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A Viewpoint on the Opioid Crisis

Bruce Bonanno, MD, a Diplomate of the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM), has been practicing emergency medicine for 33 years. Presently at the CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, N.J., he has served in 23 different emergency rooms, from inner city hospitals to rural ones, across several states. Over the years, the wealth of knowledge and experience he has ...

Recruiting Emergency Physicians: Things to Know About the BCEM

The American Board of Physician Specialties® (ABPS) identifies and recognizes physicians who have demonstrated competency in their chosen specialties, including emergency medicine. The Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine ® (BCEM), an ABPS Member Board, has developed rigorous standards to ensure that emergency medicine physicians have the comprehensive training and experience necessary to excel in stressful emergency room environments. Visits ...

How Career ED Physicians Can Demonstrate Their Competency in Emergency Medicine

The Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM) offers qualified emergency department physicians an opportunity to show that they have the knowledge and expertise necessary to perform at the highest level in the healthcare industry. While it’s true that emergency departments across the country rely on physicians trained in primary specialties to deliver critical medical care, and that these practitioners ...

Approved Fellowships Prepare Family Physicians to Lead Rural EDs

A current shortage of qualified and board certified EM physicians means that many emergency facilities, particularly in rural areas, are facing staffing challenges. Doctors who completed residencies in specialties other than EM, especially doctors who specialize in family medicine, step in to fill the gap for communities that would have otherwise lacked adequate emergency care. A particularly noteworthy development has ...

Emergency Department Physicians: Are all Your Fellow Doctors Board Certified?

When physicians become board certified in emergency medicine, they identify themselves as some of the most skilled professionals working in emergency departments in their area. With stringent eligibility requirements and a rigorous examination process, board certification serves as a trusted indicator of a physician’s knowledge and expertise, so it’s understandable that more emergency departments are choosing physicians certified in EM. ...

Are All Freestanding ER Physicians Certified In Emergency Medicine?

As freestanding emergency rooms gain popularity, one valid concern is whether their physicians are qualified to practice emergency medicine. For instance, it’s not uncommon to find freestanding ERs across the country staffed by physicians trained and certified in specialties like family medicine or internal medicine. According to one estimate, as much as 40 percent of emergency department doctors lack certification ...

New Delivery Model for Rural Care Proposed

Emergency physicians in Michigan have proposed a new way of delivering healthcare to rural areas that the American Board of Physician Specialties® (ABPS ) finds particularly noteworthy. The new model foresees a partnership between emergency and primary care clinicians to reverse the trend of declining health for people in underserved parts of the country. The proposal published online in the ...

The Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM) Accepts Applications from Family Medicine-Trained Physicians with EM Experience

Dr. Alex Beuning of the Mayo Clinic has family medicine in his blood. According to Dr. Beuning, his grandfather “was an old fashioned doctor who did it all, from delivering babies to removing a colon tumor or infected gallbladder.” With the goal of serving a small community just like his grandfather, Dr. Beuning chose family medicine for residency training after ...

Let the ABPS Help You Recruit a Highly Qualified Emergency Medicine Practitioner

The American Board of Physician Specialties® (ABPS) is committed to matching highly qualified ABPS Diplomates with career opportunities offered by physician recruiters from across North America. We give recruiters the ability to post job openings in our online Career Center free of charge in a concerted effort to bring these vacancies to the attention of the thousands of physicians affiliated ...

Solving the Doctor Shortage in Rural Emergency Departments

Despite an actual increase in the number of emergency medicine specialists in the United States, ER departments across the country are experiencing troubling staffing shortages. Rising ER visits, coupled with a rapidly aging population and various other factors has resulted in insufficient ER physician staffing levels – particularly in rural parts of America that historically have had difficulty attracting residency-trained ...

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Patient Care Is Our Priority

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

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

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 I think historically, advancement in medicine and patient safety and care has been driven by the diversity of people and scientific thought. That’s what I found at the ABPS and more. For over 60 years that is just who we are. I found a physician certifying body that provides a choice and voice to all physicians ensuring that patients are always placed first.

Jerry Allison, MD

Emergency Medicine

When I decided to pursue a full time role as a physician executive it was important to me to obtain additional professional training, education and work experience. Board certification through the ABPS in Administrative Medicine is validation of my efforts and a demonstration of dedication to professional development. We need more physicians to become full time health care executives, knowing there is a board certification option in Administrative Medicine encourages physicians to take the leap from full time clinical practice to healthcare organizational leadership.

Richard Paula, MD

Administrative Medicine

The American Board of Physician Specialties has provided me with the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of internal medicine through board certification. As a hospitalist, board certification is an expected credential, and hospitals recognize the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) as one of the three standard credentialling bodies for Internal Medicine. Additionally, the ABPS has helped me develop leadership skills as a Board member and Committee Chairperson. ABPS has also helped me sharpen critical thinking skills as a test question developer and reviewer. The Allopathic (MD) and Osteopathic (DO) physicians in the ABPS are lifelong learners and frequently pursue multiple board certifications. I enjoy the camaraderie of my peers in ABPS.

Loren Jay Chassels, DO

Internal Medicine