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 in the ICU. ABEM- and American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM)–certified physicians attain subspecialty certification in Internal Medicine-Critical Care Medicine by meeting the eligibility criteria, fulfilling specific credential requirements, and passing the Internal Medicine-Critical Care Medicine Certification Examination.