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ABMS BOARDCERTIFICATIONREPORT2016-2017

B2016-2017 ABMS Board Certification Report

© 2017 American Board of Medical Specialties

12016-2017 ABMS Board Certification Report


Overview 2

The Member Boards and Associate Members of ABMS 3

GRAPHIC: Certifying Excellence in Specialty Medicine 4

Table 1A: Approved General Certificates 6 by ABMS Member Board

Table 1B: Approved Subspecialty Certificates 7 by ABMS Member Board

Footnotes to Table 1A and 1B 10

GRAPHIC: Assessing What Matters 12

Table 2A: ABMS Member Board Requirements for General Certification 14

Table 2B: ABMS Member Board Requirements for Subspecialty Certification 18

Table 2C: Examination Administering Board for Certificates Offered by Multiple ABMS Member Boards 24

Table 2D: ABMS Member Board Requirements for Continuing Certification (MOC) 25

GRAPHIC: ABMS Board Certification Highlights 28

Table 3A: New General Certificates Issued by ABMS Member Boards 2007-2016 30

Table 3B: New Subspecialty Certificates Issued by ABMS Member Boards 2007-2016 31

Table 3C: ABMS Board Certified Physicians by Member Board and State 34

GRAPHIC: Continuing Certification for Quality Care 54

ABMS Member Board Contact Information 56

Contents



ABMS Board Certification is a recognized benchmark of public trust and represents a physician’s personal commitment to providing a high standard of quality patient care. The continuing certification programs administered by the ABMS Member Boards help physicians (both clinicians and researchers) demonstrate that they are current in the knowledge, judgment, and skills of their specialty.

The ABMS Board Certification Report is a concise reference on the certification programs administered by the 24 specialty Member Boards of ABMS. It provides information and data about the certifications offered and awarded to physicians who meet the requirements and standards set by the Member Boards. Content reflects a combination of information reported by the boards and point-in-time data from the ABMS certification database. ABMS may from time to time delete, modify, or add tables. Contact the ABMS Member Boards for the most up-to-date information about their board certification programming.

This report includes the official list of specialties and subspecialties approved by ABMS for issue by the Member Boards. Prior publications containing this information include ABMS Certificate Statistics (2006-2012); ABMS Annual Report and Reference Handbook (1980-2005); and American Board of Medical Specialties Annual Report (1973-1979), all published by ABMS.

To obtain specific information for research, media, or other purposes, please contact ABMS.

Overview



THE MEMBER BOARDS AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF ABMS ABMS works with its Member Boards and Associate Members to improve the quality of graduate medical education, the standards of medical practice, and the physician certification process. Contact information for the ABMS Boards can be found on the inside back cover

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF ABMS

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) National organization that evaluates and accredits institutions and organizations offering Continuing Medical Education (CME) in the United States, accme.org.

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) National organization that evaluates and accredits post-MD medical residency programs in the United States, acgme.org.

American Hospital Association (AHA) National membership organization representing members’ perspectives and needs in national health policy development, legislative and regulatory debates, and judicial matters, aha org

American Medical Association (AMA) National membership organization uniting physicians in the United States to focus on professional and public health issues, ama-assn.org.

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) National membership organization for enhancing the effectiveness of academic medicine, aamc org

Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) National membership organization providing an independent forum for discussion by medical specialists on issues of national interest and mutual concern, cmss org

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Organization that evaluates whether international medical graduates (IMGs) are ready to enter United States graduate medical programs, and offers a variety of other programs for IMGs and the entities worldwide that educate, train register/license, and employ them, ecfmg org

Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) Policy-focused organization promoting best practices in medical regulation and encouraging uniformity in how states license and discipline physicians. It collaborates with NBME to provide the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), fsmb.org.

National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Assessment organization that, along with FSMB, co-sponsors the USMLE, which is accepted by medical licensing authorities as the standard by which to judge candidates for medical licensure, nbme org

ABMS MEMBER BOARDS

Includes the year approved as an ABMS Member Board

1933 Founding Member Boards: American Board of Dermatology American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology American Board of Ophthalmology American Board of Otolaryngology

1935 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery American Board of Pediatrics American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology American Board of Radiology American Board of Urology

1936 American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Pathology

1937 American Board of Surgery

1940 American Board of Neurological Surgery

1941 American Board of Anesthesiology American Board of Plastic Surgery

1947 American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

1949 American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery American Board of Preventive Medicine

1969 American Board of Family Medicine

1971 American Board of Allergy and Immunology American Board of Nuclear Medicine American Board of Thoracic Surgery

1979 American Board of Emergency Medicine

1991 American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics

What we do

Who we are

We are a national organization of 24 specialty medical boards that assesses the knowledge, skills, and judgment of physicians according to the standards of practice set by the profession, and grants board certification to those meeting and remaining current with the requirements.

• Set standards for quality and practice that emphasize professionalism, patient safety, and performance improvement

• Verify competency by conducting a rigorous evaluation, assessment, and certification process of a physician’s knowledge, skills, and judgment

• Develop assessments that capture different aspects of performance in practice while incorporating new ways physicians can learn

• Build relationships with physicians, medical educators, hospitals and health systems, credentialing professionals, thought leaders, policymakers, and payers to encourage systematic improvements

• Inform patients by providing board certification information to help them select a provider

4Certifying Excellence in Specialty MedicineA recognized benchmark of public trust

Our community


More than 5,000 physician volunteers and other professionals support the work we do. They are experienced in:

• Patient care

• Health administration

• Education

• Standards development

• Assessment

• Business

• Community service

• Regulatory policy

Board certification is where our work starts, not where it ends.Through continuing assessment and certification our goal is to help patients receive safe, appropriate, and high-quality care provided by specialists who make better patient care their mission.

To provide patients with a higher standard of care

For more than

80years

the 24ABMS

Member Boards

have certified physicians in

39specialties and

86subspecialties

Why we do it



Table 1A: Approved General Certificates by ABMS Member Board

A general certificate is first awarded by an ABMS Member Board to candidates who meet the requirements for certification in a specified field of medical practice. This table lists the general certificates currently approved for issue by the boards. Footnotes can be found on pages 10 and 11. Visit abms.org for the most current list of certificates offered by the ABMS Member Boards and descriptions of each specialty

Time-limited Certificates * Incorporation Approved As American Board of

Year Member Board General Certificate First Issued (1) First Issued Duration Years

Allergy and Immunology 1971 1971 Allergy and Immunology 1972 1989 10Anesthesiology 1938 1941 Anesthesiology 1938 2000 10Colon and Rectal Surgery 1935 1949 Colon and Rectal Surgery 1940 1991 10Dermatology (2) 1932 1933 Dermatology 1932 1991 10Emergency Medicine 1976 1979 Emergency Medicine 1980 1980 10Family Medicine (8) 1969 1969 Family Medicine (6) 1970 1970 Continuing Internal Medicine (8) 1936 1936 Internal Medicine 1937 1990 ContinuingMedical Genetics and Genomics (3, 4) 1980 1991 Clinical Biochemical Genetics 1982 1993 10 Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics (6) 1982 1993 10 Clinical Genetics and Genomics, MD (6) 1982 1993 10 Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics (6) 1993 1993 10 Laboratory Genetics and Genomics 2017 2017 10Neurological Surgery 1940 1940 Neurological Surgery 1940 1999 10Nuclear Medicine 1971 1971 Nuclear Medicine 1972 1992 10Obstetrics and Gynecology (2) 1930 1933 Obstetrics and Gynecology 1930 1986 6Ophthalmology (2) 1917 1933 Ophthalmology 1916 1992 10Orthopaedic Surgery 1934 1935 Orthopaedic Surgery 1935 1986 10Otolaryngology (2) 1924 1933 Otolaryngology 1925 2002 10Pathology (8) 1936 1936 Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical (6) 1936 2006 Continuing Pathology-Anatomic (6) 1936 2006 Continuing Pathology-Clinical (6) 1936 2006 ContinuingPediatrics (8) 1933 1935 Pediatrics 1934 1988 ContinuingPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1947 1947 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1947 1993 10 Plastic Surgery 1937 1941 Plastic Surgery 1939 1995 10Preventive Medicine 1948 1949 Aerospace Medicine 1953 1998 10 Occupational Medicine 1955 1998 10 Public Health and General Preventive Medicine (5, 6) 1983 1998 10 Psychiatry and Neurology (8) 1934 1935 Psychiatry 1935 1994 Continuing Neurology 1935 1994 Continuing Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology 1968 1994 Continuing Radiology (5, 8) 1934 1935 Diagnostic Medical Physics (6) 2010 2010 Continuing Diagnostic Radiology 1943 2002 Continuing Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology 2017 2017 Continuing Nuclear Medical Physics (6) 2010 2010 Continuing Radiation Oncology (6) 1987 1995 Continuing Therapeutic Medical Physics (6) 2010 2010 ContinuingSurgery 1937 1937 General Surgery 1937 1976 10 Vascular Surgery (7) 1982 1982 10Thoracic Surgery 1948 1971 Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery (6) 1948 1976 10Urology 1935 1935 Urology 1935 1985 10



Table 1B: Approved Subspecialty Certificates by ABMS Member Board

A subspecialty certificate is awarded by one or more ABMS Member Boards in a component of a specialty or subspecialty. It can be granted only to specialists who have been certified by one or more board(s) in an area of general certification. This table lists the subspecialty certificates currently approved for issue by the boards. Footnotes can be found on pages 10 and 11. Visit abms.org for the most current list of certificates offered by the ABMS Member Boards and descriptions of each subspecialty.

Time-limited Certificates * American Board of Subspecialty Certificate Year Approved by ABMS First Issued (1) First Issued Duration Years

Allergy and Immunology (5, 6) No Subspecialties Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine 1985 1986 2000 10 Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 10 Pain Medicine (6) 1991 1993 1993 10 Pediatric Anesthesiology 2011 2013 2013 10 Sleep Medicine 2011 2011 2011 10Colon and Rectal Surgery (5) No Subspecialties Dermatology (2, 5) Dermatopathology 1973 1974 2006 10 Pediatric Dermatology 2000 2004 2004 10Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine 2013 2014 2014 10 Emergency Medical Services 2010 2013 2013 10 Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 10 Internal Medicine-Critical Care Medicine 2011 2012 2012 10 Medical Toxicology 1992 1995 1995 10 Pain Medicine 2014 2015 2015 10 Pediatric Emergency Medicine 1991 1993 1993 10 Sports Medicine 1992 1993 1993 10 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 2000 2000 2000 10Family Medicine (8) Adolescent Medicine 2000 2001 2001 10 Geriatric Medicine 1985 1988 1988 10 Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 10 Pain Medicine 2014 2015 2015 10 Sleep Medicine 2006 2007 2007 10 Sports Medicine 1989 1993 1993 10Internal Medicine (5, 8) Adolescent Medicine 1992 1994 1994 Continuing Adult Congenital Heart Disease 2012 2015 †† Continuing Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology 2008 2010 2010 Continuing Cardiovascular Disease † 1941 1991 Continuing Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (6) 1989 1992 1992 Continuing Critical Care Medicine 1985 1987 1987 Continuing Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (6) 1971 1972 1991 Continuing Gastroenterology † 1941 1991 Continuing Geriatric Medicine 1985 1988 1988 Continuing Hematology 1971 1972 1990 Continuing Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 Continuing Infectious Disease 1971 1972 1990 Continuing Interventional Cardiology 1996 1999 1999 Continuing Medical Oncology 1972 1973 1991 Continuing Nephrology 1971 1972 1990 Continuing Pulmonary Disease † 1941 1990 Continuing Rheumatology 1971 1972 1990 Continuing Sleep Medicine 2005 2007 2007 Continuing Sports Medicine 1992 1993 1993 Continuing Transplant Hepatology 2003 2006 2006 Continuing



Table 1B: Approved Subspecialty Certificates by ABMS Member Board (continued) Footnotes for Table 1B can be found on pages 10 and 11


Medical Genetics Medical Biochemical Genetics 2007 2009 2009 10 and Genomics (3,4,5) Molecular Genetic Pathology 1999 2001 2006 10Neurological Surgery (5) No SubspecialtiesNuclear Medicine No Subspecialties Obstetrics and Gynecology (2) Critical Care Medicine 1985 1991 1991 6 Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery 2011 2013 2013 6 Gynecologic Oncology 1972 1974 1987 6 Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 10 Maternal and Fetal Medicine 1973 1974 1987 6 Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility (6) 1973 1974 1987 6Ophthalmology (2) No Subspecialties Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 2003 2007 2007 10 Surgery of the Hand 1986 1989 1989 10Otolaryngology (2) Neurotology (6) 1992 2004 2004 10 Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology 1992 †† †† 10 Plastic Surgery within the Head and Neck 2000 †† †† 10 Sleep Medicine 2005 2008 2008 10Pathology (5) Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine (6) 1972 1973 2006 Continuing Clinical Informatics 2011 2013 2014 Continuing Cytopathology 1988 1989 2006 Continuing Dermatopathology 1973 1974 2006 Continuing Hematopathology (6) † 1955 2006 Continuing Neuropathology † 1948 2006 Continuing Pathology-Chemical (6) † 1951 2006 Continuing Pathology-Forensic (6) † 1959 2006 Continuing Pathology-Medical Microbiology (6) † 1950 2006 Continuing Pathology-Molecular Genetic (6) 1999 2001 2006 Continuing Pathology-Pediatric (6) 1989 1990 2006 ContinuingPediatrics (5, 8) Adolescent Medicine 1991 1994 1994 Continuing Child Abuse Pediatrics 2006 2009 2009 Continuing Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 1999 2002 2002 Continuing Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 Continuing Medical Toxicology 1992 1994 1994 Continuing Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 1974 1975 1989 Continuing Pediatric Cardiology † 1961 1988 Continuing Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 1985 1987 1987 Continuing Pediatric Emergency Medicine 1991 1992 1992 Continuing Pediatric Endocrinology 1976 1978 1989 Continuing Pediatric Gastroenterology 1988 1990 1990 Continuing Pediatric Hematology-Oncology 1973 1974 1990 Continuing Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2016 †† †† Continuing Pediatric Infectious Diseases 1991 1994 1994 Continuing Pediatric Nephrology 1973 1974 1988 Continuing



Table 1B: Approved Subspecialty Certificates by ABMS Member Board (continued)

Footnotes for Table 1B can be found on pages 10 and 11


Pediatrics (5, 8) (continued) Pediatric Pulmonology 1984 1986 1986 Continuing Pediatric Rheumatology 1990 1992 1992 Continuing Pediatric Transplant Hepatology 2004 2006 2006 Continuing Sleep Medicine 2005 2007 2007 Continuing Sports Medicine 1990 1993 1993 ContinuingPhysical Medicine Brain Injury Medicine 2011 2014 2014 10and Rehabilitation Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 10 Neuromuscular Medicine 2005 2008 2008 10 Pain Medicine (6) 1998 2000 2000 10 Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine 1999 2003 2003 10 Spinal Cord Injury Medicine 1995 1998 1998 10 Sports Medicine 2006 2007 2007 10Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery within the Head and Neck 2000 †† †† 10 Surgery of the Hand 1986 1989 1989 10Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine 2015 2017 2017 10 Clinical Informatics 2011 2014 2014 10 Medical Toxicology 1992 1995 1995 10 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (6) 1989 1993 2000 10Psychiatry and Neurology (8) Addiction Psychiatry 1991 1993 1993 Continuing Brain Injury Medicine 2011 2014 2014 Continuing Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (6) † 1959 1995 Continuing Clinical Neurophysiology 1990 1992 1992 Continuing Epilepsy 2010 2013 2013 Continuing Forensic Psychiatry 1992 1994 1994 Continuing Geriatric Psychiatry 1989 1991 1991 Continuing Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 Continuing Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 1999 2001 2001 Continuing Neuromuscular Medicine 2005 2008 2008 Continuing Pain Medicine (6) 1998 2000 2000 Continuing Psychosomatic Medicine 2003 2005 2005 Continuing Sleep Medicine 2005 2007 2007 Continuing Vascular Neurology 2003 2005 2005 ContinuingRadiology (5, 8) Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 Continuing Neuroradiology 1994 1995 1995 Continuing Nuclear Radiology 1972 1973 1999 Continuing Pain Medicine 2015 2016 2016 Continuing Pediatric Radiology 1993 1994 1994 ContinuingSurgery Complex General Surgical Oncology 2011 2015 2015 10 Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 10 Pediatric Surgery 1973 1974 1974 10 Surgery of the Hand 1986 1989 1989 10 Surgical Critical Care 1985 1986 1986 10Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery 2007 2009 2009 10Urology Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery 2011 2013 2013 10 Pediatric Urology 2006 2008 2008 10



Footnotes to Table 1A and 1B

* ABMS Board Certification includes continuous assessment and learning activities that help physicians evaluate and refine their knowledge, judgment, skills, and service to patients Since the program requires ongoing professional activity, particular requirements must be completed before a physician receives an updated certificate. See Table 2D for additional information.

† Certificateissuedpriorto1972whenABMSsubspecialtyrecognitionprocedureswereestablished.

†† Certificatesnotyetissued.

(1) FirstyearcertificateissuedbytheMemberBoard.

(2) FoundingmemberofABMS.

(3) In2018,theAmericanBoardofGeneticsandGenomicswillbemergingtwoofitscertificates,ClinicalCytogeneticsandGenomics,andClinicalMolecularGeneticsandGenomics.

(4) ABMGGcertificatesestablishedpriortobecominganABMSMemberBoard.

(5) Thefollowingcertificateswereissuedonlyduringyearsindicatedbelow.

American Board of Certificate Name Years Issued

Allergy and Immunology Clinical and Laboratory Immunology 1994-2003Colon and Rectal Surgery Anorectal Surgery 1949-1954

Proctology 1940-1956Dermatology Clinical and Laboratory Dermatological Immunology 1985-2001Internal Medicine Allergy and Immunology 1941-1971

Clinical and Laboratory Immunology 1990-2003Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Biochemical/Molecular Genetics 1990-1993

PhD Medical Genetics 1982-2007Pathology Radioisotopic Pathology 1974-1983

Immunopathology 1983-1999Pediatrics Allergy and Immunology 1944-1971

Clinical and Laboratory Immunology 1986-1990Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 2001-2007

Preventive Medicine General Preventive Medicine 1960-1982Public Health 1949-1982

Radiology Diagnostic Radiology with Special Competence in Nuclear Radiology 1973-1998Diagnostic and Medical Nuclear Physics 1976-1998Diagnostic Roentgenology 1934-1969Nuclear Medicine 1955-1966Radiologic Physics 1947-1997General Radiology 1934-1989Radium Therapy 1934-1960Roentgenology 1934-1961Roentgen Ray and Gamma Ray Physics 1961-1975Therapeutic and Diagnostic Radiological Physics 1973-1997Therapeutic and Medical Nuclear Physics 1976-1992Therapeutic Roentgenology 1935-1954Vascular and Interventional Radiology 1994 -2016X-Ray and Radium Physics 1947-1960



Footnotes to Table 1A and 1B (continued)

(6) Thefollowingcertificateshadanamechangeandwerepreviouslyissuedduringtheyearsindicatedbelow.

American Board of Current Certificate Name Previous Certificate NameYears Issued Under Previous Name

Allergy and Immunology Clinical and Laboratory Immunology Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 1986-1990Anesthesiology Pain Medicine Pain Management 1993-2002Family Medicine Family Medicine Family Practice 1970-2004Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Cardiac Electrophysiology 1989-1991

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Endocrinology and Metabolism 1972-1989Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics Clinical Cytogenetics 1982-2015

Clinical Genetics and Genomics, MD Clinical Genetics, MD 1982-2015Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics Clinical Molecular Genetics 1993-2015

Obstetrics and Gynecology Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility Reproductive Endocrinology 1973-2004Otolaryngology Neurotology Otology/Neurotology 1992-2002Pathology Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Blood Banking 1973-1988

Hematopathology Pathology-Hematology 2006-2015Hematology 1995-2006

Pathology-Anatomic Anatomic Pathology 1936-2005Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology 1936-2006Pathology-Chemical Chemical Pathology 1951-2006Pathology-Clinical Clinical Pathology 1936-2006Pathology-Forensic Forensic Pathology 1959-2006Pathology-Medical Microbiology Medical Microbiology 1950-2006Pathology Molecular Genetic Molecular Genetic Pathology 2001-2006Pathology-Pediatric Pediatric Pathology 1990-2006

Pediatrics Clinical and Laboratory Immunology Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 1986-1990Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pain Medicine Pain Management 2000-2002Preventive Medicine Public Health and General Preventive Medicine General Preventive Medicine/ Public Health 1960-1982/1949-1982

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Undersea Medicine 1989-1993Psychiatry and Neurology Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Child Psychiatry 1959-1987

Pain Medicine Pain Management 2000-2002Radiology Diagnostic Medical Physics Diagnostic Radiological Physics 1974-2010

Nuclear Medical Physics Medical Nuclear Physics 1949-2010Radiation Oncology Therapeutic Radiology 1934-1986Therapeutic Medical Physics Therapeutic Radiological Physics 1973-2010

Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery Thoracic Surgery 1948-1970 (7) EffectiveJuly1,2006,theAmericanBoardofSurgeryre-designateditscertificateinVascularSurgeryfromthatofsubcertificationtooneofgeneralcertification.Thecertificatesof

surgeonscertifyinginVascularSurgerybythisnewpathwayareidenticaltothosepreviouslyissuedforsuccessfulcertification/recertificationinVascularSurgery.

(8) ForphysicianscertifiedbytheAmericanBoardofFamilyMedicineenteringtheboard’sMOCprogramin2012orlater,andforphysiciansinitiallycertifiedbytheAmericanBoardofInternalMedicine,theAmericanBoardofPathology,theAmericanBoardofPediatrics,theAmericanBoardofPsychiatryandNeurology,ortheAmericanBoardofRadiology,maintainingcertificationiscontingentupontheirmeetingtherequirementsforthespecificboard’sMOCprogram,andthereforenocertificationenddateisprovided.Tomaintaincertificationfromtheirspecialtyboard,physiciansmustsuccessfullycompletespecialty-specificrequirementsthroughouttheirongoingMOCcycles.

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Patients are more knowledgeable about their health care needs than ever before. They place a high premium on the quality of care they receive. They want their physicians to be up-to-date with the newest advancements and armed with the most current medical knowledge. And they rely on the medical profession to establish and maintain the standards for practicing medicine. That’s why ABMS board certification assesses what matters.

Education: Requires four years of medical school, followed by internship and residency training. This training can last from three to seven years and prepares physicians for practice in a specialty.

Licensure: Requires physicians to hold a current and unrestricted license in the state(s) in which they choose to practice.

Assessing What Matters

Subspecialty CertificationInvolves additional training by completion of a fellowship program in an area of the specialty and passing an assessment given by an ABMS Board.

Continuing CertificationEngages specialists in assessment and improvement activities focused on knowledge, skills, judgment, and performance.

Initial Board Certification Requires passing a rigorous assessment process, which covers medical knowledge, clinical knowledge, and diagnostic skills, created and administered by an ABMS Board.

Preparing for Certification


What is assessed When you assess what matters most, you improve what matters most. Physicians certified by an ABMS Member Board are assessed on the knowledge, judgment, and skills that matter in providing comprehensive patient care.

Practice-based learning and improvement Investigating and evaluating patient care practices, and appraising and assimilating scientific evidence

Patient care and procedural skills Incorporating evidence-based medical practice, sound clinical judgment, and patient-centered decision making

Systems-based practice Using health system resources responsibly to provide optimal care

Medical knowledge Applying current and emerging medical knowledge

Interpersonal and communication skills Developing effective relationships with patients/families and colleagues

Professionalism Carrying out professional responsibilities safely, ethically, compassionately, and with sensitivity

ABMS Board Certification provides the framework that helps more than 880,000 physicians demonstrate their professional preparedness and commitment to quality patient care.



Table 2A: ABMS Member Board Requirements for General Certification

General certification is first awarded to candidates who meet the requirements in a specified field of medical practice. This table identifies the requirements for general certification from each Member Board, but as published in this form, the table is necessarily over-simplified. To confirm current official requirements and fees, contact the particular board. Footnotes can be found on page 17.

Initial/Qualifying Exam Application Requirements

Years of Training Required - ACGME

Accredited (1) Other Credit Accepted Board Eligibility (4)

American Board of Board Specific (Full license required by all boards)

Prerequisite Training

Specialty Training

Non-ACGME Accredited

TrainingRCPSC (2)

Board Eligible Period

(Plus additional practice

requirement)

Transition Date Method to Obtain Eligibility After Post-Residency Timeframe Expiration

Allergy and Immunology (ABAI)

Must be certified by ABIM or ABP as of date of ABAI application 3 years 2 years No Yes 5 years 12/31/17

Complete an ABAI-approved Communications Module, an ABAI-approved Patient Safety Module, the Allergy and Immunology ITE, and 50 Allergy/Immunology-specific CME credits

Anesthesiology (ABA) Satisfactorily fulfilled all requirements for continuum of education in anesthesiology, attestation documenting current practice of anesthesiology, capable of performing independently the entire scope of anesthesiology practice without accommodation or with reasonable accommodation

1 year 3 years No No 7 years 01/01/2019Must take and pass the BASIC Staged Examination to re-enter the ABA examination system

Colon and Rectal Surgery (ABCRS)

A complete list of all operative procedures performed during residency: candidates must pass the ABS Qualifying and Certifying Exams prior to taking ABCRS exams

5 years 1 year No No 7 years 12/31/2023

Successfully complete 4 months of training. Alternatively, candidates may obtain 100 CME hours (60 in Category 1); complete the most recent version of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Education Program (CARSEP); provide a reference letter from the Chief of Surgery; submit an operative case log for the most recent 12 month period; and pass the In-Training Exam (ITE)

Dermatology (ABD)

Annual evaluation and final attestation by program director as to readiness 1 year 3 years No Yes 5 years 12/31/2016

ABD individually adjudicates cases for candidates who have not adhered to the 5-year timeframe

Emergency Medicine (ABEM)Completion of residency training; apply for certification and receive ABEM approval as meeting certification requirements; pass the ABEM qualifying and oral examinations

— 3 or 4 years No Yes 5 years 12/31/2019 Must complete additional training to become Board eligible and pursue certification again

Family Medicine (ABFM)Completion of the Resident Certification Entry Process involving self-assessment and performance in improvement activities, among other requirements

— 3 years Yes Yes 7 years 01/01/2019Successfully complete at least one year of additional training in an accredited residency training program



Table 2A: ABMS Member Board Requirements for General Certification (continued)

Footnotes can be found on page 17






Specialty Training


TrainingRCPSC (2)



requirement)

Transition Date

Method to Obtain Eligibility After Post-Residency Timeframe Expiration

Internal Medicine (ABIM) Complete the requisite predoctoral medical education; meet the training requirements; meet the licensure requirements and procedural requirements; pass a certification examination

— 3 years Yes Yes 7 years 01/01/2019

Successfully complete at least one year of additional training in an accredited residency training program

Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG)

Primary specialty certificates: Clinical Biochemical Genetics; Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics; Clinical Genetics and Genomics; Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics, Laboratory Genetics and Genomics

Successfully complete the training requirements defined for each specialty within an ABMGG-accredited lab training program or clinical genetics and genomics ACGME-accredited residency

Clinical Genetics and Genomics- 1 year in ACGME-accredited

residency with 12 months of direct patient

care

2 years Yes Yes 7 years 01/01/2019 Completion of a full training program

Neurological Surgery (ABNS) 42 months clinical experience — 7 years Yes No 5 years 12/31/2018 Passing the primary writtten exam; practice case log review; credential letters

Nuclear Medicine (ABNM) Complete preparatory clinical training in an accredited program; hold a valid, unrestricted license; successfully pass the ABNM certification examination

1 year 3 years Yes Yes 7 years NA(5) Complete additional year of training

Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Two years clinical experience — 4 years No Yes 7 (+1 years) 12/31/2018 Additional 12 months of residency training

Ophthalmology (ABO) One year inernship with direct patient care; clinical competence assessment by program director

1 year 3 years No Yes 7 years 01/01/2019Three letters attesting to skills; complete ABO Practice Improvement Module; finish self-assessment CME

Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)* Two years clinical experience; hospital privileges; 360°-feedback on 6 core competencies required for oral exam

— 5 years No Yes 5 years NA(5) Contact the Member Board

Otolaryngology (ABOto) Successfully pass the qualifying examination and the oral examination — 5 years No No 5 years 01/01/2019 Contact the Member Board

Pathology (ABPath)Primary specialty certificates: Pathology-Anatomic; Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical; Pathology-Clinical

Complete 50 autopsies; evaluation by program director

Pathology-Anatomic (3 years);

Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-

Clinical (4 years);

Pathology-Clinical

(3 years)

1-2 years No Yes 5 years 01/01/2019 Completion of an additional year of training

Pediatrics (ABP)Clinical competence assessment by program director — 3 Yes Yes 7 years NA(5)

Completion of a 6-month supervised practice experience within an accredited training progam with assessment of competence by a program director and faculty








Specialty Training


TrainingRCPSC (2)



requirement)


Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR) Submit a copy of the medical degree,

transitional year, ECFMG certificate, photo, signature, and evaluation by program diretor

1 year 3 years No Yes 7 years 01/01/2020 Completion of an additional year of training

Plastic Surgery (ABPS)

Hospital privileges 3 years 3 (+3 years) No Yes 7 (+1) years 01/01/2019

Pass the In-Training Exam, complete an ABPS MOC approved CME activity for each of the Plastic Surgery areas, obtain 150 CME credits within the preceding 3 years; professionalism requirements; retake written and oral assessment

Preventive Medicine (ABPM)Primary specialty certificates: Aerospace Medicine; Occupational Medicine; Public Health and General Preventive Medicine

Completion of MPH or equivalent degree, including core courses content. One year of supervised postgraduate clinical training

1 year 2 years Yes Yes 7 years

01/01/2019

Full, unrestricted medical license; 75 hours of ABPM-approved lifeling learning self-assessment; Assessment of Practice Performance Professional Practice Currency

Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)Primary specialty certificates: Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology; Neurology; Psychiatry

Clinical Skills evaluation (with attestation of program director)

Neurology with Special Qualification

in Child Neurology (2 years);

Neurology (1 year);

Psychiatry (1 year)

3 years No Yes 7 years 01/01/2019

Repeat clinical skills evaluation; complete one stage of MOC (90 CME credits, 24 self-assessment CME credits, and 1 Performance in Practice Unit)

Radiology (ABR)Primary specialty certificates: Diagnostic Radiology; Diagnostic Medical Physics; Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology; Nuclear Medical Physics; Radiation Oncology; Therapeutic Medical Physics

Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology: Program directors must confirm completion of 36 months of training before candidates are allowed to sit for the core exam. Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics-related specialties: Program directors must provide final approval before candidates are allowed to sit for exams

1 year for Diagnostic Radiology,

Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology;

and Radiation Oncology residents

4 years for Diagnostic Radiology; 4 years for Radiation Oncology; 5 years for

Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic

Radiology; 2 years for Medical Physics-related

specialties

Yes Yes 6 years

01/01/2015 for Diagnostic

Radiology and Radiation Oncology, and 01/01/2017 for Medical

Physics-related specialties

One year of additional clinical training





(*)Clinicalexperienceisrequired.Checkwiththeboardforspecificinformation.

(1)AccreditationCouncilforGraduateMedicalEducation(ACGME)istheaccreditingbodyforpost-MDorpost-DOmedicaltrainingprogramsintheUnitedStates.

(2)RoyalCollegeofPhysiciansandSurgeonsofCanada(RCPSC)istheaccreditingbodyforpost-MDmedicaltrainingprogramsinCanada

(3)AcceptedbytheCanadianCollegeofMedicalGenetics.

(4)TheABMSBoardEligibilityPolicy,effectiveJanuary1,2012,limitstheperiodoftimethatmayelapsebetweenaphysician’scompletionoftrainingandachievementofinitialcertificationinaspecialty.MemberBoardsthatdidnothaveanexistingpolicyinplaceestablishedaboardeligibleperiodof3to7yearsforphysicianstoachieveinitialcertificationfollowingsuccessfulcompletionofaccreditedtrainingplustime(ifany)inpractice.Additionally,theboardsestablishedtransitiondatesforphysiciancandidateswhohadcompletedtraining,butnotyetachievedinitialcertificationinaspecialtyasoftheABMSBoardEligibility’seffectivedate.ThoseMemberBoardschoseadateforcandidatestoachieveinitialcertification.

(5)MemberBoardhadboardeligibilitypoliciesinplacepriortotheeffectivedateoftheABMSBoardEligibilityPolicy,andthereforenofuturetransitiondateisprovided.TheyalignedtheirboardeligibleperiodswiththeprinciplesoftheABMSpolicy.

(6)Twopathwaysforcertificationmaybepursued.Candidatesmayeithercompletefiveyearsofprerequisitetraining(GeneralSurgery)andtwoorthreeyearsofThoracicSurgery,orsixyearsofanintegratedThoracicSurgeryprogramwithnoprerequisitetraining.TheAmericanBoardofThoracicSurgerywillacceptaVascularSurgeryresidencyinlieuofaGeneralSurgeryresidencyaslongastheVascularSurgerytrainingleadstoprimarycertificationbytheAmericanBoardofSurgery.



Accredited (1) Other Credit

Accepted Board Eligibility (4)



Specialty Training

Non-ACGME

Accredited Training

RCPSC (2)



requirement)


Surgery (ABS)Primary specialty certificates: General Surgery; Vascular Surgery Completion of training in an accredited

program; submission of an operative case log; documentation of completion of ACLS and ATLS, and for general surgery also FLS and FES; approval of program director

—

5 years for Surgery; 5-7 years

for Vascular Surgery

Yes Yes 7 years 7/1/2022Successfully complete one of the re-admissability pathways offered, with additional educational and assessment requirements

Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) (6)

Case log with minimum volumes by category — — No No 7 years NA(5)

Complete additional educational requirements (typically 6-12 months), under supervision of an ABTS diplomate, with a pre-approved training plan

Urology (ABU)For initial written exam: Medical school graduation certificate and documentation of pre-Urology training; Endorsement by program director. For oral exam: 16 months of Urologic practice; Submission of billing and office visits; Peer review questionnaires from the Chief of Urology and/or Surgery, the Chief of Anesthesiology, and the Chief of Staff

1-2 years 3 or 4 years No Yes 6 years NA(5) Complete the Urology portion of a training program




Subspecialty certification is awarded to candidates who meet the requirements in a component of a specialty or subspecialty. It can be granted to specialists who have been certified by one or more Member Boards in an area of general certification. This table identifies the requirements for subspecialty certification from each Member Board, but as presented in this form, the information is over-simplified. To confirm current official policy, requirements, and fees, contact the particular board. Footnotes can be found on page 23. These boards do not issue subspecialty certificates: Allergy and Immunology, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Nuclear Medicine, Ophthalmology.

ABMS established the ABMS Eligibility for Subspecialties policy in 2017. The policy, which will take effect January 1, 2018, limits the period of time that may elapse between a physician’s training and achievement of initial certification in a subspecialty. Member Boards are in the process of aligning their processes/policies with the new ABMS policy. Contact the particular board for information about eligibility for subspecialty certification.

Table 2B: ABMS Member Board Requirements for Subspecialty Certification

Full license required by all boards Other Training Credit Accepted

American Board of Subspecialty Specialty Certification Requirement (Current Certificate)

Years of Subspecialty Training Required ACGME Accredited (1) Non-ACGME Accredited Training RCPSC (3,4)

Anesthesiology (ABA) Critical Care Medicine

ABA general certification required for all subspecialties 1 year for all subspecialties No for all subspecialties No for all subspecialties

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Pain Medicine

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Sleep Medicine

Dermatology (ABD) Dermatopathology ABD and ABPA general certification or ABD general certification

1-2 years for all subspecialties No for all subspecialties No for all subspecialtiesPediatric Dermatology ABD general certification

Emergency Medicine (ABEM)

Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine

Emergency Medical Services

ABMS Member Board general certification is required for Medical Toxicology and Emergency Medical Services

ABEM general certification is required for all other subspecialties

2 years

1 year

Yes for Emergency Medical Services only

No for all subspecialties

Hospice and Palliative Medicine 1 year

Internal Medicine-Critical Care Medicine 2 years

Medical Toxicology 2 years

Pain Medicine 1 year

Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2-3 years

Sports Medicine 1 year

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 1 year

Family Medicine (ABFM) Adolescent Medicine

ABFM general certification required for all subspecialties

2 years

No for all subspecialties No for all subspecialties

Geriatric Medicine 1 year


Pain Medicine

Sleep Medicine

1 year

1 year


Internal Medicine (ABIM) Adolescent Medicine ABIM general certification 2 years

Yes for all subspecialties Yes for all subspecialties

Adult Congenital Heart Disease ABIM certification in Cardiovascular Disease or ABP certification in Pediatric Cardiology 2 years

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology ABIM certification in Cardiovascular Disease 1 year

Cardiovascular Disease ABIM general certification 3 years

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology ABIM certification in Cardiovascular Disease 1 year

Critical Care Medicine ABIM general certification 2 years

Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism ABIM general certification 2 years



Table 2B: ABMS Member Board Requirements for Subspecialty Certification (continued) Footnotes can be found on page 23




Internal Medicine (ABIM) (continued)

Gastroenterology ABIM general certification3 years

Yes for all subspecialties Yes for all subspecialties

Geriatric Medicine ABIM general certification 1 year

Hematology ABIM general certification 2 years

Hospice and Palliative Medicine ABIM general certification 1 year

Infectious Disease ABIM general certification 2 years

Interventional Cardiology ABIM certification in Cardiovascular Disease 1 year

Medical Oncology ABIM general certification 2 years

Nephrology ABIM general certification 2 years

Pulmonary Disease ABIM general certification 2 years

Rheumatology ABIM general certification 2 years

Sleep Medicine ABIM general certification 1 year

Sports Medicine ABIM general certification 1 year

Transplant Hepatology ABIM certification in Gastroenterology 1 year


Medical Biochemical Genetics ABMGG Clinical Genetics certification or ABMS Member Board general certification 1 or 2 years Contact ABMGG No

Molecular Genetic Pathology (contact ABMGG regarding licensure requirements)

ABMGG Clinical Genetics certification or ABPA general certification 1 year No Yes

Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG)

Critical Care Medicine

ABOG general certification for all subspecialties See ABOG website No for all subspecialties No for all subspecialties

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Gynecologic Oncology

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)

Orthopaedic Sports MedicineABOS general certification required for all subspecialties 1 year for all subspecialties No for all subspecialties No for all subspecialties

Surgery of the Hand

Otolaryngology (ABOto) Neurotology

ABOto general certification required for all subspecialties

2 years No No

Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology Not Applicable Not applicable Not applicable

Plastic Surgery within the Head and Neck Not Applicable Not applicable Not applicable

Sleep Medicine 1 year No No







Pathology (ABPath) Blood Banking/ Transfusion Medicine ABPath Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical or Pathology-Clinical certification or ABMS Member Board certification or Hematology subspecialty

1 or 2 years if certified by another board

Yes for Clinical Informatics, only during grandfather period

No for all other subspecialties


Clinical Informatics ABPath Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical, Pathology-Anatomic, or Pathology-Clinical certification 2 years

Cytopathology ABPath Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical or Pathology-Anatomic certification 1 year

Dermatopathology ABPath Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical or Pathology-Anatomic or ABD certification 1 year

Hematopathology

ABPath Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical, Pathology-Anatomic, or Pathology-Clinical certification or ABMS Member Board certification plus Hematopathology subspecialty


Neuropathology ABPA Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical or Pathology-Anatomic certification or ABMS Member Board certification, RCPSC


Pathology-ChemicalABPath Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical or Pathology-Clinical certification

1 or 2 years if certified by another Board

Pathology-Forensic ABPath Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical; Pathology-Anatomic certification 1 year

Pathology-Medical MicrobiologyABPath Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical or Pathology-Clinical certification or ABMS Member Board certification plus Infectious Disease subspecialty


Pathology-Molecular Genetic ABPath Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical, Pathology-Anatomic, or Pathology-Clinical certification or ABMGG general certification

1 year

Pathology-Pediatric ABPath Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical or Pathology-Anatomic certification or RCPSC 1 year

Pediatrics (ABP) Adolescent Medicine

ABP general or subspecialty certification required for Hospice and Palliative Medicine

ABP general pediatrics certification for the other subspecialties

3 years

No for all subspecialties Yes for all subspecialties

Child Abuse Pediatrics 3 years

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 3 years

Hospice and Palliative Medicine 1 years

Medical Toxicology 2 years

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 3 years

Pediatric Cardiology 3 years

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 3 years

Pediatric Emergency Medicine 3 years

Pediatric Endocrinology 3 years







Pediatrics (ABP) (continued) Pediatric Gastroenterology ABP general Pediatrics certification 3 years

No for all subspecialtiesNo for Sports Medicine

Yes for all other subspecialties

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology ABP general Pediatrics certification 3 years

Pediatric Hospital Medicine ABP general Pediatrics certification 3 years

Pediatric Infectious Diseases ABP general Pediatrics certification 3 years

Pediatric Nephrology ABP general Pediatrics certification 3 years

Pediatric Pulmonology ABP general Pediatrics certification 3 years

Pediatric Rheumatology ABP general Pediatrics certification 3 years

Pediatric Transplant Hepatology ABP Gastroenterology certification - generally 3 years of gastroenterology training 1 year

Sleep Medicine ABP general or ABP subspecialty certification 1 year

Sports Medicine ABP general Pediatrics certification 1 year

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR) Brain Injury Medicine

ABPMR general certification, Sports Medicine subspecialty certification by ABEM, ABFM, ABIM, ABP diplomates

1 year

Yes for Brain Injury Medicine

No for all other subspecialties.No for all subspecialties


Neuromuscular Medicine

ABPMR general certification for all other subspecialties

1 year

Pain Medicine 1 year

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine 0-2 years

Spinal Cord Injury Medicine 1 year


Plastic Surgery (ABPS) Plastic Surgery within the Head and Neck ABPS general certification Not applicableNot applicable Not applicable

Surgery of the Hand ABPS general certification 1 year

Preventive Medicine (ABPM) Addiction Medicine ABMS Member Board general certification 1 year

Yes, limited equivalent training accepted during practice track

No for all subspecialtiesClinical Informatics ABMS Member Board general certification 2 years

NoMedical Toxicology ABPM general certification 2 years

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine ABMS Member Board general certification 1 year







Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)

Addiction Psychiatry ABPN Psychiatry certification1 year

Credit accepted through 2022 for Brain Injury Medicine

Credit accepted through 2018 for Epilepsy

No for all other subspecialites


Brain Injury Medicine ABPN Neurology, Psychiatry or Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology certification 1 year

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ABPN Psychiatry certification (initially but not required to maintain) 2 years

Clinical Neurophysiology ABPN Neurology, Psychiatry or Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology certification 1 year

Epilepsy ABPN Neurology or Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology certification 1 year

Forensic Psychiatry ABPN Psychiatry certification 1 year

Geriatric Psychiatry ABPN Psychiatry certification 1 year

Hospice and Palliative Medicine ABPN Neurology, Psychiatry or Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology certification 1 year

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities ABPN Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology or ABP certification 4 years

Neuromuscular Medicine ABPN Neurology or Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology certification 1 year

Pain Medicine ABPN Neurology, Psychiatry or Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology certification 1 year

Psychosomatic Medicine ABPN Psychiatry certification 1 year

Sleep Medicine ABPN Neurology, Psychiatry or Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology certification 1 year

Vascular Neurology ABPN Neurology or Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology certification 1 year

Radiology (ABR) Hospice and Palliative Medicine ABR Radiation Oncology, Diagnostic Radiology, or Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology certification 1 year No No

Neuroradiology ABR Diagnostic Radiology or Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology certification 2 years Yes Yes

Nuclear Radiology ABR Diagnostic Radiology or Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology certification certification 1 year Yes Yes

Pain Medicine ABR Radiation Oncology, Diagnostic Radiology, or Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology certification 1 year No No

Pediatric Radiology ABR Diagnostic Radiology or Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology certification 2 years Yes Yes



Table 2B: ABMS Member Board Requirements for Subspecialty Certification (continued)




Surgery (ABS)Complex General Surgical Oncology ABS certification in General Surgery 2 years


Yes

Hospice and Palliative Medicine ABS certification in General Surgery or certification by another ABMS surgical board 1 year No

Pediatric Surgery ABS certification in General Surgery 2 years Yes

Surgery of the Hand ABS certification in General Surgery 1 year No

Surgical Critical Care ABS certification in General or Vascular Surgery or certification by another ABMS board 1 year Yes

Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) Congenital Cardiac Surgery - Information applies for the fellowship pathway and does not apply to the grandfather period.

ABTS general certification 1 year Not applicable

No

Urology (ABU) Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery ABU general certification for either subspecialty 2 years for either subspecialty

No No

Pediatric Urology Yes Yes

(1) AccreditationCouncilforGraduateMedicalEducation(ACGME)istheaccreditingbodyforpost-MDor post-DOmedicaltrainingprogramsintheUnitedStates.

(2) TheABMSBoardEligibilityPolicy,effectiveJanuary1,2012,makesitlegitimateforacandidatetoclaimboardeligibilityduringaspecifiedtime,butpreventsabusebythosewhousethedesignationindefinitely.Thisismainlyapplicabletocertificationinaprimaryspecialty.Contacttheparticularboardforinformationaboutboardeligibilityandsubspecialtycertification.

(3) RoyalCollegeofPhysiciansandSurgeonsofCanada(RCPSC)isanationalorganizationwhichoverseesthemedicaleducationofspecialistsinCanada.

(4) TherearenoaccreditedprogramsinMedicalToxicology,NeurodevelopmentalDisabilitiesorSportsMedicine.

Note:AnumberofsubspecialtycertificatesarecurrentlyofferedbymultipleABMSboards.SeeTable2Cformoreinformation.



Table 2C: Examination Administering Board for Certifications Offered by Multiple ABMS Member Boards

A number of subspecialty certificates are currently offered by multiple ABMS Member Boards. This table identifies which board administers the examination. Critical Care Medicine, offered by multiple boards, is an individual subspecialty particular to that board. Certificates in the area of Critical Care are offered separately by the boards of Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Surgery

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Anesthesiology X • X •Dermatology •Emergency Medicine • • X • • • •Family Medicine • • • • • XInternal Medicine • X X X • XMedical Genetics and Genomics •Obstetrics and Gynecology • • •Orthopaedic Surgery XOtolaryngology •Pathology • X XPediatrics X • • X • • •Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation X • • • •Plastic Surgery •Preventive Medicine X • XPsychiatry and Neurology • • X • •Radiology • •Surgery • •Urology •

X AdministeringMemberBoard.

• ParticipatingMemberBoards.(1) TheFemalePelvicandReconstructiveSurgerycertificateisofferedjointlybytheboardsofObstetricsandGynecologyandUrology.Bothboardswillsponsortheprogramfellowshipsinthesubspecialty.

Eachboardwillcertifyitsownphysicians,thoughtheboardsareworkingtogethertohavecommonexamquestions.



Table 2D: ABMS Member Board Requirements for Continuing Certification (MOC)

The ABMS Board Certification process includes assessment and learning activities that help physicians continually evaluate and refine their clinical judgment, procedural skills, and service to patients. Since ongoing professional activity is required, particular requirements must be completed before a physician can receive an updated certificate. This table outlines basic requirements from each board, but as presented in this form, the information is over-simplified. The information shown here is for maintaining a general certificate. Requirements may differ for a subspecialty certificate. Contact the particular board for the most current information. Footnotes can be found on page 27.

American Board of Time Limited Certificates for Recertification

First Issued

Effective Year of

Initial MOC Enrollment (1)

MOC Cycle Length (2)

Professional Standing and Professionalism (Part I)*

Lifelong Learning and Self Assessment (3) (Part II)

(Frequency varies from annual activity to requirements every three

to five years)

Assessment of Knowledge, Judgment, and Skills (Part III) (4) (Board-based assessment -emerging

programs highlighted)

Improvement in Medical Practice (Part IV) (Frequency varies from annual activity to specific year(s)

or time interval(s) for the activity)

Allergy and Immunology (ABAI) 1989 2007 10 Medical licensure must be maintained throughout the

cycle.

CME (**) credits, Recent Advances module, patient safety,

communication moduleArticle-based assessment

Communication module and practice asessment/quality improvement modules; recognition for participation in

registries or particular service in the specialty

Anesthesiology (ABA) 2000 2004 10Medical licensure must be maintained throughout the

cycle.

CME credits, patient safety modules, MOC Assessment

Recognition Program in collaboration with ACCME’s

accredited CME system

Longitudinal assessment based on practice profile (pilot launched)

25 points every five years from list of improving performance in practice options

Colon and Rectal Surgery (ABCRS)

1990 2010 10 Professional references/recommendations, hospital credentialing and privileges

CME, self assessment Longitudinal assessment (pilot anticipated)

Ongoing participation in a national, regional or local outcomes database or quality assessment program

Dermatology (ABD) 1991 2007 10 Medical licensure must be maintained throughout the

cycle.

CME credits, patient safety module, self-assessment

Longitudinal assessment (pilot anticipated), practice profile assessment,

remote proctoring

Practice improvement modules for self-evaluation and improvement

Emergency Medicine (ABEM) 1980 2004 10 All medical licenses must be in good standing

CME credits, literature review, online self-assessment

Multiple choice, secure, criterion-referenced examination Attestation to practice improvement; clinical registry

Family Medicine (ABFM) 1970 2003 Continuing Medical licensure must be maintained throughout the

cycle.

CME credits, knowledge self-assessment activities Practice profile assessment Practice improvement module for self evaluation and

improvement; registry

Internal Medicine (ABIM) 1990 2006 Continuing

Medical licensure must be maintained throughout the

cycle.

Recognized self-evaluation of medical knowledge activities,

MOC Assessment Recognition Program in collaboration with

ACCME’s accredited CME system

Knowledge Check-in (pilot anticipated) which is more frequent and less

burdensome and will have immediate feedback and the use of external

resources. Will be offered as an option in addition to current 10-year assessment.

Through December 31, 2018, no ABIM diplomate will have his or her certification status changed for not having

completed activities in practice assessment. However ABIM still promotes improvement in medical practice and

grants MOC points for recognized practice evaluation and quality improvement activities.


Professional references/recommendations

CME credits, online self-

assessment, literature review

Longitudinal assessment (pilot anticipated), practice profile assessment

Practice improvement module for self evaluation and improvement; performance improvement/quality

assurance activities

Primary specialty certificatesClinical Biochemical Genetics 1993 2007 10Clinical Cytogenetics 1993 2007 10Clinical Genetics - MD 1993 2007 10Clinical Molecular Genetics 1993 2007 10Laboratory Genetics and Genomics 2017 2017 10

Neurological Surgery (ABNS) 1999 2006 10 (consisting

of 3 three-year mini-cycles, plus a 10th

year)


cycle.

CME credits and SANS (a web-based neurosurgery self-

assessment examination)Remote proctoring

Completion of a Key Case practice log, Chief of Staff questionnaire, SANS, and a patient satisfaction/

communication tool when it becomes available

Nuclear Medicine (ABNM) 1992 2007 10 Hospital credentialing and privileges CME credits, self-assessment Longitudinal assessment (pilot

anticipated) Practice performance assessment project



Table 2D: ABMS Member Board Requirements for Continuing Certification (MOC) (continued)


First Issued

Effective Year of






to five years)





Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG)

1986 2008 6Hospital credentialing and privileges, self-reporting,

peer reviewLiterature review

Longitudinal assessment, practice profile assessment, article-based assessment

(launched)

1. Diagnosis-specific chart review modules; 3 CMEs/module 2. ABOG-Approved Quality Improvement Projects 3. ABOG-Approved simulation courses

4. Quality Improvement Publications/Presentations/Posters 5. ABMS Multi-Specialty Portfolio Projects

Ophthalmology (ABO) 1992 2006 10 Medical licensure must be maintained throughout the

cycle.

CME credits, self-assessment, patient safety

Knowledge assessment secure exam; longitudinal assessment pilot (launched)

1-2 practice assessment and improvement activities from a menu of options

Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) 1986 2010 10 Professional references/recommendations, hospital credentialing and privileges,

peer review

CME credits, self-assessment Practice profile assessment Stringent peer evaluation and review process and submission of a case list with performance indicators

Otolaryngology (ABOto) 2002 2002 10 Hospital credentialing and privileges CME credits, self-assessment Longitudinal assessment, practice profile

assessmentPatient communications survey, professional survey,

performance improvement modules

Pathology (ABPath) Professional references/

recommendations, hospital credentialing and privileges,

peer review

CME credits, self-assessment, patient safety

Longitudinal assessment (pilot anticipated), practice profile assessment,

remote proctoring

Peer attestations regarding interpersonal, communication skills and professionalism, ethics and effectiveness, also performance improvement/quality assurance activity

Primary specialty certificatesPathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical

2006 2006 Continuing

Pathology-Anatomic 2006 2006 Continuing

Pathology-Clinical 2006 2006 Continuing

Pediatrics (ABP) 1988 2003 Continuing Medical licensure must be maintained throughout the

cycle.

Online self-assessment modules, MOC Assessment Recognition Program in collaboration with

ACCME’s accredited CME system

Longitudinal assessment, practice profile assessment (launched) Practice performance module

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR)

1993 1994 10 Medical licensure must be maintained throughout the

cycle.CME credits, self-assessment Longitudinal assessment (pilot

anticipated) Practice performance project

Plastic Surgery (ABPS) 1995 2007 10 Hospital credentialing and privileges, peer reivew, review of advertising

materials

CME credits, patient safety Practice profile assessment Practice assessment with tracer procedures and improvement

Preventive Medicine (ABPM)


cycle.CME credits, self-assessment Secure assessment

Quality improvement module to assess practice and improvement in clinical practice, teaching, research and

administration

Primary specialty certificatesAerospace Medicine 1997 2001 10Occupational Medicine 1997 2001 10Public Health and General Preventive Medicine

1997 2001 10

Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)

Professional references/recommendations, peer

reviewCME credits, self-assessment Practice profile assessment (pilot

anticipated)

Performance in Practice (PIP) Unit = Clinical Module (Chart Review) OR Feedback Module (Patient/Peer

Second Party External Review); ongoing participation in national outcomes registry and other QI activities

Primary specialty certificatesNeurology 1994 2007 ContinuingNeurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology 1994 2007 Continuing

Psychiatry 1994 2007 Continuing





First Issued

Effective Year of






to five years)





Radiology (ABR)

Full, and unrestricted license in all states in which the

diplomate currently practices in the United States, its territories, or Canada

CME credits, self-assessment Longitudinal assessment (pilot anticipated), practice profile assessment

Participation in Practice Quality Improvement Projects or Activities

Primary specialty certificatesDiagnostic Medical Physics 2002 2007 Continuing

Diagnostic Radiology 2002 2007 Continuing

Nuclear Medical Physics 2002 2007 Continuing

Radiation Oncology 1995 2007 Continuing

Therapeutic Medical Physics 2002 2007 Continuing

Surgery (ABS) Full and unrestricted medical license, hospital privileges,

professional references/peer review

CME credits, self-assessment Secure exam (pilot anticipated for practice profile assessment)

Ongoing participation in a national, regional or local outcomes registry or quality assessment program

Primary specialty certificatesGeneral Surgery 1976 2005 10 Vascular Surgery 1982 2005 10

Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) 1976 2008 10 Professional references/recommendations, hospital credentialing and privileges,

peer review

CME credits, self-assessment Practice profile assessment, remote proctoring Practice quality improvement program

Urology (ABU) 1985 2007 10 Professional references/recommendations, hospital credentialing and privileges,

peer review

CME credits, online practice assessment Practice profile assessment Practice log, peer review questionnaires

(*)Currentandunrestrictedmedicallicensemustbemaintainedinthestate(s)aphysicianchoosestopractice.

(**)CME-continuingmedicaleducation,consistingofeducationalactivitieswhichservetoassess,developandincreasetheknowledge,judgment,skillsandprofessionalperformancethataspecialistusestoprovideservicesforpatients,thepubicortheprofession.CMEactivitiesarecertifiedandcreditisawardedfromoneormoreofthefollowingcreditsystems:AMAPRACategory1Credit(TM);AAFPPrescribedCredit;ACOGCognates;AOACategory1A.

(1)Referstotheyearinwhichdiplomatesfirstentered/enrolledinthecurrentprogram.

(2)Inmostcases,thisreferstothecertificatedurationlength,duringwhichtimecertainrequirementsaretobecompleted.ForphysicianscertifiedbyABPenteringitscontinuingcertificationprogramin2010orlater,andforphysiciansinitiallycertifiedbyABFM,ABIM,ABPath,ABPN,orABR,maintainingcertificationiscontingentupontheirmeetingtherequirementsforthespecificboard’scertificationprogram,andthereforenocertificationenddateisprovided.Physiciansmustsuccessfullycompletespecialty-specificrequirementstomaintaincertificationfromtheirspecialty’sboard.

(3)RequirementscouldincludeCMEthatispractice-relevantsuchasliteraturereviews,conferenceparticipation,onlineassessmentand/orparticularboard-orsociety-developedself-assessmentmodules.MilestonesforthetypeandamountofCMEcreditsvaryamongtheMemberBoards.

(4)Toelevatetheassessmentexperiencefortheirboardcertifiedphysicians,manyABMSMemberBoardsareexploring,piloting,orhavelaunchedassessmentprogramsthatofferamorerelevantandpersonalizedapproachfordemonstratingproficiencyandidentifyingknowledgegapsforfurtherlearning.Someofthem,notedinthetable,include:

Longitudinalassessmentinvolvingfrequentcheckupstoreinforcelearningandpromoteretention.Itgenerallyincludesimmediatefeedbackandperformancereportstoidentifyareasofstrengthandweakness.

Practiceprofileassessments(modularassessment)allowingphysicianstocustomizetheirMOCassessmenttofocuson thekindsofpatientstheymostcommonlyencounterinpractice.

Remoteproctoringusingvideomonitoringduringtestingthatoccursinaplaceotherthanatestcenter.

Article-basedassessmentinvolvingreviewofacollectionofarticleswithwhichphysiciansshouldbefamiliaranddemonstratingmasteryoftheinformationbyrespondingtoquestionsrelatedtothearticles.

Table 2D: ABMS Member Board Requirements for Continuing Certification (MOC) (continued)

Board certified physicians per Member BoardThe numbers represent distinct counts A physician is counted once per Member Board See Table 3C

Colon and Rectal Surgery 2,254Medical Genetics and Genomics 2,498Nuclear Medicine 4,438Allergy and Immunology 5,656Thoracic Surgery 5,727Neurological Surgery 5,918 Plastic Surgery 7,897Preventive Medicine 9,659Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 10,809Urology 13,323Dermatology 14,336Otolaryngology 14,616 Ophthalmology 24,554Orthopaedic Surgery 27,952 Pathology 29,738 Emergency Medicine 35,208Surgery 40,990Obstetrics and Gynecology 50,713 Anesthesiology 52,802 Radiology 56,340 Psychiatry and Neurology 68,656Family Medicine 87,261Pediatrics 100,017 Internal Medicine 250,727



282015-2016 ABMS Board Certification Data Book

ABMS Board Certification Highlights

More than

880,000 board certified physicians

ABMS Member Boards certify in

39specialties

86subspecialties

In 2016 ABMS Member Boards awarded

28,549 new specialty certificates and

13,049 new subspecialty certificates

Percentage of ABMS board certified physicians

by specialty group

59% Medical

27% Surgical

14% Hospital

Source: ABMS certification database, June 30, 2017.

0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000

WY 1,095ND 1,755AK 1,826SD 2,049VT 2,262DE 2,296MT 2,560ID 2,896RI 3,850

WV 3,974ME 4,040NH 4,094DC 4,127HI 4,160NE 4,661NM 4,680NV 4,975MS 4,988AR 5,441IA 6,450

OK 6,497UT 6,587KS 6,822KY 9,437AL 9,789SC 10,660LA 10,759OR 12,193CT 13,545IN 14,075AZ 14,885MO 15,088CO 15,173WI 15,582TN 16,143MN 16,745WA 20,378GA 21,855VA 22,948MD 23,443MI 24,794NC 25,240NJ 26,558MA 30,083OH 31,052IL 35,236PA 39,921FL 47,033TX 56,544NY 69,138CA 101,186



Board certified physicians by

state

Distribution of physicians with an ABMS Member Board certificate Distribution of physicians with an ABMS Member Board certificate Distribution of physicians with an ABMS Member Board certificate Distribution of physicians with an ABMS Member Board certificate

Source: ABMS certification database, June 30, 2017.

Pacific

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Table 3A: New General Certificates Issued by ABMS Member Boards 2007-2016

Examination of this table will show the comparative degree of activity in general certification and the change with time among specialties. The counts also can include certificates which are no longer issued or have been inactive during this time period. “A” indicates the year the certificate was approved by ABMS, but not yet issued. See Table 1A for certificate issue date information.

American Board of 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 10-Year Total

Allergy and Immunology 129 151 145 157 143 160 133 147 147 134 1,446

Anesthesiology 1,594 1,491 1,461 1,753 1,534 1,511 1,643 1,587 1,570 1,654 15,798

Colon and Rectal Surgery 53 67 79 71 64 97 97 97 80 99 804Dermatology 342 377 385 379 376 433 434 449 432 434 4,041Emergency Medicine 1,341 1,353 1,397 1,378 1,603 1,599 1,678 1,572 1,682 1,778 15,381Family Medicine 2,646 2,759 3,081 2,853 2,875 3,150 3,370 3,638 3,504 3,591 31,467Internal Medicine 7,309 6,915 6,820 7,019 6,734 6,968 7,380 7,439 7,775 7,857 72,216

Medical Genetics and Genomics - Total 180 0 166 0 194 0 217 0 228 0 985Clinical Biochemical Genetics (*) 25 0 15 0 19 0 20 0 18 0 97Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics (*) 34 0 37 0 32 0 47 0 36 0 186Clinical Genetics and Genomics, MD (*) 75 0 73 0 79 0 90 0 85 0 402Clinical Molecular Genetics (*) 43 0 41 0 64 0 60 0 89 0 297Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (*) — — — — — — — — — A 0PhD Medical Genetics (*) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Neurological Surgery 121 135 113 134 125 149 166 156 151 149 1,399

Nuclear Medicine 82 72 59 80 57 81 73 73 63 42 682

Obstetrics and Gynecology 1,080 1,062 1,100 1,083 1,109 1,159 1,007 1,443 1,261 1,277 11,581

Ophthalmology 437 421 428 441 448 462 499 488 451 442 4,517

Orthopaedic Surgery 596 584 621 602 586 644 593 713 707 700 6,346

Otolaryngology 249 255 260 286 287 274 287 272 309 289 2,768

Pathology - Total 535 631 690 641 625 677 653 671 660 606 6,389Pathology - Anatomic (*) 94 118 138 121 115 106 103 111 107 86 1,099Pathology - Clinical (*) 26 49 36 36 49 40 34 65 48 36 419Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical (*) 415 464 516 484 461 531 516 495 505 484 4,871

Pediatrics 2,791 2,862 2,820 2,745 2,988 3,612 3,013 3,342 3,180 2,891 30,244

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 349 377 370 420 334 351 377 386 348 376 3,688

Plastic Surgery 180 189 209 164 176 182 220 158 203 195 1,876

Preventive Medicine - Total 200 190 184 164 179 183 212 210 198 198 1,918Aerospace Medicine (*) 26 17 16 24 23 17 29 25 19 21 217Occupational Medicine (*) 91 80 66 59 74 73 86 90 77 84 780Public Health and General Preventive Medicine (*) 83 93 102 81 82 93 97 95 102 93 921

Psychiatry and Neurology - Total 1,696 2,274 2,079 2,097 2,888 2,641 2,298 2,658 2,282 2,242 23,155Neurology (*) 426 961 657 672 681 627 603 654 689 644 6,614Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology (*) 67 121 111 118 102 99 104 116 103 133 1,074Psychiatry (*) 1,203 1,192 1,311 1,307 2,105 1,915 1,591 1,888 1,490 1,465 15,467

Radiology - Total 1,433 1,530 1,603 1,582 1,720 1,746 1,770 568 1,494 1,711 15,157Diagnostic Medical Physics (*) 16 14 28 22 41 29 45 54 30 41 320Diagnostic Radiology (*) 1,162 1,207 1,233 1,239 1,257 1,328 1,334 125 1,092 1,273 11,250Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology (*) (1) — — — — — A 0 0 0 0 0Nuclear Medical Physics (*) 4 5 7 1 11 2 8 8 7 5 58Radiation Oncology (*) 135 123 166 139 148 155 170 164 154 196 1,550Therapeutic Medical Physics (*) 116 181 169 181 263 232 213 217 211 196 1,979

Surgery - Total 950 1,240 824 1,054 987 1,126 1,237 1,284 1,182 1,492 11,376General Surgery (*) 838 1,133 738 927 879 991 1,131 1,149 1,046 1,341 10,173Vascular Surgery (*) 112 107 86 127 108 135 106 135 136 151 1,203

Thoracic SurgeryThoracic and Cardiac Surgery 116 126 118 99 93 96 88 92 86 101 1,015

Urology 257 249 233 234 237 239 262 244 240 291 2,486

TOTALS 24,666 25,310 25,245 25,436 26,362 27,540 27,707 27,687 28,233 28,549 266,735

(*) Primary specialty certificates (1) Due to the transition from the Diagnostic Radiology Oral Exam to the Certifying Exam, only those who took and passed the oral exam were certified in 2014. The first Diagnostic Radiology Certifying Exam was administered in October 2015.



Table 3B: New Subspecialty Certificates Issued by ABMS Member Boards 2007-2016

Examination of this table will show the comparative degree of activity in subspecialty certification and the change with time among subspecialties. The counts can also include certificates which are no longer issued or have been inactive during this time period “A” indicates the year the certificate was approved by ABMS, but not yet issued. See Table 1B for certificate issue date information. Footnotes for this table can be found on page 33


Anesthesiology - Total 248 313 278 324 233 372 1,787 1,182 872 797 6,406 Critical Care Medicine (*) 49 67 62 62 61 92 122 127 104 183 929 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 0 20 0 39 0 52 0 6 0 8 125 Pain Medicine (*) 199 226 216 223 168 228 241 252 247 280 2,280 Pediatric Anesthesiology — — — — A 0 1,417 797 519 326 3,059 Sleep Medicine (*) 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 0 2 0 13 Dermatology - Total 26 58 28 74 34 79 39 86 35 66 525 Dermatopathology (*) 26 27 28 41 34 42 39 34 35 25 331 Pediatric Dermatology 0 31 0 33 0 37 0 52 0 41 194 Emergency Medicine - Total 11 68 50 116 55 140 313 126 314 176 1,369 Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine — — — — — — A 12 9 17 38 Emergency Medical Services — — — A 0 0 236 0 227 0 463 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 0 12 0 23 0 58 0 20 0 32 145 Internal Medicine-Critical Care Medicine — — — — A 25 19 25 28 40 137 Medical Toxicology (*) 0 32 0 40 0 40 0 51 0 55 218 Pain Medicine (*)(3) — — 1 2 — 1 2 A 1 0 7 Pediatric Emergency Medicine (*) 0 0 19 0 26 0 35 0 30 0 110 Sports Medicine (*) 5 12 9 13 14 11 16 14 16 26 136 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (*) 6 12 21 38 15 5 5 4 3 6 115 Family Medicine - Total 226 556 221 695 277 1,025 258 306 277 351 4,192 Adolescent Medicine (*) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 9 Geriatric Medicine (*) 95 86 75 90 90 89 98 82 111 85 901 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 0 347 0 488 0 812 0 75 1 104 1,827 Pain Medicine (*)(3) — 2 1 5 3 1 — 2 1 0 15 Sleep Medicine (*) 18 0 43 0 54 0 25 0 21 0 161 Sports Medicine (*) 113 119 102 110 130 123 135 143 143 161 1,279 Internal Medicine - Total 5,756 5,710 6,325 6,520 6,161 7,650 5,549 5,690 5,913 6,326 61,600 Adolescent Medicine (*) 0 3 0 3 0 4 0 3 0 8 21 Adult Congenital Heart Disease — — — — — A 0 0 195 0 195 Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology — A 0 239 0 249 0 334 0 187 1,009 Cardiovascular Disease 794 762 910 805 845 889 857 799 929 896 8,486 Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology 146 130 122 130 131 160 150 109 122 144 1,344 Critical Care Medicine (*) 488 516 459 548 509 576 553 564 525 739 5,477 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 224 270 266 273 283 256 284 299 307 289 2,751 Gastroenterology 453 438 439 426 459 464 488 477 509 517 4,670 Geriatric Medicine (*) 202 221 185 200 169 165 178 163 144 143 1,770 Hematology (*) 344 339 387 379 352 395 418 392 397 496 3,899 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 0 788 0 1,061 0 2,126 0 225 0 249 4,449 Infectious Disease 310 317 366 360 363 343 330 341 367 373 3,470 Interventional Cardiology 291 288 279 286 278 289 303 288 282 308 2,892 Medical Oncology 535 512 528 540 525 507 560 538 582 609 5,436 Nephrology 390 398 449 445 365 434 421 381 487 438 4,208 Pulmonary Disease 464 407 486 499 492 517 481 484 641 597 5,068 Rheumatology 190 186 208 210 203 188 197 202 210 230 2,024 Sleep Medicine (*) 916 0 1,230 0 1,175 0 320 0 204 0 3,845 Sports Medicine (*) 9 9 11 9 12 20 9 17 12 15 123 Transplant Hepatology (*) 0 126 0 107 0 68 0 74 0 88 463 Medical Genetics and Genomics - Total 1 0 14 0 16 0 17 0 16 0 64 Medical Biochemical Genetics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Molecular Genetic Pathology (*) A 0 14 0 16 0 17 0 16 0 63



Table 3B: New Subspecialty Certificates Issued by ABMS Member Boards 2007-2016 (continued)

Footnotes for this table can be found on page 33


Obstetrics and Gynecology-Total 118 143 141 134 165 198 785 434 346 211 2,675 Critical Care Medicine (*) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 10 Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (*) — — — — A 0 580 233 124 29 966 Gynecologic Oncology 27 38 29 31 39 54 30 55 59 54 416 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 0 9 0 12 0 47 0 0 0 4 72 Maternal and Fetal Medicine 61 53 64 58 77 67 124 97 100 83 784 Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility 30 42 48 32 48 30 50 48 61 38 427 Orthopaedic Surgery - Total 571 406 343 419 455 202 163 164 166 199 3,088 Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 529 330 281 365 378 127 106 80 87 100 2,383 Surgery of the Hand (*) 42 76 62 54 77 75 57 84 79 99 705 Otolaryngology - Total 0 87 0 129 22 150 0 97 36 26 547 Neurotology 0 38 0 49 22 41 0 67 36 25 278 Sleep Medicine (*) 0 49 0 80 0 109 0 30 0 1 269 Pathology - Total 465 358 482 397 502 464 503 535 547 578 4,831 Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine 26 35 30 37 39 41 33 39 54 57 391 Clinical Informatics (*) — — — — A 0 24 25 17 25 91 Cytopathology 127 110 135 135 128 131 134 154 142 144 1,340 Dermatopathology (*) 50 53 50 58 49 47 44 48 36 56 491 Neuropathology — — — — — — — — A 142 142 Hematopathology 27 1 33 1 32 25 20 16 30 19 204 Pathology - Chemical (1) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 6 Pathology - Forensic (1) 40 41 28 40 32 44 41 42 43 48 399 Pathology - Hematology (*) (1) 110 118 125 125 118 126 133 143 133 0 1,131 Pathology - Medical Microbiology (1) 9 0 8 1 10 5 9 7 11 7 67 Pathology - Molecular Genetic (*) (1) 55 0 44 0 60 32 45 40 53 57 386 Pathology - Pediatric (1) 21 0 29 0 33 13 20 20 26 21 183 Pediatrics - Total 430 1,031 1,188 1,071 1,057 1,213 1,254 1,209 1,066 1,338 10,857 Adolescent Medicine (*) 0 42 0 32 0 35 0 36 0 42 187 Child Abuse Pediatrics 0 0 191 0 73 0 60 0 28 0 352 Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 0 0 78 0 53 0 69 0 55 0 255 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 0 47 0 53 0 110 0 24 0 43 277 Medical Toxicology (*) 0 5 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 13 Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 0 357 0 357 0 410 0 378 0 478 1,980 Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (*) 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Pediatric Cardiology 0 190 0 220 0 247 0 275 0 271 1,203 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 0 215 0 213 0 239 0 257 0 316 1,240 Pediatric Emergency Medicine (*) 0 0 178 0 188 0 244 0 196 0 806 Pediatric Endocrinology 127 0 134 0 145 0 174 0 146 0 726 Pediatric Gastroenterology 118 0 139 0 145 0 195 0 180 0 777 Pediatric Hematology-Oncology 0 0 225 0 225 0 279 0 247 0 976 Pediatric Hospital Medicine — — — — — — — — — A 0 Pediatric Infectious Diseases 95 0 105 0 114 0 126 0 121 0 561

Pediatric Nephrology 0 57 0 50 0 66 0 89 0 64 326 Pediatric Pulmonology 0 76 0 110 0 84 0 112 0 98 480 Pediatric Rheumatology 0 0 33 0 42 0 52 0 43 0 170 Pediatric Transplant Hepatology (*) 0 21 0 19 0 8 0 14 0 11 73 Sleep Medicine (*) 66 0 92 0 58 0 35 0 23 0 274 Sports Medicine (*) 12 21 11 13 14 13 20 23 27 13 167

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Total 169 180 170 174 244 201 250 433 122 306 2,249 Brain Injury Medicine (*) — — — — A 0 0 278 0 150 428 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 0 9 0 9 0 22 0 6 0 7 53 Neuromuscular Medicine (*) 0 23 8 0 28 20 0 8 0 1 88



Table 3B: New Subspecialty Certificates Issued by ABMS Member Boards 2007-2016 (continued)

(*) TwoormoreABMSMemberBoardsmayoffersimilarsubspecialtycertificatesusingthesameorsimilartitleandequivalentstandards.SeeTable2Cforexaminationadministeringboardinformation.

(1) Beginningin2008,theAmericanBoardofPathologychangedthenamesofthesecertificates.Totalsincludecertificatesissuedundertheformerandnewnames.SeeTable1Bforadditionalinformation.

(2) In2006,theAmericanBoardofSurgerydesignatedVascularSurgeryasaprimarypathwaycertificate.TotalsforthenumberofsurgeonscertifiedinthisareacanbefoundinTable3A.

(3) CertificatecountslistedpriortoMemberBoardcertificatesponsorshipweretransferredfromanotherMemberBoard.


Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (continued)Pain Medicine (*) 65 74 73 59 67 68 78 78 59 70 691 Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine 34 4 10 16 25 11 11 8 18 15 152 Spinal Cord Injury Medicine 32 7 16 23 13 10 12 17 16 21 167 Sports Medicine (*) 38 63 63 67 111 70 149 38 29 42 670 Plastic Surgery - Total 5 13 18 17 20 23 19 29 23 35 202 Surgery of the Hand (*) 5 13 18 17 20 23 19 29 23 35 202 Preventive Medicine - Total 18 18 9 41 97 30 11 444 312 309 1,289 Addiction Medicine — — — — — — — — A 0 0

Clinical Informatics (*) — — — — A 0 0 432 304 303 1,039 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 Medical Toxicology (*) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (*) 18 18 9 41 97 23 11 9 8 6 240

Psychiatry and Neurology - Total 875 1,306 1,684 504 1,659 1,009 1,742 1,358 1,189 1,539 12,865 Addiction Psychiatry 0 73 0 70 0 104 0 143 0 166 556 Brain Injury Medicine (*) — — — — A 0 0 53 0 47 100 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 234 275 279 280 358 522 536 498 522 426 3,930 Clinical Neurophysiology 182 0 225 0 280 0 239 0 269 0 1,195 Epilepsy — — — A 8 0 477 248 0 477 1,210 Forensic Psychiatry 99 0 121 0 137 0 174 0 130 0 661 Geriatric Psychiatry 0 129 0 114 0 131 0 131 0 136 641 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 0 25 0 24 0 55 0 6 0 17 127 Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (*) 12 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 5 0 27 Neuromuscular Medicine (*) 0 192 87 0 203 130 0 78 0 80 770 Pain Medicine (*) 8 17 17 16 17 13 17 8 19 15 147 Psychosomatic Medicine 0 270 227 0 89 0 115 0 140 0 841 Sleep Medicine (*) 340 0 462 0 416 0 180 0 104 0 1,502 Vascular Neurology 0 325 264 0 147 54 0 193 0 175 1,158 Radiology - Total 260 275 304 321 363 438 412 408 364 396 3,541 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 0 9 0 11 0 42 0 5 0 2 69 Neuroradiology 139 148 158 167 185 197 189 158 170 149 1,660 Nuclear Radiology 2 3 2 5 7 7 13 11 10 2 62 Pain Medicine — — — — 1 — — — A 1 2 Pediatric Radiology 31 34 41 40 53 59 60 57 81 65 521 Vascular and Interventional Radiology 88 81 103 98 117 133 150 177 103 177 1,227

Surgery (2) - Total 104 195 133 224 172 250 218 264 311 347 2,218

Complex General Surgical Oncology — — — — A 0 0 0 56 51 107 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 0 10 0 16 0 36 0 7 0 3 72 Pediatric Surgery 0 64 0 71 26 43 34 50 48 47 383 Surgery of the Hand (*) 3 3 13 7 7 12 14 6 11 11 87 Surgical Critical Care 101 118 120 130 139 159 170 201 196 235 1,569 Thoracic Surgery - Total 0 0 54 39 26 13 25 12 6 19 194

Congenital Cardiac Surgery A 0 54 39 26 13 25 12 6 19 194 Urology - Total 0 174 46 47 0 24 143 103 94 30 661 Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (*) — — — — A 0 143 70 70 3 286 Pediatric Urology 0 174 46 47 0 24 0 33 24 27 375

TOTALS 9,283 10,891 11,488 11,246 11,558 13,481 13,488 12,880 12,009 13,049 119,373



Table 3C: ABMS Board Certified Physicians by Member Board and State

Numbers in this table provide a count of ABMS Member Board certified physicians with an active general or subspecialty certificate by location recorded in the ABMS database as of June 30, 2017. Physicians may hold certification in more than one specialty or subspecialty and may be certified by more than one Member Board. The numbers are distinct counts. A physician is counted once per Member Board and once in the grand total

American Board of Certificate

AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL

State total 1,826 9,789 5,441 14,885 101,186 15,173 13,545 4,127 2,296 47,033 21,855 4,160 6,450 2,986 35,236

Allergy and Immunology

Board total 8 47 42 85 659 128 99 44 13 279 130 25 40 13 262Allergy and Immunology (G) 8 47 42 85 659 128 99 44 13 279 130 25 40 13 262

Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology (S) 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1Anesthesiology Board total 123 548 323 1,244 6,443 1,149 706 141 114 3,129 1,220 233 362 156 2,022

Anesthesiology (G) 121 547 323 1,242 6,424 1,149 706 141 114 3,123 1,215 233 362 156 2,016Critical Care Medicine (S) 3 21 7 32 258 31 30 8 4 106 41 9 20 0 76

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 0 1 1 2 9 1 2 0 0 9 2 0 2 0 3Pain Medicine (S) 17 41 19 103 452 55 51 11 9 305 148 9 33 21 232

Pediatric Anesthesiology (S) 9 17 26 43 385 79 29 21 11 155 74 11 16 5 143Sleep Medicine (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Board total 6 28 10 40 216 21 36 12 8 138 62 8 14 6 88Colon and Rectal Surgery (G) 6 28 10 40 216 21 36 12 8 138 62 8 14 6 88

Dermatology Board total 13 159 82 241 2,048 230 235 78 19 876 340 62 89 43 520Dermatology (G) 13 158 82 241 2,048 230 235 78 19 876 340 62 89 43 520

Clin and Lab Dermatological Immunology (S) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2Dermatological Immunology/Diagnostic and Lab (S) 0 1 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 3

Dermatopathology (S) 1 10 7 38 195 30 22 6 0 75 24 5 6 3 33Pediatric Dermatology (S) 1 2 2 6 53 4 4 2 1 9 3 1 1 0 23

Emergency Medicine

Board total 128 254 164 713 4,599 888 475 181 81 1,966 906 259 154 176 1,480Emergency Medicine (G) 127 251 164 711 4,595 883 475 181 81 1,966 906 259 153 176 1,478

Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine(S) 0 1 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0Emergency Medical Services (S) 2 6 0 11 35 12 6 1 1 16 8 0 1 5 8

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 1 0 0 5 29 7 4 2 0 7 3 0 0 2 5Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine (S) 0 0 0 6 15 1 1 5 0 4 0 2 1 0 2

Medical Toxicology (S) 0 3 1 22 48 15 8 1 0 12 13 3 2 1 19Pain Medicine (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Pediatric Emergency Medicine (S) 0 2 1 4 55 5 4 1 0 27 6 0 0 0 4Sports Medicine (S) 0 1 0 3 22 4 3 2 0 11 0 1 2 2 6

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (S) 0 2 0 2 28 1 2 1 1 7 5 1 1 2 2Family Medicine Board total 407 1,065 866 1,500 9,892 2,152 556 142 247 4,195 2,178 414 1,348 637 3,593

Family Medicine (G) 407 1,065 866 1,500 9,891 2,152 556 142 247 4,195 2,178 414 1,348 637 3,593Adolescent Medicine (S) 0 0 1 0 10 2 3 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 5

Geriatric Medicine (S) 7 14 16 34 203 26 22 4 8 129 53 22 32 6 83Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 5 17 19 28 211 42 16 2 6 104 33 12 25 16 40

Pain Medicine (S) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Sleep Medicine (S) 2 4 0 0 12 2 2 0 0 5 3 0 1 2 6

Sports Medicine (S) 2 25 8 36 221 65 12 4 7 113 45 13 14 20 91Internal Medicine Board total 299 2,714 1,211 4,026 27,407 3,505 4,713 1,108 637 13,241 6,002 1,044 1,448 579 10,747

Internal Medicine (G) 274 2,367 1,013 3,415 24,378 2,992 4,226 1,016 543 11,204 5,141 960 1,263 498 9,468Adolescent Medicine (S) 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3

Adult Congenital Heart Disease (S) 0 0 1 2 26 3 3 2 0 11 5 1 3 0 5Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (S) 1 10 4 8 89 13 18 5 1 44 30 1 13 4 45

Allergy and Immunology (S) 0 0 0 5 9 5 4 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1

(G)Generalcertificate (S)Subspecialtycertificate



Table 3C: ABMS Board Certified Physicians by Member Board and State (continued)



Internal Medicine(continued)

Cardiovascular Disease (S) 39 362 188 483 2,822 326 539 106 80 1,887 692 78 204 77 1,254Clinical and Laboratory Immunology (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (S) 4 29 18 42 228 37 33 2 6 163 60 7 29 7 129Critical Care Medicine (S) 19 102 56 189 1,144 214 186 39 29 601 266 41 73 37 464

Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology (S) 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 4Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (S) 4 57 35 99 828 111 173 41 15 382 155 29 34 11 339

Gastroenterology (S) 12 172 85 273 1,735 217 300 66 36 1,013 387 60 85 38 685Geriatric Medicine (S) 3 48 43 78 517 75 118 16 10 275 83 56 16 6 216

Hematology (S) 8 86 44 109 918 96 157 51 30 486 192 27 61 23 388Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 5 51 34 72 678 63 68 12 12 239 96 36 27 7 139

Infectious Disease (S) 8 89 25 106 885 135 166 67 22 474 267 26 49 9 386Interventional Cardiology (S) 9 109 60 159 573 80 87 14 19 483 189 17 68 20 314

Medical Oncology (S) 18 146 82 201 1,535 196 225 73 33 827 329 40 97 37 586Nephrology (S) 7 150 67 198 1,244 136 174 44 30 638 335 37 68 23 485

Pulmonary Disease (S) 25 184 88 277 1,628 288 291 51 45 844 334 52 98 48 602Rheumatology (S) 5 74 39 77 723 96 120 32 16 324 114 15 47 17 265

Sleep Medicine (S) 7 45 23 78 288 54 62 7 19 256 122 14 25 18 163Sports Medicine (S) 0 6 1 4 36 3 3 0 1 8 1 5 0 0 16

Transplant Hepatology (S) 0 3 3 14 65 14 12 0 0 39 18 0 2 1 39Medical Genetics and Genomics

Board total 1 24 8 32 331 36 39 25 6 67 52 9 9 1 59Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics (G) 0 7 1 16 91 6 15 2 0 12 14 2 2 0 21Clinical Genetics and Genomics (G) 1 12 6 12 192 24 23 21 5 43 22 7 8 1 36Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics (G) 0 5 1 5 87 6 11 1 3 10 14 1 2 0 7Clinical Biochemical Genetics (G) 0 1 2 1 38 9 3 6 0 6 7 0 0 0 7Clinical Biochemical/Molecular Genetics (G) 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1Ph.D. Medical Genetics (G) 0 3 0 5 12 1 1 3 0 8 2 1 1 0 4

Medical Biochemical Genetics (S) 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 0Molecular Genetic Pathology (S) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Neurological Surgery

Board total 6 79 51 97 615 96 92 37 10 344 150 18 36 26 222Neurological Surgery (G) 6 79 51 97 615 96 92 37 10 344 150 18 36 26 222

Nuclear Medicine Board total 4 49 33 72 614 37 63 20 13 313 74 23 19 5 174Nuclear Medicine (G) 4 49 33 72 614 37 63 20 13 313 74 23 19 5 174

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Board total 115 623 288 858 5,792 857 826 237 123 2,706 1,545 278 352 194 2,128Obstetrics and Gynecology (G) 115 623 288 858 5,792 857 826 237 123 2,706 1,545 278 352 194 2,128

Critical Care Medicine (S) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (S) 2 12 5 14 127 17 14 1 2 54 31 6 7 1 39

Gynecologic Oncology (S) 2 16 5 25 122 16 22 4 0 80 27 7 7 3 45Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0

Maternal-Fetal Medicine (S) 3 19 6 40 262 36 44 17 6 90 57 17 10 5 95Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility (S) 0 15 3 17 176 24 30 9 3 60 33 5 9 2 53

Ophthalmology Board total 32 264 166 380 3,052 399 376 126 64 1,516 547 123 189 84 901Ophthalmology (G) 32 264 166 380 3,052 399 376 126 64 1,516 547 123 189 84 901







Orthopaedic Surgery

Board total 88 370 193 475 3,149 547 409 113 79 1,470 714 119 214 152 1,001Orthopaedic Surgery (G) 88 370 193 475 3,146 546 409 113 79 1,469 714 119 214 152 1,000

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (S) 7 36 10 32 247 51 29 13 5 108 68 9 24 15 97Surgery of the Hand (S) 5 11 9 27 180 31 25 9 5 93 42 12 13 9 90

Otolaryngology Board total 41 224 117 202 1,713 250 191 73 33 832 389 49 129 49 517Otolaryngology (G) 41 224 115 202 1,710 249 189 73 33 828 387 48 129 49 517

Neurotology (S) 0 3 1 4 32 7 3 1 1 17 4 1 3 0 6Sleep Medicine (S) 0 2 5 4 15 3 2 0 0 16 25 0 3 0 8

Pathology Board total 42 329 219 364 2,859 349 416 142 59 1,401 576 110 227 54 1,155Pathology - Anatomic (G) 2 59 35 72 643 69 108 57 12 336 97 12 27 9 239Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical (G) 39 249 169 279 2,055 272 269 71 41 1,014 440 92 186 42 870Pathology - Clinical (G) 1 33 16 27 277 28 48 17 3 141 48 9 21 9 103

Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine (S) 1 17 10 10 133 20 22 17 4 55 26 6 8 3 43Clinical Informatics (S) 0 1 0 0 8 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 3

Cytopathology (S) 4 30 24 37 345 44 68 12 12 211 74 12 35 8 178Dermatopathology (S) 0 33 16 22 173 20 35 7 0 138 39 7 4 8 49

Pathology - Hematology (S) 4 32 23 27 277 34 36 11 3 120 47 12 21 4 105Hematopathology (S) 1 2 4 2 22 1 1 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 9Immunopathology (S) 0 2 1 2 27 2 2 1 0 9 1 0 0 0 8

Pathology - Molecular Genetic (S) 0 4 6 9 44 9 8 3 0 10 11 1 6 0 18Neuropathology (S) 0 7 4 6 83 3 10 4 1 29 12 2 3 0 33

Pathology - Chemical (S) 1 0 1 2 8 3 3 0 0 10 0 0 0 1 4Pathology - Forensic (S) 5 19 7 23 166 27 8 8 10 108 29 6 11 3 42

Pathology - Medical Microbiology (S) 0 2 0 6 17 9 3 3 0 7 8 2 1 0 12Pathology - Pediatric (S) 1 5 6 3 31 13 4 4 0 23 4 3 0 0 15

Radioisotopic Pathology (S) 0 0 4 3 22 1 5 0 0 16 3 0 0 0 13Pediatrics Board total 196 1,023 606 1,531 11,329 1,683 1,488 713 371 4,788 2,508 506 598 232 3,976

Pediatrics (G) 186 985 581 1,445 10,750 1,570 1,417 668 349 4,530 2,379 492 553 219 3,801Adolescent Medicine (S) 0 5 2 4 46 13 8 7 2 17 3 3 1 0 19

Allergy and Immunology (S) 0 0 1 4 21 5 3 1 0 10 4 0 0 0 5Child Abuse Pediatrics (S) 0 4 2 6 33 8 6 3 1 16 5 0 3 1 18

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (S) 1 5 4 8 76 11 14 3 2 15 7 6 6 1 22Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology (S) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 4 0 1 4 21 3 1 4 2 18 8 3 3 0 10Medical Toxicology (S) 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (S) 10 52 33 72 728 81 72 51 27 311 140 33 49 17 285Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (S) 0 0 1 2 6 3 2 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 9

Pediatric Cardiology (S) 3 18 20 47 319 50 32 40 12 164 78 9 21 4 125Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (S) 4 21 17 51 271 44 24 21 8 130 40 9 18 5 106

Pediatric Emergency Medicine (S) 0 28 13 30 111 45 41 27 12 130 69 15 10 0 55Pediatric Endocrinology (S) 3 12 10 24 177 27 24 6 3 96 26 4 9 1 56

Pediatric Gastroenterology (S) 3 12 8 26 153 30 19 14 7 69 30 4 15 4 46Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (S) 4 23 9 30 306 54 31 24 10 93 65 11 15 6 86

Pediatric Infectious Diseases (S) 0 18 8 11 131 19 17 14 6 58 41 5 4 3 35Pediatric Nephrology (S) 1 4 4 9 91 5 15 8 4 46 11 2 9 2 41

Pediatric Pulmonology (S) 2 11 9 20 99 26 18 8 7 54 20 3 6 1 36Pediatric Rheumatology (S) 0 5 0 4 35 2 4 5 4 11 5 2 3 0 10






Pediatrics (continued)

Pediatric Transplant Hepatology (S) 0 0 1 0 11 4 3 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 6Sleep Medicine (S) 0 6 2 3 24 5 2 1 2 14 5 0 1 0 10

Sports Medicine (S) 0 4 3 4 20 10 1 1 1 9 7 3 4 0 7Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Board total 16 97 48 183 1,138 227 116 46 39 570 242 54 47 41 431Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (G) 16 93 47 183 1,128 223 114 46 39 561 238 53 47 40 425

Brain Injury Medicine (S) 0 3 1 5 39 12 4 3 1 24 10 2 0 1 21Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2

Neuromuscular Medicine (S) 0 0 0 0 11 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0Pain Medicine (S) 6 9 5 35 206 39 21 5 11 121 48 7 4 4 46

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (S) 0 3 1 3 19 9 2 5 4 9 4 1 1 1 12Spinal Cord Injury Medicine (S) 0 2 1 4 48 18 2 1 1 35 5 0 2 1 29

Sports Medicine (S) 2 7 0 8 68 19 11 1 1 32 15 5 2 3 29Plastic Surgery Board total 9 84 36 189 1,183 126 99 26 21 653 213 40 37 34 265

Plastic Surgery (G) 9 84 36 189 1,183 126 99 26 21 653 213 40 37 34 265Surgery of the Hand (S) 0 1 1 16 67 10 7 0 0 25 7 0 5 3 22

Preventive Medicine

Board total 33 94 33 140 1,182 231 131 118 28 393 371 79 52 23 267Aerospace Medicine (G) 7 30 7 16 70 31 6 15 0 104 31 7 6 6 20Occupational Medicine (G) 7 28 10 55 446 92 66 41 11 143 102 23 33 14 141Public Health and General Preventive Medicine (G) 22 25 5 50 468 96 35 57 10 106 232 43 5 4 65

Clinical Informatics (S) 0 11 7 29 224 36 23 13 7 36 23 9 6 3 53Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Medical Toxicology (S) 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (S) 0 7 6 4 35 3 8 0 0 46 12 4 4 1 6

Psychiatry and Neurology

Board total 112 610 350 1,056 8,739 1,125 1,413 523 150 3,063 1,484 364 381 144 2,513Neurology (G) 19 202 83 309 1,929 252 246 96 38 997 413 51 105 39 719Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology (G) 0 24 11 39 259 44 28 25 9 109 42 8 12 5 93

Psychiatry (G) 92 378 254 705 6,531 826 1,135 403 103 1,958 1,027 304 263 99 1,688Addiction Psychiatry (S) 1 7 5 19 118 35 54 5 2 67 43 17 5 0 39Brain Injury Medicine (S) 0 0 0 4 15 2 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 4

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (S) 21 71 38 95 858 139 188 51 13 285 168 70 45 19 243Child Psychiatry (S) 1 10 4 13 200 29 38 20 7 55 22 14 7 1 61

Clinical Neurophysiology (S) 2 19 9 37 178 21 20 9 6 105 40 6 11 5 106Epilepsy (S) 1 14 8 21 110 33 15 9 4 60 17 2 5 3 44

Forensic Psychiatry (S) 1 9 12 14 192 28 40 13 2 82 36 7 3 2 43Geriatric Psychiatry (S) 2 10 12 20 178 13 36 8 2 92 29 12 8 3 39

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 0 0 1 4 15 1 1 2 0 10 1 0 0 0 6Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (S) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0


Psychosomatic Medicine (S) 1 11 5 19 114 13 27 16 0 37 14 4 8 3 25Sleep Medicine (S) 4 21 15 14 100 18 7 11 3 81 43 2 16 7 78

Vascular Neurology (S) 2 11 4 27 140 16 20 13 5 81 31 6 12 1 78







Radiology Board total 81 639 369 985 5,897 805 786 231 126 3,147 1,284 245 402 178 2,118Diagnostic Medical Physics (G) 0 15 2 12 74 20 16 4 1 30 33 4 2 1 27Diagnostic Radiology (G) 67 532 319 822 5,070 675 670 196 108 2,641 1,061 215 328 152 1,780Medical Physics (G) 1 2 0 0 20 1 3 2 0 5 3 0 0 0 5Nuclear Medical Physics (G) 0 5 0 2 13 6 4 3 0 11 7 0 2 0 9Radiation Oncology (G) 11 56 22 82 439 59 54 17 10 260 107 17 38 13 145Therapeutic Medical Physics (G) 2 37 27 72 313 52 49 13 7 214 85 10 34 13 169

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 8 2 0 0 0 0Neuroradiology (S) 2 35 13 68 377 61 57 17 9 210 81 28 15 19 146

Nuclear Radiology (S) 1 3 2 13 87 14 19 2 3 53 17 3 1 0 33Pain Medicine (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pediatric Radiology (S) 1 10 10 20 84 27 8 8 1 63 32 5 4 1 36Vascular and Interventional Radiology (S) 1 19 20 68 331 59 57 11 6 193 67 11 9 9 144

Surgery Board total 97 543 289 691 4,094 619 608 167 114 2,351 1,129 174 345 167 1,506Surgery (G) 94 525 286 667 3,954 601 568 160 110 2,262 1,072 166 339 161 1,463Vascular Surgery (G) 1 37 9 47 324 44 53 10 10 188 110 13 26 11 108

Complex General Surgical Oncology (S) 0 2 0 3 15 1 3 1 0 6 6 0 1 0 6Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 0 0 2 5 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0

Pediatric Surgery (S) 2 12 4 21 96 21 12 10 4 60 29 4 2 4 33Surgery of the Hand (S) 1 1 1 6 20 1 5 1 1 14 5 0 5 0 9Surgical Critical Care (S) 1 30 9 63 279 49 64 15 7 177 70 17 22 6 109

Thoracic Surgery Board total 6 81 49 108 590 70 70 23 25 371 125 29 46 16 226Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery (G) 5 66 44 91 476 58 59 20 23 301 109 20 37 12 192Thoracic Surgery (G) 1 15 5 17 118 13 11 3 2 73 16 9 9 4 36

Congenital Cardiac Surgery (S) 0 1 0 3 17 4 1 0 1 7 4 0 2 0 12Urology Board total 26 188 95 250 1,442 206 176 45 35 956 352 68 108 64 489

Urology (G) 26 188 95 250 1,442 206 176 45 35 956 352 68 108 64 489Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (S) 0 4 0 7 38 4 4 1 0 20 6 0 1 1 8

Pediatric Urology (S) 2 2 4 10 40 4 6 3 2 20 9 3 3 2 14





American Board of Certificate IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE

State total 14,075 6,822 9,437 10,759 30,083 23,443 4,040 24,794 16,745 15,088 4,988 2,560 25,240 1,755 4,661



Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology (S) 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1Anesthesiology Board total 1,083 433 611 572 1,586 1,330 230 1,247 758 802 299 195 1,284 92 304

Anesthesiology (G) 1,081 433 609 571 1,582 1,325 229 1,245 757 802 299 195 1,282 91 303Critical Care Medicine (S) 18 17 23 12 122 88 11 46 62 37 6 5 66 6 8





Dermatology Board total 173 87 146 209 500 375 32 354 268 235 58 38 403 29 48Dermatology (G) 173 87 146 209 500 375 32 354 268 235 58 38 403 29 48



Emergency Medicine

Board total 558 244 351 476 1,067 834 232 1,190 634 524 191 126 1,215 61 124Emergency Medicine (G) 555 244 350 475 1,066 832 230 1,190 630 523 191 126 1,215 61 123





Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (S) 0 3 1 7 0 3 2 4 6 4 2 0 6 0 0Family Medicine Board total 2,088 1,151 1,064 977 1,424 1,287 690 2,619 2,846 1,488 540 465 3,021 329 795

Family Medicine (G) 2,088 1,151 1,064 977 1,423 1,287 690 2,619 2,846 1,488 540 465 3,021 329 795Adolescent Medicine (S) 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0



Sports Medicine (S) 58 26 33 16 32 32 23 53 85 45 8 14 107 12 10Internal Medicine Board total 3,570 1,693 2,486 2,926 10,728 7,550 1,039 7,192 4,720 4,313 1,277 539 6,925 418 1,162

Internal Medicine (G) 3,038 1,430 2,139 2,539 9,521 6,679 938 6,329 4,140 3,797 1,081 490 5,900 389 988Adolescent Medicine (S) 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0









Internal Medicine (continued)

Cardiovascular Disease (S) 544 239 342 412 1,158 747 117 820 562 520 165 67 836 45 174Clinical and Laboratory Immunology (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (S) 60 21 29 24 103 61 15 75 61 47 12 8 77 3 18Critical Care Medicine (S) 175 92 118 121 434 341 57 325 213 254 57 22 329 28 64


Gastroenterology (S) 219 113 158 199 582 414 51 383 305 278 100 32 487 21 64Geriatric Medicine (S) 55 26 34 36 219 159 17 157 91 88 20 5 145 12 15



Medical Oncology (S) 219 123 148 175 700 549 58 410 290 258 72 36 418 35 78Nephrology (S) 200 91 146 167 382 280 40 309 203 207 85 20 338 26 49

Pulmonary Disease (S) 238 121 184 198 582 398 79 404 260 281 89 29 414 22 86Rheumatology (S) 85 46 52 65 291 230 24 173 111 114 40 21 179 14 33









Board total 784 374 571 712 1,344 1,320 197 1,458 812 856 372 144 1,545 76 241Obstetrics and Gynecology (G) 784 374 571 712 1,343 1,320 197 1,458 812 856 372 144 1,544 76 241




Ophthalmology Board total 326 181 235 347 715 637 96 716 410 390 149 68 629 51 119Ophthalmology (G) 326 181 235 347 715 637 96 716 410 390 149 68 629 51 119






Orthopaedic Surgery

Board total 502 221 315 407 720 607 137 620 508 477 188 137 825 65 188Orthopaedic Surgery (G) 502 221 315 407 720 607 137 620 508 477 188 137 825 65 187


Otolaryngology Board total 262 110 157 285 395 353 49 326 233 254 120 49 409 31 92Otolaryngology (G) 262 110 157 284 393 352 49 325 233 252 120 49 408 31 92


Pathology Board total 428 185 303 351 1,049 859 86 787 501 532 189 68 628 54 179Pathology - Anatomic (G) 60 38 54 58 418 250 16 149 96 115 30 10 118 4 25Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical (G) 346 140 239 281 522 538 66 608 363 379 151 56 470 50 145Pathology - Clinical (G) 42 19 22 23 113 89 8 72 55 52 8 2 45 1 13







Radioisotopic Pathology (S) 7 6 3 3 1 2 2 5 2 4 1 1 8 0 1Pediatrics Board total 1,468 634 1,142 1,161 3,598 2,788 356 2,675 1,677 1,854 519 186 2,862 132 455

Pediatrics (G) 1,407 612 1,098 1,121 3,361 2,663 334 2,535 1,580 1,742 499 176 2,697 132 433Adolescent Medicine (S) 6 2 2 3 43 20 2 9 4 7 2 0 6 0 0

















Board total 143 72 80 117 255 255 51 383 237 164 30 33 259 15 37Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (G) 143 70 80 117 252 253 50 380 233 160 30 33 257 15 37




Sports Medicine (S) 5 4 0 6 24 12 1 16 18 14 4 1 15 0 2Plastic Surgery Board total 103 66 92 88 187 203 26 201 101 132 56 19 202 17 30

Plastic Surgery (G) 103 66 92 88 187 203 26 201 101 132 56 19 202 17 30Surgery of the Hand (S) 3 7 6 2 17 13 0 19 10 18 5 0 5 0 3

Preventive Medicine

Board total 91 41 76 76 277 514 45 225 206 128 20 22 243 8 19Aerospace Medicine (G) 4 5 7 11 5 30 3 12 10 9 3 1 22 1 4Occupational Medicine (G) 48 14 34 28 97 144 29 121 103 50 5 10 74 2 6Public Health and General Preventive Medicine (G) 15 14 30 31 97 358 11 58 56 31 8 7 114 4 6




Board total 801 476 588 642 3,348 2,256 358 1,723 1,217 1,084 291 153 1,849 134 269Neurology (G) 255 123 162 163 783 600 72 477 408 328 98 36 489 32 66Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology (G) 28 18 22 23 136 75 10 68 60 56 12 4 63 4 6

Psychiatry (G) 517 334 400 458 2,425 1,572 275 1,174 745 695 185 114 1,290 97 195Addiction Psychiatry (S) 13 8 11 12 78 48 5 26 30 8 3 2 30 1 8Brain Injury Medicine (S) 0 0 2 7 7 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1













Radiology Board total 938 446 605 667 1,895 1,300 179 1,671 999 1,005 320 146 1,591 117 286Diagnostic Medical Physics (G) 13 7 10 11 28 20 3 40 24 16 3 1 20 4 3Diagnostic Radiology (G) 774 379 494 556 1,572 1,061 150 1,362 833 847 277 122 1,319 88 236Medical Physics (G) 1 2 1 3 2 6 2 9 3 3 0 1 2 1 2Nuclear Medical Physics (G) 4 2 2 3 12 6 0 13 0 2 0 0 2 0 1Radiation Oncology (G) 77 33 49 46 163 112 15 126 66 80 19 14 135 15 28Therapeutic Medical Physics (G) 75 26 54 51 128 99 10 129 79 66 23 10 117 9 19




Surgery Board total 653 353 548 579 1,179 920 238 1,250 721 718 290 135 1,209 100 252Surgery (G) 631 343 525 549 1,124 883 229 1,183 703 693 285 133 1,158 100 240Vascular Surgery (G) 43 19 58 48 102 91 16 113 46 55 22 6 108 3 21




Congenital Cardiac Surgery (S) 4 0 4 2 6 1 1 8 7 6 3 0 6 0 3Urology Board total 226 116 155 225 333 296 58 373 211 223 98 49 429 28 73

Urology (G) 226 116 155 225 333 295 58 373 211 223 98 49 429 28 73Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (S) 3 2 2 6 4 6 3 13 7 3 2 1 9 0 3







NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT

State total 4,094 26,558 4,680 4,975 69,138 31,052 6,497 12,193 39,921 3,850 10,660 2,049 16,143 56,544 6,587



Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology (S) 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 0Anesthesiology Board total 238 1,867 262 492 3,829 1,773 455 841 2,251 152 584 91 954 4,148 519

Anesthesiology (G) 236 1,862 261 489 3,825 1,766 452 840 2,248 152 580 91 954 4,131 518Critical Care Medicine (S) 17 47 6 9 160 107 8 30 106 4 12 3 55 112 9





Dermatology Board total 49 424 65 60 1,209 431 87 196 608 81 167 37 210 921 116Dermatology (G) 49 424 65 60 1,209 430 85 196 608 81 167 37 210 920 116



Emergency Medicine

Board total 174 759 238 305 2,360 1,277 202 662 1,454 162 539 69 538 2,478 362Emergency Medicine (G) 174 759 237 305 2,355 1,276 202 661 1,454 161 539 69 537 2,473 361





Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (S) 0 3 0 0 13 3 1 1 5 0 4 0 1 8 4Family Medicine Board total 512 1,319 698 547 3,356 3,068 918 1,605 3,727 231 1,458 388 1,626 6,447 909

Family Medicine (G) 512 1,319 697 547 3,356 3,068 918 1,605 3,727 231 1,458 388 1,626 6,446 909Adolescent Medicine (S) 0 4 0 2 4 2 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 3 0



Sports Medicine (S) 9 53 9 14 62 112 29 30 121 9 39 8 38 153 40Internal Medicine Board total 1,190 8,625 1,164 1,255 22,497 8,813 1,560 3,264 12,201 1,335 2,569 496 4,555 14,031 1,321

Internal Medicine (G) 1,069 7,494 1,042 1,038 20,261 7,593 1,331 2,870 10,738 1,184 2,196 447 3,919 11,792 1,124Adolescent Medicine (S) 0 3 0 0 7 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 2











Cardiovascular Disease (S) 122 1,180 118 176 2,622 1,131 230 283 1,652 143 327 58 584 1,785 179Clinical and Laboratory Immunology (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (S) 12 91 10 12 190 126 19 36 168 15 31 6 59 159 28Critical Care Medicine (S) 66 365 47 38 980 451 82 146 605 55 129 25 236 692 78


Gastroenterology (S) 75 635 68 81 1,580 523 102 190 847 76 182 28 311 999 103Geriatric Medicine (S) 30 195 27 28 607 150 22 70 287 29 51 8 49 224 25



Medical Oncology (S) 60 449 80 68 1,386 519 105 171 759 76 145 26 279 1,000 71Nephrology (S) 30 404 49 63 984 409 80 124 577 47 141 27 216 838 58

Pulmonary Disease (S) 72 523 73 68 1,320 576 115 174 784 72 180 32 323 897 106Rheumatology (S) 41 211 32 32 505 246 39 87 335 28 64 11 91 361 35









Board total 237 1,742 275 327 3,999 1,704 383 709 2,054 235 702 102 956 3,431 400Obstetrics and Gynecology (G) 237 1,742 275 327 3,999 1,704 383 709 2,054 235 702 102 956 3,431 400




Ophthalmology Board total 95 723 105 120 2,007 786 172 356 1,049 82 295 51 405 1,401 204Ophthalmology (G) 95 723 105 120 2,007 786 172 356 1,049 82 295 51 405 1,401 204







Orthopaedic Surgery

Board total 159 789 149 174 1,697 940 250 410 1,078 128 390 92 534 1,654 240Orthopaedic Surgery (G) 159 789 149 174 1,697 940 248 410 1,078 128 390 91 534 1,653 240


Otolaryngology Board total 50 327 67 71 996 474 120 202 552 45 187 39 290 944 121Otolaryngology (G) 50 326 67 71 993 472 119 200 552 45 187 39 289 938 119


Pathology Board total 104 675 183 135 2,124 1,060 208 272 1,341 146 293 57 554 1,993 197Pathology - Anatomic (G) 20 155 38 23 718 237 40 51 292 43 40 5 92 307 35Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical (G) 77 491 132 107 1,287 758 159 210 965 94 237 52 432 1,591 137Pathology - Clinical (G) 7 62 13 14 195 102 16 23 138 15 21 2 40 144 21







Radioisotopic Pathology (S) 0 5 0 1 9 9 1 1 12 2 2 0 5 10 0Pediatrics Board total 410 3,221 504 433 8,034 4,096 653 1,079 4,229 444 1,156 168 2,029 6,683 832

Pediatrics (G) 400 3,061 481 401 7,654 3,860 624 1,022 3,951 421 1,089 157 1,893 6,296 781Adolescent Medicine (S) 2 15 3 1 75 34 3 4 29 2 2 0 8 27 1


















Board total 41 551 42 86 1,022 394 53 125 630 20 103 29 131 700 106Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (G) 40 550 41 85 1,015 390 52 125 624 20 102 29 128 696 103




Sports Medicine (S) 1 46 4 8 68 27 2 6 47 0 7 4 5 26 11Plastic Surgery Board total 28 245 35 60 611 246 53 97 277 25 98 16 147 620 84

Plastic Surgery (G) 28 245 35 60 611 246 53 97 277 25 98 16 147 620 84Surgery of the Hand (S) 1 8 0 2 35 12 3 8 19 4 5 0 9 34 4

Preventive Medicine

Board total 66 173 84 36 510 291 67 152 325 27 76 9 166 574 96Aerospace Medicine (G) 4 7 14 5 9 48 15 4 9 2 7 1 14 193 12Occupational Medicine (G) 20 91 33 17 136 154 41 43 130 10 20 4 72 204 45Public Health and General Preventive Medicine (G) 29 54 38 14 275 52 13 70 82 6 37 2 59 147 22




Board total 340 2,088 355 270 7,620 2,102 403 916 3,192 389 732 121 981 3,703 439Neurology (G) 71 519 76 73 1,617 601 102 238 798 66 167 33 333 1,036 127Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology (G) 15 72 11 5 222 120 12 29 123 7 14 7 54 172 20

Psychiatry (G) 253 1,494 268 190 5,792 1,360 289 643 2,268 314 547 81 594 2,492 290Addiction Psychiatry (S) 5 40 10 6 199 41 3 18 49 7 19 1 14 69 8Brain Injury Medicine (S) 0 6 3 0 8 3 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 7 1














Radiology Board total 203 1,579 233 309 4,028 1,956 447 637 2,759 199 585 121 1,081 3,551 361Diagnostic Medical Physics (G) 3 38 4 6 66 50 15 4 35 4 10 2 16 95 5Diagnostic Radiology (G) 171 1,289 186 260 3,415 1,601 362 538 2,314 174 496 99 901 2,903 303Medical Physics (G) 0 7 1 0 14 6 4 1 10 2 3 0 3 17 1Nuclear Medical Physics (G) 0 13 2 0 26 7 2 0 7 1 2 0 3 13 1Radiation Oncology (G) 20 122 23 28 275 160 31 58 207 10 44 12 81 279 36Therapeutic Medical Physics (G) 10 124 18 18 251 152 41 36 199 9 34 10 81 272 16




Surgery Board total 217 1,112 221 227 2,885 1,538 334 587 1,959 172 569 121 884 2,635 256Surgery (G) 202 1,059 216 222 2,769 1,469 323 569 1,893 167 550 118 860 2,550 248Vascular Surgery (G) 33 113 13 16 263 129 13 42 159 14 44 7 82 193 20




Congenital Cardiac Surgery (S) 0 2 0 2 10 9 3 2 9 0 2 0 4 16 5Urology Board total 75 437 58 84 980 445 135 195 561 57 200 47 296 838 90

Urology (G) 75 437 58 84 980 445 135 195 561 57 200 47 296 838 90Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (S) 3 8 0 2 27 13 4 3 7 0 2 0 8 20 1








VA VT WA WI WV WY US Military(1) US Ext (2) US Total Canada Foreign Unknown GRAND TOTAL

State total 22,948 2,262 20,378 15,862 3,974 1,095 1,162 3,505 846,605 10,060 5,586 26,472 888,723


Board total 150 10 100 119 14 3 2 17 5,455 72 62 67 5,656Allergy and Immunology (G) 150 10 100 119 14 3 2 17 5,455 72 62 67 5,656

Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology (S) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 46Anesthesiology Board total 1,368 130 1,401 996 198 82 42 99 51,511 391 190 710 52,802

Anesthesiology (G) 1,367 130 1,394 996 197 82 41 99 51,387 391 188 710 52,676Critical Care Medicine (S) 44 10 26 37 5 0 1 4 1,985 19 23 15 2,042

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 122 1 0 0 123Pain Medicine (S) 103 9 88 75 14 7 5 9 4,453 10 5 0 4,468

Pediatric Anesthesiology (S) 76 9 58 57 9 0 1 4 3,050 6 3 0 3,059Sleep Medicine (S) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 13


Board total 66 4 41 30 6 1 0 9 2,161 38 28 27 2,254Colon and Rectal Surgery (G) 66 4 41 30 6 1 0 9 2,161 38 28 27 2,254

Dermatology Board total 355 33 286 243 41 9 7 84 13,709 386 89 152 14,336Dermatology (G) 355 33 286 243 41 9 7 84 13,704 382 89 152 14,327

Clin and Lab Dermatological Immunology (S) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 15Dermatological Immunology/Diagnostic and Lab (S) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 86 2 4 6 98

Dermatopathology (S) 26 2 29 18 4 2 0 5 1,119 8 17 17 1,161Pediatric Dermatology (S) 7 0 6 12 0 0 0 1 304 5 0 0 309

Emergency Medicine

Board total 1,082 94 922 583 136 59 121 97 34,924 154 101 29 35,208Emergency Medicine (G) 1,081 94 921 583 136 59 121 97 34,872 151 100 29 35,152

Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine(S) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 38 0 0 0 38Emergency Medical Services (S) 19 2 7 16 0 1 1 1 460 2 0 0 462

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 138 0 0 0 138Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine (S) 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 136 0 0 1 137

Medical Toxicology (S) 17 2 11 6 0 0 1 2 410 11 3 0 424Pain Medicine (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7

Pediatric Emergency Medicine (S) 14 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 263 1 0 1 265Sports Medicine (S) 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 173 0 1 0 174

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (S) 8 0 8 1 0 0 0 1 154 1 2 0 157Family Medicine Board total 2,689 297 3,206 2,352 618 231 261 175 86,614 461 182 4 87,261

Family Medicine (G) 2,689 297 3,206 2,352 618 231 261 175 86,610 461 182 4 87,257Adolescent Medicine (S) 2 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 77 1 0 0 78

Geriatric Medicine (S) 75 7 55 49 15 2 0 29 2,112 9 19 0 2,140Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 45 10 45 40 9 4 0 5 1,704 3 11 0 1,718

Pain Medicine (S) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 1 0 0 26Sleep Medicine (S) 3 1 5 7 0 0 0 0 153 2 0 0 155

Sports Medicine (S) 61 8 64 50 11 6 4 3 2,163 3 2 0 2,168Internal Medicine Board total 6,134 578 5,136 4,108 1,054 207 118 1,103 238,533 2,553 1,580 8,061 250,727

Internal Medicine (G) 5,368 516 4,456 3,587 945 192 110 924 208,352 2,270 1,273 8,024 219,919Adolescent Medicine (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 1 50

Adult Congenital Heart Disease (S) 3 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 190 4 1 0 195Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (S) 27 2 24 16 0 0 0 3 992 12 3 2 1,009

Allergy and Immunology (S) 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 94 1 0 10 105

(G)Generalcertificate (S)Subspecialtycertificate (1)OverseasAPO/FPOmilitaryaddresses (2)USExternalAreas:AmericanSamoa,Guam,NorthernMarianaIslandsPalau,PuertoRico,VirginIslands






Cardiovascular Disease (S) 700 61 502 457 143 28 5 112 28,483 308 154 688 29,633Clinical and Laboratory Immunology (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (S) 60 7 41 65 9 2 0 7 2,561 12 11 0 2,584Critical Care Medicine (S) 324 23 252 185 49 9 7 32 10,966 67 104 10 11,147

Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology (S) 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 6 91Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (S) 209 13 142 112 34 6 3 44 7,371 83 117 195 7,766

Gastroenterology (S) 440 25 370 241 52 9 9 102 15,618 102 77 379 16,176Geriatric Medicine (S) 109 11 100 88 21 4 2 22 4,798 43 43 4 4,888

Hematology (S) 222 21 159 175 49 6 1 37 8,756 76 75 230 9,137Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 107 14 106 105 18 2 0 5 4,417 9 13 2 4,441

Infectious Disease (S) 248 20 188 106 25 7 9 54 8,554 68 116 186 8,924Interventional Cardiology (S) 183 15 115 108 48 8 0 21 6,679 7 39 3 6,728

Medical Oncology (S) 307 30 356 257 77 10 2 59 14,286 129 103 327 14,845Nephrology (S) 298 19 194 156 55 8 2 57 11,015 94 110 259 11,478

Pulmonary Disease (S) 422 33 329 228 82 15 8 65 14,737 133 127 324 15,321Rheumatology (S) 153 14 123 118 19 3 4 29 6,023 72 56 190 6,341

Sleep Medicine (S) 112 12 70 70 18 4 3 17 3,769 46 23 1 3,839Sports Medicine (S) 2 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 229 0 0 0 229

Transplant Hepatology (S) 18 0 11 10 0 0 0 3 588 4 6 0 598Medical Genetics and Genomics

Board total 47 4 81 42 3 0 2 4 2,307 55 84 52 2,498Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics (G) 17 1 26 10 1 0 0 1 647 14 18 26 705Clinical Genetics and Genomics (G) 25 3 49 25 2 0 2 4 1,309 28 51 22 1,410Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics (G) 14 1 20 11 0 0 0 0 544 17 22 0 583Clinical Biochemical Genetics (G) 3 0 6 9 0 0 0 1 279 2 13 8 302Clinical Biochemical/Molecular Genetics (G) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 2 2 1 47Ph.D. Medical Genetics (G) 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 129 0 1 6 136

Medical Biochemical Genetics (S) 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 61 0 2 0 63Molecular Genetic Pathology (S) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4


Board total 147 7 126 109 37 10 1 23 5,482 67 87 282 5,918Neurological Surgery (G) 147 7 126 109 37 10 1 23 5,482 67 87 282 5,918

Nuclear Medicine

Board total 96 5 108 66 12 3 3 41 4,026 145 89 178 4,438Nuclear Medicine (G) 96 5 108 66 12 3 3 41 4,026 145 89 178 4,438


Board total 1,430 128 1,019 788 225 79 58 265 48,976 219 186 1,332 50,713Obstetrics and Gynecology (G) 1,430 128 1,019 788 225 79 58 265 48,974 219 186 1,332 50,711

Critical Care Medicine (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 13Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (S) 33 1 24 19 4 0 0 6 952 3 4 1 960

Gynecologic Oncology (S) 32 4 30 23 6 0 0 3 1,159 7 7 26 1,199Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 5 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 72 0 0 0 72

Maternal-Fetal Medicine (S) 49 9 60 39 4 1 2 5 2,235 10 8 28 2,281Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility (S) 39 9 25 12 4 0 0 3 1,307 12 5 19 1,343

Ophthalmology Board total 578 61 510 429 106 21 15 147 23,006 520 194 834 24,554Ophthalmology (G) 578 61 510 429 106 21 15 147 23,006 520 194 834 24,554







Orthopaedic Surgery

Board total 723 77 694 566 99 74 67 85 26,079 164 77 1,632 27,952Orthopaedic Surgery (G) 723 77 694 564 99 74 67 85 26,066 164 76 1,632 27,938

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (S) 83 9 42 59 8 7 8 6 2,278 3 1 100 2,382Surgery of the Hand (S) 50 7 62 34 5 4 2 4 1,671 0 2 96 1,769

Otolaryngology Board total 365 33 337 243 75 20 37 57 13,586 344 94 592 14,616Otolaryngology (G) 358 33 337 242 75 20 37 57 13,537 344 94 592 14,567

Neurotology (S) 9 1 5 4 0 0 1 0 275 3 0 0 278Sleep Medicine (S) 15 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 265 1 2 0 268

Pathology Board total 590 79 548 470 152 38 17 87 25,824 784 367 2,763 29,738Pathology - Anatomic (G) 112 15 127 70 33 7 3 39 5,720 488 207 990 7,405Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical (G) 451 59 379 374 115 31 14 46 18,640 262 134 1,644 20,680Pathology - Clinical (G) 48 8 56 32 13 2 0 7 2,324 24 30 290 2,668Pathology Recertification (G) 23 21 54 18 9 0 0 1 1,477 5 1 7 1,490

Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine (S) 31 6 23 29 9 0 1 3 1,246 9 4 93 1,352Clinical Informatics (S) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 83 1 0 0 84

Cytopathology (S) 122 15 61 60 20 2 1 6 3,812 63 18 199 4,092Dermatopathology (S) 22 4 38 24 3 0 0 0 1,386 23 9 91 1,509

Pathology - Hematology (S) 44 6 54 45 13 1 0 3 2,311 50 14 120 2,495Hematopathology (S) 5 0 4 6 0 1 0 0 218 8 2 1 229Immunopathology (S) 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 153 1 0 9 163

Pathology - Molecular Genetic (S) 8 3 7 6 3 0 0 1 443 12 1 2 458Neuropathology (S) 22 1 15 7 8 0 1 2 713 23 29 86 851

Pathology - Chemical (S) 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 134 2 1 16 153Pathology - Forensic (S) 34 3 25 26 10 0 1 2 1,330 30 5 104 1,469

Pathology - Medical Microbiology (S) 6 1 8 5 0 0 0 0 261 3 4 26 294Pathology - Pediatric (S) 9 2 10 10 0 1 0 1 441 20 3 21 485

Radioisotopic Pathology (S) 2 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 180 0 0 31 211Pediatrics Board total 2,565 243 2,016 1,600 366 71 115 403 94,405 1,008 1,016 3,588 100,017

Pediatrics (G) 2,451 234 1,899 1,488 353 71 111 388 89,401 956 977 3,585 94,919Adolescent Medicine (S) 9 1 19 5 3 0 1 1 481 5 2 0 488

Allergy and Immunology (S) 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 128 4 5 9 146Child Abuse Pediatrics (S) 3 1 3 5 2 0 0 1 325 5 0 0 330

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (S) 16 3 16 2 1 0 4 3 627 8 5 0 640Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 7

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 6 2 6 1 1 0 0 2 270 2 1 1 274Medical Toxicology (S) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 31

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (S) 161 10 100 107 19 0 7 25 5,638 44 57 117 5,856Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (S) 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 169 0 0 0 169

Pediatric Cardiology (S) 75 3 55 49 9 0 0 2 2,796 31 44 65 2,936Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (S) 54 6 57 50 9 0 2 10 2,240 14 23 0 2,277

Pediatric Emergency Medicine (S) 33 0 49 23 2 0 1 1 1,854 19 11 1 1,885Pediatric Endocrinology (S) 37 2 28 23 6 0 0 5 1,500 8 13 44 1,565

Pediatric Gastroenterology (S) 33 3 23 27 2 0 0 5 1,378 12 7 0 1,397Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (S) 47 3 52 50 5 0 0 10 2,438 42 38 78 2,596

Pediatric Infectious Diseases (S) 29 3 27 10 4 0 3 2 1,138 5 18 4 1,165








Pediatric Nephrology (S) 23 2 23 12 3 0 0 5 810 11 11 23 855Pediatric Pulmonology (S) 27 2 18 17 2 0 0 5 1,025 7 12 0 1,044

Pediatric Rheumatology (S) 4 1 12 9 0 0 0 4 306 2 2 0 310Pediatric Transplant Hepatology (S) 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 99 0 1 0 100

Sleep Medicine (S) 12 1 6 5 1 0 0 0 263 2 2 0 267Sports Medicine (S) 4 0 10 11 0 0 0 1 245 1 0 0 246

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Board total 272 19 305 214 30 8 4 109 10,420 88 50 251 10,809Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (G) 269 19 302 212 30 8 4 108 10,315 86 50 251 10,702

Brain Injury Medicine (S) 14 1 12 8 0 0 0 1 422 5 1 0 428Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 51 0 1 0 52

Neuromuscular Medicine (S) 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 81 4 0 0 85Pain Medicine (S) 48 1 33 27 2 1 1 10 1,546 4 3 1 1,554

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (S) 4 1 8 5 0 0 0 2 238 1 0 0 239Spinal Cord Injury Medicine (S) 23 0 16 7 3 0 0 6 487 7 4 1 499

Sports Medicine (S) 12 0 39 10 0 0 0 13 661 4 2 0 667Plastic Surgery Board total 212 11 159 106 36 7 5 29 7,745 61 84 7 7,897

Plastic Surgery (G) 212 11 159 106 36 6 5 29 7,744 61 84 7 7,896Surgery of the Hand (S) 9 1 9 12 3 1 0 2 453 4 0 0 457

Preventive Medicine

Board total 327 29 292 127 36 9 91 14 8,743 95 71 750 9,659Aerospace Medicine (G) 81 1 32 4 2 2 37 3 989 21 4 133 1,147Occupational Medicine (G) 100 8 118 66 24 1 36 4 3,354 31 16 224 3,625Public Health and General Preventive Medicine (G) 140 14 104 34 10 5 44 8 3,322 44 52 410 3,828

Clinical Informatics (S) 43 6 48 23 2 1 0 0 1,383 2 3 2 1,390Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7

Medical Toxicology (S) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 26Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (S) 10 0 12 9 0 0 2 1 362 1 1 1 365


Board total 1,708 237 1,411 1,057 268 49 92 254 65,943 624 313 1,776 68,656Neurology (G) 418 43 361 287 71 16 11 85 16,739 149 132 303 17,323Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology (G) 58 2 53 25 8 0 0 13 2,335 22 22 51 2,430

Psychiatry (G) 1,224 191 990 738 189 33 77 158 46,717 451 158 1,435 48,761Addiction Psychiatry (S) 28 3 33 18 8 0 2 7 1,288 7 2 1 1,298Brain Injury Medicine (S) 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 100 0 0 0 100

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (S) 178 31 120 136 26 4 24 23 7,116 37 14 87 7,254Child Psychiatry (S) 43 4 24 27 4 0 1 4 1,532 9 10 101 1,652

Clinical Neurophysiology (S) 49 5 40 51 9 1 0 6 1,943 9 16 0 1,968Epilepsy (S) 19 2 25 24 6 1 0 7 1,193 6 10 0 1,209

Forensic Psychiatry (S) 43 7 18 22 10 2 1 6 1,412 12 3 1 1,428Geriatric Psychiatry (S) 46 3 37 28 12 1 0 5 1,540 15 1 0 1,556

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 123 4 0 0 127Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (S) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 0 49

Neuromuscular Medicine (S) 15 4 15 10 3 0 0 6 762 2 9 0 773Pain Medicine (S) 4 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 247 0 0 0 247

Psychosomatic Medicine (S) 38 4 20 24 4 0 1 6 1,089 13 1 0 1,103Sleep Medicine (S) 54 1 45 30 5 0 0 5 1,448 14 3 1 1,466

Vascular Neurology (S) 27 1 30 20 7 0 0 4 1,345 10 6 0 1,361








Radiology Board total 1,380 104 1,207 1,142 264 57 73 204 51,938 1,478 359 2,565 56,340Diagnostic Medical Physics (G) 24 2 8 20 5 1 1 2 860 2 2 24 888Diagnostic Radiology (G) 1,178 85 1,029 951 218 50 72 186 43,487 1,354 285 2,284 47,410Medical Physics (G) 4 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 159 1 1 52 213Nuclear Medical Physics (G) 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 195 0 0 10 205Radiation Oncology (G) 91 9 95 89 16 4 0 10 4,008 69 8 81 4,166Therapeutic Medical Physics (G) 94 9 74 84 27 2 0 7 3,560 49 62 128 3,799

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 1 67Neuroradiology (S) 86 6 88 73 9 1 0 11 3,379 28 8 0 3,415

Nuclear Radiology (S) 17 0 19 9 4 2 0 0 776 8 2 46 832Pain Medicine (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2

Pediatric Radiology (S) 24 1 30 18 2 1 1 0 998 4 6 0 1,008Vascular and Interventional Radiology (S) 85 5 65 82 8 2 0 13 2,758 9 1 1 2,769

Surgery Board total 1,030 107 822 743 233 65 70 156 38,982 409 357 1,242 40,990Surgery (G) 989 104 789 733 227 65 70 154 37,553 398 352 1,241 39,544Vascular Surgery (G) 108 8 87 43 20 4 0 4 3,157 6 4 0 3,167

Complex General Surgical Oncology (S) 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 147 4 0 0 151Hospice and Palliative Medicine (S) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 72 0 0 0 72

Pediatric Surgery (S) 26 2 23 19 3 0 0 3 990 14 4 1 1,009Surgery of the Hand (S) 5 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 203 0 0 0 203Surgical Critical Care (S) 72 5 47 61 18 2 3 5 3,008 15 8 0 3,031

Thoracic Surgery Board total 128 6 111 101 44 5 1 21 5,572 28 75 52 5,727Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery (G) 108 5 91 85 39 5 1 18 4,698 15 48 13 4,774Thoracic Surgery (G) 20 1 20 20 6 0 0 3 901 13 27 40 981

Congenital Cardiac Surgery (S) 7 0 5 4 1 0 0 1 185 3 3 0 191Urology Board total 369 31 315 235 76 15 12 95 13,039 97 68 119 13,323

Urology (G) 369 31 315 235 76 15 12 95 13,038 97 68 119 13,322Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (S) 8 0 15 6 1 0 0 0 286 0 0 0 286

Pediatric Urology (S) 7 1 11 9 0 0 0 3 371 3 1 0 375


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Physical Medicine and RehabilitationRochester, MN

Psychiatry and NeurologyBuffalo Grove, IL

• ABMS• Preventive Medicine• Thoracic SurgeryChicago, IL Emergency Medicine

East Lansing, MIDermatologyNewton, MA

Colon and Rectal SurgeryTaylor, MI Neurological Surgery

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• Allergy and Immunology• Internal Medicine• Plastic Surgery• SurgeryPhiladelphia, PA

OphthalmologyBala Cynwyd, PA

Medical Genetics and GenomicsBethesda, MD

UrologyCharlottesville, VA

AnesthesiologyRaleigh, NC

• Orthopaedic Surgery• PediatricsChapel Hill, NC

PathologyTampa, FL

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American Board of Allergy and Immunology Philadelphia, PA (215) 592-9466 or (866) 264-5568 abai org

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