National Defense Authorization Act Recognizes ABMS Member Boards in New Legislation Defining Physician Certification Organizations
January 31, 2025
Everyone deserves the best healthcare possible. Like you, ABMS is focused on improving the health of patients and how care is delivered.
We believe the best care is provided by physicians who are ABMS Member Board certified. Participation by physicians and specialists in an ABMS Member Board certification program has a positive impact on patient care, improves outcomes, and serves as an important tool for patients, health care organizations, and physicians. See how ABMS serves the public and the profession.
Physicians and specialists who achieve ABMS Member Board certification and meet the requirements for continuing certification help deliver better care, contribute to an environment of professionalism, and foster a culture of employee retention. Having ABMS board certified physicians and specialists on your staff or as members helps distinguish your organization from others. It demonstrates to consumers that your organization attracts only the most skilled and experienced healthcare professionals.
The higher standards of ABMS Member Boards’ certification programs verify that an individual is always learning, researching, and transforming to enhance the care they provide.
ABMS board certification helps in making informed decisions to:
Contact an ABMS Member Board
Connect with the boards to ask a question or learn more about their certification programs and requirements.
Discover the Medical Specialties
Did you know that ABMS Member Boards offer certification in 40 specialties and 88 subspecialties?
Value of Board Certification
Find out why ABMS board certification is the recognized and trusted leader by the public and the profession.
Living Our Mission
Learn how our values, standards, and programs inspire innovation, engagement, and action toward better patient care.
ABMS offers programs and services to support an environment of highly competent specialists providing high-quality healthcare.
Increase Engagement in QI
Become an ABMS Portfolio Program Sponsor to stimulate innovation and offer your physicians, specialists, and PAs a simple way to earn QI credit for continuing certification
Support Early-Career Researchers
Introduce your early-career staff to the ABMS Scholars Program, an opportunity to advance their leadership skills and research and become active contributors within the ABMS research community
Create Assessments for Learning
Create personalized assessments utilizing longitudinal assessment to support ongoing professional development with the ABMS AssessLink assessment platform
Verify Physician Certification
Make your certification verification process easy and efficient with a suite of options from ABMS Solutions
I am grateful for all I learned from my experience as an ABMS Scholar and encourage early-career physicians to see for themselves how it can support, and even amplify their career aspirations, whether they are focused on patient care, education, or research.”
Brian T. Garibaldi, MD, MEHP, American Board of Internal Medicine, ABMS Scholar Alum
January 31, 2025
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