ABMS Member Boards: Recertification and Time-Limited Certification
							Time-Limited
	Requirements for Recertification						Certificates
American Board of	Written Exam	Oral  Exam	Other Assessment Formats	License Required	CME Required	Application Fees	Year of Implementation	Duration  (Years)
Allergy & Immunology	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	2,100	1989	10
Anesthesiology	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	700	2000	10
Colon/Rectal Surgery	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	950	1990	10
Dermatology	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	750	1991	10
Emergency Medicine	Yes (1)	No(3)	No	Yes	No	1,390	1980	10
Family Medicine	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	815	1970	7
Internal Medicine	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	895	1990	10
Medical Genetics	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	200-1,950(1)	2002	10(1)
Neurological Surgery	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not Established	1999	10
Nuclear Medicine	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	1,000	1992	10
Obstetrics/Gynecology	Yes	No	Yes(1)	Yes	No	180-1,450(1)	1986	6
Ophthalmology	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	1,250	1992	10
Orthopaedic Surgery	Yes(1)	Yes(1)	Yes(1)	Yes	Yes	1,500-1,700(1)	1986	10
Otolaryngology	Plan in Progress						2002	10
Pathology	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	750	1997 (2)	10
Pediatrics	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	550-1,100(1)	May-88	7
Phys. Med. & Rehab.	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	500	1993	10
Plastic Surgery	Plan in Progress	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not Established	1995	10
Preventive Medicine	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	1,450	1997	10
Psychiatry & Neurology
Psychiatry	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	1,275	1994	10
Neurology	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	1,275	1994	10
Radiology
Diagnostic Radiology	Plan in Progress					1,600	2002	10
Radiation Oncology	Yes	No	No	Yes		1,600	1995	10
Radiologic Physics	Plan in Progress					1,600	2002	10
Surgery	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	675	1976	10
Thoracic Surgery	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	1,100	1976	10
Urology	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	1,050	1985	10
(1)  Options available.
(2)  Initial certificates are not time-limited. Recertification are time-limited.
(3)  Only one exam is required for recertification. Candidates may choose either the written certification
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