Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Subspecialty Certification

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine involves the prevention of injury and illness from exposure to environments with increased ambient pressure (such as in diving or hyperbaric chamber exposure), and the therapeutic use of high-environmental pressure and the delivery of oxygen under high pressure to treat disease. The scope of the subspecialty emphasizes the occupational, environmental, safety, and clinical aspects of diving, hyperbaric chamber operations, compressed air work, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. ABEM- and American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM)-certified physicians attain subspecialty certification in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine by meeting the eligibility criteria, fulfilling credential requirements, and passing the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Certification Examination.