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Certify Now: Visit aahpm.org for Study Resources Allopathic Physician Preparation for 2012 The 2012 American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Hospice and Palliative Medicine Subspecialty Certification Exam will be held October 4, 2012. This will be the final opportunity to meet eligibility requirements through the practice pathway of the grandfathering period. Physi-cians need to register for the exam through the primary board by which they are certified. Each board administers its own application process. The following ABMS boards have opened registration cycles for the October exam. American Board of Internal Medicine Registration closes May 1, 2012. Late registration closes June 1, 2012.* American Board of Family Medicine Registration closes April 30, 2012. Late registration closes August 1, 2012.* American Board of Emergency Medicine Registration closes June 1, 2012. American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Registration closes April 25, 2012. American Board of Pediatrics Registration closes April 2, 2012. Late registration closes April 30, 2012.* American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Registration closes April 1, 2012. Late registration closes May 1, 2012.* American Board of Radiology Registration closes May 1, 2012. Late registration closes May 31, 2012.* American Board of Surgery Registration closes May 1, 2012. Late registration closes June 1, 2012.* Registration is now closed for the American Boards of Anesthesiology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. *Additional fees may be assessed for late registrations. physicians reviewing for the examination. For a full listing and links to additional resources, visit the AAHPM web-site at aahpm.org. Become familiar with exam content and blueprint. The American Board of Internal Medicine posted the hos-pice and palliative medicine certification exam blueprint, which includes the content areas covered, their relative percentages, and the approximate number of questions in each area to expect on a typical exam. The blueprint is available at abim.org. Take the ABIM sample tutorial. ABIM has provided a sample online tutorial to help candidates familiarize themselves with the look and feel of the computerized testing process. Available at abim.org. Stay current with the rules and logistics for taking the examination. Carefully read everything you receive from your primary board concerning the instructions for registering for the exam. Learn the latest information. AAHPM and other organiza-tions offer a variety of materials and courses to help pre-pare for the exam. Members who have recently passed the examination often note that the following Academy publications served as good preparation for the exam: đŏ The AAHPM Intensive Board Review Course is sched-uled for July 12–14, 2012, in Louisville, KY, and provides a thorough review of the current practice of palliative medicine. Registration is now open. đŏ The recently updated UNIPAC: A Resource for Hospice and Palliative Care Professionals , 4th Edition, consists of nine self-study books that provide a broad founda-tion for practitioners in the field. Nine posttests cov-ering material in the books are also available in the AAHPM online store and feature confidence-based learning questions. đŏ Each issue of PC-FACS includes concise summaries of important findings collected from more than 50 medi-cal and scientific journals. đŏ HPM PASS and HPM FAST contain online test questions to assess knowledge in key areas of hospice and pal-liative medicine and uncover areas where additional review may be helpful. CME and ABIM maintenance of certification (MOC) credits are available for HPM PASS . To purchase any of these resources or to learn about others available, visit aahpm.org or call AAHPM at 847.375.4712. Preparing for the Exam Physicians preparing for the upcoming exams have numerous resources available to them. The following sug-gestions are made to help provide a broad knowledge base in hospice and palliative medicine that may benefit

Certify Now: Visit aahpm.org for Study Resources

Allopathic Physician Preparation for 2012 The 2012 American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Hospice and Palliative Medicine Subspecialty Certification Exam will be held October 4, 2012. This will be the final opportunity to meet eligibility requirements through the practice pathway of the grandfathering period. Physicians need to register for the exam through the primary board by which they are certified. Each board administers its own application process. The following ABMS boards have opened registration cycles for the October exam. American Board of Internal Medicine Registration closes May 1, 2012. Late registration closes June 1, 2012.* American Board of Family Medicine Registration closes April 30, 2012. Late registration closes August 1, 2012.* American Board of Emergency Medicine Registration closes June 1, 2012. American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Registration closes April 25, 2012. American Board of Pediatrics Registration closes April 2, 2012. Late registration closes April 30, 2012.* American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Registration closes April 1, 2012. Late registration closes May 1, 2012.* American Board of Radiology Registration closes May 1, 2012. Late registration closes May 31, 2012.* American Board of Surgery Registration closes May 1, 2012. Late registration closes June 1, 2012.* Registration is now closed for the American Boards of Anesthesiology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. *Additional fees may be assessed for late registrations. Preparing for the Exam Physicians preparing for the upcoming exams have numerous resources available to them. The following suggestions are made to help provide a broad knowledge base in hospice and palliative medicine that may benefit physicians reviewing for the examination. For a full listing and links to additional resources, visit the AAHPM website at aahpm.org. Become familiar with exam content and blueprint. The American Board of Internal Medicine posted the hospice and palliative medicine certification exam blueprint, which includes the content areas covered, their relative percentages, and the approximate number of questions in each area to expect on a typical exam. The blueprint is available at abim.org. Take the ABIM sample tutorial. ABIM has provided a sample online tutorial to help candidates familiarize themselves with the look and feel of the computerized testing process. Available at abim.org. Stay current with the rules and logistics for taking the examination. Carefully read everything you receive from your primary board concerning the instructions for registering for the exam. Learn the latest information. AAHPM and other organizations offer a variety of materials and courses to help prepare for the exam. Members who have recently passed the examination often note that the following Academy publications served as good preparation for the exam: • The AAHPM Intensive Board Review Course is scheduled for July 12–14, 2012, in Louisville, KY, and provides a thorough review of the current practice of palliative medicine. Registration is now open. • The recently updated UNIPAC: A Resource for Hospice and Palliative Care Professionals, 4th Edition, consists of nine self-study books that provide a broad foundation for practitioners in the field. Nine posttests covering material in the books are also available in the AAHPM online store and feature confidence-based learning questions. • Each issue of PC-FACS includes concise summaries of important findings collected from more than 50 medical and scientific journals. • HPM PASS and HPM FAST contain online test questions to assess knowledge in key areas of hospice and palliative medicine and uncover areas where additional review may be helpful. CME and ABIM maintenance of certification (MOC) credits are available for HPM PASS. To purchase any of these resources or to learn about others available, visit aahpm.org or call AAHPM at 847.375.4712. Osteopathic Physician Preparation for 2013 The final Certification of Added Qualifications (CAQ) Examination in hospice and palliative medicine offered by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists will take place in fall 2013. Candidates who have obtained general certification from any of the primary boards and who meet the eligibility requirements established by the AOA will be allowed to sit for the examination until fall 2013. After that time, only candidates from the four cosponsoring boards of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology and Psychiatry, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation will be allowed to sit for the examination. Registration dates were not available at press time. AAHPM encourages osteopathic physicians to attend the 2012 Intensive Board Review Course or purchase the recording of this year’s course, which will be available in fall 2012 in preparation for the 2013 CAQ examination.

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