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What is it Like to Specialize in Diagnostic Radiology?

My name is Craig Smith, and I’m a Diplomate of the American Board of Physician Specialties® (ABPS). I’ve been a diagnostic radiologist since 1982. I chose radiology because of the lifestyle. I wanted to practice a medical specialty that would allow me to spend more time with my family, and radiology turned out to be a very good choice. I’m ...

What is it Like to Specialize in Dermatology?

Lori Honeycutt, MD, was first exposed to dermatology practice as a registered nurse at Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi, TX. She was amazed at how so many systemic diseases had skin manifestations and how the diagnostic process took that into account. “I loved medicine in general,” she says “but I was also interested in performing surgeries and cosmetic procedures, ...

How AAEP Recognition Benefits Fellowship Experience

After graduating from the esteemed King Edward Medical College in Pakistan, completing a family medicine residency from UPMC McKeesport, PA, then working as Hospitalist in a Level II Trauma Center Integris Baptist OKC, Bilal Piracha, MD, still wanted to explore more horizons. Given his passion to be the savior at the forefront and lifelong empathy for people in need, the emergency medicine fellowship training was the natural ...

Integrative Ways to Help with Insomnia

Insomnia is a common problem. Heather Auld, MD, an integrative medicine specialist and a Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABOIM), says about 90% of the people she sees in her Fort Myers practice, SWFL Integrative Medicine, experience some form of the condition, whether acute or chronic. Defined as difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, insomnia is linked ...

ABPS Acknowledges Contributions of MSPs to Healthcare Leadership in America

For many of us here in the United States, a hospital visit comes with the expectation that we’ll receive appropriate medical care from qualified professionals. While some aspects of the American health care system continue to be debated – drug and insurance costs, for example – the high quality of our medical care is generally beyond dispute. Excellence doesn’t reveal ...

How to Fix Your Gut Health

Marvin Singh, MD, says these are exciting times when it comes to understanding our digestive health. Dr. Singh is a Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Medicine® (ABOIM®) and an integrative gastroenterologist in San Diego, CA. According to Dr. Singh, changes that we make to modulate our gut microbiome also modify gene expression.. We now understand that the microbiome can ...

A Passion for Integrative Medicine

“Leadership was my mother’s gift to me,” said Arti Prasad, MD, a Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABOIM). “She didn’t have much formal education, but she was a leader at home, in the community, for my family, and for my extended family.” Today, her mother’s desire for all her children to be well educated is an impressive ...

Physicians Have a Choice for Board Certification

Before the 1952 founding of the American Board of Physician Specialties® (ABPS), many qualified physicians who applied for board certification were turned away if they lacked residency training in their chosen specialty. Created to provide certification options, the ABPS certified its first physician in 1960, and since then has become one of the three nationally recognized multispecialty certifying organizations in ...

ABMS- and AOA-Certified Physicians Are Eligible to Recertify With the ABPS

The American Board of Physician Specialties® (ABPS) is a nationally recognized physician multi-specialty certifying body that offers both allopathic and osteopathic physicians board certification in a variety of specialties. Founded in 1952, the ABPS has long maintained a non-discriminatory approach and the sense that it’s a community of diverse but like-minded professionals. Therefore, we invite Diplomates of the American Board ...

Why Physicians Should Certify in the Specialty Practiced

Consider all the steps physicians must take before practicing their specialty. First comes years of medical school, then rigorous residency training, then the comprehensive process for approval from their state’s medical licensing board. It’s no wonder the healthcare industry regards physician specialists with a keen sense of respect. But, for many physicians, there is yet one more step – board ...

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Patient Care Is Our Priority

With declining access for maternity care amid rising maternal mortality, ABPS and their Board Certification in Family Medicine Obstetrics has been essential for me and many of my colleagues in getting privileges and thereby creating local access for mothers and their children.

Ashish Anand, MD, FAASOS

John B. Waits, MD

Family Medicine Obstetrics

Board certification through the American Board of Physician Specialties has served to substantiate my interest and additional training in several fields of medicine including Internal Medicine, Disaster Medicine, and Administrative Medicine. As a result, I have been able to serve my community in clinical, disaster response, and administrative medicine roles. Through the ABPS, I have become recognized as a leader in my various fields of interest.

Spencer Price MD, MPH, MBA

Administrative Medicine

In this era, when continuous updated medical knowledge means so much to you, when quality of emergency care matters most to you ,when you need to excel in your medical career to continue providing exceptional service to your critically ill patients, please consider board certification with the Boad of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM). Where your knowledge & expertise translates to credentialing & certification with wider approval & recognition every day at many fronts. We Welcome you to join our team for a brighter future of our emergency healthcare where dedication to profession relies not solely on clinical practice but also on sound academic certification.

Ashish Anand, MD, FAASOS

Ashraf A. Gerges, MD, FAAEP

Emergency Medicine

Board certification in Orthopedic Surgery through the American Board of Physician Specialties validated my training and surgical experience through a process that was both rigorous and respectful of real-world practice. ABPS recognizes clinical competence, not just credentials, and that sets it apart.

Ashish Anand, MD, FAASOS

Ashish Anand, MD, FAASOS

Orthopedic Surgery

The American Board of Physician Specialties is a forward- thinking organization that focuses on where Medicine is going, not just where it has been. Traditional Certification Boards like Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Dermatology are represented as are Integrative Medicine, Disaster Medicine, and Family Medicine-Obstetrics. Physicians appreciate the ability to showcase their skills and knowledge through Board Certification, and this organization allows excellent physicians the ability to bring their skills to patients. The dedication and commitment of this organization and its volunteers will ensure ongoing distinction and commitment for decades to come.

Jeffrey B. Stricker, DO, MBA, FAASD

Jeffrey B. Stricker, DO, MBA, FAASD

Dermatology

Serving as a member on the American board of Integrative Medicine (ABOIM) for many years and now serving as a Member at Large of the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) has been an enriching and rewarding experience. The board’s commitment to excellence, integrity, and positive impact is truly inspiring. I am grateful to collaborate with such a dedicated and visionary group, and I am proud of the meaningful progress we continue to achieve together.

Arti Prasad, MD, FACP

Arti Prasad, MD, FACP

Integrative Medicine

There are many ways board certification advances a physician career. ABPS Board examination verifies your accuracy, precision, and reflects your mastery of your residency training verifying your expertise. ABPS Board certification demonstrates your level of expertise beyond your practice experience, primary education degrees, and training which are necessary for insurance reimbursement and practice privilege requirements. Attaining your ABPS Board Certification will clarify your purpose, secure your practice growth, and expand into leadership positions. Board certification can serve as an indication of a physician’s commitment to medicine, beyond the minimal standards and competency of training, their measurement to quality of care, and attaining an award for excellence.

Chris Kunis MD

Internal Medicine

When the American Board of Physician Specialties offered to host the American Board of Integrative Medicine, ABPS became a landmark organization working to move medicine into the twenty first century. Certifying physicians who have completed rigorous academic training in Integrative Medicine ensures that the field of Integrative Medicine will continue to develop academically, clinically, and professionally. The leadership of ABPS continues to impress me - they are diligent in constantly innovating to provide certifications for physicians who want to advance their careers and their areas of expertise. I am honored to be a part of this organization.

Ann Marie Chiasson, MD

Integrative Medicine

On October 18, 2007, President George W. Bush released Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21 (HSPD-21), calling on our nation, among other initiatives, to “collectively support and facilitate the establishment of a discipline of disaster health”. It is a great testament to the wisdom and foresight of the American Board of Physician Specialties that it immediately set to work and created, within the short span of only one year, an educational blueprint and set of certification examinations, both written and oral, for a new subspecialty of disaster medicine—and it is why I chose to be part this vital initiative and this wonderful organization. This is but one of the many innovative programs initiated by the American Board of Physician Specialties over the years, and why I am proud to support its work on behalf of our nation’s public health.

Art Cooper, MD

Disaster Medicine

Far too often, medicine is led by less than 5% of non-practicing physicians taking away and replacing the voice of the 95% of physicians practicing and placing patient safety and care first on the front lines every day. The American Board of Physician Specialties has raised the standards in physician board certification not only in the quality of their boards of certification, but in hearing and allowing for the voice of those active physicians caring directly for patients. Having been a part of the ABPS over the last 28 years has allowed me to grow as a woman leader in a field often wrought with challenges. It helped me and others raise the bar of the standards of care in my specialty, Emergency Medicine, through their Board Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM). ABPS also helped raise the standards of care for 21st century medicine through their certifications in other specialties, particularly in Integrative Medicine & Disaster Medicine. Having physician voices heard matters to medicine and is essential in the betterment of patient safety and care.

Sarah E. Gilbert, MD, FAAEP

Sarah E. Gilbert, MD, FAAEP

Emergency Medicine