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ABMS Certification
Flip through the certification brochure in HTML. (Username: jagnew; Password: amc99321) The 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 confirms a total of 2,995 physicians have successfully received subspecialty certification in hospice and palliative medicine from one of the 10 co-sponsoring boards. Co-Sponsoring BoardsIn September 2006, ABMS approved the creation of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) as a sub-specialty of ten participating boards. 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 next hospice and palliative medicine subspecialty certification exam will be held October 4, 2012. This will be the final exam opportunity within the grandfathering period. Thereafter it will be offered every other year (e.g., 2014, 2016, 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. 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 a 12-month ACGME-accredited fellowship program. The ABMS grandfathering period is from 2008 through 2012. Registration for the 2012 exam will open in winter 2011/2012; see below for details. 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. How to PrepareAAHPM has developed a list of suggested resources and steps to help physicians prepare for the exam. Individual ABMS Board InformationBelow are the 10 co-sponsoring boards for eligibility and exam information. Registration dates for the 2012 subspecialty certification exam are also noted. The remaining registration dates will be posted when available. American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Family Medicine American Board of Anesthesiology American Board of Emergency Medicine American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology American Board of Pediatrics American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology American Board of Radiology American Board of Surgery *Additional fees may be accessed for late registrations. For more information on ABMS, visit their website at http://www.abms.org/ |
Physicians Caring for Patients with Serious Illness
