the knowledge, experience and skills for providing quality healthcare within a given specialty or subspecialty. It is considered the gold standard because of its unique physician-directed approach for assessing qualifications. ABMS reported a total of 1,271 physicians who successfully received subspecialty certification in hospice and palliative medicine from one of the 10 co-sponsoring boards following the first exam in 2008.
Co-Sponsoring BoardsIn September 2006, ABMS approved the creation of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) as a sub-specialty of ten participating boards. Click here to view the press release. The co-sponsoring boards include the American Boards of Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology, Family Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Neurology, Surgery, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Radiology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology. Exam InformationThe hospice and palliative medicine subspecialty certification exam is scheduled for November 16, 2010. Thereafter it will be offered every other year (e.g., 2012, 2014, etc). The examination is administered to candidates from all boards at the same time through Pearson VUE Testing Centers. The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is responsible for administering the examination on behalf of all 10 co-sponsoring boards. How to ApplyCandidates will register for the certification exam through the primary board by which they are certified. Each board will be responsible for developing its own application materials. Registration for the 2010 exam will open in early 2010 and AAHPM will update this Web site as specific dates become available. ABHPM DiplomatesABHPM diplomats who wish to continue to be certified after expiration of their ABHPM certificate will need to take the new certification examination offered by ABMS within the grandfathering period of 2008 – 2012. The Grandfathering period refers to the time early in the development of a field when physicians may qualify to sit for the certification exam on the basis of experience, even if they have not completed an ACGME-accredited hospice and palliative medicine fellowship. The ABMS grandfathering period is from 2008 through 2012. How to PrepareAAHPM has developed a new Web page of suggested resources and steps to help physicians prepare for the exam. Individual ABMS Board InformationPlease click on the links to the following 10 co-sponsoring boards for eligibility, exam information and future registration dates. We will update this Web site as more information is made available on the 2010 examination. American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Family Medicine American Board of Anesthesiology American Board of Emergency Medicine American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology For more information on ABMS, visit their website at www.abms.org. |
