American Board of Emergency Medicine
The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) certifies emergency physicians who meet its educational, professional standing, and examination standards. ABEM certification is sought and earned by emergency physicians on a voluntary basis. ABEM is not a membership association. ABEM is recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Our Mission: To ensure the highest standards in the specialty of Emergency Medicine.
Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Subspecialty Certification
The critical care medicine physician is a specialist with a broad knowledge of all aspects of management of the critically ill patient, whose primary base of operation is the intensive care unit (ICU). Physicians working in Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine provide particular benefits to patients in the perioperative period. ABEM-certified physicians ...Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Focused Practice Designation (AEMUS FPD)
The AEMUS FPD recognizes expertise held by emergency physicians with sophisticated, comprehensive knowledge of Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography. While residency-trained emergency physicians have acquired basic expertise applying ultrasound in the emergency department, those physicians who specialize in AEMUS will have acquired a greater breadth ...Dr. Leon L. Haley, Jr., Bridge to the Future of Emergency Medicine Academy
This program is specifically designed to provide Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) rising second-year medical students the opportunity to participate in an in-person, all-expenses-paid, two-week mentorship program at the ABEM headquarters in East Lansing, Michigan. During the Haley Academy, students had the opportunity to be immersed in educational ...Emergency Medical Services Subspecialty Certification
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) certification program, developed by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), is designed to standardize physician training and qualifications for EMS practice, to improve patient safety and enhance the quality of emergency medical care provided to patients in the prehospital environment, and to facilitate ...Emergency Medicine Certification
The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) certifies emergency physicians who meet its educational, professional, and examination standards. Certification by ABEM demonstrates expertise in Emergency Medicine. Certification objectively and independently confirms that physicians demonstrate core knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to practice ...Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management
Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management (HALM) integrates expertise from medicine, health systems science, quality improvement, patient safety, business, public health, communication, computer science, economics, law, and other disciplines in a singular subspecialty certification. HALM-certified physicians are expected to contribute ...
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Subspecialty Certification
Palliative care physicians focus on improving a patient’s quality of life by managing pain and other distressing symptoms of a serious illness. Palliative care is often provided along with other medical treatments. Hospice is palliative care for patients in their last year of life. ABEM- and American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM)-certified ...Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine Subspecialty Certification
Critical Care Medicine covers the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of clinical problems representing the extreme of human disease. Internal Medicine-Critical Care Medicine blends the Internal Medicine diagnostic paradigm with Emergency Medicine's therapeutic imperative. IM-CCM–trained intensivists manage the melding of medical and surgical patients ...Medical Toxicology Subspecialty Certification
Medical toxicologists specialize in preventing, evaluating, treating, and monitoring an injury or illness from toxic exposure. Physicians attain subspecialty certification in Medical Toxicology by meeting the eligibility criteria, fulfilling specific credential requirements of their primary board, and successfully completing the Medical Toxicology ...Neurocritical Care Subspecialty Certification
The medical specialty of Neurocritical Care is devoted to the comprehensive, multisystem care of the critically ill patient with neurological diseases and conditions. ABEM-certified physicians attain subspecialty certification in Neurocritical Care by meeting the eligibility criteria, fulfilling specific credential requirements, and passing the Neurocritical ...
