abms.orgABMS | American Board of Medical Specialties

Skip to footer Search-icon For Patients Icon For Patients For Credentialers Icon For Credentialers For Physicians Icon For Physicians & Specialists For Healthcare Icon For Health Care Organizations Quick Links For Patients For Credentialers For Physicians & Specialists For Health Care Organizations MS Teams for Member Boards BoardEffect Board Certification Board Certification ABMS Member Board certification signifies how specialists are aiming higher to advance their knowledge, judgement, and skills while remaining committed to professionalism, practice enhancement, and better patient care. Find out more about the credential. About Board Certification Value of Board Certification Getting Board Certified Staying Board Certified Verify Certification Certification Standards Initial Certification Standards Continuing Certification Standards Credentialers: Verify a Certification Patients: Is Your Doctor Certified? Medical Specialties & Boards Medical Specialties & Boards Did you know that the 24 ABMS Member Boards certify physicians in 40 specialty and 89 subspecialty areas? Learn more about these areas and contact a board for program requirements. Medical Specialties Member Boards For Physicians & Specialists Programs & Services Programs & Services ABMS supports professional development for physicians and medical specialists throughout their careers. Learn about the programs we provide that help them earn quality improvement credit for continuing certification, locate practice-relevant CME, and use assessments as a catalyst for learning. Quality Improvement Support ABMS Portfolio Program Impact Become an ABMS Portfolio Program Sponsor ABMS Portfolio Program Sponsors Assessment Development & Delivery Longitudinal Assessment CME Activities for Continuing Certification Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Requirements Credentialers: Verify a Certification For Health Care Organizations Research & Grants Research & Grants ABMS supports original, innovative research to advance certification, professional development, and excellence in specialty medicine. Learn more about research grant opportunities for new and experienced investigators. Early-Career Research Grants ABMS Visiting Scholars Research ABMS Visiting Scholars Impact Applying to the ABMS Visiting Scholars Program Research and Education Foundation Grant Opportunities Foundation Board of Directors Continuing Certification Research News, Publications & Events News, Publications & Events Read the latest news and statements from ABMS, the organization that set the gold standard for specialty medicine. Subscribe to ABMS Insights to learn about current activities. Read our publications for information about our board certified physicians and medical specialists, and about their areas of practice. Learn about our annual conference and where our staff will be presenting and exhibiting Newsroom ABMS Insights ABMS Board Certification Report ABMS Guide to Medical Specialties Annual ABMS Conference Events Media Inquiries Search Committed to a Higher Professional Standard to Deliver Better Patient Care The Most Trusted Medical Specialty Certification Organization Since 1933, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has earned the public’s trust by setting a higher standard of professionalism and care for physicians and specialists. We represent 24 certifying boards and nearly one million active board certified physicians who are aiming higher to better serve their patients, families, and communities. Board certification helps: Physicians and specialists demonstrate their competence and professionalism throughout their careers Health care organizations in selecting staff to help achieve their quality and safety goals The public feel assured they are being cared for by someone committed to their health and well-being For Patients Icon For Patients For Patients Icon For Patients Find out if your doctor is ABMS board certified and why it is important to your care Certification Matters For Patients Icon For Patients Find out if your doctor is ABMS board certified and why it is important to your care Certification Matters For Credentialers Icon For Credentialers For Credentialers Icon For Credentialers Make your physician certification verification process easy and efficient with a suite of options from ABMS Solutions ABMS Solutions For Credentialers Icon For Credentialers Make your physician certification verification process easy and efficient with a suite of options from ABMS Solutions ABMS Solutions For Physicians Icon For Physicians & Specialists For Physicians Icon For Physicians & Specialists Learn more about board certification, why it’s important to your practice, and how it supports your professional development Learn More For Physicians Icon For Physicians & Specialists Learn more about board certification, why it’s important to your practice, and how it supports your professional development Learn More For Healthcare Icon For Health Care Organizations For Healthcare Icon For Health Care Organizations Get to know ABMS and how we can be an important resource to your organization and members Learn More For Healthcare Icon For Health Care Organizations Get to know ABMS and how we can be an important resource to your organization and members Learn More ABMS Portfolio Program Offer your physician specialists and PAs a simple way to earn continuing certification credit toward their QI/PI requirements by becoming an ABMS Portfolio Program Sponsor BECOME A SPONSOR ABMS Visiting Scholars Program An opportunity for early-career physicians and researchers to develop your leadership skills and research while contributing to the advancement of specialty certification LEARN MORE CertLink & Assessment Services CertLink and ABMS Assessment Services can help you create an assessment program for certification that supports ongoing professional development LEARN MORE The Spring 2024 issue of ABMS Insights is now available ABMS Has Long Legacy of Public Members Public Members Help ABMS Member Boards Fulfill Their Mission ABMS Member Boards Solicit Public Input in Myriad Ways From Outsider to Insider: My Time on the ABMS BOD as a Public Member Patient Voices Heard on ABMS Stakeholder Council ABMS Guide Offers Tips for Engaging Patients in Physician Certification … and more Read More Application Period Open for 2024–2025 ABMS Visiting Scholars The ABMS Visiting Scholars Program™ supports early-career physician specialists and research professionals. The program facilitates research and leadership development through engagement with ABMS and the broader certification community. ABMS is now accepting applications for projects that can contribute to: the growth and development of the medical profession the advancement of certification the provision of high-quality patient care Learn More Why Standards Matter As medicine becomes politicized, trust in our physicians matters more than ever. High professional standards help them earn it. Tara Montgomery, a public member on the ABMS Board of Directors, writes about the value of standards. READ BLOG A Catalyst for Physician QI/PI Engagement Learn how the ABMS Portfolio Program is a catalyst for physician QI/PI engagement and helps physicians earn continuing certification credits. Learn More ABMS News More News Featured News ABMS Advisory Body on Specialty Board Development Invites Third-Party Comments April 24, 2024 The ABMS Advisory Body on Specialty Board Development (Advisory Body), which is charged with receiving and evaluating applications for approval... Featured News All ABMS Member Boards Now Offer Formative Assessments April 04, 2023 Within five years of the Vision for the Future Commission its recommendations, all 24 ABMS Member Boards have implemented formative... ABMS Has Long Legacy of Public Members April 17, 2024 The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has incorporated patient perspectives in its decision-making for nearly 50 years. In 1975,... Criteria...