ABIM Certification Testing
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is the only recognized Board in the specialty of internal medicine and is one of the 24 certifying boards recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. ABIM is an independent not-for-profit organization whose certificates are recognized throughout the world as signifying a high level of physician competence.
Examinations
Certification
- Taking the Certification exam (includes an exam tutorial)
- Specific information about each exam, by specialty
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
- Taking the Maintenance of Certification exam (includes an exam tutorial)
- Specific information about each exam, by specialty
Examination Dates
| 2010 Examinations | Spring MOC |
Summer Certification |
Fall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Nov 8 | ||
| Cardiovascular Disease | April 26 | Oct 26-28 (Cert only) or Oct 26, 28 (MOC only) |
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| Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | April 27 | Nov 3 | |
| Critical Care Medicine | April 13 | Oct 13 | |
| Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | May 24 | Nov 18 | |
| Gastroenterology | May 13 | Oct 14 | |
| Geriatric Medicine | May 6 | Nov 3 | |
| Hematology | May 4 | Nov 9 | |
| Hospice and Palliative Care | Nov 16 | ||
| Infectious Disease | April 22 | Oct 6 | |
| Internal Medicine | April 15, 20, 29 | August 9, 10, 16, 19, 25, 26 | Oct 5, 19, 20, 21 |
| Interventional Cardiology | May 17 | Nov 1 | |
| Medical Oncology | May 3 | Nov 10 | |
| Nephrology | May 11 | Nov 4 | |
| Pulmonary Disease | April 12 | Oct 12 | |
| Rheumatology | May 10 | Oct 7 | |
| Transplant Help | Nov 17 |
Registration Application
In order to be assigned to a test site, you must be qualified and approved by the ABIM through the normal application process. All required examination fees must be paid to the Board. The standards for passing the examinations are established by the Board.
- Applied to ABIM for the examination;
- Been notified of your eligibility to sit for the examination; and
- Paid an examination authorization fee to ABIM.
Testing Outside the United States
If you choose to schedule your examination appointment at a testing center outside of the United States or its territories, you will be charged an additional non-refundable international scheduling fee of $500. You must book your examination over the telephone. Please contact customer service for assistance.
Individual international test center locations may not be available during every exam administration. If the international test center you reqeust is not available, please contact Heather Scott at ABIM for assistance, 1-800-441-ABIM, ext. 4052 or 215-399-4052.
