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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

Maintenance of Certification (MOC)

Examination Dates

2012 Examinations Spring
MOC
Summer
Certification
Fall
Certification or MOC
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology     Oct 23
Cardiovascular Disease April 17   (Cert only)
Oct 31, & Nov 1 or
Nov 1 & Nov 2
(MOC only)
Oct 31, or Nov 2
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology April 18   Oct 25
Critical Care Medicine May 1   Nov 14
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism May 7   Oct 18
Gastroenterology May 14   Oct 3
Geriatric Medicine April 11   Nov 7
Hematology May 9   Oct 25
Infectious Disease April 18   Oct 11
Internal Medicine April 25, 26, May 3 August 6, 7, 13, 15, 16, 22 Oct 10, 12, 16, 17
Interventional Cardiology April 24   Nov 5
Medical Oncology May 8   Oct 24
Nephrology April 10   Oct 23
Pulmonary Disease May 2   Nov 13
Rheumatology Apr 11   Oct 18
ADA May 14 - 18 Aug 20 - 24 Nov 12 - 16

Registration Application

In order to be assigned to a test site, you must be approved by the ABIM through the normal application process. All required examination fees must be paid to ABIM. The standards for passing the examinations are established byABIM.

  1. Applied to ABIM for the examination;
  2. Enrolled in the Maintenance of Certification Program (MOC)
  3. Been notified of your eligibility to sit for the examination; and
  4. Paid an examination authorization fee to ABIM if applicable.

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 request is not available, please contact Heather Bodkin at ABIM for assistance, 1-800-441-ABIM, ext. 4052 or 215-399-4052 or via email: request@abim.org.

Scheduling

  • Schedule Test Online
  • Schedule Test Over the Phone
Last updated 2011-12-21