(967,82,11,NULL,'','Emergency Medicine Eligibility','emergency-medicine-eligibility','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','','Emergency Medicine Eligibility','','','<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font>Updated August 2010 </font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	To be eligible for certification in Emergency Medicine through the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM), the applicant must:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed Emergency Medicine application with required processing fee, two (2) passport-size photographs taken within the last 90 days, and a notarized signature.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be in conformity with the Code of Ethics of the American Board of Physician Specialties, be known in his/her community as an ethical member of the profession, and be an active specialist in Emergency Medicine.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be a graduate of a recognized college of medicine confirmed by a copy of an allopathic/osteopathic degree or a letter of verification from the institution where the degree was earned. In the case of foreign medical schools, an English transcription of the document is also required. Graduates of foreign medical schools must also include a copy of the ECFMG Certificate. Canadian medical schools and medical training programs are considered equivalent to U.S. medical schools and medical training programs.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Hold a valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States or its territories or in Canada and submit copies of all licenses. License(s) must include date of expiration.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit current curriculum vitae which includes medical school experiences and degrees earned in chronological order.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be certified on the &quot;Provider&quot; level in the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) program, Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) program.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		All applicants must have completed residency training in a program approved by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and deemed acceptable to the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine. Such training must include substantial and identifiable training in Emergency Medicine as determined by the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine and approved by the ABPS.<br />\r\n		<p>\r\n			The ABPS now accepts all residencies accepted by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). ABPS therefore now accepts all residencies approved by ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC. It should be noted that the ABPS accepts ALL medical residencies approved by the RCPSC, including approved residencies outside Canada.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be qualified under one (8a, 8b, or 8c) of the following:\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				Completed an ACGME or AOA-accredited residency in Emergency Medicine.\r\n				<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n					<li>\r\n						Physicians applying under this option must include a copy of their completed Emergency Medicine residency certificate.</li>\r\n					<li>\r\n						Meeting this requirement also satisfies the residency requirement specified in item 7.)</li>\r\n				</ol>\r\n			</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				If the applicant has not satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC -accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, the applicant then must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC-accredited Primary Care residency, (Primary Care specialties include Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery) in addition to the applicant must have practiced Emergency Medicine on a full-time basis for five (5) years AND accumulated a minimum of 7,000 hours in the practice of Emergency Medicine and maintained currency in ACLS, ATLS, and PALS.</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				Physicians applying under this must include a copy of their completed Primary Care residency certificate and/or a copy of their board certificate in a Primary Care specialty.</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Applicants are also required to submit independent verification of the years and hours worked in Emergency Medicine, which must be earned in an emergency facility physically attached to a hospital, which operates on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. The facility must be continuously staffed with a physician (&quot;on-call&quot; hours and hours earned in &quot;walk-in&quot; clinics, or urgent care facilities are not applicable).</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				For the purpose of defining &quot;full-time&quot; practice, the BCEM requires verification of a minimum of 1,400 hours per 12-month period. Verification of less than 1,400 hours in a 12-month period will not be accepted.</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Meeting the ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC-accredited Primary Care residency requirement also satisfies the residency requirement specified in item 7..<br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				<b>OR</b><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	Another option available if the applicant has not satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC -accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, the applicant then must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC -accredited Primary Care residency (Primary Care specialties include Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery) in addition to completion of an approved Graduate Training Program. The applicant must have completed either a 12 or 24-month Emergency Medicine graduate training program approved by the BCEM. Physicians completing a 12-month graduate training program must have practiced Emergency Medicine on a full-time basis for an additional 12 months, before or subsequent to completing the graduate training program. (This Graduate Training Program does not constitute a residency program, and does not fulfill the residency requirement specified in item 7.)</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n</ol>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n	<li>\r\n		Physicians applying under this option are required to submit independent verification of the completed GTP year(s) and hours worked in Emergency Medicine, which must be earned in an emergency facility physically attached to a hospital, which operates on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. The facility must be continuously staffed with a physician (&quot;on-call&quot; hours and hours earned in &quot;walk-in&quot; clinics, or urgent care facilities are not applicable).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		For the purpose of defining &quot;full-time&quot; practice, the BCEM requires verification of a minimum of 1,400 hours per 12-month period. Verification of less than 1,400 hours in a 12-month period will not be accepted.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Currently, the BCEM has approved the following graduate training programs:\r\n		<ul>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Emergency Medicine Fellowship/affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Memphis(<a href=\"http://www.emfellowship.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.emfellowship.com</a>)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				University of Tennessee at Jackson(<a href=\"http://www.uthsc.edu/UTFamJac/erfellowship.php\" target=\"_blank\">www.uthsc.edu/UTFamJac/erfellowship.php</a>)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				University of Tennessee at Knoxville(<a href=\"http://gsm.utmck.edu/family_medicine/emergencymed.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">http://gsm.utmck.edu/family_medicine/emergencymed.cfm</a>)</li>\r\n		</ul>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>NOTE</strong></u>: ACLS, ATLS, and PALS do not have to be current at the time of submitting the application, but must be current and on file 30 days prior to taking the examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>N</strong></u><u><strong>OTE:</strong></u> Independent verification of hours must be submitted on letterhead stationery (from someone with access to information regarding the physician&#39;s experience) itemized by year and number of hours earned each year. Hours may be presented over a 12-month consecutive period or a calendar year. Contract group, emergency room director, or hospital medical staff administration must complete verification. For a sample verification letter<a downloads=\"\" href=\"/initial-medical-board-certification-feesâ€>click here</a>.<br />&#13;&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;<br />&#13;&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;<strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong> Applicants must have been working full-time Emergency Medicine for the 12-month period prior to application and must be currently working full-time Emergency Medicine in an emergency facility acceptable to the board. BCEM considers 1,400 hours per year as full-time.<br />+</li>&#13;&#10;&#9;<li>&#13;&#10;&#9;&#9;Submit three (3) letters of recommendation from Diplomates of an ABPS, ABMS, or AOA-recognized board of certification. Letters of recommendation must be current (dated no more than one year prior to the date the application for certification is received by ABPS) and on letterhead stationery, which includes a telephone number. Letters submitted on plain paper without an address or telephone number of the signatory are not acceptable. The BCEM requires original letters; copies are not acceptable. The BCEM recommends that the letters be sent to the applicant to be included with the other application documents.</li>&#13;&#10;&#9;<li>&#13;&#10;&#9;&#9;Verify staff privileges by means of a letter from the administrator of each emergency facility at which privileges are held confirming good standing at that facility.</li>&#13;&#10;&#9;<li>&#13;&#10;&#9;&#9;Submit a documented report of a minimum of ten (10) Emergency Medicine cases for which the physician had the lead management role. <a href=\" http:=\"\" target=\"_blank\" www.abpsga.org=\"\">Click here</a> to download Sample Case reports.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>NOTE:</strong></u> Applicants must have been working full-time Emergency Medicine for the 12-month period prior to application and must be currently working full-time Emergency Medicine in an emergency facility acceptable to the board. BCEM considers 1,400 hours per year as full-time.<br />\r\n	&nbsp;<br />\r\n	9.&nbsp; Submit three (3) letters of recommendation from Diplomates of an ABPS, ABMS, or AOA-recognized board of certification. Letters of recommendation must be current (dated no more than one year prior to the date the application for certification is received by ABPS) and on letterhead stationery, which includes a telephone number. Letters submitted on plain paper without an address or telephone number of the signatory are not acceptable. The BCEM requires original letters; copies are not acceptable. The BCEM recommends that the letters be sent to the applicant to be included with the other application documents.<br />\r\n	10.&nbsp; Verify staff privileges by means of a letter from the administrator of each emergency facility at which privileges are held confirming good standing at that facility.<br />\r\n	11.&nbsp; Submit a documented report of a minimum of ten (10) Emergency Medicine cases for which the physician had the lead management role. Click here to download Sample Case reports. The case reports must be no older than twelve (12) months from the date the candidate&rsquo;s application for certification is received by ABPS. Case reports shall only include information on the care and services provided by the applicant. At the point where a patient&#39;s care is transferred to another physician or facility, the applicant&#39;s case presentation is complete. The applicant must sign each case. Case reports must be properly compiled (see Case Report Requirements below) and include an index and written verification of accuracy by the facility&#39;s administration. Case reports not presented in accordance with the description provided by the BCEM will be returned. The BCEM recommends that applicants keep a copy of all documents submitted.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong> The Board, in general, looks for cases that show the application of accepted/standard medical practice in the management of the patient, resulting in an excellent outcome. The Board is not looking for controversial or unusual case management, even if the physician can justify his or her actions. One purpose of Board certification is to demonstrate knowledge/application of practices acceptable in Emergency Departments across the United States and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	12. All physicians must do a self-query of the National Practitioner Data Bank and submit a sealed (unopened envelope) copy of the report as part of the application process. The report need not be submitted with the application but must be provided in order for the applicant to be approved to take the written examination. For information on performing a self-query of the Bank, go to the National Practitioner Data Bank at <a href=\"http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">http://npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov</a> for information.All Canadian physicians must request and submit a testament statement from each Province in which a license is held, verifying that there have been no disciplinary actions against the applicant.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	13. All physicians must allow ABPS to perform a background check, attested by initialing the appropriate line on the application form.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	14. All physicians must submit the signed candidate appeal form.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	15. Payment of appropriate fee. To view the fee schedule</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><strong>Case Report Requirements</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The applicant must submit two (2) <strong>separately compiled copies</strong> of ten (10) case reports in the following format:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be typewritten. Photocopies of typewritten case reports are acceptable.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be double spaced on 8.5&quot; x 11&quot; white paper.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be compiled in a hard, report style binder, or a three-ring binder (no sheet protectors, staples, or paper clips).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		The applicant must sign each case report.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		An index shall be placed at the front of reports indicating the type of case (diagnosis) and the page number on which the case can be found. To view sample index and verification form, <a href=\"http://www.abpsga.org/downloads/verification_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Confirmation of validity of the reports by hospital administrator, medical records director, or whoever performs such duties at the facility. This must be on official letterhead verifying that you were the physician treating the patient in each case on the date stated. If the applicant&#39;s cases reflect work at more than one institution, then separate letters must be submitted verifying the cases from each institution. This validation must be <strong>notarized and signed</strong>. (Refer to sample index/verification form.)</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports should contain the following information:\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				For patient #, list the same number as the case number (Refer to sample index and verification form.)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Date of Emergency Department Care</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Chief complaint</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				History</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Physical examination and results of the Emergency Department work-up, including lab results and imaging studies</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Emergency Department course and final disposition including condition of patient at the time of completion of your care of the patient, as well as final diagnosis</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Each case must include <strong>discussion</strong> of the case, demonstrating to the Credentials Committee what the thought process was in the evaluation of the patient, diagnostic and treatment approach, and indication that the candidate understood the <strong>pathophysiology</strong> of the patient&#39;s problem, and some rationale to explain the patient&#39;s final disposition. This is the most important section of the case report and will be reviewed <strong>closely</strong>.</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	The BCEM Credentials Committee reserves the right to seek additional details for any case it deems necessary. Board certified practicing Emergency Physicians carefully scrutinize these cases. Every attempt at accuracy and clarity should be made. Please note that <strong>case reports are not copies of dictated Emergency Department summaries from the chart</strong>, but are specifically prepared documents for the application packet. <strong>Case reports not adhering to the above mentioned format will be rejected</strong>.</p>',0,'2010-08-10 11:38:03','2010-08-10 11:38:03',1),(968,82,12,NULL,'','Emergency Medicine Eligibility','emergency-medicine-eligibility','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','','Emergency Medicine Eligibility','','','<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font>Updated August 2010 </font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	To be eligible for certification in Emergency Medicine through the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM), the applicant must:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed Emergency Medicine application with required processing fee, two (2) passport-size photographs taken within the last 90 days, and a notarized signature.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be in conformity with the Code of Ethics of the American Board of Physician Specialties, be known in his/her community as an ethical member of the profession, and be an active specialist in Emergency Medicine.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be a graduate of a recognized college of medicine confirmed by a copy of an allopathic/osteopathic degree or a letter of verification from the institution where the degree was earned. In the case of foreign medical schools, an English transcription of the document is also required. Graduates of foreign medical schools must also include a copy of the ECFMG Certificate. Canadian medical schools and medical training programs are considered equivalent to U.S. medical schools and medical training programs.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Hold a valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States or its territories or in Canada and submit copies of all licenses. License(s) must include date of expiration.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit current curriculum vitae which includes medical school experiences and degrees earned in chronological order.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be certified on the &quot;Provider&quot; level in the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) program, Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) program.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		All applicants must have completed residency training in a program approved by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and deemed acceptable to the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine. Such training must include substantial and identifiable training in Emergency Medicine as determined by the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine and approved by the ABPS.<br />\r\n		<p>\r\n			The ABPS now accepts all residencies accepted by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). ABPS therefore now accepts all residencies approved by ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC. It should be noted that the ABPS accepts ALL medical residencies approved by the RCPSC, including approved residencies outside Canada.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be qualified under one (8a, 8b, or 8c) of the following:\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				Completed an ACGME or AOA-accredited residency in Emergency Medicine.\r\n				<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n					<li>\r\n						Physicians applying under this option must include a copy of their completed Emergency Medicine residency certificate.</li>\r\n					<li>\r\n						Meeting this requirement also satisfies the residency requirement specified in item 7.)</li>\r\n				</ol>\r\n			</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				If the applicant has not satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC -accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, the applicant then must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC-accredited Primary Care residency, (Primary Care specialties include Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery) in addition to the applicant must have practiced Emergency Medicine on a full-time basis for five (5) years AND accumulated a minimum of 7,000 hours in the practice of Emergency Medicine and maintained currency in ACLS, ATLS, and PALS.</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				Physicians applying under this must include a copy of their completed Primary Care residency certificate and/or a copy of their board certificate in a Primary Care specialty.</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Applicants are also required to submit independent verification of the years and hours worked in Emergency Medicine, which must be earned in an emergency facility physically attached to a hospital, which operates on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. The facility must be continuously staffed with a physician (&quot;on-call&quot; hours and hours earned in &quot;walk-in&quot; clinics, or urgent care facilities are not applicable).</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				For the purpose of defining &quot;full-time&quot; practice, the BCEM requires verification of a minimum of 1,400 hours per 12-month period. Verification of less than 1,400 hours in a 12-month period will not be accepted.</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Meeting the ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC-accredited Primary Care residency requirement also satisfies the residency requirement specified in item 7..<br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				<b>OR</b><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	c.&nbsp; Another option available if the applicant has not satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC -accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, the applicant then must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC -accredited Primary Care residency (Primary Care specialties include Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery) in addition to completion of an approved Graduate Training Program. The applicant must have completed either a 12 or 24-month Emergency Medicine graduate training program approved by the BCEM. Physicians completing a 12-month graduate training program must have practiced Emergency Medicine on a full-time basis for an additional 12 months, before or subsequent to completing the graduate training program. (This Graduate Training Program does not constitute a residency program, and does not fulfill the residency requirement specified in item 7.)</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n</ol>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n	<li>\r\n		Physicians applying under this option are required to submit independent verification of the completed GTP year(s) and hours worked in Emergency Medicine, which must be earned in an emergency facility physically attached to a hospital, which operates on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. The facility must be continuously staffed with a physician (&quot;on-call&quot; hours and hours earned in &quot;walk-in&quot; clinics, or urgent care facilities are not applicable).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		For the purpose of defining &quot;full-time&quot; practice, the BCEM requires verification of a minimum of 1,400 hours per 12-month period. Verification of less than 1,400 hours in a 12-month period will not be accepted.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Currently, the BCEM has approved the following graduate training programs:\r\n		<ul>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Emergency Medicine Fellowship/affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Memphis(<a href=\"http://www.emfellowship.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.emfellowship.com</a>)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				University of Tennessee at Jackson(<a href=\"http://www.uthsc.edu/UTFamJac/erfellowship.php\" target=\"_blank\">www.uthsc.edu/UTFamJac/erfellowship.php</a>)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				University of Tennessee at Knoxville(<a href=\"http://gsm.utmck.edu/family_medicine/emergencymed.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">http://gsm.utmck.edu/family_medicine/emergencymed.cfm</a>)</li>\r\n		</ul>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>NOTE</strong></u>: ACLS, ATLS, and PALS do not have to be current at the time of submitting the application, but must be current and on file 30 days prior to taking the examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>N</strong></u><u><strong>OTE:</strong></u> Independent verification of hours must be submitted on letterhead stationery (from someone with access to information regarding the physician&#39;s experience) itemized by year and number of hours earned each year. Hours may be presented over a 12-month consecutive period or a calendar year. Contract group, emergency room director, or hospital medical staff administration must complete verification. To view sample verification letter, <a href=\"http://www.abpsga.org/downloads/verification_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>br /&gt;<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong> Applicants must have been working full-time Emergency Medicine for the 12-month period prior to application and must be currently working full-time Emergency Medicine in an emergency facility acceptable to the board. BCEM considers 1,400 hours per year as full-time.<br />\r\n	&nbsp;<br />\r\n	9.&nbsp; Submit three (3) letters of recommendation from Diplomates of an ABPS, ABMS, or AOA-recognized board of certification. Letters of recommendation must be current (dated no more than one year prior to the date the application for certification is received by ABPS) and on letterhead stationery, which includes a telephone number. Letters submitted on plain paper without an address or telephone number of the signatory are not acceptable. The BCEM requires original letters; copies are not acceptable. The BCEM recommends that the letters be sent to the applicant to be included with the other application documents.<br />\r\n	10.&nbsp; Verify staff privileges by means of a letter from the administrator of each emergency facility at which privileges are held confirming good standing at that facility.<br />\r\n	11.&nbsp; Submit a documented report of a minimum of ten (10) Emergency Medicine cases for which the physician had the lead management role. Click here to download Sample Case reports. The case reports must be no older than twelve (12) months from the date the candidate&rsquo;s application for certification is received by ABPS. Case reports shall only include information on the care and services provided by the applicant. At the point where a patient&#39;s care is transferred to another physician or facility, the applicant&#39;s case presentation is complete. The applicant must sign each case. Case reports must be properly compiled (see Case Report Requirements below) and include an index and written verification of accuracy by the facility&#39;s administration. Case reports not presented in accordance with the description provided by the BCEM will be returned. The BCEM recommends that applicants keep a copy of all documents submitted.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong> The Board, in general, looks for cases that show the application of accepted/standard medical practice in the management of the patient, resulting in an excellent outcome. The Board is not looking for controversial or unusual case management, even if the physician can justify his or her actions. One purpose of Board certification is to demonstrate knowledge/application of practices acceptable in Emergency Departments across the United States and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	12. All physicians must do a self-query of the National Practitioner Data Bank and submit a sealed (unopened envelope) copy of the report as part of the application process. The report need not be submitted with the application but must be provided in order for the applicant to be approved to take the written examination. For information on performing a self-query of the Bank, go to the National Practitioner Data Bank at <a href=\"http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">http://npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov</a> for information.All Canadian physicians must request and submit a testament statement from each Province in which a license is held, verifying that there have been no disciplinary actions against the applicant.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	13. All physicians must allow ABPS to perform a background check, attested by initialing the appropriate line on the application form.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	14. All physicians must submit the signed candidate appeal form.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	15. Payment of appropriate fee. To view the fee schedule</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><strong>Case Report Requirements</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The applicant must submit two (2) <strong>separately compiled copies</strong> of ten (10) case reports in the following format:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be typewritten. Photocopies of typewritten case reports are acceptable.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be double spaced on 8.5&quot; x 11&quot; white paper.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be compiled in a hard, report style binder, or a three-ring binder (no sheet protectors, staples, or paper clips).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		The applicant must sign each case report.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		An index shall be placed at the front of reports indicating the type of case (diagnosis) and the page number on which the case can be found. To view sample index and verification form, <a href=\"http://www.abpsga.org/downloads/verification_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Confirmation of validity of the reports by hospital administrator, medical records director, or whoever performs such duties at the facility. This must be on official letterhead verifying that you were the physician treating the patient in each case on the date stated. If the applicant&#39;s cases reflect work at more than one institution, then separate letters must be submitted verifying the cases from each institution. This validation must be <strong>notarized and signed</strong>. (Refer to sample index/verification form.)</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports should contain the following information:\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				For patient #, list the same number as the case number (Refer to sample index and verification form.)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Date of Emergency Department Care</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Chief complaint</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				History</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Physical examination and results of the Emergency Department work-up, including lab results and imaging studies</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Emergency Department course and final disposition including condition of patient at the time of completion of your care of the patient, as well as final diagnosis</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Each case must include <strong>discussion</strong> of the case, demonstrating to the Credentials Committee what the thought process was in the evaluation of the patient, diagnostic and treatment approach, and indication that the candidate understood the <strong>pathophysiology</strong> of the patient&#39;s problem, and some rationale to explain the patient&#39;s final disposition. This is the most important section of the case report and will be reviewed <strong>closely</strong>.</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	The BCEM Credentials Committee reserves the right to seek additional details for any case it deems necessary. Board certified practicing Emergency Physicians carefully scrutinize these cases. Every attempt at accuracy and clarity should be made. Please note that <strong>case reports are not copies of dictated Emergency Department summaries from the chart</strong>, but are specifically prepared documents for the application packet. <strong>Case reports not adhering to the above mentioned format will be rejected</strong>.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-10 11:50:13','2010-08-10 11:50:13',1),(969,82,13,NULL,'','Emergency Medicine Eligibility','emergency-medicine-eligibility','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','','Emergency Medicine Eligibility','','','<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font>Updated August 2010 </font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	To be eligible for certification in Emergency Medicine through the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM), the applicant must:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed Emergency Medicine application with required processing fee, two (2) passport-size photographs taken within the last 90 days, and a notarized signature.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be in conformity with the Code of Ethics of the American Board of Physician Specialties, be known in his/her community as an ethical member of the profession, and be an active specialist in Emergency Medicine.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be a graduate of a recognized college of medicine confirmed by a copy of an allopathic/osteopathic degree or a letter of verification from the institution where the degree was earned. In the case of foreign medical schools, an English transcription of the document is also required. Graduates of foreign medical schools must also include a copy of the ECFMG Certificate. Canadian medical schools and medical training programs are considered equivalent to U.S. medical schools and medical training programs.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Hold a valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States or its territories or in Canada and submit copies of all licenses. License(s) must include date of expiration.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit current curriculum vitae which includes medical school experiences and degrees earned in chronological order.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be certified on the &quot;Provider&quot; level in the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) program, Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) program.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		All applicants must have completed residency training in a program approved by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and deemed acceptable to the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine. Such training must include substantial and identifiable training in Emergency Medicine as determined by the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine and approved by the ABPS.<br />\r\n		<p>\r\n			The ABPS now accepts all residencies accepted by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). ABPS therefore now accepts all residencies approved by ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC. It should be noted that the ABPS accepts ALL medical residencies approved by the RCPSC, including approved residencies outside Canada.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be qualified under one (8a, 8b, or 8c) of the following:\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				Completed an ACGME or AOA-accredited residency in Emergency Medicine.\r\n				<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n					<li>\r\n						Physicians applying under this option must include a copy of their completed Emergency Medicine residency certificate.</li>\r\n					<li>\r\n						Meeting this requirement also satisfies the residency requirement specified in item 7.)</li>\r\n				</ol>\r\n			</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				If the applicant has not satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC -accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, the applicant then must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC-accredited Primary Care residency, (Primary Care specialties include Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery) in addition to the applicant must have practiced Emergency Medicine on a full-time basis for five (5) years AND accumulated a minimum of 7,000 hours in the practice of Emergency Medicine and maintained currency in ACLS, ATLS, and PALS.</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				Physicians applying under this must include a copy of their completed Primary Care residency certificate and/or a copy of their board certificate in a Primary Care specialty.</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Applicants are also required to submit independent verification of the years and hours worked in Emergency Medicine, which must be earned in an emergency facility physically attached to a hospital, which operates on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. The facility must be continuously staffed with a physician (&quot;on-call&quot; hours and hours earned in &quot;walk-in&quot; clinics, or urgent care facilities are not applicable).</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				For the purpose of defining &quot;full-time&quot; practice, the BCEM requires verification of a minimum of 1,400 hours per 12-month period. Verification of less than 1,400 hours in a 12-month period will not be accepted.</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Meeting the ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC-accredited Primary Care residency requirement also satisfies the residency requirement specified in item 7..<br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				<b>OR</b><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	c.&nbsp; Another option available if the applicant has not satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC -accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, the applicant then must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC -accredited Primary Care residency (Primary Care specialties include Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery) in addition to completion of an approved Graduate Training Program. The applicant must have completed either a 12 or 24-month Emergency Medicine graduate training program approved by the BCEM. Physicians completing a 12-month graduate training program must have practiced Emergency Medicine on a full-time basis for an additional 12 months, before or subsequent to completing the graduate training program. (This Graduate Training Program does not constitute a residency program, and does not fulfill the residency requirement specified in item 7.)</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n</ol>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n	<li>\r\n		Physicians applying under this option are required to submit independent verification of the completed GTP year(s) and hours worked in Emergency Medicine, which must be earned in an emergency facility physically attached to a hospital, which operates on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. The facility must be continuously staffed with a physician (&quot;on-call&quot; hours and hours earned in &quot;walk-in&quot; clinics, or urgent care facilities are not applicable).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		For the purpose of defining &quot;full-time&quot; practice, the BCEM requires verification of a minimum of 1,400 hours per 12-month period. Verification of less than 1,400 hours in a 12-month period will not be accepted.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Currently, the BCEM has approved the following graduate training programs:\r\n		<ul>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Emergency Medicine Fellowship/affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Memphis(<a href=\"http://www.emfellowship.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.emfellowship.com</a>)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				University of Tennessee at Jackson(<a href=\"http://www.uthsc.edu/UTFamJac/erfellowship.php\" target=\"_blank\">www.uthsc.edu/UTFamJac/erfellowship.php</a>)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				University of Tennessee at Knoxville(<a href=\"http://gsm.utmck.edu/family_medicine/emergencymed.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">http://gsm.utmck.edu/family_medicine/emergencymed.cfm</a>)</li>\r\n		</ul>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>NOTE</strong></u>: ACLS, ATLS, and PALS do not have to be current at the time of submitting the application, but must be current and on file 30 days prior to taking the examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>N</strong></u><u><strong>OTE:</strong></u> Independent verification of hours must be submitted on letterhead stationery (from someone with access to information regarding the physician&#39;s experience) itemized by year and number of hours earned each year. Hours may be presented over a 12-month consecutive period or a calendar year. Contract group, emergency room director, or hospital medical staff administration must complete verification. To view sample verification letter, <a href=\"http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/files/BCEMsampleverification(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong> Applicants must have been working full-time Emergency Medicine for the 12-month period prior to application and must be currently working full-time Emergency Medicine in an emergency facility acceptable to the board. BCEM considers 1,400 hours per year as full-time.<br />\r\n	&nbsp;<br />\r\n	9.&nbsp; Submit three (3) letters of recommendation from Diplomates of an ABPS, ABMS, or AOA-recognized board of certification. Letters of recommendation must be current (dated no more than one year prior to the date the application for certification is received by ABPS) and on letterhead stationery, which includes a telephone number. Letters submitted on plain paper without an address or telephone number of the signatory are not acceptable. The BCEM requires original letters; copies are not acceptable. The BCEM recommends that the letters be sent to the applicant to be included with the other application documents.<br />\r\n	10.&nbsp; Verify staff privileges by means of a letter from the administrator of each emergency facility at which privileges are held confirming good standing at that facility.<br />\r\n	11.&nbsp; Submit a documented report of a minimum of ten (10) Emergency Medicine cases for which the physician had the lead management role. Click here to download Sample Case reports. The case reports must be no older than twelve (12) months from the date the candidate&rsquo;s application for certification is received by ABPS. Case reports shall only include information on the care and services provided by the applicant. At the point where a patient&#39;s care is transferred to another physician or facility, the applicant&#39;s case presentation is complete. The applicant must sign each case. Case reports must be properly compiled (see Case Report Requirements below) and include an index and written verification of accuracy by the facility&#39;s administration. Case reports not presented in accordance with the description provided by the BCEM will be returned. The BCEM recommends that applicants keep a copy of all documents submitted.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong> The Board, in general, looks for cases that show the application of accepted/standard medical practice in the management of the patient, resulting in an excellent outcome. The Board is not looking for controversial or unusual case management, even if the physician can justify his or her actions. One purpose of Board certification is to demonstrate knowledge/application of practices acceptable in Emergency Departments across the United States and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	12. All physicians must do a self-query of the National Practitioner Data Bank and submit a sealed (unopened envelope) copy of the report as part of the application process. The report need not be submitted with the application but must be provided in order for the applicant to be approved to take the written examination. For information on performing a self-query of the Bank, go to the National Practitioner Data Bank at <a href=\"http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">http://npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov</a> for information.All Canadian physicians must request and submit a testament statement from each Province in which a license is held, verifying that there have been no disciplinary actions against the applicant.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	13. All physicians must allow ABPS to perform a background check, attested by initialing the appropriate line on the application form.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	14. All physicians must submit the signed candidate appeal form.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	15. Payment of appropriate fee. To view the fee schedule</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><strong>Case Report Requirements</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The applicant must submit two (2) <strong>separately compiled copies</strong> of ten (10) case reports in the following format:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be typewritten. Photocopies of typewritten case reports are acceptable.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be double spaced on 8.5&quot; x 11&quot; white paper.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be compiled in a hard, report style binder, or a three-ring binder (no sheet protectors, staples, or paper clips).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		The applicant must sign each case report.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		An index shall be placed at the front of reports indicating the type of case (diagnosis) and the page number on which the case can be found. To view sample index and verification form, <a href=\"http://www.abpsga.org/downloads/verification_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Confirmation of validity of the reports by hospital administrator, medical records director, or whoever performs such duties at the facility. This must be on official letterhead verifying that you were the physician treating the patient in each case on the date stated. If the applicant&#39;s cases reflect work at more than one institution, then separate letters must be submitted verifying the cases from each institution. This validation must be <strong>notarized and signed</strong>. (Refer to sample index/verification form.)</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports should contain the following information:\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				For patient #, list the same number as the case number (Refer to sample index and verification form.)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Date of Emergency Department Care</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Chief complaint</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				History</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Physical examination and results of the Emergency Department work-up, including lab results and imaging studies</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Emergency Department course and final disposition including condition of patient at the time of completion of your care of the patient, as well as final diagnosis</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Each case must include <strong>discussion</strong> of the case, demonstrating to the Credentials Committee what the thought process was in the evaluation of the patient, diagnostic and treatment approach, and indication that the candidate understood the <strong>pathophysiology</strong> of the patient&#39;s problem, and some rationale to explain the patient&#39;s final disposition. This is the most important section of the case report and will be reviewed <strong>closely</strong>.</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	The BCEM Credentials Committee reserves the right to seek additional details for any case it deems necessary. Board certified practicing Emergency Physicians carefully scrutinize these cases. Every attempt at accuracy and clarity should be made. Please note that <strong>case reports are not copies of dictated Emergency Department summaries from the chart</strong>, but are specifically prepared documents for the application packet. <strong>Case reports not adhering to the above mentioned format will be rejected</strong>.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-10 12:00:57','2010-08-10 12:00:57',1),(970,82,14,NULL,'','Emergency Medicine Eligibility','emergency-medicine-eligibility','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','','Emergency Medicine Eligibility','','','<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Updated August 2010 </font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	To be eligible for certification in Emergency Medicine through the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM), the applicant must:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed Emergency Medicine application with required processing fee, two (2) passport-size photographs taken within the last 90 days, and a notarized signature.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be in conformity with the Code of Ethics of the American Board of Physician Specialties, be known in his/her community as an ethical member of the profession, and be an active specialist in Emergency Medicine.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be a graduate of a recognized college of medicine confirmed by a copy of an allopathic/osteopathic degree or a letter of verification from the institution where the degree was earned. In the case of foreign medical schools, an English transcription of the document is also required. Graduates of foreign medical schools must also include a copy of the ECFMG Certificate. Canadian medical schools and medical training programs are considered equivalent to U.S. medical schools and medical training programs.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Hold a valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States or its territories or in Canada and submit copies of all licenses. License(s) must include date of expiration.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit current curriculum vitae which includes medical school experiences and degrees earned in chronological order.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be certified on the &quot;Provider&quot; level in the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) program, Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) program.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		All applicants must have completed residency training in a program approved by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and deemed acceptable to the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine. Such training must include substantial and identifiable training in Emergency Medicine as determined by the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine and approved by the ABPS.<br />\r\n		<p>\r\n			The ABPS now accepts all residencies accepted by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). ABPS therefore now accepts all residencies approved by ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC. It should be noted that the ABPS accepts ALL medical residencies approved by the RCPSC, including approved residencies outside Canada.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be qualified under one (8a, 8b, or 8c) of the following:\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				Completed an ACGME or AOA-accredited residency in Emergency Medicine.\r\n				<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n					<li>\r\n						Physicians applying under this option must include a copy of their completed Emergency Medicine residency certificate.</li>\r\n					<li>\r\n						Meeting this requirement also satisfies the residency requirement specified in item 7.)</li>\r\n				</ol>\r\n			</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				If the applicant has not satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC -accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, the applicant then must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC-accredited Primary Care residency, (Primary Care specialties include Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery) in addition to the applicant must have practiced Emergency Medicine on a full-time basis for five (5) years AND accumulated a minimum of 7,000 hours in the practice of Emergency Medicine and maintained currency in ACLS, ATLS, and PALS.</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				Physicians applying under this must include a copy of their completed Primary Care residency certificate and/or a copy of their board certificate in a Primary Care specialty.</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Applicants are also required to submit independent verification of the years and hours worked in Emergency Medicine, which must be earned in an emergency facility physically attached to a hospital, which operates on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. The facility must be continuously staffed with a physician (&quot;on-call&quot; hours and hours earned in &quot;walk-in&quot; clinics, or urgent care facilities are not applicable).</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				For the purpose of defining &quot;full-time&quot; practice, the BCEM requires verification of a minimum of 1,400 hours per 12-month period. Verification of less than 1,400 hours in a 12-month period will not be accepted.</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Meeting the ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC-accredited Primary Care residency requirement also satisfies the residency requirement specified in item 7..<br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				<b>OR</b><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	c.&nbsp; Another option available if the applicant has not satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC -accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, the applicant then must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC -accredited Primary Care residency (Primary Care specialties include Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery) in addition to completion of an approved Graduate Training Program. The applicant must have completed either a 12 or 24-month Emergency Medicine graduate training program approved by the BCEM. Physicians completing a 12-month graduate training program must have practiced Emergency Medicine on a full-time basis for an additional 12 months, before or subsequent to completing the graduate training program. (This Graduate Training Program does not constitute a residency program, and does not fulfill the residency requirement specified in item 7.)</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n</ol>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n	<li>\r\n		Physicians applying under this option are required to submit independent verification of the completed GTP year(s) and hours worked in Emergency Medicine, which must be earned in an emergency facility physically attached to a hospital, which operates on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. The facility must be continuously staffed with a physician (&quot;on-call&quot; hours and hours earned in &quot;walk-in&quot; clinics, or urgent care facilities are not applicable).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		For the purpose of defining &quot;full-time&quot; practice, the BCEM requires verification of a minimum of 1,400 hours per 12-month period. Verification of less than 1,400 hours in a 12-month period will not be accepted.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Currently, the BCEM has approved the following graduate training programs:\r\n		<ul>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Emergency Medicine Fellowship/affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Memphis(<a href=\"http://www.emfellowship.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.emfellowship.com</a>)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				University of Tennessee at Jackson(<a href=\"http://www.uthsc.edu/UTFamJac/erfellowship.php\" target=\"_blank\">www.uthsc.edu/UTFamJac/erfellowship.php</a>)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				University of Tennessee at Knoxville(<a href=\"http://gsm.utmck.edu/family_medicine/emergencymed.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">http://gsm.utmck.edu/family_medicine/emergencymed.cfm</a>)</li>\r\n		</ul>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>NOTE</strong></u>: ACLS, ATLS, and PALS do not have to be current at the time of submitting the application, but must be current and on file 30 days prior to taking the examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>N</strong></u><u><strong>OTE:</strong></u> Independent verification of hours must be submitted on letterhead stationery (from someone with access to information regarding the physician&#39;s experience) itemized by year and number of hours earned each year. Hours may be presented over a 12-month consecutive period or a calendar year. Contract group, emergency room director, or hospital medical staff administration must complete verification. To view sample verification letter, <a href=\"http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/files/BCEMsampleverification(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong> Applicants must have been working full-time Emergency Medicine for the 12-month period prior to application and must be currently working full-time Emergency Medicine in an emergency facility acceptable to the board. BCEM considers 1,400 hours per year as full-time.<br />\r\n	&nbsp;<br />\r\n	9.&nbsp; Submit three (3) letters of recommendation from Diplomates of an ABPS, ABMS, or AOA-recognized board of certification. Letters of recommendation must be current (dated no more than one year prior to the date the application for certification is received by ABPS) and on letterhead stationery, which includes a telephone number. Letters submitted on plain paper without an address or telephone number of the signatory are not acceptable. The BCEM requires original letters; copies are not acceptable. The BCEM recommends that the letters be sent to the applicant to be included with the other application documents.<br />\r\n	10.&nbsp; Verify staff privileges by means of a letter from the administrator of each emergency facility at which privileges are held confirming good standing at that facility.<br />\r\n	11.&nbsp; Submit a documented report of a minimum of ten (10) Emergency Medicine cases for which the physician had the lead management role. Click here to download Sample Case reports. The case reports must be no older than twelve (12) months from the date the candidate&rsquo;s application for certification is received by ABPS. Case reports shall only include information on the care and services provided by the applicant. At the point where a patient&#39;s care is transferred to another physician or facility, the applicant&#39;s case presentation is complete. The applicant must sign each case. Case reports must be properly compiled (see Case Report Requirements below) and include an index and written verification of accuracy by the facility&#39;s administration. Case reports not presented in accordance with the description provided by the BCEM will be returned. The BCEM recommends that applicants keep a copy of all documents submitted.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong> The Board, in general, looks for cases that show the application of accepted/standard medical practice in the management of the patient, resulting in an excellent outcome. The Board is not looking for controversial or unusual case management, even if the physician can justify his or her actions. One purpose of Board certification is to demonstrate knowledge/application of practices acceptable in Emergency Departments across the United States and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	12. All physicians must do a self-query of the National Practitioner Data Bank and submit a sealed (unopened envelope) copy of the report as part of the application process. The report need not be submitted with the application but must be provided in order for the applicant to be approved to take the written examination. For information on performing a self-query of the Bank, go to the National Practitioner Data Bank at <a href=\"http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">http://npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov</a> for information.All Canadian physicians must request and submit a testament statement from each Province in which a license is held, verifying that there have been no disciplinary actions against the applicant.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	13. All physicians must allow ABPS to perform a background check, attested by initialing the appropriate line on the application form.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	14. All physicians must submit the signed candidate appeal form.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	15. Payment of appropriate fee. To view the fee schedule</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><strong>Case Report Requirements</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The applicant must submit two (2) <strong>separately compiled copies</strong> of ten (10) case reports in the following format:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be typewritten. Photocopies of typewritten case reports are acceptable.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be double spaced on 8.5&quot; x 11&quot; white paper.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be compiled in a hard, report style binder, or a three-ring binder (no sheet protectors, staples, or paper clips).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		The applicant must sign each case report.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		An index shall be placed at the front of reports indicating the type of case (diagnosis) and the page number on which the case can be found. To view sample index and verification form, <a href=\"http://www.abpsga.org/downloads/verification_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Confirmation of validity of the reports by hospital administrator, medical records director, or whoever performs such duties at the facility. This must be on official letterhead verifying that you were the physician treating the patient in each case on the date stated. If the applicant&#39;s cases reflect work at more than one institution, then separate letters must be submitted verifying the cases from each institution. This validation must be <strong>notarized and signed</strong>. (Refer to sample index/verification form.)</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports should contain the following information:\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				For patient #, list the same number as the case number (Refer to sample index and verification form.)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Date of Emergency Department Care</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Chief complaint</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				History</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Physical examination and results of the Emergency Department work-up, including lab results and imaging studies</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Emergency Department course and final disposition including condition of patient at the time of completion of your care of the patient, as well as final diagnosis</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Each case must include <strong>discussion</strong> of the case, demonstrating to the Credentials Committee what the thought process was in the evaluation of the patient, diagnostic and treatment approach, and indication that the candidate understood the <strong>pathophysiology</strong> of the patient&#39;s problem, and some rationale to explain the patient&#39;s final disposition. This is the most important section of the case report and will be reviewed <strong>closely</strong>.</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	The BCEM Credentials Committee reserves the right to seek additional details for any case it deems necessary. Board certified practicing Emergency Physicians carefully scrutinize these cases. Every attempt at accuracy and clarity should be made. Please note that <strong>case reports are not copies of dictated Emergency Department summaries from the chart</strong>, but are specifically prepared documents for the application packet. <strong>Case reports not adhering to the above mentioned format will be rejected</strong>.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-10 12:02:14','2010-08-10 12:02:14',1),(971,82,15,NULL,'','Emergency Medicine Eligibility','emergency-medicine-eligibility','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','','Emergency Medicine Eligibility','','','<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Updated August 2010 </font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	To be eligible for certification in Emergency Medicine through the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM), the applicant must:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed Emergency Medicine application with required processing fee, two (2) passport-size photographs taken within the last 90 days, and a notarized signature.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be in conformity with the Code of Ethics of the American Board of Physician Specialties, be known in his/her community as an ethical member of the profession, and be an active specialist in Emergency Medicine.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be a graduate of a recognized college of medicine confirmed by a copy of an allopathic/osteopathic degree or a letter of verification from the institution where the degree was earned. In the case of foreign medical schools, an English transcription of the document is also required. Graduates of foreign medical schools must also include a copy of the ECFMG Certificate. Canadian medical schools and medical training programs are considered equivalent to U.S. medical schools and medical training programs.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Hold a valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States or its territories or in Canada and submit copies of all licenses. License(s) must include date of expiration.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit current curriculum vitae which includes medical school experiences and degrees earned in chronological order.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be certified on the &quot;Provider&quot; level in the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) program, Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) program.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		All applicants must have completed residency training in a program approved by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and deemed acceptable to the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine. Such training must include substantial and identifiable training in Emergency Medicine as determined by the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine and approved by the ABPS.<br />\r\n		<p>\r\n			The ABPS now accepts all residencies accepted by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). ABPS therefore now accepts all residencies approved by ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC. It should be noted that the ABPS accepts ALL medical residencies approved by the RCPSC, including approved residencies outside Canada.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be qualified under one (8a, 8b, or 8c) of the following:\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				Completed an ACGME or AOA-accredited residency in Emergency Medicine.\r\n				<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n					<li>\r\n						Physicians applying under this option must include a copy of their completed Emergency Medicine residency certificate.</li>\r\n					<li>\r\n						Meeting this requirement also satisfies the residency requirement specified in item 7.)</li>\r\n				</ol>\r\n			</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				If the applicant has not satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC -accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, the applicant then must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC-accredited Primary Care residency, (Primary Care specialties include Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery) in addition to the applicant must have practiced Emergency Medicine on a full-time basis for five (5) years AND accumulated a minimum of 7,000 hours in the practice of Emergency Medicine and maintained currency in ACLS, ATLS, and PALS.</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				Physicians applying under this must include a copy of their completed Primary Care residency certificate and/or a copy of their board certificate in a Primary Care specialty.</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Applicants are also required to submit independent verification of the years and hours worked in Emergency Medicine, which must be earned in an emergency facility physically attached to a hospital, which operates on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. The facility must be continuously staffed with a physician (&quot;on-call&quot; hours and hours earned in &quot;walk-in&quot; clinics, or urgent care facilities are not applicable).</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				For the purpose of defining &quot;full-time&quot; practice, the BCEM requires verification of a minimum of 1,400 hours per 12-month period. Verification of less than 1,400 hours in a 12-month period will not be accepted.</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Meeting the ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC-accredited Primary Care residency requirement also satisfies the residency requirement specified in item 7.<br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				<b>OR</b><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	c.&nbsp; Another option available if the applicant has not satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC -accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, the applicant then must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC -accredited Primary Care residency (Primary Care specialties include Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery) in addition to completion of an approved Graduate Training Program. The applicant must have completed either a 12 or 24-month Emergency Medicine graduate training program approved by the BCEM. Physicians completing a 12-month graduate training program must have practiced Emergency Medicine on a full-time basis for an additional 12 months, before or subsequent to completing the graduate training program. (This Graduate Training Program does not constitute a residency program, and does not fulfill the residency requirement specified in item 7.)</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n</ol>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n	<li>\r\n		Physicians applying under this option are required to submit independent verification of the completed GTP year(s) and hours worked in Emergency Medicine, which must be earned in an emergency facility physically attached to a hospital, which operates on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. The facility must be continuously staffed with a physician (&quot;on-call&quot; hours and hours earned in &quot;walk-in&quot; clinics, or urgent care facilities are not applicable).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		For the purpose of defining &quot;full-time&quot; practice, the BCEM requires verification of a minimum of 1,400 hours per 12-month period. Verification of less than 1,400 hours in a 12-month period will not be accepted.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Currently, the BCEM has approved the following graduate training programs:\r\n		<ul>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Emergency Medicine Fellowship/affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Memphis(<a href=\"http://www.emfellowship.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.emfellowship.com</a>)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				University of Tennessee at Jackson(<a href=\"http://www.uthsc.edu/UTFamJac/erfellowship.php\" target=\"_blank\">www.uthsc.edu/UTFamJac/erfellowship.php</a>)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				University of Tennessee at Knoxville(<a href=\"http://gsm.utmck.edu/family_medicine/emergencymed.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">http://gsm.utmck.edu/family_medicine/emergencymed.cfm</a>)</li>\r\n		</ul>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>NOTE</strong></u>: ACLS, ATLS, and PALS do not have to be current at the time of submitting the application, but must be current and on file 30 days prior to taking the examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>N</strong></u><u><strong>OTE:</strong></u> Independent verification of hours must be submitted on letterhead stationery (from someone with access to information regarding the physician&#39;s experience) itemized by year and number of hours earned each year. Hours may be presented over a 12-month consecutive period or a calendar year. Contract group, emergency room director, or hospital medical staff administration must complete verification. To view sample verification letter, <a href=\"http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/files/BCEMsampleverification(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong> Applicants must have been working full-time Emergency Medicine for the 12-month period prior to application and must be currently working full-time Emergency Medicine in an emergency facility acceptable to the board. BCEM considers 1,400 hours per year as full-time.<br />\r\n	&nbsp;<br />\r\n	9.&nbsp; Submit three (3) letters of recommendation from Diplomates of an ABPS, ABMS, or AOA-recognized board of certification. Letters of recommendation must be current (dated no more than one year prior to the date the application for certification is received by ABPS) and on letterhead stationery, which includes a telephone number. Letters submitted on plain paper without an address or telephone number of the signatory are not acceptable. The BCEM requires original letters; copies are not acceptable. The BCEM recommends that the letters be sent to the applicant to be included with the other application documents.<br />\r\n	10.&nbsp; Verify staff privileges by means of a letter from the administrator of each emergency facility at which privileges are held confirming good standing at that facility.<br />\r\n	11.&nbsp; Submit a documented report of a minimum of ten (10) Emergency Medicine cases for which the physician had the lead management role. Click here to download Sample Case reports. The case reports must be no older than twelve (12) months from the date the candidate&rsquo;s application for certification is received by ABPS. Case reports shall only include information on the care and services provided by the applicant. At the point where a patient&#39;s care is transferred to another physician or facility, the applicant&#39;s case presentation is complete. The applicant must sign each case. Case reports must be properly compiled (see Case Report Requirements below) and include an index and written verification of accuracy by the facility&#39;s administration. Case reports not presented in accordance with the description provided by the BCEM will be returned. The BCEM recommends that applicants keep a copy of all documents submitted.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong> The Board, in general, looks for cases that show the application of accepted/standard medical practice in the management of the patient, resulting in an excellent outcome. The Board is not looking for controversial or unusual case management, even if the physician can justify his or her actions. One purpose of Board certification is to demonstrate knowledge/application of practices acceptable in Emergency Departments across the United States and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	12. All physicians must do a self-query of the National Practitioner Data Bank and submit a sealed (unopened envelope) copy of the report as part of the application process. The report need not be submitted with the application but must be provided in order for the applicant to be approved to take the written examination. For information on performing a self-query of the Bank, go to the National Practitioner Data Bank at <a href=\"http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">http://npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov</a> for information.All Canadian physicians must request and submit a testament statement from each Province in which a license is held, verifying that there have been no disciplinary actions against the applicant.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	13. All physicians must allow ABPS to perform a background check, attested by initialing the appropriate line on the application form.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	14. All physicians must submit the signed candidate appeal form.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	15. Payment of appropriate fees. To view the fee schedule, <a href=\"/initial-medical-board-certification-fees\">click here</a>.</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><strong>Case Report Requirements</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The applicant must submit two (2) <strong>separately compiled copies</strong> of ten (10) case reports in the following format:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be typewritten. Photocopies of typewritten case reports are acceptable.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be double spaced on 8.5&quot; x 11&quot; white paper.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be compiled in a hard, report style binder, or a three-ring binder (no sheet protectors, staples, or paper clips).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		The applicant must sign each case report.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		An index shall be placed at the front of reports indicating the type of case (diagnosis) and the page number on which the case can be found. To view sample index and verification form, <a href=\"http://www.abpsga.org/downloads/verification_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Confirmation of validity of the reports by hospital administrator, medical records director, or whoever performs such duties at the facility. This must be on official letterhead verifying that you were the physician treating the patient in each case on the date stated. If the applicant&#39;s cases reflect work at more than one institution, then separate letters must be submitted verifying the cases from each institution. This validation must be <strong>notarized and signed</strong>. (Refer to sample index/verification form.)</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports should contain the following information:\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				For patient #, list the same number as the case number (Refer to sample index and verification form.)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Date of Emergency Department Care</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Chief complaint</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				History</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Physical examination and results of the Emergency Department work-up, including lab results and imaging studies</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Emergency Department course and final disposition including condition of patient at the time of completion of your care of the patient, as well as final diagnosis</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Each case must include <strong>discussion</strong> of the case, demonstrating to the Credentials Committee what the thought process was in the evaluation of the patient, diagnostic and treatment approach, and indication that the candidate understood the <strong>pathophysiology</strong> of the patient&#39;s problem, and some rationale to explain the patient&#39;s final disposition. This is the most important section of the case report and will be reviewed <strong>closely</strong>.</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	The BCEM Credentials Committee reserves the right to seek additional details for any case it deems necessary. Board certified practicing Emergency Physicians carefully scrutinize these cases. Every attempt at accuracy and clarity should be made. Please note that <strong>case reports are not copies of dictated Emergency Department summaries from the chart</strong>, but are specifically prepared documents for the application packet. <strong>Case reports not adhering to the above mentioned format will be rejected</strong>.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-10 12:06:33','2010-08-10 12:06:33',1),(972,82,16,NULL,'','Emergency Medicine Eligibility','emergency-medicine-eligibility','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','','Emergency Medicine Eligibility','','','<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Updated August 2010 </font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	To be eligible for certification in Emergency Medicine through the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM), the applicant must:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed Emergency Medicine application with required processing fee, two (2) passport-size photographs taken within the last 90 days, and a notarized signature.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be in conformity with the Code of Ethics of the American Board of Physician Specialties, be known in his/her community as an ethical member of the profession, and be an active specialist in Emergency Medicine.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be a graduate of a recognized college of medicine confirmed by a copy of an allopathic/osteopathic degree or a letter of verification from the institution where the degree was earned. In the case of foreign medical schools, an English transcription of the document is also required. Graduates of foreign medical schools must also include a copy of the ECFMG Certificate. Canadian medical schools and medical training programs are considered equivalent to U.S. medical schools and medical training programs.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Hold a valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States or its territories or in Canada and submit copies of all licenses. License(s) must include date of expiration.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit current curriculum vitae which includes medical school experiences and degrees earned in chronological order.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be certified on the &quot;Provider&quot; level in the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) program, Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) program.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		All applicants must have completed residency training in a program approved by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and deemed acceptable to the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine. Such training must include substantial and identifiable training in Emergency Medicine as determined by the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine and approved by the ABPS.<br />\r\n		<p>\r\n			The ABPS now accepts all residencies accepted by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). ABPS therefore now accepts all residencies approved by ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC. It should be noted that the ABPS accepts ALL medical residencies approved by the RCPSC, including approved residencies outside Canada.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be qualified under one (8a, 8b, or 8c) of the following:\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				Completed an ACGME or AOA-accredited residency in Emergency Medicine.\r\n				<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n					<li>\r\n						Physicians applying under this option must include a copy of their completed Emergency Medicine residency certificate.</li>\r\n					<li>\r\n						Meeting this requirement also satisfies the residency requirement specified in item 7.)</li>\r\n				</ol>\r\n			</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				If the applicant has not satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC -accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, the applicant then must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC-accredited Primary Care residency, (Primary Care specialties include Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery) in addition to the applicant must have practiced Emergency Medicine on a full-time basis for five (5) years AND accumulated a minimum of 7,000 hours in the practice of Emergency Medicine and maintained currency in ACLS, ATLS, and PALS.</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				Physicians applying under this must include a copy of their completed Primary Care residency certificate and/or a copy of their board certificate in a Primary Care specialty.</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Applicants are also required to submit independent verification of the years and hours worked in Emergency Medicine, which must be earned in an emergency facility physically attached to a hospital, which operates on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. The facility must be continuously staffed with a physician (&quot;on-call&quot; hours and hours earned in &quot;walk-in&quot; clinics, or urgent care facilities are not applicable).</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				For the purpose of defining &quot;full-time&quot; practice, the BCEM requires verification of a minimum of 1,400 hours per 12-month period. Verification of less than 1,400 hours in a 12-month period will not be accepted.</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Meeting the ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC-accredited Primary Care residency requirement also satisfies the residency requirement specified in item 7.<br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				<b>OR</b><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	c.&nbsp; Another option available if the applicant has not satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC -accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, the applicant then must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC -accredited Primary Care residency (Primary Care specialties include Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery) in addition to completion of an approved Graduate Training Program. The applicant must have completed either a 12 or 24-month Emergency Medicine graduate training program approved by the BCEM. Physicians completing a 12-month graduate training program must have practiced Emergency Medicine on a full-time basis for an additional 12 months, before or subsequent to completing the graduate training program. (This Graduate Training Program does not constitute a residency program, and does not fulfill the residency requirement specified in item 7.)</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n</ol>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n	<li>\r\n		Physicians applying under this option are required to submit independent verification of the completed GTP year(s) and hours worked in Emergency Medicine, which must be earned in an emergency facility physically attached to a hospital, which operates on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. The facility must be continuously staffed with a physician (&quot;on-call&quot; hours and hours earned in &quot;walk-in&quot; clinics, or urgent care facilities are not applicable).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		For the purpose of defining &quot;full-time&quot; practice, the BCEM requires verification of a minimum of 1,400 hours per 12-month period. Verification of less than 1,400 hours in a 12-month period will not be accepted.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Currently, the BCEM has approved the following graduate training programs:\r\n		<ul>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Emergency Medicine Fellowship/affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Memphis(<a href=\"http://www.emfellowship.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.emfellowship.com</a>)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				University of Tennessee at Jackson(<a href=\"http://www.uthsc.edu/UTFamJac/erfellowship.php\" target=\"_blank\">www.uthsc.edu/UTFamJac/erfellowship.php</a>)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				University of Tennessee at Knoxville(<a href=\"http://gsm.utmck.edu/family_medicine/emergencymed.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">http://gsm.utmck.edu/family_medicine/emergencymed.cfm</a>)</li>\r\n		</ul>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>NOTE</strong></u>: ACLS, ATLS, and PALS do not have to be current at the time of submitting the application, but must be current and on file 30 days prior to taking the examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>N</strong></u><u><strong>OTE:</strong></u> Independent verification of hours must be submitted on letterhead stationery (from someone with access to information regarding the physician&#39;s experience) itemized by year and number of hours earned each year. Hours may be presented over a 12-month consecutive period or a calendar year. Contract group, emergency room director, or hospital medical staff administration must complete verification. To view sample verification letter, <a href=\"http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/files/BCEMsampleverification(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong> Applicants must have been working full-time Emergency Medicine for the 12-month period prior to application and must be currently working full-time Emergency Medicine in an emergency facility acceptable to the board. BCEM considers 1,400 hours per year as full-time.<br />\r\n	&nbsp;<br />\r\n	9.&nbsp; Submit three (3) letters of recommendation from Diplomates of an ABPS, ABMS, or AOA-recognized board of certification. Letters of recommendation must be current (dated no more than one year prior to the date the application for certification is received by ABPS) and on letterhead stationery, which includes a telephone number. Letters submitted on plain paper without an address or telephone number of the signatory are not acceptable. The BCEM requires original letters; copies are not acceptable. The BCEM recommends that the letters be sent to the applicant to be included with the other application documents.<br />\r\n	10.&nbsp; Verify staff privileges by means of a letter from the administrator of each emergency facility at which privileges are held confirming good standing at that facility.<br />\r\n	11.&nbsp; Submit a documented report of a minimum of ten (10) Emergency Medicine cases for which the physician had the lead management role. To view the Sample Case reports, <a href=\"http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/files/BCEMSampleCaseReports.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. The case reports must be no older than twelve (12) months from the date the candidate&rsquo;s application for certification is received by ABPS. Case reports shall only include information on the care and services provided by the applicant. At the point where a patient&#39;s care is transferred to another physician or facility, the applicant&#39;s case presentation is complete. The applicant must sign each case. Case reports must be properly compiled (see Case Report Requirements below) and include an index and written verification of accuracy by the facility&#39;s administration. Case reports not presented in accordance with the description provided by the BCEM will be returned. The BCEM recommends that applicants keep a copy of all documents submitted.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong> The Board, in general, looks for cases that show the application of accepted/standard medical practice in the management of the patient, resulting in an excellent outcome. The Board is not looking for controversial or unusual case management, even if the physician can justify his or her actions. One purpose of Board certification is to demonstrate knowledge/application of practices acceptable in Emergency Departments across the United States and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	12. All physicians must do a self-query of the National Practitioner Data Bank and submit a sealed (unopened envelope) copy of the report as part of the application process. The report need not be submitted with the application but must be provided in order for the applicant to be approved to take the written examination. For information on performing a self-query of the Bank, go to the National Practitioner Data Bank at <a href=\"http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">http://npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov</a> for information.All Canadian physicians must request and submit a testament statement from each Province in which a license is held, verifying that there have been no disciplinary actions against the applicant.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	13. All physicians must allow ABPS to perform a background check, attested by initialing the appropriate line on the application form.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	14. All physicians must submit the signed candidate appeal form.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	15. Payment of appropriate fees. To view the fee schedule, <a href=\"/initial-medical-board-certification-fees\">click here</a>.</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><strong>Case Report Requirements</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The applicant must submit two (2) <strong>separately compiled copies</strong> of ten (10) case reports in the following format:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be typewritten. Photocopies of typewritten case reports are acceptable.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be double spaced on 8.5&quot; x 11&quot; white paper.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be compiled in a hard, report style binder, or a three-ring binder (no sheet protectors, staples, or paper clips).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		The applicant must sign each case report.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		An index shall be placed at the front of reports indicating the type of case (diagnosis) and the page number on which the case can be found. To view sample index and verification form, <a href=\"http://www.abpsga.org/downloads/verification_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Confirmation of validity of the reports by hospital administrator, medical records director, or whoever performs such duties at the facility. This must be on official letterhead verifying that you were the physician treating the patient in each case on the date stated. If the applicant&#39;s cases reflect work at more than one institution, then separate letters must be submitted verifying the cases from each institution. This validation must be <strong>notarized and signed</strong>. (Refer to sample index/verification form.)</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports should contain the following information:\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				For patient #, list the same number as the case number (Refer to sample index and verification form.)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Date of Emergency Department Care</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Chief complaint</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				History</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Physical examination and results of the Emergency Department work-up, including lab results and imaging studies</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Emergency Department course and final disposition including condition of patient at the time of completion of your care of the patient, as well as final diagnosis</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Each case must include <strong>discussion</strong> of the case, demonstrating to the Credentials Committee what the thought process was in the evaluation of the patient, diagnostic and treatment approach, and indication that the candidate understood the <strong>pathophysiology</strong> of the patient&#39;s problem, and some rationale to explain the patient&#39;s final disposition. This is the most important section of the case report and will be reviewed <strong>closely</strong>.</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	The BCEM Credentials Committee reserves the right to seek additional details for any case it deems necessary. Board certified practicing Emergency Physicians carefully scrutinize these cases. Every attempt at accuracy and clarity should be made. Please note that <strong>case reports are not copies of dictated Emergency Department summaries from the chart</strong>, but are specifically prepared documents for the application packet. <strong>Case reports not adhering to the above mentioned format will be rejected</strong>.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-10 12:17:39','2010-08-10 12:17:39',1),(973,82,17,NULL,'','Emergency Medicine Eligibility','emergency-medicine-eligibility','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','','Emergency Medicine Eligibility','','','<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Updated August 2010 </font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	To be eligible for certification in Emergency Medicine through the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM), the applicant must:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed Emergency Medicine application with required processing fee, two (2) passport-size photographs taken within the last 90 days, and a notarized signature.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be in conformity with the Code of Ethics of the American Board of Physician Specialties, be known in his/her community as an ethical member of the profession, and be an active specialist in Emergency Medicine.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be a graduate of a recognized college of medicine confirmed by a copy of an allopathic/osteopathic degree or a letter of verification from the institution where the degree was earned. In the case of foreign medical schools, an English transcription of the document is also required. Graduates of foreign medical schools must also include a copy of the ECFMG Certificate. Canadian medical schools and medical training programs are considered equivalent to U.S. medical schools and medical training programs.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Hold a valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States or its territories or in Canada and submit copies of all licenses. License(s) must include date of expiration.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit current curriculum vitae which includes medical school experiences and degrees earned in chronological order.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be certified on the &quot;Provider&quot; level in the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) program, Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) program.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		All applicants must have completed residency training in a program approved by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and deemed acceptable to the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine. Such training must include substantial and identifiable training in Emergency Medicine as determined by the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine and approved by the ABPS.<br />\r\n		<p>\r\n			The ABPS now accepts all residencies accepted by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). ABPS therefore now accepts all residencies approved by ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC. It should be noted that the ABPS accepts ALL medical residencies approved by the RCPSC, including approved residencies outside Canada.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be qualified under one (8a, 8b, or 8c) of the following:\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				Completed an ACGME or AOA-accredited residency in Emergency Medicine.\r\n				<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n					<li>\r\n						Physicians applying under this option must include a copy of their completed Emergency Medicine residency certificate.</li>\r\n					<li>\r\n						Meeting this requirement also satisfies the residency requirement specified in item 7.)</li>\r\n				</ol>\r\n			</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				If the applicant has not satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC -accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, the applicant then must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC-accredited Primary Care residency, (Primary Care specialties include Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery) in addition to the applicant must have practiced Emergency Medicine on a full-time basis for five (5) years AND accumulated a minimum of 7,000 hours in the practice of Emergency Medicine and maintained currency in ACLS, ATLS, and PALS.</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				Physicians applying under this must include a copy of their completed Primary Care residency certificate and/or a copy of their board certificate in a Primary Care specialty.</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Applicants are also required to submit independent verification of the years and hours worked in Emergency Medicine, which must be earned in an emergency facility physically attached to a hospital, which operates on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. The facility must be continuously staffed with a physician (&quot;on-call&quot; hours and hours earned in &quot;walk-in&quot; clinics, or urgent care facilities are not applicable).</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				For the purpose of defining &quot;full-time&quot; practice, the BCEM requires verification of a minimum of 1,400 hours per 12-month period. Verification of less than 1,400 hours in a 12-month period will not be accepted.</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Meeting the ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC-accredited Primary Care residency requirement also satisfies the residency requirement specified in item 7.<br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				<b>OR</b><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	c.&nbsp; Another option available if the applicant has not satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC -accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, the applicant then must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC -accredited Primary Care residency (Primary Care specialties include Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery) in addition to completion of an approved Graduate Training Program. The applicant must have completed either a 12 or 24-month Emergency Medicine graduate training program approved by the BCEM. Physicians completing a 12-month graduate training program must have practiced Emergency Medicine on a full-time basis for an additional 12 months, before or subsequent to completing the graduate training program. (This Graduate Training Program does not constitute a residency program, and does not fulfill the residency requirement specified in item 7.)</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n</ol>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n	<li>\r\n		Physicians applying under this option are required to submit independent verification of the completed GTP year(s) and hours worked in Emergency Medicine, which must be earned in an emergency facility physically attached to a hospital, which operates on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. The facility must be continuously staffed with a physician (&quot;on-call&quot; hours and hours earned in &quot;walk-in&quot; clinics, or urgent care facilities are not applicable).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		For the purpose of defining &quot;full-time&quot; practice, the BCEM requires verification of a minimum of 1,400 hours per 12-month period. Verification of less than 1,400 hours in a 12-month period will not be accepted.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Currently, the BCEM has approved the following graduate training programs:\r\n		<ul>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Emergency Medicine Fellowship/affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Memphis(<a href=\"http://www.emfellowship.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.emfellowship.com</a>)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				University of Tennessee at Jackson(<a href=\"http://www.uthsc.edu/UTFamJac/erfellowship.php\" target=\"_blank\">www.uthsc.edu/UTFamJac/erfellowship.php</a>)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				University of Tennessee at Knoxville(<a href=\"http://gsm.utmck.edu/family_medicine/emergencymed.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">http://gsm.utmck.edu/family_medicine/emergencymed.cfm</a>)</li>\r\n		</ul>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>NOTE</strong></u>: ACLS, ATLS, and PALS do not have to be current at the time of submitting the application, but must be current and on file 30 days prior to taking the examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>N</strong></u><u><strong>OTE:</strong></u> Independent verification of hours must be submitted on letterhead stationery (from someone with access to information regarding the physician&#39;s experience) itemized by year and number of hours earned each year. Hours may be presented over a 12-month consecutive period or a calendar year. Contract group, emergency room director, or hospital medical staff administration must complete verification. To view sample verification letter, <a href=\"http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/files/BCEMsampleverification(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong> Applicants must have been working full-time Emergency Medicine for the 12-month period prior to application and must be currently working full-time Emergency Medicine in an emergency facility acceptable to the board. BCEM considers 1,400 hours per year as full-time.<br />\r\n	&nbsp;<br />\r\n	9.&nbsp; Submit three (3) letters of recommendation from Diplomates of an ABPS, ABMS, or AOA-recognized board of certification. Letters of recommendation must be current (dated no more than one year prior to the date the application for certification is received by ABPS) and on letterhead stationery, which includes a telephone number. Letters submitted on plain paper without an address or telephone number of the signatory are not acceptable. The BCEM requires original letters; copies are not acceptable. The BCEM recommends that the letters be sent to the applicant to be included with the other application documents.<br />\r\n	10.&nbsp; Verify staff privileges by means of a letter from the administrator of each emergency facility at which privileges are held confirming good standing at that facility.<br />\r\n	11.&nbsp; Submit a documented report of a minimum of ten (10) Emergency Medicine cases for which the physician had the lead management role. To view the Sample Case reports, <a href=\"http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/files/BCEMSampleCaseReports.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. The case reports must be no older than twelve (12) months from the date the candidate&rsquo;s application for certification is received by ABPS. Case reports shall only include information on the care and services provided by the applicant. At the point where a patient&#39;s care is transferred to another physician or facility, the applicant&#39;s case presentation is complete. The applicant must sign each case. Case reports must be properly compiled (see Case Report Requirements below) and include an index and written verification of accuracy by the facility&#39;s administration. Case reports not presented in accordance with the description provided by the BCEM will be returned. The BCEM recommends that applicants keep a copy of all documents submitted.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong> The Board, in general, looks for cases that show the application of accepted/standard medical practice in the management of the patient, resulting in an excellent outcome. The Board is not looking for controversial or unusual case management, even if the physician can justify his or her actions. One purpose of Board certification is to demonstrate knowledge/application of practices acceptable in Emergency Departments across the United States and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	12. All physicians must do a self-query of the National Practitioner Data Bank and submit a sealed (unopened envelope) copy of the report as part of the application process. The report need not be submitted with the application but must be provided in order for the applicant to be approved to take the written examination. For information on performing a self-query of the Bank, go to the National Practitioner Data Bank at <a href=\"http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">http://npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov</a> for information.All Canadian physicians must request and submit a testament statement from each Province in which a license is held, verifying that there have been no disciplinary actions against the applicant.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	13. All physicians must allow ABPS to perform a background check, attested by initialing the appropriate line on the application form.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	14. All physicians must submit the signed candidate appeal form.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	15. Payment of appropriate fees. To view the fee schedule, <a href=\"/initial-medical-board-certification-fees\">click here</a>.</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><strong>Case Report Requirements</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The applicant must submit two (2) <strong>separately compiled copies</strong> of ten (10) case reports in the following format:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be typewritten. Photocopies of typewritten case reports are acceptable.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be double spaced on 8.5&quot; x 11&quot; white paper.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be compiled in a hard, report style binder, or a three-ring binder (no sheet protectors, staples, or paper clips).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		The applicant must sign each case report.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		An index shall be placed at the front of reports indicating the type of case (diagnosis) and the page number on which the case can be found. To view sample index and verification form, <a href=\"http://www.abpsga.org/downloads/verification_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Confirmation of validity of the reports by hospital administrator, medical records director, or whoever performs such duties at the facility. This must be on official letterhead verifying that you were the physician treating the patient in each case on the date stated. If the applicant&#39;s cases reflect work at more than one institution, then separate letters must be submitted verifying the cases from each institution. This validation must be <strong>notarized and signed</strong>. (Refer to sample index/verification form.)</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports should contain the following information:\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				For patient #, list the same number as the case number (Refer to sample index and verification form.)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Date of Emergency Department Care</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Chief complaint</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				History</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Physical examination and results of the Emergency Department work-up, including lab results and imaging studies</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Emergency Department course and final disposition including condition of patient at the time of completion of your care of the patient, as well as final diagnosis</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Each case must include <strong>discussion</strong> of the case, demonstrating to the Credentials Committee what the thought process was in the evaluation of the patient, diagnostic and treatment approach, and indication that the candidate understood the <strong>pathophysiology</strong> of the patient&#39;s problem, and some rationale to explain the patient&#39;s final disposition. This is the most important section of the case report and will be reviewed <strong>closely</strong>.</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	The BCEM Credentials Committee reserves the right to seek additional details for any case it deems necessary. Board certified practicing Emergency Physicians carefully scrutinize these cases. Every attempt at accuracy and clarity should be made. Please note that <strong>case reports are not copies of dictated Emergency Department summaries from the chart</strong>, but are specifically prepared documents for the application packet. <strong>Case reports not adhering to the above mentioned format will be rejected</strong>.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-10 12:19:27','2010-08-10 12:19:27',1),(974,62,5,NULL,'','Contact ABPS - Medical Board Certifications for Physicians','contact-us','contact aaps, medical board certification, medical board certifications, medical specialties, boards of medical certifications, board certification, national board certification, specialty medical, american medical specialties, american board of physician specialties, abps, medical board certification, medical licensing board\r\n','Contact AAPS for medical board certifications, continuing medical education courses and CME recertification courses. Become a member of AAPS contact us today.\r\n','Contact ABPS ','','','<p>\r\n	American Board of Physician Specialties<br />\r\n	5550 West Executive Dr.<br />\r\n	Suite 400<br />\r\n	Tampa, FL 33609<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	PHONE: 813-433-2277<br />\r\n	FAX: (813) 830-6599</p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-10 15:05:20','2010-08-10 15:05:20',1),(975,82,18,NULL,'','Emergency Medicine Eligibility','emergency-medicine-eligibility','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','','Emergency Medicine Eligibility','','','<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Updated August 2010 </font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	To be eligible for certification in Emergency Medicine through the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM), the applicant must:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed Emergency Medicine application with required processing fee, two (2) passport-size photographs taken within the last 90 days, and a notarized signature.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be in conformity with the Code of Ethics of the American Board of Physician Specialties, be known in his/her community as an ethical member of the profession, and be an active specialist in Emergency Medicine.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be a graduate of a recognized college of medicine confirmed by a copy of an allopathic/osteopathic degree or a letter of verification from the institution where the degree was earned. In the case of foreign medical schools, an English transcription of the document is also required. Graduates of foreign medical schools must also include a copy of the ECFMG Certificate. Canadian medical schools and medical training programs are considered equivalent to U.S. medical schools and medical training programs.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Hold a valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States or its territories or in Canada and submit copies of all licenses. License(s) must include date of expiration.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit current curriculum vitae which includes medical school experiences and degrees earned in chronological order.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be certified on the &quot;Provider&quot; level in the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) program, Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) program.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		All applicants must have completed residency training in a program approved by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and deemed acceptable to the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine. Such training must include substantial and identifiable training in Emergency Medicine as determined by the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine and approved by the ABPS.<br />\r\n		<p>\r\n			The ABPS now accepts all residencies accepted by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). ABPS therefore now accepts all residencies approved by ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC. It should be noted that the ABPS accepts ALL medical residencies approved by the RCPSC, including approved residencies outside Canada.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be qualified under one (8a, 8b, or 8c) of the following:\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				Completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC-accredited residency in Emergency Medicine.\r\n				<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n					<li>\r\n						Physicians applying under this option must include a copy of their completed Emergency Medicine residency certificate.</li>\r\n					<li>\r\n						Meeting this requirement also satisfies the residency requirement specified in item 7.)</li>\r\n				</ol>\r\n			</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				If the applicant has not satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC -accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, the applicant then must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC-accredited Primary Care residency, (Primary Care specialties include Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery) in addition to the applicant must have practiced Emergency Medicine on a full-time basis for five (5) years AND accumulated a minimum of 7,000 hours in the practice of Emergency Medicine and maintained currency in ACLS, ATLS, and PALS.</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				Physicians applying under this must include a copy of their completed Primary Care residency certificate and/or a copy of their board certificate in a Primary Care specialty.</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Applicants are also required to submit independent verification of the years and hours worked in Emergency Medicine, which must be earned in an emergency facility physically attached to a hospital, which operates on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. The facility must be continuously staffed with a physician (&quot;on-call&quot; hours and hours earned in &quot;walk-in&quot; clinics, or urgent care facilities are not applicable).</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				For the purpose of defining &quot;full-time&quot; practice, the BCEM requires verification of a minimum of 1,400 hours per 12-month period. Verification of less than 1,400 hours in a 12-month period will not be accepted.</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Meeting the ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC-accredited Primary Care residency requirement also satisfies the residency requirement specified in item 7.<br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				<b>OR</b><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	c.&nbsp; Another option available if the applicant has not satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA or RCPSC -accredited residency in Emergency Medicine, the applicant then must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC -accredited Primary Care residency (Primary Care specialties include Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and General Surgery) in addition to completion of an approved Graduate Training Program. The applicant must have completed either a 12 or 24-month Emergency Medicine graduate training program approved by the BCEM. Physicians completing a 12-month graduate training program must have practiced Emergency Medicine on a full-time basis for an additional 12 months, before or subsequent to completing the graduate training program. (This Graduate Training Program does not constitute a residency program, and does not fulfill the residency requirement specified in item 7.)</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n</ol>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman\">\r\n	<li>\r\n		Physicians applying under this option are required to submit independent verification of the completed GTP year(s) and hours worked in Emergency Medicine, which must be earned in an emergency facility physically attached to a hospital, which operates on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. The facility must be continuously staffed with a physician (&quot;on-call&quot; hours and hours earned in &quot;walk-in&quot; clinics, or urgent care facilities are not applicable).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		For the purpose of defining &quot;full-time&quot; practice, the BCEM requires verification of a minimum of 1,400 hours per 12-month period. Verification of less than 1,400 hours in a 12-month period will not be accepted.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Currently, the BCEM has approved the following graduate training programs:\r\n		<ul>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Emergency Medicine Fellowship/affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Memphis(<a href=\"http://www.emfellowship.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.emfellowship.com</a>)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				University of Tennessee at Jackson(<a href=\"http://www.uthsc.edu/UTFamJac/erfellowship.php\" target=\"_blank\">www.uthsc.edu/UTFamJac/erfellowship.php</a>)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				University of Tennessee at Knoxville(<a href=\"http://gsm.utmck.edu/family_medicine/emergencymed.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">http://gsm.utmck.edu/family_medicine/emergencymed.cfm</a>)</li>\r\n		</ul>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>NOTE</strong></u>: ACLS, ATLS, and PALS do not have to be current at the time of submitting the application, but must be current and on file 30 days prior to taking the examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u><strong>N</strong></u><u><strong>OTE:</strong></u> Independent verification of hours must be submitted on letterhead stationery (from someone with access to information regarding the physician&#39;s experience) itemized by year and number of hours earned each year. Hours may be presented over a 12-month consecutive period or a calendar year. Contract group, emergency room director, or hospital medical staff administration must complete verification. To view sample verification letter, <a href=\"http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/files/BCEMsampleverification(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong> Applicants must have been working full-time Emergency Medicine for the 12-month period prior to application and must be currently working full-time Emergency Medicine in an emergency facility acceptable to the board. BCEM considers 1,400 hours per year as full-time.<br />\r\n	&nbsp;<br />\r\n	9.&nbsp; Submit three (3) letters of recommendation from Diplomates of an ABPS, ABMS, or AOA-recognized board of certification. Letters of recommendation must be current (dated no more than one year prior to the date the application for certification is received by ABPS) and on letterhead stationery, which includes a telephone number. Letters submitted on plain paper without an address or telephone number of the signatory are not acceptable. The BCEM requires original letters; copies are not acceptable. The BCEM recommends that the letters be sent to the applicant to be included with the other application documents.<br />\r\n	10.&nbsp; Verify staff privileges by means of a letter from the administrator of each emergency facility at which privileges are held confirming good standing at that facility.<br />\r\n	11.&nbsp; Submit a documented report of a minimum of ten (10) Emergency Medicine cases for which the physician had the lead management role. To view the Sample Case reports, <a href=\"http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/files/BCEMSampleCaseReports.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. The case reports must be no older than twelve (12) months from the date the candidate&rsquo;s application for certification is received by ABPS. Case reports shall only include information on the care and services provided by the applicant. At the point where a patient&#39;s care is transferred to another physician or facility, the applicant&#39;s case presentation is complete. The applicant must sign each case. Case reports must be properly compiled (see Case Report Requirements below) and include an index and written verification of accuracy by the facility&#39;s administration. Case reports not presented in accordance with the description provided by the BCEM will be returned. The BCEM recommends that applicants keep a copy of all documents submitted.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong> The Board, in general, looks for cases that show the application of accepted/standard medical practice in the management of the patient, resulting in an excellent outcome. The Board is not looking for controversial or unusual case management, even if the physician can justify his or her actions. One purpose of Board certification is to demonstrate knowledge/application of practices acceptable in Emergency Departments across the United States and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	12. All physicians must do a self-query of the National Practitioner Data Bank and submit a sealed (unopened envelope) copy of the report as part of the application process. The report need not be submitted with the application but must be provided in order for the applicant to be approved to take the written examination. For information on performing a self-query of the Bank, go to the National Practitioner Data Bank at <a href=\"http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">http://npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov</a> for information.All Canadian physicians must request and submit a testament statement from each Province in which a license is held, verifying that there have been no disciplinary actions against the applicant.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	13. All physicians must allow ABPS to perform a background check, attested by initialing the appropriate line on the application form.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	14. All physicians must submit the signed candidate appeal form.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	15. Payment of appropriate fees. To view the fee schedule, <a href=\"/initial-medical-board-certification-fees\">click here</a>.</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><strong>Case Report Requirements</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The applicant must submit two (2) <strong>separately compiled copies</strong> of ten (10) case reports in the following format:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be typewritten. Photocopies of typewritten case reports are acceptable.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be double spaced on 8.5&quot; x 11&quot; white paper.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports must be compiled in a hard, report style binder, or a three-ring binder (no sheet protectors, staples, or paper clips).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		The applicant must sign each case report.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		An index shall be placed at the front of reports indicating the type of case (diagnosis) and the page number on which the case can be found. To view sample index and verification form, <a href=\"http://www.abpsga.org/downloads/verification_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Confirmation of validity of the reports by hospital administrator, medical records director, or whoever performs such duties at the facility. This must be on official letterhead verifying that you were the physician treating the patient in each case on the date stated. If the applicant&#39;s cases reflect work at more than one institution, then separate letters must be submitted verifying the cases from each institution. This validation must be <strong>notarized and signed</strong>. (Refer to sample index/verification form.)</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Case reports should contain the following information:\r\n		<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n			<li>\r\n				For patient #, list the same number as the case number (Refer to sample index and verification form.)</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Date of Emergency Department Care</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Chief complaint</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				History</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Physical examination and results of the Emergency Department work-up, including lab results and imaging studies</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Emergency Department course and final disposition including condition of patient at the time of completion of your care of the patient, as well as final diagnosis</li>\r\n			<li>\r\n				Each case must include <strong>discussion</strong> of the case, demonstrating to the Credentials Committee what the thought process was in the evaluation of the patient, diagnostic and treatment approach, and indication that the candidate understood the <strong>pathophysiology</strong> of the patient&#39;s problem, and some rationale to explain the patient&#39;s final disposition. This is the most important section of the case report and will be reviewed <strong>closely</strong>.</li>\r\n		</ol>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	The BCEM Credentials Committee reserves the right to seek additional details for any case it deems necessary. Board certified practicing Emergency Physicians carefully scrutinize these cases. Every attempt at accuracy and clarity should be made. Please note that <strong>case reports are not copies of dictated Emergency Department summaries from the chart</strong>, but are specifically prepared documents for the application packet. <strong>Case reports not adhering to the above mentioned format will be rejected</strong>.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 09:30:56','2010-08-11 09:30:56',1),(976,118,6,NULL,'','ABPS Board Certification Examination Schedule','examination-schedule','medical board certification, physician board certification, medical specialties, abps, american association of physician specialties','All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.\r\n\r\n','Board Certification Exam Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				December 1, 2009<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				May 2010<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h2>\r\n	ORAL EXAMINATION DATES</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	October 17, 2009<br />\r\n	October 16, 2010<br />\r\n	October 1, 2011<br />\r\n	October 13, 2012</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	You do not submit an application for the Oral examinations, just the fee. Oral examinations are typically administered on Saturday, and sometimes on Sunday. Examinees are not permitted to take both the written and oral examinations during the same administration. Oral examinations are not required for every specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>ALL ORAL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.</b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 11:45:11','2010-08-11 11:45:11',0),(977,118,7,NULL,'','ABPS Board Certification Examination Schedule','examination-schedule','medical board certification, physician board certification, medical specialties, abps, american association of physician specialties','All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.\r\n\r\n','Board Certification Exam Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised August 2010<br />\r\n	</font></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" style=\"width: 610px; height: 66px;\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u><br />\r\n				</u></td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n	May 2010<br />\r\n	September 2010<br />\r\n	May 2011<br />\r\n	September 2011<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h2>\r\n	ORAL EXAMINATION DATES</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	October 16, 2010<br />\r\n	October 1, 2011<br />\r\n	October 13, 2012</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	You do not submit an application for the Oral examinations, just the fee. Oral examinations are typically administered on Saturday, and sometimes on Sunday. Examinees are not permitted to take both the written and oral examinations during the same administration. Oral examinations are not required for every specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>ALL ORAL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.</b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 11:49:48','2010-08-11 11:49:48',1),(978,135,3,NULL,'','Internal Medicine Examination Schedule','internal-medicine-exam-schedule','','','Internal Medicine Examination Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>',0,'2010-08-11 12:13:39','2010-08-11 12:13:39',1),(979,135,4,NULL,'','Internal Medicine Examination Schedule','internal-medicine-exam-schedule','','','Internal Medicine Examination Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 12:16:39','2010-08-11 12:16:39',1),(980,171,2,NULL,'','Anesthesiology Examination Schedule','anesthesiology-examination-schedule','medical board certification, board certification, abps, aaps, american board of physician specialties, physician board certification, anesthesiology examination schedule, anesthesiology board certification','The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only.','Anesthesiology Examination Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only. ABPS strongly suggests that you do not schedule your exam on a weekend or a holiday.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h1>\r\n	ORAL EXAMINATION DATES</h1>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	October 16, 2010<br />\r\n	October&nbsp;&nbsp; 1, 2011<br />\r\n	October 13, 2012</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	You do not submit an application for the Oral examinations, just the fee. Oral examinations are typically administered on Saturday, and sometimes on Sunday. Examinees are not permitted to take both the written and oral examinations during the same administration. Oral examinations are not required for every specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>ALL ORAL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.</b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 12:20:26','2010-08-11 12:20:26',1),(981,178,4,NULL,'','Psychiatry Examination Schedule','psychiatryexamination-schedule','Psychiatry Examination Schedule','','Psychiatry Examination Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only. ABPS strongly suggests that you do not schedule your exam on a weekend or a holiday.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h1>\r\n	ORAL EXAMINATION DATES</h1>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	October 16, 2010<br />\r\n	October&nbsp;&nbsp; 1, 2011<br />\r\n	October 13, 2012</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	You do not submit an application for the Oral examinations, just the fee. Oral examinations are typically administered on Saturday, and sometimes on Sunday. Examinees are not permitted to take both the written and oral examinations during the same administration. Oral examinations are not required for every specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>ALL ORAL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.</b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 12:24:38','2010-08-11 12:24:38',1),(982,167,1,NULL,'','diagnostic radiology examination schedule','diagnostic-radiology-schedule','diagnostic radiology, diagnostic radiology examination schedule','','Diagnostic Examination Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<h2>\r\n	<br />\r\n	ORAL EXAMINATION DATES</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	October 16, 2010<br />\r\n	October&nbsp;&nbsp; 1, 2011<br />\r\n	October 13, 2012<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	You do not submit an application for the Oral examinations, just the fee. Oral examinations are typically administered on Saturday, and sometimes on Sunday. Examinees are not permitted to take both the written and oral examinations during the same administration. Oral examinations are not required for every specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>ALL ORAL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.</b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 12:27:16','2010-08-11 12:27:16',1),(983,50,3,NULL,'','Dermatology Examination Schedule','dermatology-examination-schedule','dermatology, dermatology examination schedule, dermatology board certification','Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.','Dermatology Examination Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only. ABPS strongly suggests that you do not schedule your exam on a weekend or a holiday.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>',0,'2010-08-11 12:28:32','2010-08-11 12:28:32',1),(984,168,2,NULL,'','Disaster Medicine Exam Schedule','disaster-medicine-exam-schedule','','','DISASTER MEDICINE CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION DATES ','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Disaster Medicine Examination is offered in a computer-based testing (CBT) format in test centers across the United States. You may choose the examination date that best fits your schedule from the &quot;testing window&quot; below. A &quot;testing window&quot; usually spans three (3) weeks. Most test centers are open Monday - Friday, with a few open on weekends. Once your examination application has been approved, you will be sent a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of your choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	After passing the CBT component, candidates take an exam using the Medical Education Technologies, Inc (METI&reg;) patient simulator. Each METI simulator simulate bleeding, breathing, talking, blinking and numerous other physiological characteristics to simulate various medical emergency scenarios including heart attack, drug overdose, vehicular accidents, effects from weapons of mass destruction, bio-terrorism and other traumatic injuries. This second component of the Disaster Medicine Examination employs the advanced testing technology utilized by NASA, Center for Domestic Preparedness, U.S. and foreign militaries, leading medical schools such as Mayo Clinic, Harvard, UCLA, Cleveland Clinic, Mount Sinai, and Stanford.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010</td>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				November 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h2>\r\n	PROJECTED SIMULATION EXAMINATION DATES FOR DISASTER MEDICINE</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	March 26, 2011</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>PLEASE NOTE THE SIMULATION EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA</b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 12:30:29','2010-08-11 12:30:29',1),(985,122,1,NULL,'','Emergency Medicine Examination Schedule','emergency-medicine-examination-schedule','','','Emergency Medicine Examination Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h2>\r\n	<span style=\"text-align: center\">EMERGENCY MEDICINE CERTIFICATION<br />\r\n	PROJECTED EXAMINATION DATES THROUGH THE YEAR 2011</span></h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Emergency Medicine written examination is delivered as a computer-based test (CBT) - permitting you to select the test center closest to your work or home location. Typically, the examination is available for four weeks during each administration allowing you to select a convenient date during that time period. Most computer testing centers are open Monday - Friday only.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				November 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				November 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h2>\r\n	PROJECTED ORAL EXAMINATION DATES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	April&nbsp; 9 and &nbsp;10, 2011<br />\r\n	April 21 and 22, 2012<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>PLEASE NOTE THE ORAL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA</b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 12:33:25','2010-08-11 12:33:25',1),(986,125,1,NULL,'','Family Medicine Obstetrics Examination Schedule','family-medicine-obstetrics-examination-schedule','','','Family Medicine Obstetrics Examination Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h2>\r\n	<span style=\"text-align: center\">FAMILY MEDICINE OBSTETRICS CERTIFICATION<br />\r\n	EXAMINATION DATES THROUGH THE YEAR 2011</span></h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h2>\r\n	ORAL EXAMINATION DATES</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	October 16, 2010<br />\r\n	October&nbsp;&nbsp; 1, 2011<br />\r\n	October 13, 2012<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	You do not submit an application for the Oral examinations, just the fee. Oral examinations are typically administered on Saturday, and sometimes on Sunday. Examinees are not permitted to take both the written and oral examinations during the same administration. Oral examinations are not required for every specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>ALL ORAL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.</b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 12:35:24','2010-08-11 12:35:24',1),(987,169,1,NULL,'','Family Medicine Obstetrics Exam Schedule','family-medicine-obstetrics-exam-schedule','','','Family Medicine Obstetrics Exam Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				December 1, 2009<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				May 2010<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h1>\r\n	ORAL EXAMINATION DATES</h1>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	October 17, 2009<br />\r\n	October 16, 2010<br />\r\n	October&nbsp;&nbsp; 1, 2011<br />\r\n	October 13, 2012</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	You do not submit an application for the Oral examinations, just the fee. Oral examinations are typically administered on Saturday, and sometimes on Sunday. Examinees are not permitted to take both the written and oral examinations during the same administration. Oral examinations are not required for every specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>ALL ORAL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.</b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 12:36:12','2010-08-11 12:36:12',1),(988,172,2,NULL,'','Geriatric Examination Schedule','geriatric-examination-schedule','','','Geriatric Examination Schedule','','<script id=\"cke_actscrpt\" type=\"text/javascript\">window.parent.CKEDITOR._[\"contentDomReadyPageSideBar\"]( window );</script>','<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>',0,'2010-08-11 12:37:04','2010-08-11 12:37:04',1),(989,133,2,NULL,'','Hospital Medicine Examination Schedule','hospital-medicine-examination-schedule','','','Hospital Medicine Examination Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>',0,'2010-08-11 12:37:52','2010-08-11 12:37:52',1),(990,104,4,NULL,'','Internal Medicine Description','internal-medicine-description','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','','Internal Medicine Examination Description','','','<p align=\"left\">\r\n	An outline of the subject areas covered on the certification examination is included to help candidates prepare for the exam. Candidates should review this outline carefully and focus study on the areas listed. Candidates should be aware that the outline reflects the responses to practice-analysis questionnaires and enables codification of the examination for subsequent analysis of the results. Each question is linked to a specific area of the outline. No question is meant to be obscure or tricky. The percentage of questions in an area conveys the relative importance of each area of the examination. The information in the outline is meant to serve as a study aid only and not as a guarantee of success in taking the certification examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><font size=\"4\">Internal Medicine Classification System </font></b></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"75%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					<b>Subject Area </b></div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					<b># of Questions on Exam </b></div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					1</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				Allergy &amp; Immunologies</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				6</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					2</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				Cardiology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				25</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					3</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				Dermatology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				11</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					4</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				Endocrinology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				15</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					5</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				Gastroenterology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				20</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					6</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				Genetic Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				1</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					7</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				Hematology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				11</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					8</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				Infectious Disease</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				23</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					9</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				Nephrology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				14</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					10</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				Neurology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				15</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					11</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				Oncology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				8</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					12</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				Pulmonary and Critical Care</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				21</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					13</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				Rheumatology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					14</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				General Internal Medicine</td>\r\n			<td align=\"middle\">\r\n				20</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><b>Internal Medicine Examination Study References </b></font><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study materials to prepare for the <b>written</b> certification or recertification examinations. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><font><b><font><a href=\"/downloads/IM%20-%20Specialty%20Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b><font color=\"black\"><img alt=\"\" src=\" http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb.png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px\" />Download Study References</font></b></a></font></b></font></b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 12:40:55','2010-08-11 12:40:55',1),(991,138,1,NULL,'','Obstetrics & Gynecology Examination Schedule','obstetrics-gynecology-examination-schedule','','','Obstetrics & Gynecology Examination Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>',0,'2010-08-11 12:42:06','2010-08-11 12:42:06',1),(992,174,1,NULL,'','Obstetrics & Gynecology Examination Schedule','obstetrics-exam-schedule','','','Obstetrics & Gynecology Exam Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h1>\r\n	ORAL EXAMINATION DATES</h1>\r\n<p>\r\n	October 16, 2010<br />\r\n	October&nbsp;&nbsp; 1, 2011<br />\r\n	October 13, 2012<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	You do not submit an application for the Oral examinations, just the fee. Oral examinations are typically administered on Saturday, and sometimes on Sunday. Examinees are not permitted to take both the written and oral examinations during the same administration. Oral examinations are not required for every specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>ALL ORAL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.</b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 12:44:14','2010-08-11 12:44:14',1),(993,141,3,NULL,'','Ophthalmology Examination Schedule','ophthalmology-examination-schedule','Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology examination schedule, Ophthalmology board certification, medical board certification, physician board certification ','The ABPS\'s ophthalmology board certification exams enable successful candidates to present themselves to the public as qualified medical specialists in ophthalmology. Completing the ophthalmology board certification exams indicates mastery of ophthalmology experience and knowledge, as well as a professional commitment to adhere to the ABPS Medical Code of Ethics.\r\n','Ophthalmology Examination Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 12:45:06','2010-08-11 12:45:06',1),(994,176,1,NULL,'','Orthopedic Examination Schedule','orthopedic-exam-schedule','Orthopedic Examination Schedule','The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.','Orthopedic Examination Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h2>\r\n	ORAL EXAMINATION DATES</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	October 16, 2010<br />\r\n	October&nbsp;&nbsp; 1, 2011<br />\r\n	October 13, 2012<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	You do not submit an application for the Oral examinations, just the fee. Oral examinations are typically administered on Saturday, and sometimes on Sunday. Examinees are not permitted to take both the written and oral examinations during the same administration. Oral examinations are not required for every specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>ALL ORAL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.</b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 12:47:10','2010-08-11 12:47:10',1),(995,179,3,NULL,'','Radiation Oncology Examination Schedule','radiation-exam-schedule','Radiation Oncology Examination Schedule','The ABPS\'s radiation oncology board certification exams enable successful candidates to present themselves to the public as qualified medical specialists in radiation oncology.','Radiation Oncology Examination Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h2>\r\n	ORAL EXAMINATION DATES</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	October 16, 2010<br />\r\n	October&nbsp;&nbsp; 1, 2011<br />\r\n	October 13, 2012<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	You do not submit an application for the Oral examinations, just the fee. Oral examinations are typically administered on Saturday, and sometimes on Sunday. Examinees are not permitted to take both the written and oral examinations during the same administration. Oral examinations are not required for every specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>ALL ORAL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.</b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 12:49:31','2010-08-11 12:49:31',1),(996,180,1,NULL,'','Surgery Examination Schedule','surgery-examination-schedule','Surgery Examination Schedule','The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.','Surgery Examination Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h2>\r\n	ORAL EXAMINATION DATES</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	October 17, 2009<br />\r\n	October 16, 2010<br />\r\n	October&nbsp; &nbsp;1, 2011<br />\r\n	October 13, 2012<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	You do not submit an application for the Oral examinations, just the fee. Oral examinations are typically administered on Saturday, and sometimes on Sunday. Examinees are not permitted to take both the written and oral examinations during the same administration. Oral examinations are not required for every specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>ALL ORAL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA./</b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 12:51:11','2010-08-11 12:51:11',1),(997,180,2,NULL,'','Surgery Examination Schedule','surgery-examination-schedule','Surgery Examination Schedule','The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.','Surgery Examination Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h2>\r\n	ORAL EXAMINATION DATES</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	October 16, 2010<br />\r\n	October&nbsp; &nbsp;1, 2011<br />\r\n	October 13, 2012<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	You do not submit an application for the Oral examinations, just the fee. Oral examinations are typically administered on Saturday, and sometimes on Sunday. Examinees are not permitted to take both the written and oral examinations during the same administration. Oral examinations are not required for every specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>ALL ORAL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA./</b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 12:52:05','2010-08-11 12:52:05',1),(998,185,2,NULL,'','Urgent Care Medicine Examination Schedule','urgent-care-medicine-examination-schedule','','','Urgent Care Medicine Examination Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;<br />\r\n	&nbsp;<br />\r\n	<u>Due Date for Completion of File</u>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>For CBT Exam In</u>:<br />\r\n	December 1, 2010&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; May 2011<br />\r\n	May 1, 201l&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;September 2011<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-11 12:53:51','2010-08-11 12:53:51',1),(999,62,6,NULL,'','Contact ABPS - Medical Board Certifications for Physicians','contact-us1','contact aaps, medical board certification, medical board certifications, medical specialties, boards of medical certifications, board certification, national board certification, specialty medical, american medical specialties, american board of physician specialties, abps, medical board certification, medical licensing board\r\n','Contact AAPS for medical board certifications, continuing medical education courses and CME recertification courses. Become a member of AAPS contact us today.\r\n','Contact ABPS ','','','<p>\r\n	American Board of Physician Specialties<br />\r\n	5550 West Executive Dr.<br />\r\n	Suite 400<br />\r\n	Tampa, FL 33609<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	PHONE: 813-433-2277<br />\r\n	FAX: (813) 830-6599</p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-12 03:33:50','2010-08-12 03:33:50',0),(1000,62,7,NULL,'','Contact ABPS - Medical Board Certifications for Physicians','contact-us','contact aaps, medical board certification, medical board certifications, medical specialties, boards of medical certifications, board certification, national board certification, specialty medical, american medical specialties, american board of physician specialties, abps, medical board certification, medical licensing board\r\n','Contact AAPS for medical board certifications, continuing medical education courses and CME recertification courses. Become a member of AAPS contact us today.\r\n','Contact ABPS ','','','<p>\r\n	American Board of Physician Specialties<br />\r\n	5550 West Executive Dr.<br />\r\n	Suite 400<br />\r\n	Tampa, FL 33609<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	PHONE: 813-433-2277<br />\r\n	FAX: (813) 830-6599</p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-12 03:42:49','2010-08-12 03:42:49',0),(1001,62,8,NULL,'','Contact ABPS - Medical Board Certifications for Physicians','contact-us','contact aaps, medical board certification, medical board certifications, medical specialties, boards of medical certifications, board certification, national board certification, specialty medical, american medical specialties, american board of physician specialties, abps, medical board certification, medical licensing board\r\n','Contact AAPS for medical board certifications, continuing medical education courses and CME recertification courses. Become a member of AAPS contact us today.\r\n','Contact ABPS ','','','<p>\r\n	<strong>American Board of Physician Specialties</strong><br />\r\n	5550 West Executive Dr.<br />\r\n	Suite 400<br />\r\n	Tampa, FL 33609<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	PHONE: 813-433-2277<br />\r\n	FAX: (813) 830-6599</p>\r\n',0,'2010-08-13 09:16:23','2010-08-13 09:16:23',1),(1002,43,8,NULL,'','General Policies for Medical Board Certifications at ABPS','general-policies-medical-board-certification','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','The ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification (BOC) are committed to the certification of qualified physicians. Certification is based on education, practice, and experience-based requirements, against which a physician can be assessed, that suggest suitability for specialty certification.','Board Certification General Policies','','','<h2>\r\n	<a name=\"TOP\"></a></h2>\r\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				1.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#1\">Purpose of Certification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				2.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#2\">Scope of Certification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				3.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#3\">Examination Development and Administration</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				4.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#A\">Applications for Certification and Recertification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				5.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#5\">Examination Timelines</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				6.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#6\">Application Fees</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				7.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#7\">Examination Fees</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				8.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#8\">Annual Maintenance Certification Fee</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				9.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#9\">Refund Policy</a><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				10.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#10\">Examination Registration</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				11.&nbsp;<a href=\"#11\">Certification/Recertification Credentialing</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				12.&nbsp;<a href=\"#12\">Examination Security</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				13.&nbsp;<a href=\"#13\">Test Site Regulations</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				14.&nbsp;<a href=\"#14\">Examination Scoring and Reporting</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				15.&nbsp;<a href=\"#15\">Examination Complaints and Appeals</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				16.&nbsp;<a href=\"#16\">Certification Designation</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				17.&nbsp;<a href=\"#17\">Non-Discrimination Policy</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				18.&nbsp;<a href=\"#18\">Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				19.&nbsp;<a href=\"#19\">ABPS Code of Ethics</a><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<!-- Purpose of Certification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"1\"></a>Purpose of Certification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification (BOC) are committed to the certification of qualified physicians. Certification is based on education, practice, and experience-based requirements, against which a physician can be assessed, that suggest suitability for specialty certification. The purposes of these boards of certification are as follows:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To define the domain of knowledge and clinical skills expected of a physician;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To provide a valid assessment of the knowledge level demonstrated by a physician;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To encourage continued professional development in a specialty field;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To formally recognize physicians who meet the high standards set by the boards of certification; and</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To serve the public by encouraging quality patient care in the practice of a specialty.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Scope of Certification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"2\"></a>Scope of Certification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Eligibility requirements and examinations of the boards of certification have been developed based on a substantial review and analysis of the current state of clinical knowledge in the field of a particular specialty, as reflected in medical literature and the patient-care setting. Members of the boards of certification have developed a certification process that assesses, meets, and/or exceeds accepted levels of knowledge and expertise in the specialty, with the goal of improving patient care. The boards of certification constantly monitor advancements in the field of the particular specialty and make revisions in their certification examinations.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Development and Administration --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"3\"></a>Examination Development and Administration</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Each BOC utilizes the services of ABPS to assist in the planning, development, and administration of certification and recertification examinations as required by the ABPS affiliation requirements. ABPS assists the certifying bodies by guiding the planning, development, and psychometric evaluation of assessment procedures designed to measure professional competency.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Applications for Certification and Recertification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"4\"></a>Applications for Certification and Recertification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All applications are available through the individual &quot;Boards of Certification&quot; areas located in the&nbsp;right-hand naviagation links. All applications are in PDF format and require <a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\" linkindex=\"47\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a> to be viewed and printed.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Applicants must complete the application process by December 1 for the April/May examination cycle and by May 1 for the October/November examination cycle.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All information submitted by the applicant is subject to primary source verification. Submission of false or misleading information constitutes grounds for exclusion from the certification process. By signing and having the application notarized, the applicant agrees to hold harmless the ABPS-affiliated boards of certification and all parties responding in good faith during such verification and for actions taken by the boards of certification during a thorough review of the information contained in the application.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a physician has been accepted as a candidate, but cannot take the examination, he or she may request a deferment. Requests for deferment must be submitted in writing to the ABPS Certification Department. <strong>Three</strong> deferments are allowed during the application deadline. However, a candidate must take the examination by the next time it is offered, otherwise, the application will become <strong>INVALID</strong>. The physician may reapply, but must meet the <strong>current eligibility requirements</strong>, in effect at the time of the new application, to be considered for an examination.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Deferment notification received <strong>prior to</strong> the examination response deadline will incur a fee of $200.00.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Deferment notification received <strong>after</strong> the examination response deadline but <strong>before </strong>the examination date will incur a fee of $400.00.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		If the ABPS Certification Department receives no notification of deferment and the candidate does not show up for examination, there will be no refund, no exception.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one (1) year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid; thereby, requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification.&nbsp; You must meet the requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n	<a name=\"5\"></a><strong>Certification/Recertification Credentialing</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	As a usual and customary procedure, ABPS verifies credentials for both certification and recertification applicants using various soucres including, but not limited to, the Federation of State medcial Boards Credentials Verification service and the American Medcial Association Physicians Profiling services.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Timelines --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"5\"></a>Examination Timelines</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Specialties with a Two-Level (written/computer-based, oral, and clinical) Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed a maximum of six (6) consecutive years to complete the entire exam process. The time limit commences on the first available examination date after the application is accepted or officially approved by the Board of Certification in the appropriate specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		a maximum of three attempts to pass the written/computer based exam</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		a maximum of three attempts to pass the oral/simulation exam</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a candidate fails to pass any of the steps after three attempts, the application timeline is considered ended.&nbsp; The candidate must wait at least one (1)&nbsp; year before reapplying for certification and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application.&nbsp; Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses, or seminars, taken to remedy&nbsp;deficiencies deomonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The specialties which require a two-step (<strong>written/computer-based and oral/simulation</strong>) exam process include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Anesthesiology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Diagnositc Radiology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Disaster Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Emergency Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Family Medicine Obstetrics</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Ophthalmology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Orthopedic Surgery</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Psychiatry</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Radiation Oncology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Surgery</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Specialties with a Single-Level (written/computer-based) Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed a maximum of three (3) consecutive years to complete the exam process. The time limit commences on the first available examination date after the application is received. The candidate shall be allowed a maximum of three attempts to pass the written/computer based exam. If a candidate fails to pass after three attempts, the application timeline is considered ended. The candidate must wait at least one (1)&nbsp; year before reapplying for certification and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application.&nbsp; Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses, or seminars, taken to remedy&nbsp;deficiencies deomonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	These specialties include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Dermatology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Family Practice</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Geriatric Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Hospital Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Internal Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Urgent Care Medicine</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Extending the Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates who cannot complete the process in a timely manner due to one of the following reasons may appeal, in advance in writing,&nbsp;to the ABPS Board for an extension of the exam-cycle process.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Serious illness of the candidate</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Serious illness/death of a defined first degree relative</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Travel conditions that significantly delay travel to the exam site, such as severe weather conditions, highway or airport closures.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidate must provide documentation of the above-mentioned circumstances, such as medical reports, airline cancellation or delay notices, etc. This information should be sent to the Manager of Certification who will forward this appeal to the ABPS Board. The Board may request additional documentation. The documentation must be received by the Manager or Certification within ten (10) business days of the exam date. The documentation must be sent by traceable mail/courier.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	An exam-cycle extension fee may be levied at the discretion of the appropriate Board of Certification. An exam candidate is allowed only one extension per exam-cycle.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/userfiles/files/abps_SampleCertificationTimeline.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to download a sample examination timeline</a> (PDF 17KB)</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#18\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Application Fees --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"6\"></a>Certification Application Fees*</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	A <strong>non‑refundable</strong> application processing fee for certification applicants, must be submitted with the specialty application and supporting documents. <strong>NOTE: Only the application processing fee&nbsp;is to be paid at this time. </strong>Failure to submit this fee with the application will result in the rejection of an application. Please refer to the&nbsp;fee schedule for application fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#19\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Fees --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"7\"></a>Certification Examination Fees*</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Upon approval to sit for the examination, invoices for the Written and/or Oral examinations, will be mailed.</strong> Each <strong>approved</strong> candidate for certification will receive an examination invoice, which must be paid <strong><u>before</u></strong> the candidate receives confirmation to sit for examination. Please refer to the fee schedule for examination fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check. <strong>NOTE: Do not submit the examination fee until you receive the&nbsp;examination invoice, as it will be declined and returned to you.</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><a name=\"6\"></a><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span>Recertification Application Fees<span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span>*<span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	A <strong>non‑refundable</strong> application processing fee for recertification applicants, must be submitted with the specialty application and supporting documents.&nbsp; Failure to submit this fee with the application will result in the rejection of an application. Please refer to the&nbsp;fee schedule for application fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>*There will be a $35.00 charge for any insufficient funds processing, which will also delay the processing of your application.</strong></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Annual Maintenance Certification Fee (AMCF) --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"8\"></a>Certification Maintenance Fee (CMF)</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Aannual CMF&nbsp;is due and payable on the first day of every new year. The&nbsp;CMF is required to maintain your certification and&nbsp;is used to cover, in part, all expenses for sustaining certification and recertification. This fee is prorated for first year Diplomate(s).</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Refund Policy --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"9\"></a>Refund Policy</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The application processing fee will be retained by ABPS. No other exceptions or refunds will be made unless approved by the specialty boards of certification.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Registration --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"10\"></a>Examination Registration</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates approved to sit for the examination will be notified after review and approval from the Credentials Committee. The notification will include detailed information regarding the examination, as well as an invoice for the examination fee. If a candidate has not received the aforementioned confirmation within two months prior to the date of the examination, please contact the ABPS Certification Department at (813) 433-2277.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></p>\r\n<!-- Examination Security --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"12\"></a>Examination Security</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Strict security measures are maintained throughout all phases of examination development and administration. Trained independent proctors supervise the administration of the examination, maintaining the strictest security throughout the testing period. Irregularities observed during the testing period, such as disturbances, giving and/or receiving unauthorized information or aid to other candidates or attempting to remove testing materials and/or notes from the testing room, may be sufficient cause to terminate participation in the examination administration, or invalidate or cancel the scores of the offending candidate(s).</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Irregularities may be identified by observation of suspicious activities by examination proctors, or may be evidenced by subsequent statistical analysis of testing materials. The ABPS reserves the right to investigate each incident of misconduct or irregularity reported by a specialty board of certification under its policies on fair process.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#19\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Test Site Regulations --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"13\"></a>Test Site Regulations</strong></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		All candidates must present photo identification (limited to driver?s licensestate issued identification card, hospital identification with photograph, or passport) at the test site in order to be permitted to take the examination. <strong>No exceptions to this requirement will be made.</strong></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Candidates must arrive at the test site at least 30 minutes prior to the announced examination time. <strong>Late arrivals will not be admitted to the testing site.</strong></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Devices with memory capabilities, books, paper, and notes are not permitted in the testing room. Personal possessions such as briefcases, backpacks, or large purses will be collected by the proctors and returned after the test session.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Unauthorized visitors will not be allowed at the test site. Observers approved by the boards of certification may be present during the testing session.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Scoring and Reporting --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"14\"></a>Examination Scoring and Reporting</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Written examinations are machine-graded, following the completion of the examination period. Candidates will be given the results of their written examination within 75 days after the examination date. Candidates failing the written examination will not be permitted to take the oral examination (if the specialty board requires an oral examination).</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Each oral examination is scored following the examination and before another candidate is tested by oral examiners. The results of the oral examination will be available to candidates after all testing is completed and all scores are recorded, reviewed, and approved by the specialty board of certification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates will receive their results in writing within 75 days of the examination date.&nbsp; <strong>No information regarding written or oral examination results will be given to candidates verbally.&nbsp; </strong>The total examination process is designed as a professional competency test and is not intended to distinguish between scores achieved above the passing point.&nbsp; Therefore, <strong>no numeric scores will be reported to any candidate.&nbsp; </strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates are permitted to take <strong>each</strong> of the written examinations and oral examinations (applicable only to the specialties requiring oral examinations), as many as <strong>three</strong> times in order to pass.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a candidate does not pass all the required examinations within the numbers of allowable attempts, he or she must wait at least one year before reapplying for certification, and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application. Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses or seminars taken to remedy deficiencies demonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<strong><u>Request for Hand Scoring</u></strong><br />\r\n		Candidates who fail a written examination may request that their examination be re-scored by hand to verify the results.&nbsp; Requests must be in writing and must be accompanied by a money order, personal or certified check, in the amount of $300 <strong>made payable to ABPS</strong>.&nbsp; Requests for hand scoring will be honored for<strong> 30 days </strong>after examination results have been released.&nbsp; All requests must be in writing, signed by the candidate and paid in full at least one week in advance of the hand scoring.</p>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<strong><u>Cancellation of Scores</u></strong><br />\r\n		An examinee taking any ABPS Board examination, either written or oral, may elect to cancel his or her scores, provided the request from the candidate is in writing and is received in the ABPS Executive Offices within 10 days after the examination was administered.&nbsp; ABPS will send an acknowledgment of the cancellation of the score within 5 working days. A candidate who cancels his or her scores will be charged with an attempt on the test, with no indication of a pass/fail status maintained in the candidate&#39;s record.&nbsp; No refunds will be given candidates withdrawing from the examination process.</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Appeal of Examination Results --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"15\"></a>Examination Complaints and Appeals</strong></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Certification examinations should be fairly administered and accurately scored.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		A candidate for certification (&quot;Candidate&quot;) should be able to raise complaint(s) about the administration, construction or contents of an examination. A Candidate should be able to appeal the results of an examination.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Each Board of Certification shall adopt written procedures for handling complaints and appeals for each written or computer-based examination, oral examination and, if applicable, clinical examination offered by the Board.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Every Candidate shall be provided with a copy of the procedures applicable to any examination upon being approved to take the examination. This will enable a reasonable candidate to familiarize himself or herself with the complaint and appeal procedures.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Prior to being admitted to any examination, a Candidate shall, in writing, acknowledge receipt of a copy of the procedures for that examination and certify that the Candidate is familiar with the procedures for complaints and appeals applicable to that examination.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Any complaint about the conditions or administration of the examination must be raised by the candidate <u>promptly and in writing</u>. The written complaint must be handed to the Proctor at the exam administration site <strong>within thirty (30) minutes</strong> of the conclusion of the exam. A complaint that could have been addressed before or during the examination but was not raised until later will not be considered, except in extraordinary circumstances.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		A Candidate who raised a complaint before or during the exam administration but is unsatisfied with the means by which a complaint about exam conditions or administration was addressed must give written notice thereof, stating the reason(s), immediately following the examination and in all events before the examination is scored. The written complaint must be postmarked within seven (7) days of the examination.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Any complaint about the construction or contents of an examination must be raised promptly and in writing immediately following the examination and in all events before the examination is scored. The written complaint must be postmarked within seven days of the examination.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		A Candidate may appeal the scoring of an examination in writing within thirty (30) days of notification of examination results. An appeal shall specify the reason(s) for the appeal. An appeal based on exam conditions, administration, contents or construction cannot be considered unless previously raised in a complaint by the Candidate done in compliance of the above mentioned procedures.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		When an appeal is filed, the Candidate shall be provided a Contact Person who will be the Candidate&#39;s sole point of contact and source of information until a final ruling by ABPS.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		An appeal shall be referred to an Appeals Committee of Diplomates appointed by the Board of Certification in the specialty. The Appeals Committee shall investigate and make a recommendation to ABPS. The ABPS shall rule on the appeal after considering the recommendation of the Appeals Committee.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		A Candidate shall be notified in writing of the results of an appeal within two weeks of the Appeals Committee&#39;s decision.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		The ABPS decision on an appeal shall be final.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Certification Designation --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"16\"></a>Certification Designation</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates passing all phases of an examination process will:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Receive a certificate suitable for framing.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be permitted to designate themselves as Diplomates of the board of certification in their particular specialty.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be permitted to use and display on business cards and stationery those certification trademarks of the Association appropriate for their particular specialty (such as &ldquo;BCEM&rdquo; for those certified in Emergency Medicine). Additionally, Diplomates making learned presentations at seminars, conferences and similar gatherings may also use and display the logo trademark in their biographical materials provided they advise the audience that their presentations represent their own views, opinions and experiences and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or experiences of the Board or all members of the American Association of Physician Specialists.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Non-Discrimination Policy --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"17\"></a>Non-Discrimination Policy</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS and its affiliated boards of certification do not discriminate against any person on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, medical condition, physical disability, or marital status.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"18\"></a>Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) provides alternate testing dates for candidates whose religious practices pose a conflict in taking an examination on the published date. Candidates wishing to request a change in the test because of religious practice must submit to ABPS <strong>no less than <u>six weeks</u> before the published examination date</strong> a written, signed request for such accommodation. The request must also include the name of the religion and a statement attesting to the religious tenets that restrict such activity such as taking an examination on the date normally scheduled for the examination. ABPS reserves the right to request the candidate to provide documentation from a cleric of the religion verifying the requirements of the religion and that the candidate is currently a practicing member in order for ABPS to honor the request.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS also provides accommodations to candidates with disabilities, as governed by the Americans for Disabilities Act (ADA). All requests for accommodations due to disabilities governed by ADA must be submitted to ABPS <strong>no less than <u>two months</u> before the published examination date</strong>. ABPS will make every reasonable effort to provide the accommodations requested, provided they are applicable to your diagnosed disability. For ABPS to provide the accommodations, it may be necessary to administer the examination on a day different from the published date.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Requests for examination administrations with special accommodations must be presented to ABPS on letter-head stationery from a licensed, certified evaluator of your disability, at least two months in advance of the published examination date. The evaluator must provide information regarding his or her specialty, and applicable licenses and certifications. The request for special examination accommodations should include the following information from the evaluator:</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Depending upon the nature and extent of the accommodations, ABPS reserves the right to schedule the examination on a date different from the published schedule in order to adequately provide the necessary accommodations. If documentation submitted with the request is incomplete or requires significant clarification, it may be necessary to delay the administration with the accommodations to the next published testing date. ABPS advises candidates to submit such requests as early as possible to provide for adequate time to resolve all issues that might arise.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS administers all of its examinations only in English. Responses from an examinee to examination questions must be in English for the candidate to be eligible to receive credit toward his or her examination score.</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Clearly worded statement of the diagnosed disability.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Description of the limitations resulting from the disability.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Complete description of the accommodations being requested.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Comprehensive description of the documentation available to support the diagnosis of the disability and the conclusion that you need the accommodations being requested. All documentation must be current, minimally within the last 5 years for learning disabilities, the last 6 months for psychiatric disabilities: or the last 3 years for all other disabilities which are not permanent physical or sensory nature.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Complete history relevant to the disability for which testing accommodations are being requested, including descriptions of situations in which the same accommodations were provided the applicant.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Explanation describing how the requested testing accommodations are relevant to the disability.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#18\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- ABPS Code of Ethics --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"19\"></a>ABPS Code of Ethics</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	As a Diplomate of the American Board of Physician Specialties I pledge myself to:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Maintain the highest standard of personal conduct.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Promote and encourage the highest level of medical ethics in medicine.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Maintain loyalty to the goals and objectives of the American Board of Physician Specialties</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Recognize and discharge my responsibility and that of the profession to uphold the laws and regulations relating to the practice of medicine.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Strive for excellence in all aspects of my medical practice.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Use only legal and ethical means in the provision of care to my patients.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide patient care impartially; provide no special privilege to any individual patient based on the patient&#39;s race, color, creed, sex, national origin or handicap.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Accept no personal compensation from any party that would influence or require special consideration in the provision of care to any patient.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Maintain the confidentiality of privileged information entrusted or known to me, by virtue of my role as a physician.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Cooperate in every reasonable and proper way with other physicians and work with them in the advancement of quality patient care.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Use every opportunity to improve public understanding of the role of the physician specialist.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Abide by the highest ethical standards in activities designed to attract patients to my practice.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n',0,'2010-08-20 14:00:09','2010-08-20 14:00:09',1),(1003,43,9,NULL,'','General Policies for Medical Board Certifications at ABPS','general-policies-medical-board-certification','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','The ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification (BOC) are committed to the certification of qualified physicians. Certification is based on education, practice, and experience-based requirements, against which a physician can be assessed, that suggest suitability for specialty certification.','Board Certification General Policies','','','<h2>\r\n	<a name=\"TOP\"></a></h2>\r\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				1.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#1\">Purpose of Certification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				2.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#2\">Scope of Certification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				3.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#3\">Examination Development and Administration</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				4.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#A\">Applications for Certification and Recertification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				5.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#5\">Examination Timelines</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				6.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#6\">Application Fees</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				7.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#7\">Examination Fees</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				8.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#8\">Annual Maintenance Certification Fee</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				9.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#9\">Refund Policy</a><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				10.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#10\">Examination Registration</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				11.&nbsp;<a href=\"#11\">Certification/Recertification Credentialing</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				12.&nbsp;<a href=\"#12\">Examination Security</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				13.&nbsp;<a href=\"#13\">Test Site Regulations</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				14.&nbsp;<a href=\"#14\">Examination Scoring and Reporting</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				15.&nbsp;<a href=\"#15\">Examination Complaints and Appeals</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				16.&nbsp;<a href=\"#16\">Certification Designation</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				17.&nbsp;<a href=\"#17\">Non-Discrimination Policy</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				18.&nbsp;<a href=\"#18\">Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				19.&nbsp;<a href=\"#19\">ABPS Code of Ethics</a><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<!-- Purpose of Certification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"1\"></a>Purpose of Certification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification (BOC) are committed to the certification of qualified physicians. Certification is based on education, practice, and experience-based requirements, against which a physician can be assessed, that suggest suitability for specialty certification. The purposes of these boards of certification are as follows:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To define the domain of knowledge and clinical skills expected of a physician;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To provide a valid assessment of the knowledge level demonstrated by a physician;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To encourage continued professional development in a specialty field;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To formally recognize physicians who meet the high standards set by the boards of certification; and</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To serve the public by encouraging quality patient care in the practice of a specialty.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Scope of Certification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"2\"></a>Scope of Certification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Eligibility requirements and examinations of the boards of certification have been developed based on a substantial review and analysis of the current state of clinical knowledge in the field of a particular specialty, as reflected in medical literature and the patient-care setting. Members of the boards of certification have developed a certification process that assesses, meets, and/or exceeds accepted levels of knowledge and expertise in the specialty, with the goal of improving patient care. The boards of certification constantly monitor advancements in the field of the particular specialty and make revisions in their certification examinations.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Development and Administration --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"3\"></a>Examination Development and Administration</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Each BOC utilizes the services of ABPS to assist in the planning, development, and administration of certification and recertification examinations as required by the ABPS affiliation requirements. ABPS assists the certifying bodies by guiding the planning, development, and psychometric evaluation of assessment procedures designed to measure professional competency.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Applications for Certification and Recertification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"4\"></a>Applications for Certification and Recertification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All applications are available through the individual &quot;Boards of Certification&quot; areas located in the&nbsp;right-hand naviagation links. All applications are in PDF format and require <a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\" linkindex=\"47\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a> to be viewed and printed.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Applicants must complete the application process by December 1 for the April/May examination cycle and by May 1 for the October/November examination cycle.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All information submitted by the applicant is subject to primary source verification. Submission of false or misleading information constitutes grounds for exclusion from the certification process. By signing and having the application notarized, the applicant agrees to hold harmless the ABPS-affiliated boards of certification and all parties responding in good faith during such verification and for actions taken by the boards of certification during a thorough review of the information contained in the application.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a physician has been accepted as a candidate, but cannot take the examination, he or she may request a deferment. Requests for deferment must be submitted in writing to the ABPS Certification Department. <strong>Three</strong> deferments are allowed during the application deadline. However, a candidate must take the examination by the next time it is offered, otherwise, the application will become <strong>INVALID</strong>. The physician may reapply, but must meet the <strong>current eligibility requirements</strong>, in effect at the time of the new application, to be considered for an examination.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Deferment notification received <strong>prior to</strong> the examination response deadline will incur a fee of $200.00.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Deferment notification received <strong>after</strong> the examination response deadline but <strong>before </strong>the examination date will incur a fee of $400.00.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		If the ABPS Certification Department receives no notification of deferment and the candidate does not show up for examination, there will be no refund, no exception.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one (1) year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid; thereby, requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification.&nbsp; You must meet the requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n	<a name=\"5\"></a><strong>Certification/Recertification Credentialing</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	As a usual and customary procedure, ABPS verifies credentials for both certification and recertification applicants using various soucres including, but not limited to, the Federation of State Medcial Boards Credentials Verification service and the American Medical Association Physicians Profiling services.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Timelines --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"5\"></a>Examination Timelines</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Specialties with a Two-Level (written/computer-based and an oral/simulation) Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed a maximum of six (6) consecutive years to complete the entire exam process. The time limit commences on the first available examination date after the application is accepted or officially approved by the Board of Certification in the appropriate specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		a maximum of three attempts to pass the written/computer based exam</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		a maximum of three attempts to pass the oral/simulation exam</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a candidate fails to pass any of the steps after three attempts, the application timeline is considered ended.&nbsp; The candidate must wait at least one (1)&nbsp; year before reapplying for certification and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application.&nbsp; Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses, or seminars, taken to remedy&nbsp;deficiencies deomonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The specialties which require a two-step (<strong>written/computer-based and oral/simulation</strong>) exam process include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Anesthesiology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Diagnositc Radiology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Disaster Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Emergency Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Family Medicine Obstetrics</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Ophthalmology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Orthopedic Surgery</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Psychiatry</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Radiation Oncology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Surgery</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Specialties with a Single-Level (written/computer-based) Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed a maximum of three (3) consecutive years to complete the exam process. The time limit commences on the first available examination date after the application is received. The candidate shall be allowed a maximum of three attempts to pass the written/computer based exam. If a candidate fails to pass after three attempts, the application timeline is considered ended. The candidate must wait at least one (1)&nbsp; year before reapplying for certification and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application.&nbsp; Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses, or seminars, taken to remedy&nbsp;deficiencies deomonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	These specialties include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Dermatology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Family Practice</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Geriatric Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Hospital Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Internal Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Urgent Care Medicine</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Extending the Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates who cannot complete the process in a timely manner due to one of the following reasons may appeal, in advance in writing,&nbsp;to the ABPS Board for an extension of the exam-cycle process.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Serious illness of the candidate</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Serious illness/death of a defined first degree relative</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Travel conditions that significantly delay travel to the exam site, such as severe weather conditions, highway or airport closures.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidate must provide documentation of the above-mentioned circumstances, such as medical reports, airline cancellation or delay notices, etc. This information should be sent to the Manager of Certification who will forward this appeal to the ABPS Board. The Board may request additional documentation. The documentation must be received by the Manager or Certification within ten (10) business days of the exam date. The documentation must be sent by traceable mail/courier.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	An exam-cycle extension fee may be levied at the discretion of the appropriate Board of Certification. An exam candidate is allowed only one extension per exam-cycle.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/userfiles/files/abps_SampleCertificationTimeline.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to download a sample examination timeline</a> (PDF 17KB)</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#18\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Application Fees --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"6\"></a>Certification Application Fees*</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	A <strong>non‑refundable</strong> application processing fee for certification applicants, must be submitted with the specialty application and supporting documents. <strong>NOTE: Only the application processing fee&nbsp;is to be paid at this time. </strong>Failure to submit this fee with the application will result in the rejection of an application. Please refer to the&nbsp;fee schedule for application fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#19\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Fees --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"7\"></a>Certification Examination Fees*</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Upon approval to sit for the examination, invoices for the Written and/or Oral examinations, will be mailed.</strong> Each <strong>approved</strong> candidate for certification will receive an examination invoice, which must be paid <strong><u>before</u></strong> the candidate receives confirmation to sit for examination. Please refer to the fee schedule for examination fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check. <strong>NOTE: Do not submit the examination fee until you receive the&nbsp;examination invoice, as it will be declined and returned to you.</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n	<strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><a name=\"6\"></a><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span>Recertification Application Fees<span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span>*<span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	A <strong>non‑refundable</strong> application processing fee for recertification applicants, must be submitted with the specialty application and supporting documents.&nbsp; Failure to submit this fee with the application will result in the rejection of an application. Please refer to the&nbsp;fee schedule for application fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>*There will be a $35.00 charge for any insufficient funds processing, which will also delay the processing of your application.</strong></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Annual Maintenance Certification Fee (AMCF) --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"8\"></a>Certification Maintenance Fee (CMF)</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The annual CMF&nbsp;is due and payable on the first day of every new year. The&nbsp;CMF is required to maintain your certification and&nbsp;is used to cover, in part, all expenses for sustaining certification and recertification. This fee is prorated for first year Diplomate(s).</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Refund Policy --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"9\"></a>Refund Policy</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The application processing fee will be retained by ABPS. No other exceptions or refunds will be made unless approved by the specialty boards of certification.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Registration --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"10\"></a>Examination Registration</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates approved to sit for the examination will be notified after review and approval from the Credentials Committee. The notification will include detailed information regarding the examination, as well as an invoice for the examination fee. If a candidate has not received the aforementioned confirmation within two months prior to the date of the examination, please contact the ABPS Certification Department at (813) 433-2277.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></p>\r\n<!-- Examination Security --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"12\"></a>Examination Security</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Strict security measures are maintained throughout all phases of examination development and administration. Trained independent proctors supervise the administration of the examination, maintaining the strictest security throughout the testing period. Irregularities observed during the testing period, such as disturbances, giving and/or receiving unauthorized information or aid to other candidates or attempting to remove testing materials and/or notes from the testing room, may be sufficient cause to terminate participation in the examination administration, or invalidate or cancel the scores of the offending candidate(s).</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Irregularities may be identified by observation of suspicious activities by examination proctors, or may be evidenced by subsequent statistical analysis of testing materials. The ABPS reserves the right to investigate each incident of misconduct or irregularity reported by a specialty board of certification under its policies on fair process.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#19\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Test Site Regulations --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"13\"></a>Test Site Regulations</strong></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		All candidates must present photo identification (limited to driver&#39;s license/state issued identification card, hospital identification with photograph, or passport) at the test site in order to be permitted to take the examination. <strong>No exceptions to this requirement will be made.</strong></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Candidates must arrive at the test site at least 30 minutes prior to the announced examination time. <strong>Late arrivals will not be admitted to the testing site.</strong></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Devices with memory capabilities, books, paper, and notes are not permitted in the testing room. Personal possessions such as briefcases, backpacks, or large purses will be collected by the proctors and returned after the test session.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Unauthorized visitors will not be allowed at the test site. Observers approved by the boards of certification may be present during the testing session.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Scoring and Reporting --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"14\"></a>Examination Scoring and Reporting</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Written examinations are machine-graded, following the completion of the examination period. Candidates will be given the results of their written examination within 75 days after the examination date. Candidates failing the written examination will not be permitted to take the oral examination (if the specialty board requires an oral examination).</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Each oral examination is scored following the examination and before another candidate is tested by oral examiners. The results of the oral examination will be available to candidates after all testing is completed and all scores are recorded, reviewed, and approved by the specialty board of certification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates will receive their results in writing within 75 days of the examination date.&nbsp; <strong>No information regarding written or oral examination results will be given to candidates verbally.&nbsp; </strong>The total examination process is designed as a professional competency test and is not intended to distinguish between scores achieved above the passing point.&nbsp; Therefore, <strong>no numeric scores will be reported to any candidate.&nbsp; </strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates are permitted to take <strong>each</strong> of the written examinations and oral examinations (applicable only to the specialties requiring oral examinations), as many as <strong>three</strong> times in order to pass.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a candidate does not pass all the required examinations within the numbers of allowable attempts, he or she must wait at least one year before reapplying for certification, and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application. Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses or seminars taken to remedy deficiencies demonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<strong><u>Request for Hand Scoring</u></strong><br />\r\n		Candidates who fail a written examination may request that their examination be re-scored by hand to verify the results.&nbsp; Requests must be in writing and must be accompanied by a money order, personal or certified check, in the amount of $300 <strong>made payable to ABPS</strong>.&nbsp; Requests for hand scoring will be honored for<strong> 30 days </strong>after examination results have been released.&nbsp; All requests must be in writing, signed by the candidate and paid in full at least one week in advance of the hand scoring.</p>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<strong><u>Cancellation of Scores</u></strong><br />\r\n		An examinee taking any ABPS Board examination, either written or oral, may elect to cancel his or her scores, provided the request from the candidate is in writing and is received in the ABPS Executive Offices within 10 days after the examination was administered.&nbsp; ABPS will send an acknowledgment of the cancellation of the score within 5 working days. A candidate who cancels his or her scores will be charged with an attempt on the test, with no indication of a pass/fail status maintained in the candidate&#39;s record.&nbsp; No refunds will be given candidates withdrawing from the examination process.</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Appeal of Examination Results --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"15\"></a>Examination Complaints and Appeals</strong></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Certification examinations should be fairly administered and accurately scored.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		A candidate for certification (&quot;Candidate&quot;) should be able to raise complaint(s) about the administration, construction or contents of an examination. A Candidate should be able to appeal the results of an examination.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Each Board of Certification shall adopt written procedures for handling complaints and appeals for each written or computer-based examination, oral examination and, if applicable, clinical examination offered by the Board.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Every Candidate shall be provided with a copy of the procedures applicable to any examination upon being approved to take the examination. This will enable a reasonable candidate to familiarize himself or herself with the complaint and appeal procedures.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Prior to being admitted to any examination, a Candidate shall, in writing, acknowledge receipt of a copy of the procedures for that examination and certify that the Candidate is familiar with the procedures for complaints and appeals applicable to that examination.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Any complaint about the conditions or administration of the examination must be raised by the candidate <u>promptly and in writing</u>. The written complaint must be handed to the Proctor at the exam administration site <strong>within thirty (30) minutes</strong> of the conclusion of the exam. A complaint that could have been addressed before or during the examination but was not raised until later will not be considered, except in extraordinary circumstances.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		A Candidate who raised a complaint before or during the exam administration but is unsatisfied with the means by which a complaint about exam conditions or administration was addressed must give written notice thereof, stating the reason(s), immediately following the examination and in all events before the examination is scored. The written complaint must be postmarked within seven (7) days of the examination.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Any complaint about the construction or contents of an examination must be raised promptly and in writing immediately following the examination and in all events before the examination is scored. The written complaint must be postmarked within seven days of the examination.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		A Candidate may appeal the scoring of an examination in writing within thirty (30) days of notification of examination results. An appeal shall specify the reason(s) for the appeal. An appeal based on exam conditions, administration, contents or construction cannot be considered unless previously raised in a complaint by the Candidate done in compliance of the above mentioned procedures.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		When an appeal is filed, the Candidate shall be provided a Contact Person who will be the Candidate&#39;s sole point of contact and source of information until a final ruling by ABPS.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		An appeal shall be referred to an Appeals Committee of Diplomates appointed by the Board of Certification in the specialty. The Appeals Committee shall investigate and make a recommendation to ABPS. The ABPS shall rule on the appeal after considering the recommendation of the Appeals Committee.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		A Candidate shall be notified in writing of the results of an appeal within two weeks of the Appeals Committee&#39;s decision.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		The ABPS decision on an appeal shall be final.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Certification Designation --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"16\"></a>Certification Designation</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates passing all phases of an examination process will:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Receive a certificate suitable for framing.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be permitted to designate themselves as Diplomates of the board of certification in their particular specialty.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be permitted to use and display on business cards and stationery those certification trademarks of the Association appropriate for their particular specialty (such as &ldquo;BCEM&rdquo; for those certified in Emergency Medicine). Additionally, Diplomates making learned presentations at seminars, conferences and similar gatherings may also use and display the logo trademark in their biographical materials provided they advise the audience that their presentations represent their own views, opinions and experiences and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or experiences of the Board or all members of the American Association of Physician Specialists.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Non-Discrimination Policy --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"17\"></a>Non-Discrimination Policy</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS and its affiliated boards of certification do not discriminate against any person on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, medical condition, physical disability, or marital status.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"18\"></a>Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) provides alternate testing dates for candidates whose religious practices pose a conflict in taking an examination on the published date. Candidates wishing to request a change in the test because of religious practice must submit to ABPS <strong>no less than <u>six weeks</u> before the published examination date</strong> a written, signed request for such accommodation. The request must also include the name of the religion and a statement attesting to the religious tenets that restrict such activity such as taking an examination on the date normally scheduled for the examination. ABPS reserves the right to request the candidate to provide documentation from a cleric of the religion verifying the requirements of the religion and that the candidate is currently a practicing member in order for ABPS to honor the request.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS also provides accommodations to candidates with disabilities, as governed by the Americans for Disabilities Act (ADA). All requests for accommodations due to disabilities governed by ADA must be submitted to ABPS <strong>no less than <u>two months</u> before the published examination date</strong>. ABPS will make every reasonable effort to provide the accommodations requested, provided they are applicable to your diagnosed disability. For ABPS to provide the accommodations, it may be necessary to administer the examination on a day different from the published date.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Requests for examination administrations with special accommodations must be presented to ABPS on letter-head stationery from a licensed, certified evaluator of your disability, at least two months in advance of the published examination date. The evaluator must provide information regarding his or her specialty, and applicable licenses and certifications. The request for special examination accommodations should include the following information from the evaluator:</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Depending upon the nature and extent of the accommodations, ABPS reserves the right to schedule the examination on a date different from the published schedule in order to adequately provide the necessary accommodations. If documentation submitted with the request is incomplete or requires significant clarification, it may be necessary to delay the administration with the accommodations to the next published testing date. ABPS advises candidates to submit such requests as early as possible to provide for adequate time to resolve all issues that might arise.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS administers all of its examinations only in English. Responses from an examinee to examination questions must be in English for the candidate to be eligible to receive credit toward his or her examination score.</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Clearly worded statement of the diagnosed disability.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Description of the limitations resulting from the disability.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Complete description of the accommodations being requested.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Comprehensive description of the documentation available to support the diagnosis of the disability and the conclusion that you need the accommodations being requested. All documentation must be current, minimally within the last 5 years for learning disabilities, the last 6 months for psychiatric disabilities: or the last 3 years for all other disabilities which are not permanent physical or sensory nature.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Complete history relevant to the disability for which testing accommodations are being requested, including descriptions of situations in which the same accommodations were provided the applicant.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Explanation describing how the requested testing accommodations are relevant to the disability.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#18\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- ABPS Code of Ethics --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"19\"></a>ABPS Code of Ethics</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	As a Diplomate of the American Board of Physician Specialties I pledge myself to:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Maintain the highest standard of personal conduct.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Promote and encourage the highest level of medical ethics in medicine.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Maintain loyalty to the goals and objectives of the American Board of Physician Specialties</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Recognize and discharge my responsibility and that of the profession to uphold the laws and regulations relating to the practice of medicine.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Strive for excellence in all aspects of my medical practice.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Use only legal and ethical means in the provision of care to my patients.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide patient care impartially; provide no special privilege to any individual patient based on the patient&#39;s race, color, creed, sex, national origin or handicap.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Accept no personal compensation from any party that would influence or require special consideration in the provision of care to any patient.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Maintain the confidentiality of privileged information entrusted or known to me, by virtue of my role as a physician.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Cooperate in every reasonable and proper way with other physicians and work with them in the advancement of quality patient care.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Use every opportunity to improve public understanding of the role of the physician specialist.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Abide by the highest ethical standards in activities designed to attract patients to my practice.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n',0,'2010-08-20 14:10:49','2010-08-20 14:10:49',1),(1004,43,10,NULL,'','General Policies for Medical Board Certifications at ABPS','general-policies-medical-board-certification','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','The ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification (BOC) are committed to the certification of qualified physicians. Certification is based on education, practice, and experience-based requirements, against which a physician can be assessed, that suggest suitability for specialty certification.','Board Certification General Policies','','','<h2>\r\n	<a name=\"TOP\"></a></h2>\r\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				1.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#1\">Purpose of Certification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				2.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#2\">Scope of Certification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				3.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#3\">Examination Development and Administration</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				4.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#A\">Applications for Certification and Recertification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				5.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#5\">Examination Timelines</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				6.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#6\">Application Fees</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				7.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#7\">Examination Fees</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				8.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#8\">Annual Maintenance Certification Fee</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				9.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#9\">Refund Policy</a><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				10.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#10\">Examination Registration</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				11.&nbsp;<a href=\"#11\">Certification/Recertification Credentialing</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				12.&nbsp;<a href=\"#12\">Examination Security</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				13.&nbsp;<a href=\"#13\">Test Site Regulations</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				14.&nbsp;<a href=\"#14\">Examination Scoring and Reporting</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				15.&nbsp;<a href=\"#15\">Examination Complaints and Appeals</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				16.&nbsp;<a href=\"#16\">Certification Designation</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				17.&nbsp;<a href=\"#17\">Non-Discrimination Policy</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				18.&nbsp;<a href=\"#18\">Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				19.&nbsp;<a href=\"#19\">ABPS Code of Ethics</a><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<!-- Purpose of Certification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"1\"></a>Purpose of Certification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification (BOC) are committed to the certification of qualified physicians. Certification is based on education, practice, and experience-based requirements, against which a physician can be assessed, that suggest suitability for specialty certification. The purposes of these boards of certification are as follows:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To define the domain of knowledge and clinical skills expected of a physician;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To provide a valid assessment of the knowledge level demonstrated by a physician;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To encourage continued professional development in a specialty field;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To formally recognize physicians who meet the high standards set by the boards of certification; and</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To serve the public by encouraging quality patient care in the practice of a specialty.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Scope of Certification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"2\"></a>Scope of Certification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Eligibility requirements and examinations of the boards of certification have been developed based on a substantial review and analysis of the current state of clinical knowledge in the field of a particular specialty, as reflected in medical literature and the patient-care setting. Members of the boards of certification have developed a certification process that assesses, meets, and/or exceeds accepted levels of knowledge and expertise in the specialty, with the goal of improving patient care. The boards of certification constantly monitor advancements in the field of the particular specialty and make revisions in their certification examinations.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Development and Administration --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"3\"></a>Examination Development and Administration</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Each BOC utilizes the services of ABPS to assist in the planning, development, and administration of certification and recertification examinations as required by the ABPS affiliation requirements. ABPS assists the certifying bodies by guiding the planning, development, and psychometric evaluation of assessment procedures designed to measure professional competency.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Applications for Certification and Recertification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"4\"></a>Applications for Certification and Recertification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All applications are available through the individual &quot;Boards of Certification&quot; areas located in the&nbsp;right-hand naviagation links. All applications are in PDF format and require <a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\" linkindex=\"47\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a> to be viewed and printed.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Applicants must complete the application process by December 1 for the April/May examination cycle and by May 1 for the October/November examination cycle.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All information submitted by the applicant is subject to primary source verification. Submission of false or misleading information constitutes grounds for exclusion from the certification process. By signing and having the application notarized, the applicant agrees to hold harmless the ABPS-affiliated boards of certification and all parties responding in good faith during such verification and for actions taken by the boards of certification during a thorough review of the information contained in the application.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a physician has been accepted as a candidate, but cannot take the examination, he or she may request a deferment. Requests for deferment must be submitted in writing to the ABPS Certification Department. <strong>Three</strong> deferments are allowed during the application deadline. However, a candidate must take the examination by the next time it is offered, otherwise, the application will become <strong>INVALID</strong>. The physician may reapply, but must meet the <strong>current eligibility requirements</strong>, in effect at the time of the new application, to be considered for an examination.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Deferment notification received <strong>prior to</strong> the examination response deadline will incur a fee of $200.00.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Deferment notification received <strong>after</strong> the examination response deadline but <strong>before </strong>the examination date will incur a fee of $400.00.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		If the ABPS Certification Department receives no notification of deferment and the candidate does not show up for examination, there will be no refund, no exception.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one (1) year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid; thereby, requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification.&nbsp; You must meet the requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n	<a name=\"5\"></a><strong>Certification/Recertification Credentialing</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	As a usual and customary procedure, ABPS verifies credentials for both certification and recertification applicants using various soucres including, but not limited to, the Federation of State Medcial Boards Credentials Verification service and the American Medical Association Physicians Profiling services.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Timelines --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"5\"></a>Examination Timelines</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Specialties with a Two-Level (written/computer-based and an oral/simulation) Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed a maximum of six (6) consecutive years to complete the entire exam process. The time limit commences on the first available examination date after the application is accepted or officially approved by the Board of Certification in the appropriate specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		a maximum of three attempts to pass the written/computer based exam</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		a maximum of three attempts to pass the oral/simulation exam</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a candidate fails to pass any of the steps after three attempts, the application timeline is considered ended.&nbsp; The candidate must wait at least one (1)&nbsp; year before reapplying for certification and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application.&nbsp; Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses, or seminars, taken to remedy&nbsp;deficiencies deomonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The specialties which require a two-step (<strong>written/computer-based and oral/simulation</strong>) exam process include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Anesthesiology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Diagnositc Radiology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Disaster Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Emergency Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Family Medicine Obstetrics</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Ophthalmology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Orthopedic Surgery</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Psychiatry</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Radiation Oncology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Surgery</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Specialties with a Single-Level (written/computer-based) Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed a maximum of three (3) consecutive years to complete the exam process. The time limit commences on the first available examination date after the application is received. The candidate shall be allowed a maximum of three attempts to pass the written/computer based exam. If a candidate fails to pass after three attempts, the application timeline is considered ended. The candidate must wait at least one (1)&nbsp; year before reapplying for certification and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application.&nbsp; Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses, or seminars, taken to remedy&nbsp;deficiencies deomonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	These specialties include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Dermatology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Family Practice</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Geriatric Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Hospital Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Internal Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Urgent Care Medicine</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Extending the Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates who cannot complete the process in a timely manner due to one of the following reasons may appeal, in advance in writing,&nbsp;to the ABPS Board for an extension of the exam-cycle process.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Serious illness of the candidate</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Serious illness/death of a defined first degree relative</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Travel conditions that significantly delay travel to the exam site, such as severe weather conditions, highway or airport closures.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidate must provide documentation of the above-mentioned circumstances, such as medical reports, airline cancellation or delay notices, etc. This information should be sent to the Manager of Certification who will forward this appeal to the ABPS Board. The Board may request additional documentation. The documentation must be received by the Manager or Certification within ten (10) business days of the exam date. The documentation must be sent by traceable mail/courier.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	An exam-cycle extension fee may be levied at the discretion of the appropriate Board of Certification. An exam candidate is allowed only one extension per exam-cycle.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	a href=\"http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/files/Timeline.pdf\"> (PDF 17KB)</a></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#18\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Application Fees --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"6\"></a>Certification Application Fees*</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	A <strong>non‑refundable</strong> application processing fee for certification applicants, must be submitted with the specialty application and supporting documents. <strong>NOTE: Only the application processing fee&nbsp;is to be paid at this time. </strong>Failure to submit this fee with the application will result in the rejection of an application. Please refer to the&nbsp;fee schedule for application fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#19\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Fees --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"7\"></a>Certification Examination Fees*</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Upon approval to sit for the examination, invoices for the Written and/or Oral examinations, will be mailed.</strong> Each <strong>approved</strong> candidate for certification will receive an examination invoice, which must be paid <strong><u>before</u></strong> the candidate receives confirmation to sit for examination. Please refer to the fee schedule for examination fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check. <strong>NOTE: Do not submit the examination fee until you receive the&nbsp;examination invoice, as it will be declined and returned to you.</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n	<strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><a name=\"6\"></a><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span>Recertification Application Fees<span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span>*<span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	A <strong>non‑refundable</strong> application processing fee for recertification applicants, must be submitted with the specialty application and supporting documents.&nbsp; Failure to submit this fee with the application will result in the rejection of an application. Please refer to the&nbsp;fee schedule for application fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>*There will be a $35.00 charge for any insufficient funds processing, which will also delay the processing of your application.</strong></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Annual Maintenance Certification Fee (AMCF) --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"8\"></a>Certification Maintenance Fee (CMF)</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The annual CMF&nbsp;is due and payable on the first day of every new year. The&nbsp;CMF is required to maintain your certification and&nbsp;is used to cover, in part, all expenses for sustaining certification and recertification. This fee is prorated for first year Diplomate(s).</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Refund Policy --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"9\"></a>Refund Policy</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The application processing fee will be retained by ABPS. No other exceptions or refunds will be made unless approved by the specialty boards of certification.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Registration --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"10\"></a>Examination Registration</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates approved to sit for the examination will be notified after review and approval from the Credentials Committee. The notification will include detailed information regarding the examination, as well as an invoice for the examination fee. If a candidate has not received the aforementioned confirmation within two months prior to the date of the examination, please contact the ABPS Certification Department at (813) 433-2277.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></p>\r\n<!-- Examination Security --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"12\"></a>Examination Security</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Strict security measures are maintained throughout all phases of examination development and administration. Trained independent proctors supervise the administration of the examination, maintaining the strictest security throughout the testing period. Irregularities observed during the testing period, such as disturbances, giving and/or receiving unauthorized information or aid to other candidates or attempting to remove testing materials and/or notes from the testing room, may be sufficient cause to terminate participation in the examination administration, or invalidate or cancel the scores of the offending candidate(s).</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Irregularities may be identified by observation of suspicious activities by examination proctors, or may be evidenced by subsequent statistical analysis of testing materials. The ABPS reserves the right to investigate each incident of misconduct or irregularity reported by a specialty board of certification under its policies on fair process.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#19\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Test Site Regulations --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"13\"></a>Test Site Regulations</strong></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		All candidates must present photo identification (limited to driver&#39;s license/state issued identification card, hospital identification with photograph, or passport) at the test site in order to be permitted to take the examination. <strong>No exceptions to this requirement will be made.</strong></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Candidates must arrive at the test site at least 30 minutes prior to the announced examination time. <strong>Late arrivals will not be admitted to the testing site.</strong></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Devices with memory capabilities, books, paper, and notes are not permitted in the testing room. Personal possessions such as briefcases, backpacks, or large purses will be collected by the proctors and returned after the test session.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Unauthorized visitors will not be allowed at the test site. Observers approved by the boards of certification may be present during the testing session.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Scoring and Reporting --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"14\"></a>Examination Scoring and Reporting</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Written examinations are machine-graded, following the completion of the examination period. Candidates will be given the results of their written examination within 75 days after the examination date. Candidates failing the written examination will not be permitted to take the oral examination (if the specialty board requires an oral examination).</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Each oral examination is scored following the examination and before another candidate is tested by oral examiners. The results of the oral examination will be available to candidates after all testing is completed and all scores are recorded, reviewed, and approved by the specialty board of certification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates will receive their results in writing within 75 days of the examination date.&nbsp; <strong>No information regarding written or oral examination results will be given to candidates verbally.&nbsp; </strong>The total examination process is designed as a professional competency test and is not intended to distinguish between scores achieved above the passing point.&nbsp; Therefore, <strong>no numeric scores will be reported to any candidate.&nbsp; </strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates are permitted to take <strong>each</strong> of the written examinations and oral examinations (applicable only to the specialties requiring oral examinations), as many as <strong>three</strong> times in order to pass.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a candidate does not pass all the required examinations within the numbers of allowable attempts, he or she must wait at least one year before reapplying for certification, and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application. Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses or seminars taken to remedy deficiencies demonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<strong><u>Request for Hand Scoring</u></strong><br />\r\n		Candidates who fail a written examination may request that their examination be re-scored by hand to verify the results.&nbsp; Requests must be in writing and must be accompanied by a money order, personal or certified check, in the amount of $300 <strong>made payable to ABPS</strong>.&nbsp; Requests for hand scoring will be honored for<strong> 30 days </strong>after examination results have been released.&nbsp; All requests must be in writing, signed by the candidate and paid in full at least one week in advance of the hand scoring.</p>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<strong><u>Cancellation of Scores</u></strong><br />\r\n		An examinee taking any ABPS Board examination, either written or oral, may elect to cancel his or her scores, provided the request from the candidate is in writing and is received in the ABPS Executive Offices within 10 days after the examination was administered.&nbsp; ABPS will send an acknowledgment of the cancellation of the score within 5 working days. A candidate who cancels his or her scores will be charged with an attempt on the test, with no indication of a pass/fail status maintained in the candidate&#39;s record.&nbsp; No refunds will be given candidates withdrawing from the examination process.</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Appeal of Examination Results --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"15\"></a>Examination Complaints and Appeals</strong></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Certification examinations should be fairly administered and accurately scored.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		A candidate for certification (&quot;Candidate&quot;) should be able to raise complaint(s) about the administration, construction or contents of an examination. A Candidate should be able to appeal the results of an examination.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Each Board of Certification shall adopt written procedures for handling complaints and appeals for each written or computer-based examination, oral examination and, if applicable, clinical examination offered by the Board.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Every Candidate shall be provided with a copy of the procedures applicable to any examination upon being approved to take the examination. This will enable a reasonable candidate to familiarize himself or herself with the complaint and appeal procedures.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Prior to being admitted to any examination, a Candidate shall, in writing, acknowledge receipt of a copy of the procedures for that examination and certify that the Candidate is familiar with the procedures for complaints and appeals applicable to that examination.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Any complaint about the conditions or administration of the examination must be raised by the candidate <u>promptly and in writing</u>. The written complaint must be handed to the Proctor at the exam administration site <strong>within thirty (30) minutes</strong> of the conclusion of the exam. A complaint that could have been addressed before or during the examination but was not raised until later will not be considered, except in extraordinary circumstances.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		A Candidate who raised a complaint before or during the exam administration but is unsatisfied with the means by which a complaint about exam conditions or administration was addressed must give written notice thereof, stating the reason(s), immediately following the examination and in all events before the examination is scored. The written complaint must be postmarked within seven (7) days of the examination.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Any complaint about the construction or contents of an examination must be raised promptly and in writing immediately following the examination and in all events before the examination is scored. The written complaint must be postmarked within seven days of the examination.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		A Candidate may appeal the scoring of an examination in writing within thirty (30) days of notification of examination results. An appeal shall specify the reason(s) for the appeal. An appeal based on exam conditions, administration, contents or construction cannot be considered unless previously raised in a complaint by the Candidate done in compliance of the above mentioned procedures.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		When an appeal is filed, the Candidate shall be provided a Contact Person who will be the Candidate&#39;s sole point of contact and source of information until a final ruling by ABPS.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		An appeal shall be referred to an Appeals Committee of Diplomates appointed by the Board of Certification in the specialty. The Appeals Committee shall investigate and make a recommendation to ABPS. The ABPS shall rule on the appeal after considering the recommendation of the Appeals Committee.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		A Candidate shall be notified in writing of the results of an appeal within two weeks of the Appeals Committee&#39;s decision.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		The ABPS decision on an appeal shall be final.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Certification Designation --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"16\"></a>Certification Designation</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates passing all phases of an examination process will:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Receive a certificate suitable for framing.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be permitted to designate themselves as Diplomates of the board of certification in their particular specialty.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be permitted to use and display on business cards and stationery those certification trademarks of the Association appropriate for their particular specialty (such as &ldquo;BCEM&rdquo; for those certified in Emergency Medicine). Additionally, Diplomates making learned presentations at seminars, conferences and similar gatherings may also use and display the logo trademark in their biographical materials provided they advise the audience that their presentations represent their own views, opinions and experiences and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or experiences of the Board or all members of the American Association of Physician Specialists.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Non-Discrimination Policy --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"17\"></a>Non-Discrimination Policy</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS and its affiliated boards of certification do not discriminate against any person on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, medical condition, physical disability, or marital status.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"18\"></a>Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) provides alternate testing dates for candidates whose religious practices pose a conflict in taking an examination on the published date. Candidates wishing to request a change in the test because of religious practice must submit to ABPS <strong>no less than <u>six weeks</u> before the published examination date</strong> a written, signed request for such accommodation. The request must also include the name of the religion and a statement attesting to the religious tenets that restrict such activity such as taking an examination on the date normally scheduled for the examination. ABPS reserves the right to request the candidate to provide documentation from a cleric of the religion verifying the requirements of the religion and that the candidate is currently a practicing member in order for ABPS to honor the request.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS also provides accommodations to candidates with disabilities, as governed by the Americans for Disabilities Act (ADA). All requests for accommodations due to disabilities governed by ADA must be submitted to ABPS <strong>no less than <u>two months</u> before the published examination date</strong>. ABPS will make every reasonable effort to provide the accommodations requested, provided they are applicable to your diagnosed disability. For ABPS to provide the accommodations, it may be necessary to administer the examination on a day different from the published date.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Requests for examination administrations with special accommodations must be presented to ABPS on letter-head stationery from a licensed, certified evaluator of your disability, at least two months in advance of the published examination date. The evaluator must provide information regarding his or her specialty, and applicable licenses and certifications. The request for special examination accommodations should include the following information from the evaluator:</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Depending upon the nature and extent of the accommodations, ABPS reserves the right to schedule the examination on a date different from the published schedule in order to adequately provide the necessary accommodations. If documentation submitted with the request is incomplete or requires significant clarification, it may be necessary to delay the administration with the accommodations to the next published testing date. ABPS advises candidates to submit such requests as early as possible to provide for adequate time to resolve all issues that might arise.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS administers all of its examinations only in English. Responses from an examinee to examination questions must be in English for the candidate to be eligible to receive credit toward his or her examination score.</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Clearly worded statement of the diagnosed disability.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Description of the limitations resulting from the disability.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Complete description of the accommodations being requested.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Comprehensive description of the documentation available to support the diagnosis of the disability and the conclusion that you need the accommodations being requested. All documentation must be current, minimally within the last 5 years for learning disabilities, the last 6 months for psychiatric disabilities: or the last 3 years for all other disabilities which are not permanent physical or sensory nature.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Complete history relevant to the disability for which testing accommodations are being requested, including descriptions of situations in which the same accommodations were provided the applicant.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Explanation describing how the requested testing accommodations are relevant to the disability.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#18\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- ABPS Code of Ethics --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"19\"></a>ABPS Code of Ethics</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	As a Diplomate of the American Board of Physician Specialties I pledge myself to:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Maintain the highest standard of personal conduct.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Promote and encourage the highest level of medical ethics in medicine.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Maintain loyalty to the goals and objectives of the American Board of Physician Specialties</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Recognize and discharge my responsibility and that of the profession to uphold the laws and regulations relating to the practice of medicine.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Strive for excellence in all aspects of my medical practice.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Use only legal and ethical means in the provision of care to my patients.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide patient care impartially; provide no special privilege to any individual patient based on the patient&#39;s race, color, creed, sex, national origin or handicap.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Accept no personal compensation from any party that would influence or require special consideration in the provision of care to any patient.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Maintain the confidentiality of privileged information entrusted or known to me, by virtue of my role as a physician.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Cooperate in every reasonable and proper way with other physicians and work with them in the advancement of quality patient care.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Use every opportunity to improve public understanding of the role of the physician specialist.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Abide by the highest ethical standards in activities designed to attract patients to my practice.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n',0,'2010-08-20 14:20:57','2010-08-20 14:20:57',1),(1005,43,11,NULL,'','General Policies for Medical Board Certifications at ABPS','general-policies-medical-board-certification','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','The ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification (BOC) are committed to the certification of qualified physicians. Certification is based on education, practice, and experience-based requirements, against which a physician can be assessed, that suggest suitability for specialty certification.','Board Certification General Policies','','','<h2>\r\n	<a name=\"TOP\"></a></h2>\r\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				1.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#1\">Purpose of Certification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				2.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#2\">Scope of Certification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				3.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#3\">Examination Development and Administration</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				4.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#A\">Applications for Certification and Recertification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				5.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#5\">Examination Timelines</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				6.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#6\">Application Fees</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				7.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#7\">Examination Fees</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				8.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#8\">Annual Maintenance Certification Fee</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				9.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#9\">Refund Policy</a><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				10.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#10\">Examination Registration</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				11.&nbsp;<a href=\"#11\">Certification/Recertification Credentialing</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				12.&nbsp;<a href=\"#12\">Examination Security</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				13.&nbsp;<a href=\"#13\">Test Site Regulations</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				14.&nbsp;<a href=\"#14\">Examination Scoring and Reporting</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				15.&nbsp;<a href=\"#15\">Examination Complaints and Appeals</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				16.&nbsp;<a href=\"#16\">Certification Designation</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				17.&nbsp;<a href=\"#17\">Non-Discrimination Policy</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				18.&nbsp;<a href=\"#18\">Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				19.&nbsp;<a href=\"#19\">ABPS Code of Ethics</a><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<!-- Purpose of Certification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"1\"></a>Purpose of Certification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification (BOC) are committed to the certification of qualified physicians. Certification is based on education, practice, and experience-based requirements, against which a physician can be assessed, that suggest suitability for specialty certification. The purposes of these boards of certification are as follows:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To define the domain of knowledge and clinical skills expected of a physician;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To provide a valid assessment of the knowledge level demonstrated by a physician;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To encourage continued professional development in a specialty field;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To formally recognize physicians who meet the high standards set by the boards of certification; and</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To serve the public by encouraging quality patient care in the practice of a specialty.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Scope of Certification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"2\"></a>Scope of Certification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Eligibility requirements and examinations of the boards of certification have been developed based on a substantial review and analysis of the current state of clinical knowledge in the field of a particular specialty, as reflected in medical literature and the patient-care setting. Members of the boards of certification have developed a certification process that assesses, meets, and/or exceeds accepted levels of knowledge and expertise in the specialty, with the goal of improving patient care. The boards of certification constantly monitor advancements in the field of the particular specialty and make revisions in their certification examinations.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Development and Administration --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"3\"></a>Examination Development and Administration</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Each BOC utilizes the services of ABPS to assist in the planning, development, and administration of certification and recertification examinations as required by the ABPS affiliation requirements. ABPS assists the certifying bodies by guiding the planning, development, and psychometric evaluation of assessment procedures designed to measure professional competency.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Applications for Certification and Recertification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"4\"></a>Applications for Certification and Recertification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All applications are available through the individual &quot;Boards of Certification&quot; areas located in the&nbsp;right-hand naviagation links. All applications are in PDF format and require <a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\" linkindex=\"47\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a> to be viewed and printed.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Applicants must complete the application process by December 1 for the April/May examination cycle and by May 1 for the October/November examination cycle.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All information submitted by the applicant is subject to primary source verification. Submission of false or misleading information constitutes grounds for exclusion from the certification process. By signing and having the application notarized, the applicant agrees to hold harmless the ABPS-affiliated boards of certification and all parties responding in good faith during such verification and for actions taken by the boards of certification during a thorough review of the information contained in the application.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a physician has been accepted as a candidate, but cannot take the examination, he or she may request a deferment. Requests for deferment must be submitted in writing to the ABPS Certification Department. <strong>Three</strong> deferments are allowed during the application deadline. However, a candidate must take the examination by the next time it is offered, otherwise, the application will become <strong>INVALID</strong>. The physician may reapply, but must meet the <strong>current eligibility requirements</strong>, in effect at the time of the new application, to be considered for an examination.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Deferment notification received <strong>prior to</strong> the examination response deadline will incur a fee of $200.00.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Deferment notification received <strong>after</strong> the examination response deadline but <strong>before </strong>the examination date will incur a fee of $400.00.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		If the ABPS Certification Department receives no notification of deferment and the candidate does not show up for examination, there will be no refund, no exception.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one (1) year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid; thereby, requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification.&nbsp; You must meet the requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n	<a name=\"5\"></a><strong>Certification/Recertification Credentialing</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	As a usual and customary procedure, ABPS verifies credentials for both certification and recertification applicants using various soucres including, but not limited to, the Federation of State Medcial Boards Credentials Verification service and the American Medical Association Physicians Profiling services.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Timelines --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"5\"></a>Examination Timelines</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Specialties with a Two-Level (written/computer-based and an oral/simulation) Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed a maximum of six (6) consecutive years to complete the entire exam process. The time limit commences on the first available examination date after the application is accepted or officially approved by the Board of Certification in the appropriate specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		a maximum of three attempts to pass the written/computer based exam</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		a maximum of three attempts to pass the oral/simulation exam</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a candidate fails to pass any of the steps after three attempts, the application timeline is considered ended.&nbsp; The candidate must wait at least one (1)&nbsp; year before reapplying for certification and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application.&nbsp; Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses, or seminars, taken to remedy&nbsp;deficiencies deomonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The specialties which require a two-step (<strong>written/computer-based and oral/simulation</strong>) exam process include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Anesthesiology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Diagnositc Radiology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Disaster Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Emergency Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Family Medicine Obstetrics</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Ophthalmology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Orthopedic Surgery</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Psychiatry</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Radiation Oncology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Surgery</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Specialties with a Single-Level (written/computer-based) Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed a maximum of three (3) consecutive years to complete the exam process. The time limit commences on the first available examination date after the application is received. The candidate shall be allowed a maximum of three attempts to pass the written/computer based exam. If a candidate fails to pass after three attempts, the application timeline is considered ended. The candidate must wait at least one (1)&nbsp; year before reapplying for certification and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application.&nbsp; Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses, or seminars, taken to remedy&nbsp;deficiencies deomonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	These specialties include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Dermatology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Family Practice</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Geriatric Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Hospital Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Internal Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Urgent Care Medicine</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Extending the Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates who cannot complete the process in a timely manner due to one of the following reasons may appeal, in advance in writing,&nbsp;to the ABPS Board for an extension of the exam-cycle process.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Serious illness of the candidate</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Serious illness/death of a defined first degree relative</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Travel conditions that significantly delay travel to the exam site, such as severe weather conditions, highway or airport closures.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidate must provide documentation of the above-mentioned circumstances, such as medical reports, airline cancellation or delay notices, etc. This information should be sent to the Manager of Certification who will forward this appeal to the ABPS Board. The Board may request additional documentation. The documentation must be received by the Manager or Certification within ten (10) business days of the exam date. The documentation must be sent by traceable mail/courier.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	An exam-cycle extension fee may be levied at the discretion of the appropriate Board of Certification. An exam candidate is allowed only one extension per exam-cycle.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	a href=&quot;http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/files/Timeline.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here to download &quot;Sample&quot; Timeline</p>\r\n<div>\r\n	&nbsp;</div>\r\n<!-- Application Fees --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"6\"></a>Certification Application Fees*</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	A <strong>non‑refundable</strong> application processing fee for certification applicants, must be submitted with the specialty application and supporting documents. <strong>NOTE: Only the application processing fee&nbsp;is to be paid at this time. </strong>Failure to submit this fee with the application will result in the rejection of an application. Please refer to the&nbsp;fee schedule for application fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#19\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Fees --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"7\"></a>Certification Examination Fees*</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Upon approval to sit for the examination, invoices for the Written and/or Oral examinations, will be mailed.</strong> Each <strong>approved</strong> candidate for certification will receive an examination invoice, which must be paid <strong><u>before</u></strong> the candidate receives confirmation to sit for examination. Please refer to the fee schedule for examination fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check. <strong>NOTE: Do not submit the examination fee until you receive the&nbsp;examination invoice, as it will be declined and returned to you.</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n	<strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><a name=\"6\"></a><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span>Recertification Application Fees<span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span>*<span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	A <strong>non‑refundable</strong> application processing fee for recertification applicants, must be submitted with the specialty application and supporting documents.&nbsp; Failure to submit this fee with the application will result in the rejection of an application. Please refer to the&nbsp;fee schedule for application fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>*There will be a $35.00 charge for any insufficient funds processing, which will also delay the processing of your application.</strong></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Annual Maintenance Certification Fee (AMCF) --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"8\"></a>Certification Maintenance Fee (CMF)</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The annual CMF&nbsp;is due and payable on the first day of every new year. The&nbsp;CMF is required to maintain your certification and&nbsp;is used to cover, in part, all expenses for sustaining certification and recertification. This fee is prorated for first year Diplomate(s).</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Refund Policy --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"9\"></a>Refund Policy</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The application processing fee will be retained by ABPS. No other exceptions or refunds will be made unless approved by the specialty boards of certification.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Registration --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"10\"></a>Examination Registration</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates approved to sit for the examination will be notified after review and approval from the Credentials Committee. The notification will include detailed information regarding the examination, as well as an invoice for the examination fee. If a candidate has not received the aforementioned confirmation within two months prior to the date of the examination, please contact the ABPS Certification Department at (813) 433-2277.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></p>\r\n<!-- Examination Security --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"12\"></a>Examination Security</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Strict security measures are maintained throughout all phases of examination development and administration. Trained independent proctors supervise the administration of the examination, maintaining the strictest security throughout the testing period. Irregularities observed during the testing period, such as disturbances, giving and/or receiving unauthorized information or aid to other candidates or attempting to remove testing materials and/or notes from the testing room, may be sufficient cause to terminate participation in the examination administration, or invalidate or cancel the scores of the offending candidate(s).</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Irregularities may be identified by observation of suspicious activities by examination proctors, or may be evidenced by subsequent statistical analysis of testing materials. The ABPS reserves the right to investigate each incident of misconduct or irregularity reported by a specialty board of certification under its policies on fair process.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#19\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Test Site Regulations --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"13\"></a>Test Site Regulations</strong></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		All candidates must present photo identification (limited to driver&#39;s license/state issued identification card, hospital identification with photograph, or passport) at the test site in order to be permitted to take the examination. <strong>No exceptions to this requirement will be made.</strong></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Candidates must arrive at the test site at least 30 minutes prior to the announced examination time. <strong>Late arrivals will not be admitted to the testing site.</strong></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Devices with memory capabilities, books, paper, and notes are not permitted in the testing room. Personal possessions such as briefcases, backpacks, or large purses will be collected by the proctors and returned after the test session.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Unauthorized visitors will not be allowed at the test site. Observers approved by the boards of certification may be present during the testing session.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Scoring and Reporting --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"14\"></a>Examination Scoring and Reporting</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Written examinations are machine-graded, following the completion of the examination period. Candidates will be given the results of their written examination within 75 days after the examination date. Candidates failing the written examination will not be permitted to take the oral examination (if the specialty board requires an oral examination).</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Each oral examination is scored following the examination and before another candidate is tested by oral examiners. The results of the oral examination will be available to candidates after all testing is completed and all scores are recorded, reviewed, and approved by the specialty board of certification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates will receive their results in writing within 75 days of the examination date.&nbsp; <strong>No information regarding written or oral examination results will be given to candidates verbally.&nbsp; </strong>The total examination process is designed as a professional competency test and is not intended to distinguish between scores achieved above the passing point.&nbsp; Therefore, <strong>no numeric scores will be reported to any candidate.&nbsp; </strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates are permitted to take <strong>each</strong> of the written examinations and oral examinations (applicable only to the specialties requiring oral examinations), as many as <strong>three</strong> times in order to pass.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a candidate does not pass all the required examinations within the numbers of allowable attempts, he or she must wait at least one year before reapplying for certification, and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application. Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses or seminars taken to remedy deficiencies demonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<strong><u>Request for Hand Scoring</u></strong><br />\r\n		Candidates who fail a written examination may request that their examination be re-scored by hand to verify the results.&nbsp; Requests must be in writing and must be accompanied by a money order, personal or certified check, in the amount of $300 <strong>made payable to ABPS</strong>.&nbsp; Requests for hand scoring will be honored for<strong> 30 days </strong>after examination results have been released.&nbsp; All requests must be in writing, signed by the candidate and paid in full at least one week in advance of the hand scoring.</p>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<strong><u>Cancellation of Scores</u></strong><br />\r\n		An examinee taking any ABPS Board examination, either written or oral, may elect to cancel his or her scores, provided the request from the candidate is in writing and is received in the ABPS Executive Offices within 10 days after the examination was administered.&nbsp; ABPS will send an acknowledgment of the cancellation of the score within 5 working days. A candidate who cancels his or her scores will be charged with an attempt on the test, with no indication of a pass/fail status maintained in the candidate&#39;s record.&nbsp; No refunds will be given candidates withdrawing from the examination process.</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Appeal of Examination Results --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"15\"></a>Examination Complaints and Appeals</strong></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Certification examinations should be fairly administered and accurately scored.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		A candidate for certification (&quot;Candidate&quot;) should be able to raise complaint(s) about the administration, construction or contents of an examination. A Candidate should be able to appeal the results of an examination.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Each Board of Certification shall adopt written procedures for handling complaints and appeals for each written or computer-based examination, oral examination and, if applicable, clinical examination offered by the Board.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Every Candidate shall be provided with a copy of the procedures applicable to any examination upon being approved to take the examination. This will enable a reasonable candidate to familiarize himself or herself with the complaint and appeal procedures.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Prior to being admitted to any examination, a Candidate shall, in writing, acknowledge receipt of a copy of the procedures for that examination and certify that the Candidate is familiar with the procedures for complaints and appeals applicable to that examination.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Any complaint about the conditions or administration of the examination must be raised by the candidate <u>promptly and in writing</u>. The written complaint must be handed to the Proctor at the exam administration site <strong>within thirty (30) minutes</strong> of the conclusion of the exam. A complaint that could have been addressed before or during the examination but was not raised until later will not be considered, except in extraordinary circumstances.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		A Candidate who raised a complaint before or during the exam administration but is unsatisfied with the means by which a complaint about exam conditions or administration was addressed must give written notice thereof, stating the reason(s), immediately following the examination and in all events before the examination is scored. The written complaint must be postmarked within seven (7) days of the examination.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Any complaint about the construction or contents of an examination must be raised promptly and in writing immediately following the examination and in all events before the examination is scored. The written complaint must be postmarked within seven days of the examination.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		A Candidate may appeal the scoring of an examination in writing within thirty (30) days of notification of examination results. An appeal shall specify the reason(s) for the appeal. An appeal based on exam conditions, administration, contents or construction cannot be considered unless previously raised in a complaint by the Candidate done in compliance of the above mentioned procedures.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		When an appeal is filed, the Candidate shall be provided a Contact Person who will be the Candidate&#39;s sole point of contact and source of information until a final ruling by ABPS.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		An appeal shall be referred to an Appeals Committee of Diplomates appointed by the Board of Certification in the specialty. The Appeals Committee shall investigate and make a recommendation to ABPS. The ABPS shall rule on the appeal after considering the recommendation of the Appeals Committee.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		A Candidate shall be notified in writing of the results of an appeal within two weeks of the Appeals Committee&#39;s decision.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		The ABPS decision on an appeal shall be final.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Certification Designation --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"16\"></a>Certification Designation</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates passing all phases of an examination process will:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Receive a certificate suitable for framing.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be permitted to designate themselves as Diplomates of the board of certification in their particular specialty.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Be permitted to use and display on business cards and stationery those certification trademarks of the Association appropriate for their particular specialty (such as &ldquo;BCEM&rdquo; for those certified in Emergency Medicine). Additionally, Diplomates making learned presentations at seminars, conferences and similar gatherings may also use and display the logo trademark in their biographical materials provided they advise the audience that their presentations represent their own views, opinions and experiences and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or experiences of the Board or all members of the American Association of Physician Specialists.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Non-Discrimination Policy --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"17\"></a>Non-Discrimination Policy</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS and its affiliated boards of certification do not discriminate against any person on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, medical condition, physical disability, or marital status.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"18\"></a>Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) provides alternate testing dates for candidates whose religious practices pose a conflict in taking an examination on the published date. Candidates wishing to request a change in the test because of religious practice must submit to ABPS <strong>no less than <u>six weeks</u> before the published examination date</strong> a written, signed request for such accommodation. The request must also include the name of the religion and a statement attesting to the religious tenets that restrict such activity such as taking an examination on the date normally scheduled for the examination. ABPS reserves the right to request the candidate to provide documentation from a cleric of the religion verifying the requirements of the religion and that the candidate is currently a practicing member in order for ABPS to honor the request.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS also provides accommodations to candidates with disabilities, as governed by the Americans for Disabilities Act (ADA). All requests for accommodations due to disabilities governed by ADA must be submitted to ABPS <strong>no less than <u>two months</u> before the published examination date</strong>. ABPS will make every reasonable effort to provide the accommodations requested, provided they are applicable to your diagnosed disability. For ABPS to provide the accommodations, it may be necessary to administer the examination on a day different from the published date.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Requests for examination administrations with special accommodations must be presented to ABPS on letter-head stationery from a licensed, certified evaluator of your disability, at least two months in advance of the published examination date. The evaluator must provide information regarding his or her specialty, and applicable licenses and certifications. The request for special examination accommodations should include the following information from the evaluator:</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Depending upon the nature and extent of the accommodations, ABPS reserves the right to schedule the examination on a date different from the published schedule in order to adequately provide the necessary accommodations. If documentation submitted with the request is incomplete or requires significant clarification, it may be necessary to delay the administration with the accommodations to the next published testing date. ABPS advises candidates to submit such requests as early as possible to provide for adequate time to resolve all issues that might arise.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS administers all of its examinations only in English. Responses from an examinee to examination questions must be in English for the candidate to be eligible to receive credit toward his or her examination score.</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Clearly worded statement of the diagnosed disability.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Description of the limitations resulting from the disability.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Complete description of the accommodations being requested.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Comprehensive description of the documentation available to support the diagnosis of the disability and the conclusion that you need the accommodations being requested. All documentation must be current, minimally within the last 5 years for learning disabilities, the last 6 months for psychiatric disabilities: or the last 3 years for all other disabilities which are not permanent physical or sensory nature.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Complete history relevant to the disability for which testing accommodations are being requested, including descriptions of situations in which the same accommodations were provided the applicant.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			Explanation describing how the requested testing accommodations are relevant to the disability.</p>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#18\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- ABPS Code of Ethics --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"19\"></a>ABPS Code of Ethics</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	As a Diplomate of the American Board of Physician Specialties I pledge myself to:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Maintain the highest standard of personal conduct.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Promote and encourage the highest level of medical ethics in medicine.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Maintain loyalty to the goals and objectives of the American Board of Physician Specialties</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Recognize and discharge my responsibility and that of the profession to uphold the laws and regulations relating to the practice of medicine.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Strive for excellence in all aspects of my medical practice.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Use only legal and ethical means in the provision of care to my patients.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide patient care impartially; provide no special privilege to any individual patient based on the patient&#39;s race, color, creed, sex, national origin or handicap.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Accept no personal compensation from any party that would influence or require special consideration in the provision of care to any patient.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Maintain the confidentiality of privileged information entrusted or known to me, by virtue of my role as a physician.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Cooperate in every reasonable and proper way with other physicians and work with them in the advancement of quality patient care.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Use every opportunity to improve public understanding of the role of the physician specialist.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Abide by the highest ethical standards in activities designed to attract patients to my practice.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n',0,'2010-08-20 14:30:47','2010-08-20 14:30:47',1),(1006,43,12,NULL,'','General Policies for Medical Board Certifications at ABPS','general-policies-medical-board-certification','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','The ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification (BOC) are committed to the certification of qualified physicians. Certification is based on education, practice, and experience-based requirements, against which a physician can be assessed, that suggest suitability for specialty certification.','Board Certification General Policies','','','<h2>\r\n	<a name=\"TOP\"></a></h2>\r\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				1.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#1\">Purpose of Certification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				2.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#2\">Scope of Certification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				3.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#3\">Examination Development and Administration</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				4.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#A\">Applications for Certification and Recertification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				5.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#5\">Examination Timelines</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				6.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#6\">Application Fees</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				7.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#7\">Examination Fees</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				8.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#8\">Annual Maintenance Certification Fee</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				9.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#9\">Refund Policy</a><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				10.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#10\">Examination Registration</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				11.&nbsp;<a href=\"#11\">Certification/Recertification Credentialing</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				12.&nbsp;<a href=\"#12\">Examination Security</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				13.&nbsp;<a href=\"#13\">Test Site Regulations</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				14.&nbsp;<a href=\"#14\">Examination Scoring and Reporting</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				15.&nbsp;<a href=\"#15\">Examination Complaints and Appeals</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				16.&nbsp;<a href=\"#16\">Certification Designation</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				17.&nbsp;<a href=\"#17\">Non-Discrimination Policy</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				18.&nbsp;<a href=\"#18\">Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				19.&nbsp;<a href=\"#19\">ABPS Code of Ethics</a><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<!-- Purpose of Certification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"1\"></a>Purpose of Certification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification (BOC) are committed to the certification of qualified physicians. Certification is based on education, practice, and experience-based requirements, against which a physician can be assessed, that suggest suitability for specialty certification. The purposes of these boards of certification are as follows:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To define the domain of knowledge and clinical skills expected of a physician;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To provide a valid assessment of the knowledge level demonstrated by a physician;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To encourage continued professional development in a specialty field;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To formally recognize physicians who meet the high standards set by the boards of certification; and</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To serve the public by encouraging quality patient care in the practice of a specialty.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Scope of Certification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"2\"></a>Scope of Certification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Eligibility requirements and examinations of the boards of certification have been developed based on a substantial review and analysis of the current state of clinical knowledge in the field of a particular specialty, as reflected in medical literature and the patient-care setting. Members of the boards of certification have developed a certification process that assesses, meets, and/or exceeds accepted levels of knowledge and expertise in the specialty, with the goal of improving patient care. The boards of certification constantly monitor advancements in the field of the particular specialty and make revisions in their certification examinations.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Development and Administration --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"3\"></a>Examination Development and Administration</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Each BOC utilizes the services of ABPS to assist in the planning, development, and administration of certification and recertification examinations as required by the ABPS affiliation requirements. ABPS assists the certifying bodies by guiding the planning, development, and psychometric evaluation of assessment procedures designed to measure professional competency.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Applications for Certification and Recertification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"4\"></a>Applications for Certification and Recertification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All applications are available through the individual &quot;Boards of Certification&quot; areas located in the&nbsp;right-hand naviagation links. All applications are in PDF format and require <a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\" linkindex=\"47\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a> to be viewed and printed.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Applicants must complete the application process by December 1 for the April/May examination cycle and by May 1 for the October/November examination cycle.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All information submitted by the applicant is subject to primary source verification. Submission of false or misleading information constitutes grounds for exclusion from the certification process. By signing and having the application notarized, the applicant agrees to hold harmless the ABPS-affiliated boards of certification and all parties responding in good faith during such verification and for actions taken by the boards of certification during a thorough review of the information contained in the application.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a physician has been accepted as a candidate, but cannot take the examination, he or she may request a deferment. Requests for deferment must be submitted in writing to the ABPS Certification Department. <strong>Three</strong> deferments are allowed during the application deadline. However, a candidate must take the examination by the next time it is offered, otherwise, the application will become <strong>INVALID</strong>. The physician may reapply, but must meet the <strong>current eligibility requirements</strong>, in effect at the time of the new application, to be considered for an examination.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Deferment notification received <strong>prior to</strong> the examination response deadline will incur a fee of $200.00.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Deferment notification received <strong>after</strong> the examination response deadline but <strong>before </strong>the examination date will incur a fee of $400.00.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		If the ABPS Certification Department receives no notification of deferment and the candidate does not show up for examination, there will be no refund, no exception.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one (1) year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid; thereby, requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification.&nbsp; You must meet the requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n	<a name=\"5\"></a><strong>Certification/Recertification Credentialing</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	As a usual and customary procedure, ABPS verifies credentials for both certification and recertification applicants using various soucres including, but not limited to, the Federation of State Medcial Boards Credentials Verification service and the American Medical Association Physicians Profiling services.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Timelines --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"5\"></a>Examination Timelines</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Specialties with a Two-Level (written/computer-based and an oral/simulation) Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed a maximum of six (6) consecutive years to complete the entire exam process. The time limit commences on the first available examination date after the application is accepted or officially approved by the Board of Certification in the appropriate specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		a maximum of three attempts to pass the written/computer based exam</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		a maximum of three attempts to pass the oral/simulation exam</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a candidate fails to pass any of the steps after three attempts, the application timeline is considered ended.&nbsp; The candidate must wait at least one (1)&nbsp; year before reapplying for certification and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application.&nbsp; Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses, or seminars, taken to remedy&nbsp;deficiencies deomonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The specialties which require a two-step (<strong>written/computer-based and oral/simulation</strong>) exam process include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Anesthesiology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Diagnositc Radiology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Disaster Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Emergency Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Family Medicine Obstetrics</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Ophthalmology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Orthopedic Surgery</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Psychiatry</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Radiation Oncology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Surgery</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Specialties with a Single-Level (written/computer-based) Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed a maximum of three (3) consecutive years to complete the exam process. The time limit commences on the first available examination date after the application is received. The candidate shall be allowed a maximum of three attempts to pass the written/computer based exam. If a candidate fails to pass after three attempts, the application timeline is considered ended. The candidate must wait at least one (1)&nbsp; year before reapplying for certification and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application.&nbsp; Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses, or seminars, taken to remedy&nbsp;deficiencies deomonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	These specialties include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Dermatology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Family Practice</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Geriatric Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Hospital Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Internal Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Urgent Care Medicine</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Extending the Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates who cannot complete the process in a timely manner due to one of the following reasons may appeal, in advance in writing,&nbsp;to the ABPS Board for an extension of the exam-cycle process.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Serious illness of the candidate</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Serious illness/death of a defined first degree relative</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Travel conditions that significantly delay travel to the exam site, such as severe weather conditions, highway or airport closures.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidate must provide documentation of the above-mentioned circumstances, such as medical reports, airline cancellation or delay notices, etc. This information should be sent to the Manager of Certification who will forward this appeal to the ABPS Board. The Board may request additional documentation. The documentation must be received by the Manager or Certification within ten (10) business days of the exam date. The documentation must be sent by traceable mail/courier.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	An exam-cycle extension fee may be levied at the discretion of the appropriate Board of Certification. An exam candidate is allowed only one extension per exam-cycle.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><br />\r\n	<a href=\"http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/files/Timeline.pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to download Sample Timeline </a><br />\r\n	&nbsp;</font></p>\r\n<!-- Application Fees --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"6\"></a>Certification Application Fees*</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A <strong>non‑refundable</strong> application processing fee for certification applicants, must be submitted with the specialty application and supporting documents. <strong>NOTE: Only the application processing fee&nbsp;is to be paid at this time. </strong>Failure to submit this fee with the application will result in the rejection of an application. Please refer to the&nbsp;fee schedule for application fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check.</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#19\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Fees --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"7\"></a>Certification Examination Fees*</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong>Upon approval to sit for the examination, invoices for the Written and/or Oral examinations, will be mailed.</strong> Each <strong>approved</strong> candidate for certification will receive an examination invoice, which must be paid <strong><u>before</u></strong> the candidate receives confirmation to sit for examination. Please refer to the fee schedule for examination fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check. <strong>NOTE: Do not submit the examination fee until you receive the&nbsp;examination invoice, as it will be declined and returned to you.</strong></font></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><a name=\"6\"></a><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span>Recertification Application Fees<span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span>*<span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span></strong></strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A <strong>non‑refundable</strong> application processing fee for recertification applicants, must be submitted with the specialty application and supporting documents.&nbsp; Failure to submit this fee with the application will result in the rejection of an application. Please refer to the&nbsp;fee schedule for application fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check.</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong>*There will be a $35.00 charge for any insufficient funds processing, which will also delay the processing of your application.</strong></font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Annual Maintenance Certification Fee (AMCF) --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"8\"></a>Certification Maintenance Fee (CMF)</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">The annual CMF&nbsp;is due and payable on the first day of every new year. The&nbsp;CMF is required to maintain your certification and&nbsp;is used to cover, in part, all expenses for sustaining certification and recertification. This fee is prorated for first year Diplomate(s).</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Refund Policy --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"9\"></a>Refund Policy</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">The application processing fee will be retained by ABPS. No other exceptions or refunds will be made unless approved by the specialty boards of certification.</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Registration --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"10\"></a>Examination Registration</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Candidates approved to sit for the examination will be notified after review and approval from the Credentials Committee. The notification will include detailed information regarding the examination, as well as an invoice for the examination fee. If a candidate has not received the aforementioned confirmation within two months prior to the date of the examination, please contact the ABPS Certification Department at (813) 433-2277.</font></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></p>\r\n<!-- Examination Security --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"12\"></a>Examination Security</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Strict security measures are maintained throughout all phases of examination development and administration. Trained independent proctors supervise the administration of the examination, maintaining the strictest security throughout the testing period. Irregularities observed during the testing period, such as disturbances, giving and/or receiving unauthorized information or aid to other candidates or attempting to remove testing materials and/or notes from the testing room, may be sufficient cause to terminate participation in the examination administration, or invalidate or cancel the scores of the offending candidate(s).</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Irregularities may be identified by observation of suspicious activities by examination proctors, or may be evidenced by subsequent statistical analysis of testing materials. The ABPS reserves the right to investigate each incident of misconduct or irregularity reported by a specialty board of certification under its policies on fair process.</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#19\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Test Site Regulations --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"13\"></a>Test Site Regulations</strong></font></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">All candidates must present photo identification (limited to driver&#39;s license/state issued identification card, hospital identification with photograph, or passport) at the test site in order to be permitted to take the examination. <strong>No exceptions to this requirement will be made.</strong></font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Candidates must arrive at the test site at least 30 minutes prior to the announced examination time. <strong>Late arrivals will not be admitted to the testing site.</strong></font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Devices with memory capabilities, books, paper, and notes are not permitted in the testing room. Personal possessions such as briefcases, backpacks, or large purses will be collected by the proctors and returned after the test session.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Unauthorized visitors will not be allowed at the test site. Observers approved by the boards of certification may be present during the testing session.</font></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Scoring and Reporting --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"14\"></a>Examination Scoring and Reporting</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Written examinations are machine-graded, following the completion of the examination period. Candidates will be given the results of their written examination within 75 days after the examination date. Candidates failing the written examination will not be permitted to take the oral examination (if the specialty board requires an oral examination).</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Each oral examination is scored following the examination and before another candidate is tested by oral examiners. The results of the oral examination will be available to candidates after all testing is completed and all scores are recorded, reviewed, and approved by the specialty board of certification.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Candidates will receive their results in writing within 75 days of the examination date.&nbsp; <strong>No information regarding written or oral examination results will be given to candidates verbally.&nbsp; </strong>The total examination process is designed as a professional competency test and is not intended to distinguish between scores achieved above the passing point.&nbsp; Therefore, <strong>no numeric scores will be reported to any candidate.&nbsp; </strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Candidates are permitted to take <strong>each</strong> of the written examinations and oral examinations (applicable only to the specialties requiring oral examinations), as many as <strong>three</strong> times in order to pass.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">If a candidate does not pass all the required examinations within the numbers of allowable attempts, he or she must wait at least one year before reapplying for certification, and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application. Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses or seminars taken to remedy deficiencies demonstrated during the examination process.</font></p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><u>Request for Hand Scoring</u></strong><br />\r\n		Candidates who fail a written examination may request that their examination be re-scored by hand to verify the results.&nbsp; Requests must be in writing and must be accompanied by a money order, personal or certified check, in the amount of $300 <strong>made payable to ABPS</strong>.&nbsp; Requests for hand scoring will be honored for<strong> 30 days </strong>after examination results have been released.&nbsp; All requests must be in writing, signed by the candidate and paid in full at least one week in advance of the hand scoring.</font></p>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><u>Cancellation of Scores</u></strong><br />\r\n		An examinee taking any ABPS Board examination, either written or oral, may elect to cancel his or her scores, provided the request from the candidate is in writing and is received in the ABPS Executive Offices within 10 days after the examination was administered.&nbsp; ABPS will send an acknowledgment of the cancellation of the score within 5 working days. A candidate who cancels his or her scores will be charged with an attempt on the test, with no indication of a pass/fail status maintained in the candidate&#39;s record.&nbsp; No refunds will be given candidates withdrawing from the examination process.</font></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Appeal of Examination Results --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"15\"></a>Examination Complaints and Appeals</strong></font></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Certification examinations should be fairly administered and accurately scored.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A candidate for certification (&quot;Candidate&quot;) should be able to raise complaint(s) about the administration, construction or contents of an examination. A Candidate should be able to appeal the results of an examination.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Each Board of Certification shall adopt written procedures for handling complaints and appeals for each written or computer-based examination, oral examination and, if applicable, clinical examination offered by the Board.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Every Candidate shall be provided with a copy of the procedures applicable to any examination upon being approved to take the examination. This will enable a reasonable candidate to familiarize himself or herself with the complaint and appeal procedures.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Prior to being admitted to any examination, a Candidate shall, in writing, acknowledge receipt of a copy of the procedures for that examination and certify that the Candidate is familiar with the procedures for complaints and appeals applicable to that examination.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Any complaint about the conditions or administration of the examination must be raised by the candidate <u>promptly and in writing</u>. The written complaint must be handed to the Proctor at the exam administration site <strong>within thirty (30) minutes</strong> of the conclusion of the exam. A complaint that could have been addressed before or during the examination but was not raised until later will not be considered, except in extraordinary circumstances.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A Candidate who raised a complaint before or during the exam administration but is unsatisfied with the means by which a complaint about exam conditions or administration was addressed must give written notice thereof, stating the reason(s), immediately following the examination and in all events before the examination is scored. The written complaint must be postmarked within seven (7) days of the examination.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Any complaint about the construction or contents of an examination must be raised promptly and in writing immediately following the examination and in all events before the examination is scored. The written complaint must be postmarked within seven days of the examination.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A Candidate may appeal the scoring of an examination in writing within thirty (30) days of notification of examination results. An appeal shall specify the reason(s) for the appeal. An appeal based on exam conditions, administration, contents or construction cannot be considered unless previously raised in a complaint by the Candidate done in compliance of the above mentioned procedures.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">When an appeal is filed, the Candidate shall be provided a Contact Person who will be the Candidate&#39;s sole point of contact and source of information until a final ruling by ABPS.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">An appeal shall be referred to an Appeals Committee of Diplomates appointed by the Board of Certification in the specialty. The Appeals Committee shall investigate and make a recommendation to ABPS. The ABPS shall rule on the appeal after considering the recommendation of the Appeals Committee.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A Candidate shall be notified in writing of the results of an appeal within two weeks of the Appeals Committee&#39;s decision.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">The ABPS decision on an appeal shall be final.</font></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Certification Designation --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"16\"></a>Certification Designation</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Candidates passing all phases of an examination process will:</font></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Receive a certificate suitable for framing.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Be permitted to designate themselves as Diplomates of the board of certification in their particular specialty.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Be permitted to use and display on business cards and stationery those certification trademarks of the Association appropriate for their particular specialty (such as &ldquo;BCEM&rdquo; for those certified in Emergency Medicine). Additionally, Diplomates making learned presentations at seminars, conferences and similar gatherings may also use and display the logo trademark in their biographical materials provided they advise the audience that their presentations represent their own views, opinions and experiences and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or experiences of the Board or all members of the American Association of Physician Specialists.</font></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Non-Discrimination Policy --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"17\"></a>Non-Discrimination Policy</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">ABPS and its affiliated boards of certification do not discriminate against any person on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, medical condition, physical disability, or marital status.</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"18\"></a>Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) provides alternate testing dates for candidates whose religious practices pose a conflict in taking an examination on the published date. Candidates wishing to request a change in the test because of religious practice must submit to ABPS <strong>no less than <u>six weeks</u> before the published examination date</strong> a written, signed request for such accommodation. The request must also include the name of the religion and a statement attesting to the religious tenets that restrict such activity such as taking an examination on the date normally scheduled for the examination. ABPS reserves the right to request the candidate to provide documentation from a cleric of the religion verifying the requirements of the religion and that the candidate is currently a practicing member in order for ABPS to honor the request.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">ABPS also provides accommodations to candidates with disabilities, as governed by the Americans for Disabilities Act (ADA). All requests for accommodations due to disabilities governed by ADA must be submitted to ABPS <strong>no less than <u>two months</u> before the published examination date</strong>. ABPS will make every reasonable effort to provide the accommodations requested, provided they are applicable to your diagnosed disability. For ABPS to provide the accommodations, it may be necessary to administer the examination on a day different from the published date.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Requests for examination administrations with special accommodations must be presented to ABPS on letter-head stationery from a licensed, certified evaluator of your disability, at least two months in advance of the published examination date. The evaluator must provide information regarding his or her specialty, and applicable licenses and certifications. The request for special examination accommodations should include the following information from the evaluator:</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Depending upon the nature and extent of the accommodations, ABPS reserves the right to schedule the examination on a date different from the published schedule in order to adequately provide the necessary accommodations. If documentation submitted with the request is incomplete or requires significant clarification, it may be necessary to delay the administration with the accommodations to the next published testing date. ABPS advises candidates to submit such requests as early as possible to provide for adequate time to resolve all issues that might arise.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">ABPS administers all of its examinations only in English. Responses from an examinee to examination questions must be in English for the candidate to be eligible to receive credit toward his or her examination score.</font></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Clearly worded statement of the diagnosed disability.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Description of the limitations resulting from the disability.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Complete description of the accommodations being requested.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Comprehensive description of the documentation available to support the diagnosis of the disability and the conclusion that you need the accommodations being requested. All documentation must be current, minimally within the last 5 years for learning disabilities, the last 6 months for psychiatric disabilities: or the last 3 years for all other disabilities which are not permanent physical or sensory nature.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Complete history relevant to the disability for which testing accommodations are being requested, including descriptions of situations in which the same accommodations were provided the applicant.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Explanation describing how the requested testing accommodations are relevant to the disability.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#18\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- ABPS Code of Ethics --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"19\"></a>ABPS Code of Ethics</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">As a Diplomate of the American Board of Physician Specialties I pledge myself to:</font></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Maintain the highest standard of personal conduct.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Promote and encourage the highest level of medical ethics in medicine.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Maintain loyalty to the goals and objectives of the American Board of Physician Specialties</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Recognize and discharge my responsibility and that of the profession to uphold the laws and regulations relating to the practice of medicine.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Strive for excellence in all aspects of my medical practice.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Use only legal and ethical means in the provision of care to my patients.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Provide patient care impartially; provide no special privilege to any individual patient based on the patient&#39;s race, color, creed, sex, national origin or handicap.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Accept no personal compensation from any party that would influence or require special consideration in the provision of care to any patient.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Maintain the confidentiality of privileged information entrusted or known to me, by virtue of my role as a physician.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Cooperate in every reasonable and proper way with other physicians and work with them in the advancement of quality patient care.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Use every opportunity to improve public understanding of the role of the physician specialist.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Abide by the highest ethical standards in activities designed to attract patients to my practice.</font></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n',0,'2010-08-20 14:41:17','2010-08-20 14:41:17',1),(1007,43,13,NULL,'','General Policies for Medical Board Certifications at ABPS','general-policies-medical-board-certification','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','The ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification (BOC) are committed to the certification of qualified physicians. Certification is based on education, practice, and experience-based requirements, against which a physician can be assessed, that suggest suitability for specialty certification.','Board Certification General Policies','','','<h2>\r\n	<a name=\"TOP\"></a></h2>\r\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				1.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#1\">Purpose of Certification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				2.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#2\">Scope of Certification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				3.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#3\">Examination Development and Administration</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				4.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#A\">Applications for Certification and Recertification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				5.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#5\">Examination Timelines</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				6.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#6\">Application Fees</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				7.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#7\">Examination Fees</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				8.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#8\">Annual Maintenance Certification Fee</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				9.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#9\">Refund Policy</a><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				10.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#10\">Examination Registration</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				11.&nbsp;<a href=\"#11\">Certification/Recertification Credentialing</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				12.&nbsp;<a href=\"#12\">Examination Security</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				13.&nbsp;<a href=\"#13\">Test Site Regulations</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				14.&nbsp;<a href=\"#14\">Examination Scoring and Reporting</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				15.&nbsp;<a href=\"#15\">Examination Complaints and Appeals</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				16.&nbsp;<a href=\"#16\">Certification Designation</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				17.&nbsp;<a href=\"#17\">Non-Discrimination Policy</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				18.&nbsp;<a href=\"#18\">Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				19.&nbsp;<a href=\"#19\">ABPS Code of Ethics</a><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<!-- Purpose of Certification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"1\"></a>Purpose of Certification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification (BOC) are committed to the certification of qualified physicians. Certification is based on education, practice, and experience-based requirements, against which a physician can be assessed, that suggest suitability for specialty certification. The purposes of these boards of certification are as follows:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To define the domain of knowledge and clinical skills expected of a physician;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To provide a valid assessment of the knowledge level demonstrated by a physician;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To encourage continued professional development in a specialty field;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To formally recognize physicians who meet the high standards set by the boards of certification; and</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To serve the public by encouraging quality patient care in the practice of a specialty.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Scope of Certification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"2\"></a>Scope of Certification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Eligibility requirements and examinations of the boards of certification have been developed based on a substantial review and analysis of the current state of clinical knowledge in the field of a particular specialty, as reflected in medical literature and the patient-care setting. Members of the boards of certification have developed a certification process that assesses, meets, and/or exceeds accepted levels of knowledge and expertise in the specialty, with the goal of improving patient care. The boards of certification constantly monitor advancements in the field of the particular specialty and make revisions in their certification examinations.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Development and Administration --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"3\"></a>Examination Development and Administration</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Each BOC utilizes the services of ABPS to assist in the planning, development, and administration of certification and recertification examinations as required by the ABPS affiliation requirements. ABPS assists the certifying bodies by guiding the planning, development, and psychometric evaluation of assessment procedures designed to measure professional competency.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Applications for Certification and Recertification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"4\"></a>Applications for Certification and Recertification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All applications are available through the individual &quot;Boards of Certification&quot; areas located in the&nbsp;right-hand naviagation links. All applications are in PDF format and require <a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\" linkindex=\"47\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a> to be viewed and printed.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Applicants must complete the application process by December 1 for the April/May examination cycle and by May 1 for the October/November examination cycle.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All information submitted by the applicant is subject to primary source verification. Submission of false or misleading information constitutes grounds for exclusion from the certification process. By signing and having the application notarized, the applicant agrees to hold harmless the ABPS-affiliated boards of certification and all parties responding in good faith during such verification and for actions taken by the boards of certification during a thorough review of the information contained in the application.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a physician has been accepted as a candidate, but cannot take the examination, he or she may request a deferment. Requests for deferment must be submitted in writing to the ABPS Certification Department. <strong>Three</strong> deferments are allowed during the application deadline. However, a candidate must take the examination by the next time it is offered, otherwise, the application will become <strong>INVALID</strong>. The physician may reapply, but must meet the <strong>current eligibility requirements</strong>, in effect at the time of the new application, to be considered for an examination.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Deferment notification received <strong>prior to</strong> the examination response deadline will incur a fee of $200.00.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Deferment notification received <strong>after</strong> the examination response deadline but <strong>before </strong>the examination date will incur a fee of $400.00.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		If the ABPS Certification Department receives no notification of deferment and the candidate does not show up for examination, there will be no refund, no exception.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one (1) year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid; thereby, requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification.&nbsp; You must meet the requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n	<a name=\"5\"></a><strong>Certification/Recertification Credentialing</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	As a usual and customary procedure, ABPS verifies credentials for both certification and recertification applicants using various soucres including, but not limited to, the Federation of State Medcial Boards Credentials Verification service and the American Medical Association Physicians Profiling services.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Timelines --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"5\"></a>Examination Timelines</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Specialties with a Two-Level (written/computer-based and an oral/simulation) Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed a maximum of six (6) consecutive years to complete the entire exam process. The time limit commences on the first available examination date after the application is accepted or officially approved by the Board of Certification in the appropriate specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		a maximum of three attempts to pass the written/computer based exam</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		a maximum of three attempts to pass the oral/simulation exam</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a candidate fails to pass any of the steps after three attempts, the application timeline is considered ended.&nbsp; The candidate must wait at least one (1)&nbsp; year before reapplying for certification and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application.&nbsp; Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses, or seminars, taken to remedy&nbsp;deficiencies deomonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The specialties which require a two-step (<strong>written/computer-based and oral/simulation</strong>) exam process include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Anesthesiology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Diagnositc Radiology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Disaster Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Emergency Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Family Medicine Obstetrics</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Ophthalmology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Orthopedic Surgery</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Psychiatry</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Radiation Oncology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Surgery</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Specialties with a Single-Level (written/computer-based) Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed a maximum of three (3) consecutive years to complete the exam process. The time limit commences on the first available examination date after the application is received. The candidate shall be allowed a maximum of three attempts to pass the written/computer based exam. If a candidate fails to pass after three attempts, the application timeline is considered ended. The candidate must wait at least one (1)&nbsp; year before reapplying for certification and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application.&nbsp; Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses, or seminars, taken to remedy&nbsp;deficiencies deomonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	These specialties include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Dermatology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Family Practice</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Geriatric Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Hospital Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Internal Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Urgent Care Medicine</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Extending the Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates who cannot complete the process in a timely manner due to one of the following reasons may appeal, in advance in writing,&nbsp;to the ABPS Board for an extension of the exam-cycle process.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Serious illness of the candidate</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Serious illness/death of a defined first degree relative</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Travel conditions that significantly delay travel to the exam site, such as severe weather conditions, highway or airport closures.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidate must provide documentation of the above-mentioned circumstances, such as medical reports, airline cancellation or delay notices, etc. This information should be sent to the Manager of Certification who will forward this appeal to the ABPS Board. The Board may request additional documentation. The documentation must be received by the Manager or Certification within ten (10) business days of the exam date. The documentation must be sent by traceable mail/courier.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	An exam-cycle extension fee may be levied at the discretion of the appropriate Board of Certification. An exam candidate is allowed only one extension per exam-cycle.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><br />\r\n	<a href=\"http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/files/Timeline.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to download Sample Timeline </a><br />\r\n	&nbsp;</font></p>\r\n<!-- Application Fees --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"6\"></a>Certification Application Fees*</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A <strong>non‑refundable</strong> application processing fee for certification applicants, must be submitted with the specialty application and supporting documents. <strong>NOTE: Only the application processing fee&nbsp;is to be paid at this time. </strong>Failure to submit this fee with the application will result in the rejection of an application. Please refer to the&nbsp;fee schedule for application fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check.</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#19\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Fees --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"7\"></a>Certification Examination Fees*</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong>Upon approval to sit for the examination, invoices for the Written and/or Oral examinations, will be mailed.</strong> Each <strong>approved</strong> candidate for certification will receive an examination invoice, which must be paid <strong><u>before</u></strong> the candidate receives confirmation to sit for examination. Please refer to the fee schedule for examination fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check. <strong>NOTE: Do not submit the examination fee until you receive the&nbsp;examination invoice, as it will be declined and returned to you.</strong></font></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><a name=\"6\"></a><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span>Recertification Application Fees<span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span>*<span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span></strong></strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A <strong>non‑refundable</strong> application processing fee for recertification applicants, must be submitted with the specialty application and supporting documents.&nbsp; Failure to submit this fee with the application will result in the rejection of an application. Please refer to the&nbsp;fee schedule for application fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check.</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong>*There will be a $35.00 charge for any insufficient funds processing, which will also delay the processing of your application.</strong></font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Annual Maintenance Certification Fee (AMCF) --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"8\"></a>Certification Maintenance Fee (CMF)</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">The annual CMF&nbsp;is due and payable on the first day of every new year. The&nbsp;CMF is required to maintain your certification and&nbsp;is used to cover, in part, all expenses for sustaining certification and recertification. This fee is prorated for first year Diplomate(s).</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Refund Policy --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"9\"></a>Refund Policy</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">The application processing fee will be retained by ABPS. No other exceptions or refunds will be made unless approved by the specialty boards of certification.</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Registration --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"10\"></a>Examination Registration</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Candidates approved to sit for the examination will be notified after review and approval from the Credentials Committee. The notification will include detailed information regarding the examination, as well as an invoice for the examination fee. If a candidate has not received the aforementioned confirmation within two months prior to the date of the examination, please contact the ABPS Certification Department at (813) 433-2277.</font></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></p>\r\n<!-- Examination Security --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"12\"></a>Examination Security</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Strict security measures are maintained throughout all phases of examination development and administration. Trained independent proctors supervise the administration of the examination, maintaining the strictest security throughout the testing period. Irregularities observed during the testing period, such as disturbances, giving and/or receiving unauthorized information or aid to other candidates or attempting to remove testing materials and/or notes from the testing room, may be sufficient cause to terminate participation in the examination administration, or invalidate or cancel the scores of the offending candidate(s).</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Irregularities may be identified by observation of suspicious activities by examination proctors, or may be evidenced by subsequent statistical analysis of testing materials. The ABPS reserves the right to investigate each incident of misconduct or irregularity reported by a specialty board of certification under its policies on fair process.</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#19\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Test Site Regulations --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"13\"></a>Test Site Regulations</strong></font></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">All candidates must present photo identification (limited to driver&#39;s license/state issued identification card, hospital identification with photograph, or passport) at the test site in order to be permitted to take the examination. <strong>No exceptions to this requirement will be made.</strong></font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Candidates must arrive at the test site at least 30 minutes prior to the announced examination time. <strong>Late arrivals will not be admitted to the testing site.</strong></font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Devices with memory capabilities, books, paper, and notes are not permitted in the testing room. Personal possessions such as briefcases, backpacks, or large purses will be collected by the proctors and returned after the test session.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Unauthorized visitors will not be allowed at the test site. Observers approved by the boards of certification may be present during the testing session.</font></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Scoring and Reporting --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"14\"></a>Examination Scoring and Reporting</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Written examinations are machine-graded, following the completion of the examination period. Candidates will be given the results of their written examination within 75 days after the examination date. Candidates failing the written examination will not be permitted to take the oral examination (if the specialty board requires an oral examination).</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Each oral examination is scored following the examination and before another candidate is tested by oral examiners. The results of the oral examination will be available to candidates after all testing is completed and all scores are recorded, reviewed, and approved by the specialty board of certification.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Candidates will receive their results in writing within 75 days of the examination date.&nbsp; <strong>No information regarding written or oral examination results will be given to candidates verbally.&nbsp; </strong>The total examination process is designed as a professional competency test and is not intended to distinguish between scores achieved above the passing point.&nbsp; Therefore, <strong>no numeric scores will be reported to any candidate.&nbsp; </strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Candidates are permitted to take <strong>each</strong> of the written examinations and oral examinations (applicable only to the specialties requiring oral examinations), as many as <strong>three</strong> times in order to pass.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">If a candidate does not pass all the required examinations within the numbers of allowable attempts, he or she must wait at least one year before reapplying for certification, and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application. Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses or seminars taken to remedy deficiencies demonstrated during the examination process.</font></p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><u>Request for Hand Scoring</u></strong><br />\r\n		Candidates who fail a written examination may request that their examination be re-scored by hand to verify the results.&nbsp; Requests must be in writing and must be accompanied by a money order, personal or certified check, in the amount of $300 <strong>made payable to ABPS</strong>.&nbsp; Requests for hand scoring will be honored for<strong> 30 days </strong>after examination results have been released.&nbsp; All requests must be in writing, signed by the candidate and paid in full at least one week in advance of the hand scoring.</font></p>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><u>Cancellation of Scores</u></strong><br />\r\n		An examinee taking any ABPS Board examination, either written or oral, may elect to cancel his or her scores, provided the request from the candidate is in writing and is received in the ABPS Executive Offices within 10 days after the examination was administered.&nbsp; ABPS will send an acknowledgment of the cancellation of the score within 5 working days. A candidate who cancels his or her scores will be charged with an attempt on the test, with no indication of a pass/fail status maintained in the candidate&#39;s record.&nbsp; No refunds will be given candidates withdrawing from the examination process.</font></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Appeal of Examination Results --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"15\"></a>Examination Complaints and Appeals</strong></font></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Certification examinations should be fairly administered and accurately scored.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A candidate for certification (&quot;Candidate&quot;) should be able to raise complaint(s) about the administration, construction or contents of an examination. A Candidate should be able to appeal the results of an examination.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Each Board of Certification shall adopt written procedures for handling complaints and appeals for each written or computer-based examination, oral examination and, if applicable, clinical examination offered by the Board.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Every Candidate shall be provided with a copy of the procedures applicable to any examination upon being approved to take the examination. This will enable a reasonable candidate to familiarize himself or herself with the complaint and appeal procedures.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Prior to being admitted to any examination, a Candidate shall, in writing, acknowledge receipt of a copy of the procedures for that examination and certify that the Candidate is familiar with the procedures for complaints and appeals applicable to that examination.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Any complaint about the conditions or administration of the examination must be raised by the candidate <u>promptly and in writing</u>. The written complaint must be handed to the Proctor at the exam administration site <strong>within thirty (30) minutes</strong> of the conclusion of the exam. A complaint that could have been addressed before or during the examination but was not raised until later will not be considered, except in extraordinary circumstances.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A Candidate who raised a complaint before or during the exam administration but is unsatisfied with the means by which a complaint about exam conditions or administration was addressed must give written notice thereof, stating the reason(s), immediately following the examination and in all events before the examination is scored. The written complaint must be postmarked within seven (7) days of the examination.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Any complaint about the construction or contents of an examination must be raised promptly and in writing immediately following the examination and in all events before the examination is scored. The written complaint must be postmarked within seven days of the examination.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A Candidate may appeal the scoring of an examination in writing within thirty (30) days of notification of examination results. An appeal shall specify the reason(s) for the appeal. An appeal based on exam conditions, administration, contents or construction cannot be considered unless previously raised in a complaint by the Candidate done in compliance of the above mentioned procedures.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">When an appeal is filed, the Candidate shall be provided a Contact Person who will be the Candidate&#39;s sole point of contact and source of information until a final ruling by ABPS.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">An appeal shall be referred to an Appeals Committee of Diplomates appointed by the Board of Certification in the specialty. The Appeals Committee shall investigate and make a recommendation to ABPS. The ABPS shall rule on the appeal after considering the recommendation of the Appeals Committee.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A Candidate shall be notified in writing of the results of an appeal within two weeks of the Appeals Committee&#39;s decision.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">The ABPS decision on an appeal shall be final.</font></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Certification Designation --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"16\"></a>Certification Designation</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Candidates passing all phases of an examination process will:</font></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Receive a certificate suitable for framing.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Be permitted to designate themselves as Diplomates of the board of certification in their particular specialty.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Be permitted to use and display on business cards and stationery those certification trademarks of the Association appropriate for their particular specialty (such as &ldquo;BCEM&rdquo; for those certified in Emergency Medicine). Additionally, Diplomates making learned presentations at seminars, conferences and similar gatherings may also use and display the logo trademark in their biographical materials provided they advise the audience that their presentations represent their own views, opinions and experiences and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or experiences of the Board or all members of the American Association of Physician Specialists.</font></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Non-Discrimination Policy --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"17\"></a>Non-Discrimination Policy</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">ABPS and its affiliated boards of certification do not discriminate against any person on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, medical condition, physical disability, or marital status.</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"18\"></a>Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) provides alternate testing dates for candidates whose religious practices pose a conflict in taking an examination on the published date. Candidates wishing to request a change in the test because of religious practice must submit to ABPS <strong>no less than <u>six weeks</u> before the published examination date</strong> a written, signed request for such accommodation. The request must also include the name of the religion and a statement attesting to the religious tenets that restrict such activity such as taking an examination on the date normally scheduled for the examination. ABPS reserves the right to request the candidate to provide documentation from a cleric of the religion verifying the requirements of the religion and that the candidate is currently a practicing member in order for ABPS to honor the request.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">ABPS also provides accommodations to candidates with disabilities, as governed by the Americans for Disabilities Act (ADA). All requests for accommodations due to disabilities governed by ADA must be submitted to ABPS <strong>no less than <u>two months</u> before the published examination date</strong>. ABPS will make every reasonable effort to provide the accommodations requested, provided they are applicable to your diagnosed disability. For ABPS to provide the accommodations, it may be necessary to administer the examination on a day different from the published date.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Requests for examination administrations with special accommodations must be presented to ABPS on letter-head stationery from a licensed, certified evaluator of your disability, at least two months in advance of the published examination date. The evaluator must provide information regarding his or her specialty, and applicable licenses and certifications. The request for special examination accommodations should include the following information from the evaluator:</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Depending upon the nature and extent of the accommodations, ABPS reserves the right to schedule the examination on a date different from the published schedule in order to adequately provide the necessary accommodations. If documentation submitted with the request is incomplete or requires significant clarification, it may be necessary to delay the administration with the accommodations to the next published testing date. ABPS advises candidates to submit such requests as early as possible to provide for adequate time to resolve all issues that might arise.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">ABPS administers all of its examinations only in English. Responses from an examinee to examination questions must be in English for the candidate to be eligible to receive credit toward his or her examination score.</font></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Clearly worded statement of the diagnosed disability.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Description of the limitations resulting from the disability.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Complete description of the accommodations being requested.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Comprehensive description of the documentation available to support the diagnosis of the disability and the conclusion that you need the accommodations being requested. All documentation must be current, minimally within the last 5 years for learning disabilities, the last 6 months for psychiatric disabilities: or the last 3 years for all other disabilities which are not permanent physical or sensory nature.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Complete history relevant to the disability for which testing accommodations are being requested, including descriptions of situations in which the same accommodations were provided the applicant.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Explanation describing how the requested testing accommodations are relevant to the disability.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#18\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- ABPS Code of Ethics --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"19\"></a>ABPS Code of Ethics</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">As a Diplomate of the American Board of Physician Specialties I pledge myself to:</font></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Maintain the highest standard of personal conduct.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Promote and encourage the highest level of medical ethics in medicine.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Maintain loyalty to the goals and objectives of the American Board of Physician Specialties</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Recognize and discharge my responsibility and that of the profession to uphold the laws and regulations relating to the practice of medicine.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Strive for excellence in all aspects of my medical practice.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Use only legal and ethical means in the provision of care to my patients.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Provide patient care impartially; provide no special privilege to any individual patient based on the patient&#39;s race, color, creed, sex, national origin or handicap.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Accept no personal compensation from any party that would influence or require special consideration in the provision of care to any patient.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Maintain the confidentiality of privileged information entrusted or known to me, by virtue of my role as a physician.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Cooperate in every reasonable and proper way with other physicians and work with them in the advancement of quality patient care.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Use every opportunity to improve public understanding of the role of the physician specialist.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Abide by the highest ethical standards in activities designed to attract patients to my practice.</font></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n',0,'2010-08-20 14:42:36','2010-08-20 14:42:36',1),(1008,43,14,NULL,'','General Policies for Medical Board Certifications at ABPS','general-policies-medical-board-certification','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','The ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification (BOC) are committed to the certification of qualified physicians. Certification is based on education, practice, and experience-based requirements, against which a physician can be assessed, that suggest suitability for specialty certification.','Board Certification General Policies','','','<h2>\r\n	<a name=\"TOP\"></a></h2>\r\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				1.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#1\">Purpose of Certification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				2.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#2\">Scope of Certification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				3.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#3\">Examination Development and Administration</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				4.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#A\">Applications for Certification and Recertification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				5.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#5\">Examination Timelines</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				6.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#6\">Application Fees</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				7.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#7\">Examination Fees</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				8.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#8\">Annual Maintenance Certification Fee</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				9.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#9\">Refund Policy</a><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				10.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#10\">Examination Registration</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				11.&nbsp;<a href=\"#11\">Certification/Recertification Credentialing</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				12.&nbsp;<a href=\"#12\">Examination Security</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				13.&nbsp;<a href=\"#13\">Test Site Regulations</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				14.&nbsp;<a href=\"#14\">Examination Scoring and Reporting</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				15.&nbsp;<a href=\"#15\">Examination Complaints and Appeals</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				16.&nbsp;<a href=\"#16\">Certification Designation</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				17.&nbsp;<a href=\"#17\">Non-Discrimination Policy</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				18.&nbsp;<a href=\"#18\">Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				19.&nbsp;<a href=\"#19\">ABPS Code of Ethics</a><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<!-- Purpose of Certification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"1\"></a>Purpose of Certification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification (BOC) are committed to the certification of qualified physicians. Certification is based on education, practice, and experience-based requirements, against which a physician can be assessed, that suggest suitability for specialty certification. The purposes of these boards of certification are as follows:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To define the domain of knowledge and clinical skills expected of a physician;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To provide a valid assessment of the knowledge level demonstrated by a physician;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To encourage continued professional development in a specialty field;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To formally recognize physicians who meet the high standards set by the boards of certification; and</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To serve the public by encouraging quality patient care in the practice of a specialty.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Scope of Certification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"2\"></a>Scope of Certification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Eligibility requirements and examinations of the boards of certification have been developed based on a substantial review and analysis of the current state of clinical knowledge in the field of a particular specialty, as reflected in medical literature and the patient-care setting. Members of the boards of certification have developed a certification process that assesses, meets, and/or exceeds accepted levels of knowledge and expertise in the specialty, with the goal of improving patient care. The boards of certification constantly monitor advancements in the field of the particular specialty and make revisions in their certification examinations.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Development and Administration --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"3\"></a>Examination Development and Administration</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Each BOC utilizes the services of ABPS to assist in the planning, development, and administration of certification and recertification examinations as required by the ABPS affiliation requirements. ABPS assists the certifying bodies by guiding the planning, development, and psychometric evaluation of assessment procedures designed to measure professional competency.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Applications for Certification and Recertification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"4\"></a>Applications for Certification and Recertification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All applications are available through the individual &quot;Boards of Certification&quot; areas located in the&nbsp;right-hand naviagation links. All applications are in PDF format and require <a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\" linkindex=\"47\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a> to be viewed and printed.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Applicants must complete the application process by December 1 for the April/May examination cycle and by May 1 for the October/November examination cycle.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All information submitted by the applicant is subject to primary source verification. Submission of false or misleading information constitutes grounds for exclusion from the certification process. By signing and having the application notarized, the applicant agrees to hold harmless the ABPS-affiliated boards of certification and all parties responding in good faith during such verification and for actions taken by the boards of certification during a thorough review of the information contained in the application.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a physician has been accepted as a candidate, but cannot take the examination, he or she may request a deferment. Requests for deferment must be submitted in writing to the ABPS Certification Department. <strong>Three</strong> deferments are allowed during the application deadline. However, a candidate must take the examination by the next time it is offered, otherwise, the application will become <strong>INVALID</strong>. The physician may reapply, but must meet the <strong>current eligibility requirements</strong>, in effect at the time of the new application, to be considered for an examination.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Deferment notification received <strong>prior to</strong> the examination response deadline will incur a fee of $200.00.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Deferment notification received <strong>after</strong> the examination response deadline but <strong>before </strong>the examination date will incur a fee of $400.00.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		If the ABPS Certification Department receives no notification of deferment and the candidate does not show up for examination, there will be no refund, no exception.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one (1) year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid; thereby, requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification.&nbsp; You must meet the requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n	<a name=\"5\"></a><strong>Certification/Recertification Credentialing</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	As a usual and customary procedure, ABPS verifies credentials for both certification and recertification applicants using various soucres including, but not limited to, the Federation of State Medcial Boards Credentials Verification service and the American Medical Association Physicians Profiling services.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Timelines --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"5\"></a>Examination Timelines</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Specialties with a Two-Level (written/computer-based and an oral/simulation) Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed a maximum of six (6) consecutive years to complete the entire exam process. The time limit commences on the first available examination date after the application is accepted or officially approved by the Board of Certification in the appropriate specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		a maximum of three attempts to pass the written/computer based exam</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		a maximum of three attempts to pass the oral/simulation exam</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a candidate fails to pass any of the steps after three attempts, the application timeline is considered ended.&nbsp; The candidate must wait at least one (1)&nbsp; year before reapplying for certification and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application.&nbsp; Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses, or seminars, taken to remedy&nbsp;deficiencies deomonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The specialties which require a two-step (<strong>written/computer-based and oral/simulation</strong>) exam process include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Anesthesiology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Diagnositc Radiology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Disaster Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Emergency Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Family Medicine Obstetrics</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Ophthalmology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Orthopedic Surgery</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Psychiatry</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Radiation Oncology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Surgery</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Specialties with a Single-Level (written/computer-based) Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed a maximum of three (3) consecutive years to complete the exam process. The time limit commences on the first available examination date after the application is received. The candidate shall be allowed a maximum of three attempts to pass the written/computer based exam. If a candidate fails to pass after three attempts, the application timeline is considered ended. The candidate must wait at least one (1)&nbsp; year before reapplying for certification and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application.&nbsp; Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses, or seminars, taken to remedy&nbsp;deficiencies deomonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	These specialties include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Dermatology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Family Practice</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Geriatric Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Hospital Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Internal Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Urgent Care Medicine</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Extending the Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates who cannot complete the process in a timely manner due to one of the following reasons may appeal, in advance in writing,&nbsp;to the ABPS Board for an extension of the exam-cycle process.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Serious illness of the candidate</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Serious illness/death of a defined first degree relative</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Travel conditions that significantly delay travel to the exam site, such as severe weather conditions, highway or airport closures.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidate must provide documentation of the above-mentioned circumstances, such as medical reports, airline cancellation or delay notices, etc. This information should be sent to the Manager of Certification who will forward this appeal to the ABPS Board. The Board may request additional documentation. The documentation must be received by the Manager or Certification within ten (10) business days of the exam date. The documentation must be sent by traceable mail/courier.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	An exam-cycle extension fee may be levied at the discretion of the appropriate Board of Certification. An exam candidate is allowed only one extension per exam-cycle.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><br />\r\n	<a href=\"http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/files/Timeline.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to download Sample Timeline </a><br />\r\n	&nbsp;</font></p>\r\n<!-- Application Fees --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"6\"></a>Certification Application Fees*</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A <strong>non‑refundable</strong> application processing fee for certification applicants, must be submitted with the specialty application and supporting documents. <strong>NOTE: Only the application processing fee&nbsp;is to be paid at this time. </strong>Failure to submit this fee with the application will result in the rejection of an application. Please refer to the&nbsp;fee schedule for application fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check.</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#19\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Fees --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"7\"></a>Certification Examination Fees*</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong>Upon approval to sit for the examination, invoices for the Written and/or Oral examinations, will be mailed.</strong> Each <strong>approved</strong> candidate for certification will receive an examination invoice, which must be paid <strong><u>before</u></strong> the candidate receives confirmation to sit for examination. Please refer to the fee schedule for examination fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check. <strong>NOTE: Do not submit the examination fee until you receive the&nbsp;examination invoice, as it will be declined and returned to you.</strong></font></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><a name=\"6\"></a><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span>Recertification Application Fees<span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span>*<span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span></strong></strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A <strong>non‑refundable</strong> application processing fee for recertification applicants, must be submitted with the specialty application and supporting documents.&nbsp; Failure to submit this fee with the application will result in the rejection of an application. Please refer to the&nbsp;fee schedule for application fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check.</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong>*There will be a $35.00 charge for any insufficient funds processing, which will also delay the processing of your application.</strong></font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Annual Maintenance Certification Fee (AMCF) --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"8\"></a>Certification Maintenance Fee (CMF)</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">The annual CMF&nbsp;is due and payable on the first day of every new year. The&nbsp;CMF is required to maintain your certification and&nbsp;is used to cover, in part, all expenses for sustaining certification and recertification. This fee is prorated for first year Diplomate(s).</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Refund Policy --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"9\"></a>Refund Policy</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">The application processing fee will be retained by ABPS. No other exceptions or refunds will be made unless approved by the specialty boards of certification.</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Registration --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"10\"></a>Examination Registration</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Candidates approved to sit for the examination will be notified after review and approval from the Credentials Committee. The notification will include detailed information regarding the examination, as well as an invoice for the examination fee. If a candidate has not received the aforementioned confirmation within two months prior to the date of the examination, please contact the ABPS Certification Department at (813) 433-2277.</font></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></p>\r\n<!-- Examination Security --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"12\"></a>Examination Security</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Strict security measures are maintained throughout all phases of examination development and administration. Trained independent proctors supervise the administration of the examination, maintaining the strictest security throughout the testing period. Irregularities observed during the testing period, such as disturbances, giving and/or receiving unauthorized information or aid to other candidates or attempting to remove testing materials and/or notes from the testing room, may be sufficient cause to terminate participation in the examination administration, or invalidate or cancel the scores of the offending candidate(s).</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Irregularities may be identified by observation of suspicious activities by examination proctors, or may be evidenced by subsequent statistical analysis of testing materials. The ABPS reserves the right to investigate each incident of misconduct or irregularity reported by a specialty board of certification under its policies on fair process.</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#19\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Test Site Regulations --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"13\"></a>Test Site Regulations</strong></font></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">All candidates must present photo identification (limited to driver&#39;s license/state issued identification card, hospital identification with photograph, or passport) at the test site in order to be permitted to take the examination. <strong>No exceptions to this requirement will be made.</strong></font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Candidates must arrive at the test site at least 30 minutes prior to the announced examination time. <strong>Late arrivals will not be admitted to the testing site.</strong></font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Devices with memory capabilities, books, paper, and notes are not permitted in the testing room. Personal possessions such as briefcases, backpacks, or large purses will be collected by the proctors and returned after the test session.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Unauthorized visitors will not be allowed at the test site. Observers approved by the boards of certification may be present during the testing session.</font></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Scoring and Reporting --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"14\"></a>Examination Scoring and Reporting</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Written examinations are machine-graded, following the completion of the examination period. Candidates will be given the results of their written examination within 75 days after the examination date. Candidates failing the written examination will not be permitted to take the oral examination (if the specialty board requires an oral examination).</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Each oral examination is scored following the examination and before another candidate is tested by oral examiners. The results of the oral examination will be available to candidates after all testing is completed and all scores are recorded, reviewed, and approved by the specialty board of certification.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Candidates will receive their results in writing within 75 days of the examination date.&nbsp; <strong>No information regarding written or oral examination results will be given to candidates verbally.&nbsp; </strong>The total examination process is designed as a professional competency test and is not intended to distinguish between scores achieved above the passing point.&nbsp; Therefore, <strong>no numeric scores will be reported to any candidate.&nbsp; </strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Candidates are permitted to take <strong>each</strong> of the written examinations and oral examinations (applicable only to the specialties requiring oral examinations), as many as <strong>three</strong> times in order to pass.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">If a candidate does not pass all the required examinations within the numbers of allowable attempts, he or she must wait at least one year before reapplying for certification, and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application. Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses or seminars taken to remedy deficiencies demonstrated during the examination process.</font></p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><u>Request for Hand Scoring</u></strong><br />\r\n		Candidates who fail a written examination may request that their examination be re-scored by hand to verify the results.&nbsp; Requests must be in writing and must be accompanied by a money order, personal or certified check, in the amount of $300 <strong>made payable to ABPS</strong>.&nbsp; Requests for hand scoring will be honored for<strong> 30 days </strong>after examination results have been released.&nbsp; All requests must be in writing, signed by the candidate and paid in full at least one week in advance of the hand scoring.</font></p>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><u>Cancellation of Scores</u></strong><br />\r\n		An examinee taking any ABPS Board examination, either written or oral, may elect to cancel his or her scores, provided the request from the candidate is in writing and is received in the ABPS Executive Offices within 10 days after the examination was administered.&nbsp; ABPS will send an acknowledgment of the cancellation of the score within 5 working days. A candidate who cancels his or her scores will be charged with an attempt on the test, with no indication of a pass/fail status maintained in the candidate&#39;s record.&nbsp; No refunds will be given candidates withdrawing from the examination process.</font></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Appeal of Examination Results --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"15\"></a>Examination Complaints and Appeals</strong></font></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Certification examinations should be fairly administered and accurately scored.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A candidate for certification (&quot;Candidate&quot;) should be able to raise complaint(s) about the administration, construction or contents of an examination. A Candidate should be able to appeal the results of an examination.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Each Board of Certification shall adopt written procedures for handling complaints and appeals for each written or computer-based examination, oral examination and, if applicable, clinical examination offered by the Board.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Every Candidate shall be provided with a copy of the procedures applicable to any examination upon being approved to take the examination. This will enable a reasonable candidate to familiarize himself or herself with the complaint and appeal procedures.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Prior to being admitted to any examination, a Candidate shall, in writing, acknowledge receipt of a copy of the procedures for that examination and certify that the Candidate is familiar with the procedures for complaints and appeals applicable to that examination.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Any complaint about the conditions or administration of the examination must be raised by the candidate <u>promptly and in writing</u>. The written complaint must be handed to the Proctor at the exam administration site <strong>within thirty (30) minutes</strong> of the conclusion of the exam. A complaint that could have been addressed before or during the examination but was not raised until later will not be considered, except in extraordinary circumstances.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A Candidate who raised a complaint before or during the exam administration but is unsatisfied with the means by which a complaint about exam conditions or administration was addressed must give written notice thereof, stating the reason(s), immediately following the examination and in all events before the examination is scored. The written complaint must be postmarked within seven (7) days of the examination.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Any complaint about the construction or contents of an examination must be raised promptly and in writing immediately following the examination and in all events before the examination is scored. The written complaint must be postmarked within seven days of the examination.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A Candidate may appeal the scoring of an examination in writing within thirty (30) days of notification of examination results. An appeal shall specify the reason(s) for the appeal. An appeal based on exam conditions, administration, contents or construction cannot be considered unless previously raised in a complaint by the Candidate done in compliance of the above mentioned procedures.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">When an appeal is filed, the Candidate shall be provided a Contact Person who will be the Candidate&#39;s sole point of contact and source of information until a final ruling by ABPS.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">An appeal shall be referred to an Appeals Committee of Diplomates appointed by the Board of Certification in the specialty. The Appeals Committee shall investigate and make a recommendation to ABPS. The ABPS shall rule on the appeal after considering the recommendation of the Appeals Committee.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">A Candidate shall be notified in writing of the results of an appeal within two weeks of the Appeals Committee&#39;s decision.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">The ABPS decision on an appeal shall be final.</font></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Certification Designation --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"16\"></a>Certification Designation</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Candidates passing all phases of an examination process will:</font></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Receive a certificate suitable for framing.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Be permitted to designate themselves as Diplomates of the board of certification in their particular specialty.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Be permitted to use and display on business cards and stationery those certification trademarks of the Association appropriate for their particular specialty (such as &ldquo;BCEM&rdquo; for those certified in Emergency Medicine). Additionally, Diplomates making learned presentations at seminars, conferences and similar gatherings may also use and display the logo trademark in their biographical materials provided they advise the audience that their presentations represent their own views, opinions and experiences and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or experiences of the Board or all members of the American Association of Physician Specialists.</font></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Non-Discrimination Policy --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"17\"></a>Non-Discrimination Policy</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">ABPS and its affiliated boards of certification do not discriminate against any person on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, medical condition, physical disability, or marital status.</font></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"18\"></a>Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) provides alternate testing dates for candidates whose religious practices pose a conflict in taking an examination on the published date. Candidates wishing to request a change in the test because of religious practice must submit to ABPS <strong>no less than <u>six weeks</u> before the published examination date</strong> a written, signed request for such accommodation. The request must also include the name of the religion and a statement attesting to the religious tenets that restrict such activity such as taking an examination on the date normally scheduled for the examination. ABPS reserves the right to request the candidate to provide documentation from a cleric of the religion verifying the requirements of the religion and that the candidate is currently a practicing member in order for ABPS to honor the request.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">ABPS also provides accommodations to candidates with disabilities, as governed by the Americans for Disabilities Act (ADA). All requests for accommodations due to disabilities governed by ADA must be submitted to ABPS <strong>no less than <u>two months</u> before the published examination date</strong>. ABPS will make every reasonable effort to provide the accommodations requested, provided they are applicable to your diagnosed disability. For ABPS to provide the accommodations, it may be necessary to administer the examination on a day different from the published date.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Requests for examination administrations with special accommodations must be presented to ABPS on letter-head stationery from a licensed, certified evaluator of your disability, at least two months in advance of the published examination date. The evaluator must provide information regarding his or her specialty, and applicable licenses and certifications. The request for special examination accommodations should include the following information from the evaluator:</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Depending upon the nature and extent of the accommodations, ABPS reserves the right to schedule the examination on a date different from the published schedule in order to adequately provide the necessary accommodations. If documentation submitted with the request is incomplete or requires significant clarification, it may be necessary to delay the administration with the accommodations to the next published testing date. ABPS advises candidates to submit such requests as early as possible to provide for adequate time to resolve all issues that might arise.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">ABPS administers all of its examinations only in English. Responses from an examinee to examination questions must be in English for the candidate to be eligible to receive credit toward his or her examination score.</font></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Clearly worded statement of the diagnosed disability.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Description of the limitations resulting from the disability.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Complete description of the accommodations being requested.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Comprehensive description of the documentation available to support the diagnosis of the disability and the conclusion that you need the accommodations being requested. All documentation must be current, minimally within the last 5 years for learning disabilities, the last 6 months for psychiatric disabilities: or the last 3 years for all other disabilities which are not permanent physical or sensory nature.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Complete history relevant to the disability for which testing accommodations are being requested, including descriptions of situations in which the same accommodations were provided the applicant.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Explanation describing how the requested testing accommodations are relevant to the disability.</font></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#18\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n<!-- ABPS Code of Ethics --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><a name=\"19\"></a>ABPS Code of Ethics</strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">As a Diplomate of the American Board of Physician Specialties I pledge myself to:</font></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Maintain the highest standard of personal conduct.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Promote and encourage the highest level of medical ethics in medicine.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Maintain loyalty to the goals and objectives of the American Board of Physician Specialties</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Recognize and discharge my responsibility and that of the profession to uphold the laws and regulations relating to the practice of medicine.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Strive for excellence in all aspects of my medical practice.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Use only legal and ethical means in the provision of care to my patients.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Provide patient care impartially; provide no special privilege to any individual patient based on the patient&#39;s race, color, creed, sex, national origin or handicap.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Accept no personal compensation from any party that would influence or require special consideration in the provision of care to any patient.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Maintain the confidentiality of privileged information entrusted or known to me, by virtue of my role as a physician.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Cooperate in every reasonable and proper way with other physicians and work with them in the advancement of quality patient care.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Use every opportunity to improve public understanding of the role of the physician specialist.</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">Abide by the highest ethical standards in activities designed to attract patients to my practice.</font></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n',0,'2010-08-20 14:43:12','2010-08-20 14:43:12',1),(1009,43,15,NULL,'','General Policies for Medical Board Certifications at ABPS','general-policies-medical-board-certification','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','The ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification (BOC) are committed to the certification of qualified physicians. Certification is based on education, practice, and experience-based requirements, against which a physician can be assessed, that suggest suitability for specialty certification.','Board Certification General Policies','','','<h2>\r\n	<a name=\"TOP\"></a></h2>\r\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				1.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#1\">Purpose of Certification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				2.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#2\">Scope of Certification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				3.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#3\">Examination Development and Administration</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				4.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#A\">Applications for Certification and Recertification</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				5.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#5\">Examination Timelines</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				6.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#6\">Application Fees</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				7.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#7\">Examination Fees</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				8.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#8\">Annual Maintenance Certification Fee</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				9.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#9\">Refund Policy</a><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				10.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#10\">Examination Registration</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				11.&nbsp;<a href=\"#11\">Certification/Recertification Credentialing</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				12.&nbsp;<a href=\"#12\">Examination Security</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				13.&nbsp;<a href=\"#13\">Test Site Regulations</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				14.&nbsp;<a href=\"#14\">Examination Scoring and Reporting</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				15.&nbsp;<a href=\"#15\">Examination Complaints and Appeals</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				16.&nbsp;<a href=\"#16\">Certification Designation</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				17.&nbsp;<a href=\"#17\">Non-Discrimination Policy</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				18.&nbsp;<a href=\"#18\">Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities</a><br />\r\n				<br />\r\n				19.&nbsp;<a href=\"#19\">ABPS Code of Ethics</a><br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<!-- Purpose of Certification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"1\"></a>Purpose of Certification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The ABPS affiliated Boards of Certification (BOC) are committed to the certification of qualified physicians. Certification is based on education, practice, and experience-based requirements, against which a physician can be assessed, that suggest suitability for specialty certification. The purposes of these boards of certification are as follows:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To define the domain of knowledge and clinical skills expected of a physician;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To provide a valid assessment of the knowledge level demonstrated by a physician;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To encourage continued professional development in a specialty field;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To formally recognize physicians who meet the high standards set by the boards of certification; and</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		To serve the public by encouraging quality patient care in the practice of a specialty.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Scope of Certification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"2\"></a>Scope of Certification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Eligibility requirements and examinations of the boards of certification have been developed based on a substantial review and analysis of the current state of clinical knowledge in the field of a particular specialty, as reflected in medical literature and the patient-care setting. Members of the boards of certification have developed a certification process that assesses, meets, and/or exceeds accepted levels of knowledge and expertise in the specialty, with the goal of improving patient care. The boards of certification constantly monitor advancements in the field of the particular specialty and make revisions in their certification examinations.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Development and Administration --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"3\"></a>Examination Development and Administration</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Each BOC utilizes the services of ABPS to assist in the planning, development, and administration of certification and recertification examinations as required by the ABPS affiliation requirements. ABPS assists the certifying bodies by guiding the planning, development, and psychometric evaluation of assessment procedures designed to measure professional competency.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Applications for Certification and Recertification --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"4\"></a>Applications for Certification and Recertification</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All applications are available through the individual &quot;Boards of Certification&quot; areas located in the&nbsp;right-hand naviagation links. All applications are in PDF format and require <a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\" linkindex=\"47\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a> to be viewed and printed.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Applicants must complete the application process by December 1 for the April/May examination cycle and by May 1 for the October/November examination cycle.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All information submitted by the applicant is subject to primary source verification. Submission of false or misleading information constitutes grounds for exclusion from the certification process. By signing and having the application notarized, the applicant agrees to hold harmless the ABPS-affiliated boards of certification and all parties responding in good faith during such verification and for actions taken by the boards of certification during a thorough review of the information contained in the application.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a physician has been accepted as a candidate, but cannot take the examination, he or she may request a deferment. Requests for deferment must be submitted in writing to the ABPS Certification Department. <strong>Three</strong> deferments are allowed during the application deadline. However, a candidate must take the examination by the next time it is offered, otherwise, the application will become <strong>INVALID</strong>. The physician may reapply, but must meet the <strong>current eligibility requirements</strong>, in effect at the time of the new application, to be considered for an examination.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Deferment notification received <strong>prior to</strong> the examination response deadline will incur a fee of $200.00.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Deferment notification received <strong>after</strong> the examination response deadline but <strong>before </strong>the examination date will incur a fee of $400.00.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		If the ABPS Certification Department receives no notification of deferment and the candidate does not show up for examination, there will be no refund, no exception.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one (1) year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid; thereby, requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification.&nbsp; You must meet the requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n	<a name=\"5\"></a><strong>Certification/Recertification Credentialing</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	As a usual and customary procedure, ABPS verifies credentials for both certification and recertification applicants using various soucres including, but not limited to, the Federation of State Medcial Boards Credentials Verification service and the American Medical Association Physicians Profiling services.</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Timelines --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><a name=\"5\"></a>Examination Timelines</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Specialties with a Two-Level (written/computer-based and an oral/simulation) Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed a maximum of six (6) consecutive years to complete the entire exam process. The time limit commences on the first available examination date after the application is accepted or officially approved by the Board of Certification in the appropriate specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		a maximum of three attempts to pass the written/computer based exam</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		a maximum of three attempts to pass the oral/simulation exam</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	If a candidate fails to pass any of the steps after three attempts, the application timeline is considered ended.&nbsp; The candidate must wait at least one (1)&nbsp; year before reapplying for certification and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application.&nbsp; Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses, or seminars, taken to remedy&nbsp;deficiencies deomonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The specialties which require a two-step (<strong>written/computer-based and oral/simulation</strong>) exam process include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Anesthesiology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Diagnositc Radiology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Disaster Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Emergency Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Family Medicine Obstetrics</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Ophthalmology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Orthopedic Surgery</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Psychiatry</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Radiation Oncology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Surgery</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Specialties with a Single-Level (written/computer-based) Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The candidate is allowed a maximum of three (3) consecutive years to complete the exam process. The time limit commences on the first available examination date after the application is received. The candidate shall be allowed a maximum of three attempts to pass the written/computer based exam. If a candidate fails to pass after three attempts, the application timeline is considered ended. The candidate must wait at least one (1)&nbsp; year before reapplying for certification and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application.&nbsp; Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses, or seminars, taken to remedy&nbsp;deficiencies deomonstrated during the examination process.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	These specialties include:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Dermatology</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Family Practice</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Geriatric Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Hospital Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Internal Medicine</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Urgent Care Medicine</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong>Extending the Exam Process</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidates who cannot complete the process in a timely manner due to one of the following reasons may appeal, in advance in writing,&nbsp;to the ABPS Board for an extension of the exam-cycle process.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Serious illness of the candidate</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Serious illness/death of a defined first degree relative</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Travel conditions that significantly delay travel to the exam site, such as severe weather conditions, highway or airport closures.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	Candidate must provide documentation of the above-mentioned circumstances, such as medical reports, airline cancellation or delay notices, etc. This information should be sent to the Manager of Certification who will forward this appeal to the ABPS Board. The Board may request additional documentation. The documentation must be received by the Manager or Certification within ten (10) business days of the exam date. The documentation must be sent by traceable mail/courier.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	An exam-cycle extension fee may be levied at the discretion of the appropriate Board of Certification. An exam candidate is allowed only one extension per exam-cycle.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><br />\r\n	<a href=\"http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/files/Timeline.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to download Sample Timeline </a><br />\r\n	&nbsp;</font></p>\r\n<!-- Application Fees --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><a name=\"6\"></a>Certification Application Fees*</strong></font></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">A <strong>non‑refundable</strong> application processing fee for certification applicants, must be submitted with the specialty application and supporting documents. <strong>NOTE: Only the application processing fee&nbsp;is to be paid at this time. </strong>Failure to submit this fee with the application will result in the rejection of an application. Please refer to the&nbsp;fee schedule for application fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check.</font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><a href=\"#19\">Top</a></font></span></span></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Fees --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><a name=\"7\"></a>Certification Examination Fees*</strong></font></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong>Upon approval to sit for the examination, invoices for the Written and/or Oral examinations, will be mailed.</strong> Each <strong>approved</strong> candidate for certification will receive an examination invoice, which must be paid <strong><u>before</u></strong> the candidate receives confirmation to sit for examination. Please refer to the fee schedule for examination fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check. <strong>NOTE: Do not submit the examination fee until you receive the&nbsp;examination invoice, as it will be declined and returned to you.</strong></font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><a name=\"6\"></a><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span>Recertification Application Fees<span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span>*</strong></strong></font></span></span><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><strong><strong><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span><span _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none\">&nbsp;</span></strong></strong></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">A <strong>non‑refundable</strong> application processing fee for recertification applicants, must be submitted with the specialty application and supporting documents.&nbsp; Failure to submit this fee with the application will result in the rejection of an application. Please refer to the&nbsp;fee schedule for application fees. Payment must be in the form of money order, personal or certified check.</font></span></span></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></span></span></div>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong>*There will be a $35.00 charge for any insufficient funds processing, which will also delay the processing of your application.</strong></font></span></span></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></span></span></div>\r\n<!-- Annual Maintenance Certification Fee (AMCF) --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><a name=\"8\"></a>Certification Maintenance Fee (CMF)</strong></font></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">The annual CMF&nbsp;is due and payable on the first day of every new year. The&nbsp;CMF is required to maintain your certification and&nbsp;is used to cover, in part, all expenses for sustaining certification and recertification. This fee is prorated for first year Diplomate(s).</font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></span></span></div>\r\n<!-- Refund Policy --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><a name=\"9\"></a>Refund Policy</strong></font></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">The application processing fee will be retained by ABPS. No other exceptions or refunds will be made unless approved by the specialty boards of certification.</font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></span></span></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Registration --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><a name=\"10\"></a>Examination Registration</strong></font></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Candidates approved to sit for the examination will be notified after review and approval from the Credentials Committee. The notification will include detailed information regarding the examination, as well as an invoice for the examination fee. If a candidate has not received the aforementioned confirmation within two months prior to the date of the examination, please contact the ABPS Certification Department at (813) 433-2277.</font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></span></span></p>\r\n<!-- Examination Security --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><a name=\"12\"></a>Examination Security</strong></font></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Strict security measures are maintained throughout all phases of examination development and administration. Trained independent proctors supervise the administration of the examination, maintaining the strictest security throughout the testing period. Irregularities observed during the testing period, such as disturbances, giving and/or receiving unauthorized information or aid to other candidates or attempting to remove testing materials and/or notes from the testing room, may be sufficient cause to terminate participation in the examination administration, or invalidate or cancel the scores of the offending candidate(s).</font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Irregularities may be identified by observation of suspicious activities by examination proctors, or may be evidenced by subsequent statistical analysis of testing materials. The ABPS reserves the right to investigate each incident of misconduct or irregularity reported by a specialty board of certification under its policies on fair process.</font></span></span></p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><a href=\"#19\">Top</a></font></span></span></div>\r\n<!-- Test Site Regulations --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><a name=\"13\"></a>Test Site Regulations</strong></font></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">All candidates must present photo identification (limited to driver&#39;s license/state issued identification card, hospital identification with photograph, or passport) at the test site in order to be permitted to take the examination. <strong>No exceptions to this requirement will be made.</strong></font></span></span></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Candidates must arrive at the test site at least 30 minutes prior to the announced examination time. <strong>Late arrivals will not be admitted to the testing site.</strong></font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Devices with memory capabilities, books, paper, and notes are not permitted in the testing room. Personal possessions such as briefcases, backpacks, or large purses will be collected by the proctors and returned after the test session.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Unauthorized visitors will not be allowed at the test site. Observers approved by the boards of certification may be present during the testing session.</font></span></span></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></span></span></div>\r\n<!-- Examination Scoring and Reporting --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><a name=\"14\"></a>Examination Scoring and Reporting</strong></font></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Written examinations are machine-graded, following the completion of the examination period. Candidates will be given the results of their written examination within 75 days after the examination date. Candidates failing the written examination will not be permitted to take the oral examination (if the specialty board requires an oral examination).</font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Each oral examination is scored following the examination and before another candidate is tested by oral examiners. The results of the oral examination will be available to candidates after all testing is completed and all scores are recorded, reviewed, and approved by the specialty board of certification.</font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Candidates will receive their results in writing within 75 days of the examination date.&nbsp; <strong>No information regarding written or oral examination results will be given to candidates verbally.&nbsp; </strong>The total examination process is designed as a professional competency test and is not intended to distinguish between scores achieved above the passing point.&nbsp; Therefore, <strong>no numeric scores will be reported to any candidate.&nbsp; </strong></font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Candidates are permitted to take <strong>each</strong> of the written examinations and oral examinations (applicable only to the specialties requiring oral examinations), as many as <strong>three</strong> times in order to pass.</font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">If a candidate does not pass all the required examinations within the numbers of allowable attempts, he or she must wait at least one year before reapplying for certification, and must meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of the new application. Additionally, the physician must provide verification of courses or seminars taken to remedy deficiencies demonstrated during the examination process.</font></span></span></p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><u>Request for Hand Scoring</u></strong><br />\r\n		Candidates who fail a written examination may request that their examination be re-scored by hand to verify the results.&nbsp; Requests must be in writing and must be accompanied by a money order, personal or certified check, in the amount of $300 <strong>made payable to ABPS</strong>.&nbsp; Requests for hand scoring will be honored for<strong> 30 days </strong>after examination results have been released.&nbsp; All requests must be in writing, signed by the candidate and paid in full at least one week in advance of the hand scoring.</font></span></span></p>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><u>Cancellation of Scores</u></strong><br />\r\n		An examinee taking any ABPS Board examination, either written or oral, may elect to cancel his or her scores, provided the request from the candidate is in writing and is received in the ABPS Executive Offices within 10 days after the examination was administered.&nbsp; ABPS will send an acknowledgment of the cancellation of the score within 5 working days. A candidate who cancels his or her scores will be charged with an attempt on the test, with no indication of a pass/fail status maintained in the candidate&#39;s record.&nbsp; No refunds will be given candidates withdrawing from the examination process.</font></span></span></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></span></span></div>\r\n<!-- Appeal of Examination Results --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><a name=\"15\"></a>Examination Complaints and Appeals</strong></font></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Certification examinations should be fairly administered and accurately scored.</font></span></span></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">A candidate for certification (&quot;Candidate&quot;) should be able to raise complaint(s) about the administration, construction or contents of an examination. A Candidate should be able to appeal the results of an examination.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Each Board of Certification shall adopt written procedures for handling complaints and appeals for each written or computer-based examination, oral examination and, if applicable, clinical examination offered by the Board.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Every Candidate shall be provided with a copy of the procedures applicable to any examination upon being approved to take the examination. This will enable a reasonable candidate to familiarize himself or herself with the complaint and appeal procedures.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Prior to being admitted to any examination, a Candidate shall, in writing, acknowledge receipt of a copy of the procedures for that examination and certify that the Candidate is familiar with the procedures for complaints and appeals applicable to that examination.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Any complaint about the conditions or administration of the examination must be raised by the candidate <u>promptly and in writing</u>. The written complaint must be handed to the Proctor at the exam administration site <strong>within thirty (30) minutes</strong> of the conclusion of the exam. A complaint that could have been addressed before or during the examination but was not raised until later will not be considered, except in extraordinary circumstances.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">A Candidate who raised a complaint before or during the exam administration but is unsatisfied with the means by which a complaint about exam conditions or administration was addressed must give written notice thereof, stating the reason(s), immediately following the examination and in all events before the examination is scored. The written complaint must be postmarked within seven (7) days of the examination.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Any complaint about the construction or contents of an examination must be raised promptly and in writing immediately following the examination and in all events before the examination is scored. The written complaint must be postmarked within seven days of the examination.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">A Candidate may appeal the scoring of an examination in writing within thirty (30) days of notification of examination results. An appeal shall specify the reason(s) for the appeal. An appeal based on exam conditions, administration, contents or construction cannot be considered unless previously raised in a complaint by the Candidate done in compliance of the above mentioned procedures.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">When an appeal is filed, the Candidate shall be provided a Contact Person who will be the Candidate&#39;s sole point of contact and source of information until a final ruling by ABPS.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">An appeal shall be referred to an Appeals Committee of Diplomates appointed by the Board of Certification in the specialty. The Appeals Committee shall investigate and make a recommendation to ABPS. The ABPS shall rule on the appeal after considering the recommendation of the Appeals Committee.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">A Candidate shall be notified in writing of the results of an appeal within two weeks of the Appeals Committee&#39;s decision.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">The ABPS decision on an appeal shall be final.</font></span></span></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></span></span></div>\r\n<!-- Certification Designation --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><a name=\"16\"></a>Certification Designation</strong></font></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Candidates passing all phases of an examination process will:</font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Receive a certificate suitable for framing.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Be permitted to designate themselves as Diplomates of the board of certification in their particular specialty.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Be permitted to use and display on business cards and stationery those certification trademarks of the Association appropriate for their particular specialty (such as &ldquo;BCEM&rdquo; for those certified in Emergency Medicine). Additionally, Diplomates making learned presentations at seminars, conferences and similar gatherings may also use and display the logo trademark in their biographical materials provided they advise the audience that their presentations represent their own views, opinions and experiences and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or experiences of the Board or all members of the American Association of Physician Specialists.</font></span></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></span></span></div>\r\n<!-- Non-Discrimination Policy --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><a name=\"17\"></a>Non-Discrimination Policy</strong></font></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">ABPS and its affiliated boards of certification do not discriminate against any person on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, medical condition, physical disability, or marital status.</font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></span></span></div>\r\n<!-- Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><a name=\"18\"></a>Accommodations for Religious Reasons and Disabilities</strong></font></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) provides alternate testing dates for candidates whose religious practices pose a conflict in taking an examination on the published date. Candidates wishing to request a change in the test because of religious practice must submit to ABPS <strong>no less than <u>six weeks</u> before the published examination date</strong> a written, signed request for such accommodation. The request must also include the name of the religion and a statement attesting to the religious tenets that restrict such activity such as taking an examination on the date normally scheduled for the examination. ABPS reserves the right to request the candidate to provide documentation from a cleric of the religion verifying the requirements of the religion and that the candidate is currently a practicing member in order for ABPS to honor the request.</font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">ABPS also provides accommodations to candidates with disabilities, as governed by the Americans for Disabilities Act (ADA). All requests for accommodations due to disabilities governed by ADA must be submitted to ABPS <strong>no less than <u>two months</u> before the published examination date</strong>. ABPS will make every reasonable effort to provide the accommodations requested, provided they are applicable to your diagnosed disability. For ABPS to provide the accommodations, it may be necessary to administer the examination on a day different from the published date.</font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Requests for examination administrations with special accommodations must be presented to ABPS on letter-head stationery from a licensed, certified evaluator of your disability, at least two months in advance of the published examination date. The evaluator must provide information regarding his or her specialty, and applicable licenses and certifications. The request for special examination accommodations should include the following information from the evaluator:</font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Depending upon the nature and extent of the accommodations, ABPS reserves the right to schedule the examination on a date different from the published schedule in order to adequately provide the necessary accommodations. If documentation submitted with the request is incomplete or requires significant clarification, it may be necessary to delay the administration with the accommodations to the next published testing date. ABPS advises candidates to submit such requests as early as possible to provide for adequate time to resolve all issues that might arise.</font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">ABPS administers all of its examinations only in English. Responses from an examinee to examination questions must be in English for the candidate to be eligible to receive credit toward his or her examination score.</font></span></span></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Clearly worded statement of the diagnosed disability.</font></span></span></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Description of the limitations resulting from the disability.</font></span></span></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Complete description of the accommodations being requested.</font></span></span></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Comprehensive description of the documentation available to support the diagnosis of the disability and the conclusion that you need the accommodations being requested. All documentation must be current, minimally within the last 5 years for learning disabilities, the last 6 months for psychiatric disabilities: or the last 3 years for all other disabilities which are not permanent physical or sensory nature.</font></span></span></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Complete history relevant to the disability for which testing accommodations are being requested, including descriptions of situations in which the same accommodations were provided the applicant.</font></span></span></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Explanation describing how the requested testing accommodations are relevant to the disability.</font></span></span></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><a href=\"#18\">Top</a></font></span></span></div>\r\n<!-- ABPS Code of Ethics --><p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\"><strong><a name=\"19\"></a>ABPS Code of Ethics</strong></font></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">As a Diplomate of the American Board of Physician Specialties I pledge myself to:</font></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Maintain the highest standard of personal conduct.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Promote and encourage the highest level of medical ethics in medicine.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Maintain loyalty to the goals and objectives of the American Board of Physician Specialties</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Recognize and discharge my responsibility and that of the profession to uphold the laws and regulations relating to the practice of medicine.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Strive for excellence in all aspects of my medical practice.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Use only legal and ethical means in the provision of care to my patients.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Provide patient care impartially; provide no special privilege to any individual patient based on the patient&#39;s race, color, creed, sex, national origin or handicap.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Accept no personal compensation from any party that would influence or require special consideration in the provision of care to any patient.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Maintain the confidentiality of privileged information entrusted or known to me, by virtue of my role as a physician.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Cooperate in every reasonable and proper way with other physicians and work with them in the advancement of quality patient care.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Use every opportunity to improve public understanding of the role of the physician specialist.</font></span></span></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<span style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#000000\">Abide by the highest ethical standards in activities designed to attract patients to my practice.</font></span></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div align=\"right\">\r\n	<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><a href=\"#TOP\">Top</a></font></div>\r\n',0,'2010-08-20 14:51:53','2010-08-20 14:51:53',1);
