Who is ABEM Certified?

The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), as well as many other ABMS member boards, has taken the position that the term “board eligible” will not be used to define a physician’s status with the Board. ABEM informs a physician who submits an application if he/she has met the credential requirements of the Board and then informs the physician of his/her assignment to take the qualifying examination. 

The certification process consists of two examinations, the qualifying examination and an oral certification examination. A physician must pass the qualifying examination in order to be scheduled for an oral certification examination. A physician must pass both examinations to become certified as an ABEM diplomate. Certification is for a period of ten years. Certificates are dated from the date of the examination results letter or December 31 of the year in which the physician took the examination, whichever is earlier, through December 31 ten years hence. 

In order to maintain ABEM board certification beyond the dates of the certificate, ABEM diplomates must participate in ABEM MOC, a program for continuous certification.

Reference: https://www.abem.org/PUBLIC/portal/alias__rainbow/lang__en-US/tabID__3432/DesktopDefault.aspx