UPDATED May 15, 2020
The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) is carefully monitoring the situation regarding COVID-19 and will post ongoing updates to the ABPM website. We recommend reviewing the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the latest updates along with additional information regarding COVID-19.
The ABPM’s Public Health & General Preventive Medicine leadership continues to examine and analyze all relevant datapoints and, along with the review of external expert recommendations regarding risk assessment, travel restrictions, and disease prevention, will make thoughtful and deliberate decisions regarding the upcoming application cycle and testing administrations. As this situation evolves, we encourage our stakeholders to check our website regularly for updates.
Based on current information and modeling, the ABPM’s 2020 application cycle and the 2020 Initial Certification exam dates will proceed as scheduled. Any updates to the 2020 application and initial exam cycles will be posted on the ABPM website.
Separately, on March 26th the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) issued a Statement Regarding Continuing Certification during COVID-19. You can review the entire ABMS Statement here. The ABPM, along with the 23 other ABMS Member Boards, is committed to supporting its Diplomates as they work in the trenches to combat the COVID-19 virus. Consistent with the ABMS Statement, and due to specialty society conference cancellations, May and June 2020 MOC exams have been cancelled or postponed. Although ABPM’s Transitional MOC Program requirements are not due until December 31st, the ABPM has scheduled additional in-person and online MOC exams throughout the remainder of the year to maximize flexibility and convenience for our Diplomates. Please check the MOC exam section of the ABPM website for the latest MOC exam schedule.
Additionally, the ABPM has partnered with its specialty societies to provide a regularly-updated list of free online courses on COVID-19. Diplomates who complete these courses may request credit towards the ABPM’s Transitional MOC Part 2 requirements using the online attestation found in the Physician Portal. Please check the COVID-19 section of the ABPM website for the latest online course offerings.
Lastly, as this situation evolves over time the ABPM will continue to support physicians through their certification activities and provide comprehensive services through the online support center. Contact the ABPM via email at [email protected] for any questions related to your individual circumstances. Please note that all ABPM Staff are currently working remotely. Due to the high volume of messages we receive, there may be some delay in our response. We are working to respond to each message as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience!