ABMS Member Boards: Requirements for General Certification
	Training and Experience			Time Limits for Certification		Training Credit Accepted		Other Requirements
	ACGME Approved (1)			Maximum Years      to Apply After Training (3)	Maximum Years to Complete Certification After Application (3)
American Board of	Initial Specialty Training	Advanced Specialty Training	Clinical Experience Requirement			Non-ACGME (1,3) Accredited Training	RCPSC (2,3) Years	Full License Required	Written Exam	Oral Exam	Fees for Certification Examination
Allergy & Immunology	3	2	—	No Limit	No Limit	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	$2,000
Anesthesiology	1	3	—	12	6	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	2,300
Colon/Rectal Surgery	5	1	—	5	7	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	1,200
Dermatology	1	3	—	No Limit	2 Renewable	NO	YES	YES	YES	NO	1,600
Emergency Medicine	—	3	—	No Limit	No Limit	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	1,885
Family Medicine	—	3	—	No Limit	No Limit	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	815
Internal Medicine	—	3	—	No Limit	No Limit	NO	YES	YES	YES	NO	860
Medical Genetics	2	2	—	No Limit	6	YES	NO	YES	YES	NO	1,450
Neurological Surgery	1	5	1	5		YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	2,000
Nuclear Medicine	1	2	—	No Limit	No Limit	NO	YES	YES	YES	NO	1,800
Obstetrics/Gynecology	—	4	2	No Limit	6	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	2,555
Ophthalmology	1	3	—	No Limit	No Limit	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	2,650
Orthopaedic Surgery	—	5	2	No Limit	5	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	2,240
Otolaryngology	1	4	—	No Limit	1-3 yrs	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	3,000
Pathology	3 or 4	1 or 2	1	5	3	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	1,200/1,600
Pediatrics	—	3	—	No Limit	No Limit	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	1,200
Physical Med & Rehab	1	3	1	No Limit	No Limit	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	2,200
Plastic Surgery	3	2	0	2	No Limit	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	1,500/1,500
Preventive Medicine	1	2	—	No Limit	3 Renewable	NO	YES	YES	YES	NO	1,725/1,975
Psychiatry/Neurology	—	4	—	No Limit	No Limit	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	2,150
Radiology	—	4	1	No Limit	No Limit	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	2,100
Surgery	—	5	—	3	5 & 5	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	1,350
Thoracic Surgery	5	2	—	5	8	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	2,670
Urology	1-2	3 or 4	1½	5	5	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	1,740/1,840
(1) Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
(2) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
(3) Contact Member Board for application deadlines and specifics.
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