American Board of Emergency Medicine
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The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) is an organization that provides board certification
in the medical specialty
of emergency medicine
to qualified physician
s.
Certification is potentially available to allopathic (M.D.
) and osteopathic (D.O.
) emergency physicians who have successfully completed an ACGME
-approved or AOA
-approved residency in emergency medicine, completed a year of practice, and passed written and oral exams. At one time, ABEM offered certification eligibility via a practice track, allowing training in another specialty, practicing emergency medicine, and then passing the ABEM exam. Currently, approximately one third of the emergency physicians currently holding ABEM certification were "grandfathered" in to certification eligibility via the practice track.
Board certification
Board certification is the process by which a physician , dentist , or podiatrist in the United States demonstrates through either written, practical, and/or simulator based testing, a mastery of the basic knowledge and skills that define an area of medical specialization...
in the medical specialty
Specialty (medicine)
A specialty in medicine is a branch of medical science. After completing medical school, physicians or surgeons usually further their medical education in a specific specialty of medicine by completing a multiple year residency to become a medical specialist.-History of medical specialization:To...
of emergency medicine
Emergency medicine
Emergency medicine is a medical specialty in which physicians care for patients with acute illnesses or injuries which require immediate medical attention. While not usually providing long-term or continuing care, emergency medicine physicians diagnose a variety of illnesses and undertake acute...
to qualified physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
s.
Certification is potentially available to allopathic (M.D.
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
) and osteopathic (D.O.
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine is a professional doctoral degree for physicians in the United States. Holders of the MD degree, Doctor of Medicine, have the same rights, privileges and responsibilities as osteopathic physicians in the United States.The American Osteopathic Association’s Commission...
) emergency physicians who have successfully completed an ACGME
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is the body responsible for the accreditation for graduate medical training programs for medical doctors in the United States. It is a non-profit private council that evaluates and accredits medical residency and internship programs...
-approved or AOA
American Osteopathic Association
The American Osteopathic Association is the representative member organization for the over 78,000 osteopathic medical physicians in the United States...
-approved residency in emergency medicine, completed a year of practice, and passed written and oral exams. At one time, ABEM offered certification eligibility via a practice track, allowing training in another specialty, practicing emergency medicine, and then passing the ABEM exam. Currently, approximately one third of the emergency physicians currently holding ABEM certification were "grandfathered" in to certification eligibility via the practice track.