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
- Exam Day: What to expect on Exam Day
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
- Taking the Maintenance of Certification exam (includes an exam tutorial)
- Specific information about each exam, by specialty
- Exam Day: What to expect on Exam Day
Examination Dates
| 2012 Examinations | Spring MOC |
Summer Certification |
Fall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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.
- Applied to ABIM for the examination;
- Enrolled in the Maintenance of Certification Program (MOC)
- Been notified of your eligibility to sit for the examination; and
- 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.
