Chicago, IL, March 1, 2020: The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) announced today that in 2020, more physicians achieved ABPM Certification than ever before in its 72-year history. A total of 1,039 physicians became Certified in a Specialty or Subspecialty of the ABPM and another 198 physicians successfully completed Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements and were recertified as of January 1, 2020. These physicians represent all three ABPM Specialties: Aerospace Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and Public Health and General Preventive Medicine as well as three ABPM Subspecialties: Addiction Medicine, Clinical Informatics, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine.

“The Board congratulates the more than 1,200 physicians who achieved Board Certification or Recertification in 2020; we applaud their dedication to the high standards of Board Certification and are proud to call them colleagues and fellow Diplomates,” said Hernando “Joe” Ortega, Jr., MD, MPH, Chair of the ABPM. “The fact that the ABPM has seen its largest cohort of new Diplomates in a single year shows that Preventive Medicine is more relevant than ever and that the future of its Specialties and Subspecialties looks bright. We are confident that as ABPM’s Diplomate population grows, the larger medical community and the public at large will benefit from the impact that Preventive Medicine practitioners have on the health of our communities.”

The ABPM provides an online physician lookup tool for those seeking an ABPM-Certified physician in their area at https://certification.abpm-us.org/physician-lookup.

The ABPM’s 2020 online application cycle will be open March 16 through June 30, 2020. Physicians interested in Certification in one of the Preventive Medicine Specialties or Subspecialties may apply through the ABPM’s Physician Portal.

The ABPM is a Member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Founded in 1948, ABPM works with the ABMS in the development of standards for the ongoing assessment and certification of over 12,000 physicians certified by the ABPM in the Specialties of Aerospace Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, and in the Subspecialties of Addiction Medicine, Clinical Informatics, Medical Toxicology and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine.