https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/description-of-a-board-certified-diplomate/
A physician who has met all the requirements for certification and has passed the certifying examination given by an ABMS Member Board is considered a diplomate of that board. If the individual is no longer certified in the future, then…
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/importance-of-board-certification-and-maintaining-certification/
Certification by an ABMS Member Board helps demonstrate to the public that a physician meets nationally recognized standards for education, knowledge, experience, and skills and maintains their certification through continuous learning and practice improvement in order to provide high-quality care…
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/approved-specialty-and-subspecialty-certificates/
Physicians can become certified through ABMS’ 24 Member Boards. Click here for a list of the specialty and subspecialty certificates offered by the boards.
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/member-boards-of-abms/
The 24 ABMS Member Boards include: American Board of Allergy and Immunology, American Board of Anesthesiology, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, American Board of Dermatology, American Board of Emergency Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine,…
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/certification-of-cosmetic-surgeons-and-abms/
ABMS Member Boards do not certify cosmetic surgeons, though several boards evaluate and certify specialists as qualified to perform some types of plastic or aesthetic (cosmetic) surgery. Contact the ABMS Member Board directly to determine if its physicians are qualified in a…
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/certification-of-podiatrists-dentists-oral-surgeons-or-chiropractors/
Practitioners of these professions are not certified through any of the ABMS Member Boards. Each of these professions has their own certifying bodies. These individuals can be located through their appropriate professional organization.
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/certification-of-doctors-of-osteopathy-do/
If a physician’s post-graduate training is osteopathic, then he or she is only eligible to take the exams administered by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). To be eligible to take a certification exam given by an ABMS Member Board, a…
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/boards-outside-of-abms/
There are a number of non-ABMS and self-designated medical boards in the United States. Some have applied for ABMS membership and some have not. Applicant boards are reviewed and accepted jointly by ABMS and the American Medical Association Council on…
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/abms-solutions-products/
The ABMS Solutions™ product set for professional Primary Source Verification (PSV) of physician board certification includes: Board certification information is available for nearly one million physicians in the ABMS database. Information in the database is updated daily. Query results provide…
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/about-american-board-of-medical-specialties-abms/
Since its inception in 1933, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) continues to be the leading not-for-profit organization overseeing physician certification in the United States. Its focus is on improving the quality of health care to patients, families, and…