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ABEM offers subspecialty certification in these areas:

ABEM-certified physicians can obtain subspecialty certification offered by other ABMS Member Boards in the following categories:

Subspecialty Statistics by Year

Dates and Fees

Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Certification Examination

Exam
October 5, 2024
Application*
June 5 – August 12, 2024
$470 application fee
$1,745 exam registration fee
*Applications will be accepted until midnight Eastern Time on the last day of the application window.
Fees subject to change
EMS Certification Examination

The EMS Certification Examination is offered every two years, in odd-numbered years.

Exam
October 16 and October 18, 2023
Application*
March 1– September 1, 2023
Registration End Date*
October 1, 2023
$470 application fee
$1,745 registration fee
*Applications and registrations will be accepted until midnight ET on the last day of the application/registration window.
Fees subject to change
Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management

The Heath Care Administration, Leadership, and Management Certification Examination is offered every other year, in even-numbered years.
Exam
November 11-26, 2024
Application*
January 22 – July 30, 2024
Registration and Scheduling*
September 16, 2024
$470 application fee
$1,745 registration fee
*Applications and registrations will be accepted until midnight ET on the last day of the application/registration window.
Fees subject to change
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Certification Examination

Exam
November 6, 2024
Application*
January 8 – June 10, 2024
*Applications will be accepted until midnight ET on the last day of the application window.
Fees subject to change
Internal Medicine-Critical Care Medicine Certification Examination

Exam
November 14, 2024
Application*
January 8 – June 10, 2024
$470 application fee
$1,745 exam registration fee
*Applications and registrations will be accepted until midnight ET on the last day of the application/registration window.
Fees subject to change
Medical Toxicology Certification Examination

The Medical Toxicology Certification Examination is offered every other year, in even-numbered years.
Exam
October 10, 2024
Application*
March 1 - September 9, 2024
Registration*
March 1 - October 1, 2024
*Applications and registrations will be accepted until midnight Eastern Time on the last day of the application/registration window.
Fees subject to change
Neurocritical Care

Exam
October 7-11, 2024
Application*
January 8 – July 1, 2024
*Applications will be accepted until midnight ET on the last day of the application window.
Fees subject to change
Pain Medicine Certification Examination

Exam
September 28, 2024
Application*
June 3 – August 5, 2024
$470 application fee
$1,745 examination fee
*Applications will be accepted until midnight Eastern Time on the last day of the application window.
Fees subject to change
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Certification Examination

The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Certification Examination is offered every two years, in odd-numbered years.

Exam
April 4, 2023
Application*
August 1, 2022 – January 13, 2023
$470 application fee
Registration*
August 1, 2022 – January 13, 2023
$1,750 exam registration fee
*Applications and registrations will be accepted until midnight ET on the last day of the application/registration window.
Fees subject to change
Sports Medicine Certification Examination

Summer Exam
July 9-13, 2024
Application and Registration*
February 2 – May 24, 2024
$470 application fee
$1,745 exam fee
*Applications and registrations will be accepted until midnight Eastern Time on the last day of the application/registration window.
Fees subject to change
Fall Exam
November 11-19, 2024
Application and Registration*
July 5 – October 4, 2024
$470 application fee
$1,745 exam fee
*Applications and registrations will be accepted until midnight Eastern Time on the last day of the application/registration window.
Fees subject to change
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Certification Examination

Exam
October 14 – November 3, 2024
Exam fee: $1745

Application*
May 15, 2024 – September 5, 2024
Application fee: $470
*Applications and registrations will be accepted until midnight ET on the last day of the application/registration window.
Fees subject to change

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