AAHPM Winter Quarterly 2011 : Page 22Certify Now: ABMS and AOA Announce Registration Dates American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) The 2012 ABMS Hospice and Palliative Medicine Sub-specialty Certification Exam will be held October 4, 2012. This will be the final opportunity to meet eligibility requirements through the practice pathway of the grand-fathering period. For specific eligibility requirements, visit your primary board’s website. American Board of Anesthesiology Registration is now open and closes February 15, 2012. American Board of Internal Medicine Registration opens March 1 and closes May 1, 2012. Late registration closes June 1, 2012. American Board of Emergency Medicine Registration opens March 1 and closes June 1, 2012. American Board of Pediatrics Registration opens February 1 and closes April 2, 2012. Late registration closes April 30, 2012. American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Registration is now open and closes February 15, 2012. Late registration closes March 1, 2012. American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Registration opens January 1 and closes April 1, 2012. Late registration closes May 1, 2012. American Board of Radiology Registration opens February 1 and closes April 30, 2012. Late registration closes May 31, 2012. American Board of Surgery Registration opens in spring 2012 and closes May 1, 2012. Late registration closes June 1, 2012. At press time, the American Boards of Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology had not posted registration dates. American Osteopathic Association (AOA) The final AOA Certification of Added Qualifications Examination in hospice and palliative medicine will take place in fall 2013. Get in gear. You’re a creative, innovative professional who’s already mastered some of your field’s most challenging terrain. Now you’re ready to shift into a whole new gear. 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For more information, contact Colin Harris, CHWMF Physician Recruiter, at (916) 379-2988 or e-mail your CV to Colin.Harris@chw.edu. www.mymercymedicalgroup.org Certify Now: ABMS and AOA Announce Registration DatesAmerican Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)<br /> The 2012 ABMS Hospice and Palliative Medicine Sub-specialty 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. For specific eligibility requirements, visit your primary board’s website.<br /> <br /> American Board of Anesthesiology<br /> Registration is now open and closes February 15, 2012.<br /> <br /> American Board of Internal Medicine<br /> Registration opens March 1 and closes May 1, 2012. Late registration closes June 1, 2012.<br /> <br /> American Board of Emergency Medicine<br /> Registration opens March 1 and closes June 1, 2012.<br /> <br /> American Board of Pediatrics<br /> Registration opens February 1 and closes April 2, 2012. Late registration closes April 30, 2012.<br /> <br /> American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation<br /> Registration is now open and closes February 15, 2012. Late registration closes March 1, 2012.<br /> <br /> American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology<br /> Registration opens January 1 and closes April 1, 2012. Late registration closes May 1, 2012.<br /> <br /> American Board of Radiology<br /> Registration opens February 1 and closes April 30, 2012. Late registration closes May 31, 2012.<br /> <br /> American Board of Surgery<br /> Registration opens in spring 2012 and closes May 1, 2012. Late registration closes June 1, 2012.<br /> <br /> At press time, the American Boards of Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology had not posted registration dates.<br /> <br /> American Osteopathic Association (AOA)<br /> The final AOA Certification of Added Qualifications Examination in hospice and palliative medicine will take place in fall 2013. Mercy Medical Group |
