Certification Name : Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Certification ID & Type: 6428 – C – Specialty
Certification Description
After consideration of a comprehensive proposal prepared by ABEM diplomates in conjunction with the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, a board that is not a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), ABEM joined nine other ABMS member boards in sponsoring the newly-approved subspecialty of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM). At its September 19, 2006, meeting, ABMS approved the application for this subspecialty.
Ten ABMS member boards, including ABEM, are co-sponsoring subspecialty certification in HPM: American Board of Internal Medicine, the lead and administrative board; American Board of Anesthesiology, ABEM, American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Board of Pediatrics, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Radiology, and American Board of Surgery.
The general HPM eligibility criteria include the following:
-Be a diplomate in good standing of ABEM
-Fulfill the ABEM Policy on Medical Licensure
-ABEM must be able to verify a physician’s clinical competence in HPM
Certifying Organization
American Board of Emergency Medicine(ABEM)(0038)
3000 Coolidge Road, East Lansing, MI 48823
Contact information : 517-332-4800 Email : abem@abem.org
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Certification Details
More than two years of education or training after high school required? Yes
More than two years of work experience required? No
Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)? Yes
Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
Renew through Continuing Professional Development(CPD)? Yes
Does applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No
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Certification/ Career/ Job Keywords
Emergency medicine, Hospice palliative medicine