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
| 2013 Examinations | Spring MOC |
Summer Certification |
Fall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular Disease | May 1 | (Cert only) Nov. 6 & 7 or Nov 7 & 8 (MOC only) Nov 6 or Nov 8 |
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| Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | May 2 | Oct 30 | |
| Critical Care Medicine | May 7 | Oct 9 | |
| Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | Apr 10 | Oct 1 | |
| Gastroenterology | Apr 9 | Nov 20 | |
| Geriatric Medicine | May 9 | Oct 3 | |
| Hematology | Apr 25 | Nov 14 | |
| Infectious Disease | Apr 17 | Nov 12 | |
| Internal Medicine | Apr 16, 18, 23 | August 6, 9, 14, 15, 19, 21 | Oct 15, 17, 21, 22 |
| Interventional Cardiology | Apr 30 | Oct 29 | |
| Medical Oncology | Apr 24 | Nov 13 | |
| Nephrology | Apr 9 | Oct 10 | |
| Pulmonary Disease | May 8 | Oct 8 | |
| Rheumatology | Apr 10 | Oct 4 | |
| Sleep | Oct 16 | ||
| ADA | May 6 - 10 | Aug 19 - 23 | Nov 18 - 22 |
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.
