Articles - Emergency Medicine

Board Certification in Emergency Medicine Demonstrates a Physician’s Competency in the Specialty

Board certification in emergency medicine has long been a contentious issue. Should board certification in EM be limited to those who have completed an emergency medicine residency? Or, should board certification in EM also be open to highly qualified and experienced physicians who trained in other, yet closely related, medical disciplines? Certification demonstrates an EM physician’s competency in the specialty. ...

Family Physicians Serve an Integral Role in Emergency Medicine

In many ways, family physicians are particularly well suited for their role in Emergency Medicine. This multi-disciplinary specialty includes extensive training in emergency room medicine as part of residency training, and family physicians, by definition, must have a broad skill set in order to best serve the wide variety of patients that they ostensibly see day in and day out. ...

Preparing for the Rural Emergency Department

Physicians who complete residency training in Family Medicine are particularly well suited for emergency medicine. After all, these physicians are used to treating a high volume of patients of all ages and health conditions. For this reason, many of the country’s emergency departments – particularly in rural communities – are often staffed by physicians with a strong background in Family ...

Fellows of Recognized Graduate Training Programs in Emergency Medicine are Eligible for the BCEM Exam

At the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine® (BCEM), we have built a community of Diplomates who represent some of the most highly trained and experienced Emergency Medicine physicians practicing in North America. One of the pathways to be eligible for board certification through our organization, is the completion of a recognized graduate training program. However, one unique aspect of ...

Emergency Medicine Practice Management Groups Can Ensure Competency of Emergency Department Doctors

To help ensure the competency of emergency department doctors in area hospitals, Emergency Medicine practice management groups are strongly encouraged to hire physicians with impeccable credentials, including those who possess board certification in Emergency Medicine. At the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine® (BCEM), we have developed rigorous standards that help us to identify and recognize physician leaders who have ...

Have You Changed Careers from Primary Care to Emergency Medicine?

Across America, hospital emergency departments are staffed by eminently qualified Primary Care physicians who have spent their careers specializing in Emergency Medicine. At the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine® (BCEM), a member board of the American Board of Physician Specialties® (ABPS), we are pleased to offer these physician leaders the opportunity to become board certified in their area of ...

Non-Certified Physicians Working in the ED Can Demonstrate Competency

For physicians who have worked in the emergency department their entire career, the board certification process represents a compelling opportunity to demonstrate competency in the specialty. At the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine® (BCEM), we offer board certification to highly qualified physicians with extensive experience and requisite training in this in-demand, integral specialty area. If you have spent your ...

Emergency Medicine Application & Exam Fee Schedule

Effective August 2020 The following is the pricing schedule for the application and written examination fees for initial certification in Emergency Medicine. The application fees vary based on the date the complete application is received by ABPS. The application fee must be paid in full at the time of application. For full details regarding the online application submission process, click ...

The Role of Board Certification in Establishing Competency in Emergency Medicine

When physician board certification first rose to prominence in the mid-20th century, the designation quickly became synonymous with expertise. While the average American citizen may not know what, exactly, goes into the board certification process, they generally do know that physicians who go the extra mile to become board certified are motivated and highly qualified. Indeed, physicians who become board ...

Primary Care Physicians & the Emergency Room

At the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine® (BCEM), we recognize that many of our nation’s emergency departments are staffed by highly qualified physicians who completed residency training in Primary Care. It is our belief that primary care physicians who have spent their careers practicing Emergency Medicine deserve the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery over their area of expertise through ...

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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