Skip to main content Skip to footer
American Board of Medical Specialties
  • For Patients Icon
    For Patients
  • For Credentialers Icon
    For Credentialers
  • For Physicians Icon
    For Physicians & Specialists
  • For Healthcare Icon
    For Health Care Organizations
  • Quick Links
    • For Patients
    • For Credentialers
    • For Physicians & Specialists
    • For Health Care Organizations
    • MS Teams for Member Boards
    • BoardEffect
  • Board Certification
    • Board Certification

      ABMS Member Board certification signifies how specialists are aiming higher to advance their knowledge, judgment, and skills while remaining committed to professionalism, practice enhancement, and better patient care. Find out more about the credential.

    • About Board Certification
      • Value of Board Certification
      • Getting Board Certified
      • Staying Board Certified
      • Verify Certification
    • Certification Standards
      • Initial Certification Standards
      • Continuing Certification Standards
    • Credentialers: Verify a Certification
    • Patients: Is Your Doctor Certified?
  • Medical Specialties & Boards
    • Medical Specialties & Boards

      Did you know that the 24 ABMS Member Boards certify physicians in 38 specialty and 89 subspecialty areas? Learn more about these areas and contact a board for program requirements.

    • Medical Specialties
      • Focused Practice Designation
    • Member Boards
    • For Physicians & Specialists
  • Programs & Services
    • Programs & Services

      ABMS supports professional development for physicians and medical specialists throughout their careers. Learn about the programs we provide that help them earn quality improvement credit for continuing certification, locate practice-relevant CME, and use assessments as a catalyst for learning.

    • Quality Improvement Support
      • ABMS Portfolio Program: How it Works
      • ABMS Portfolio Program Impact
      • ABMS Portfolio Program Sponsors
      • Become an ABMS Portfolio Program Sponsor
    • Assessment Development & Delivery
      • Longitudinal Assessment
    • CME Activities for Continuing Certification
      • Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Requirements
    • Credentialers: Verify a Certification 
    • For Health Care Organizations
  • Research & Grants
    • Research & Grants

      ABMS supports original, innovative research to advance certification, professional development, and excellence in specialty medicine. Learn more about research grant opportunities for new and experienced investigators.

    • Early-Career Research Grants
      • ABMS Scholars Impact
      • ABMS Scholars Research
      • Applying to the Program
    • Research and Education Foundation
      • Grant Opportunities
      • Research Projects
      • REF Foundation Board of Directors
    • Continuing Certification Research
    • ABMS Board Certification Data
  • News, Publications & Events
    • News, Publications & Events

      Read the latest news and statements from ABMS, the organization that set the gold standard for specialty medicine. Subscribe to ABMS Insights to learn about current activities. Read our publications for information about our board certified physicians and medical specialists, and about their areas of practice. Learn about our annual conference and where our staff will be presenting and exhibiting

    • Newsroom
    • ABMS Insights
    • ABMS Board Certification Report
    • ABMS Guide to Medical Specialties
    • Annual ABMS Conference
    • Events
    • Media Inquiries
  • Search

ABMS Newsroom

Media Inquiries
Featured Story

American Board of Medical Specialties Names John C. Moorhead, MD, MS, FACEP the Recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Service Award

September 18, 2025

ABMS presented its 2025 Distinguished Service Award to John C. Moorhead, MD, MS, FACEP.

Filter Your News Search

ABMS Statement to DIOs Regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

March 13, 2020

ABMS and its 24 Member Boards appreciate the extraordinary efforts of our specialty medical professionals and trainees who are working...

Continuing Board Certification: Achieving the Vision Task Forces Continue to Make Progress

February 27, 2020

As part of ABMS’ commitment to solicit external perspectives, the Oversight Committee, along with the five Task Force Chairs, will...

Quality Improvement Is Not an Add-on or Busywork at Partners

January 22, 2020

“[A] major key to our success has been having QI champions in the C-suite who helped to create a system-wide...

ABFM Celebrates 50 Years of Physician Assessment

December 11, 2019

Reflecting on the American Board of Family Medicine’s 50th anniversary, it’s easy to see the evolution of physician assessment, especially...

AAFP Partnering with ABFM to Support Family Physicians

December 11, 2019

We believe that regular, frequent communication and collaboration between AAFP and ABFM allows both organizations to more effectively meet the...

Task Forces Continue to Meet and Make Progress

December 4, 2019

All five of the task forces have made significant progress in defining their charges and gathering additional input and valuable...

2020 Special Call for Nominations: Public Members

November 19, 2019

ABMS is seeking nominations for a number positions on the ABMS Board of Directors and committees. Nomination are to be...

ABMS COO Laura Skarnulis Among the Crain’s Chicago Business 2019 Notable Women in Health Care

November 7, 2019

ABMS has announced the naming of its Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Laura Skarnulis, to the Crain’s Chicago Business 2019 Notable...

ABMS Releases 2018-2019 Board Certification Report

November 4, 2019

More than 900,000 physicians in the United States are board certified—up 2.5% from 880,000 last year—and more than half of...

  • « Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • …
  • 33
  • Next »

Connect to the ABMS Community

ABMS Insights is our free newsletter featuring news about board certification and the 24 certifying boards that compose ABMS. Learn about their latest programs, initiatives, and innovations, and hear from guest columnists.

  • Quick Links
    • For Patients
    • For Credentialers
    • For Physicians & Specialists
    • For Health Care Organizations
    • MS Teams for Member Boards
    • BoardEffect
Search-icon Search
  • Inside ABMS
    • Governance
    • Staff Leadership
    • Revenue and Expenses
    • Research and Education Foundation
    • Associate Members
    • Join Our Team
    • Contact Us
    • Media Inquiries
    • FAQs
  • About ABMS
    • ABMS Mission
    • Our Story
    • Serving the Public and the Profession
    • Advocacy
    • Proposed Certificates and Designations – COCERT
  • Publications
    • ABMS Board Certification Report
    • ABMS Guide to Medical Specialties
    • ABMS Insights Newsletter

© 2025 American Board of Medical Specialties ® (ABMS ®)     Website Policies | Sitemap | Terms of Use | Accessibility

X

Sign up for our Newsletter

ABMS Insights is our free quarterly newsletter featuring news about board certification and the 24 certifying boards that compose ABMS. Learn about their latest programs, initiatives, and innovations, and hear from guest columnists.

Please send me these ABMS communications

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you accept our privacy policy.