Certification Name : Certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Certification ID & Type: 6301 – C – Specialty
Certification Description
The Hospice and Palliative Medicine Program, developed by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA), the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG), the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP), the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR), the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), the American Board of Radiology (ABR), and the American Board of Surgery (ABS), is designed to recognize excellence among physicians who are specialists in the care of seriously ill and dying patients with life-limiting illness. The field of hospice and palliative medicine is based on expanding scientific knowledge about symptom control when cure is not possible and appropriate care during the last months of life.
Certifying Organization
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.(ABPN)(0063)
500 Lake Cook Road, Suite 335, Deerfield, IL 60015-5249
Contact information : 8479457900 Email : kscotese@abpn.com
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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? Yes
Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
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Certification/ Career/ Job Keywords
hospice palliative medicine, symptom control