The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) Maintenance of Certification Requirements for those Diplomates Certified by the ABPM in Addiction Medicine
Chicago, IL, August 24, 2018
The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) announced today that it has established the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements for those diplomates certified by the ABPM in Addiction Medicine. The MOC requirements for Addiction Medicine mirror those currently in place for other ABPM Specialty and Subspecialty Certificates. Specifically, to be considered to be participating in MOC for each ten-year certification cycle (each a “Certification Cycle”), a diplomate certified by the ABPM in Addiction Medicine must:
Part 1: Hold an active, valid, and unrestricted medical license in all states, US territories, or Canadian provinces in which the diplomate is licensed to practice medicine;
Part 2:
(i) Earn a total of 250 AMA PRA Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits over each Certification Cycle#, including a minimum of 100 ABPM-approved Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (LLSA) credits* and;
(ii) Complete a patient safety course in the first two-years of each Certification Cycle.
#For those diplomates maintaining certification with another ABMS Member Board, up to 150 CME credits in each Certification Cycle can be satisfied by completing the Part 2 MOC Requirement of the diplomate’s other ABMS Member Board.
*Diplomates are required to complete the Part 2 MOC Requirement on the following schedule to be considered to be Participating in MOC:
a) Years 1-3: 75 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits, at least 30 of which must be ABPM-approved LLSA activities
b) Years 4-6: 75 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits, at least 30 of which must be ABPM-approved LLSA activities
c) Years 7-10: 100 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits, at least 40 of which must be ABPM-approved LLSA activities
Part 3: Take and pass the Addiction Medicine recertification examination in any of the last three years of each Certification Cycle.
Part 4: Complete two Improvement in Medical Practice (IMP) activities during each Certification Cycle^. One activity must be completed through a Preventive Medicine specialty or subspecialty society.
^For those diplomates maintaining certification with another ABMS Member Board, the diplomate may satisfy one of the two Part 4 MOC IMP activities by completing a single Part 4 MOC IMP activity approved by the diplomate’s other ABMS Member Board.
The following is a partial list of Part 2 MOC LLSA that have been approved by the ABPM:
- ASAM 49th Annual Conference and Pre-Conference Live and Online (American Society of Addiction Medicine)
- 2018 Review Course in Addiction Medicine Live (American Society of Addiction Medicine)
- Addiction Medicine e-Practice Test (ADePT) (The Addiction Medicine Foundation)
- Identifying & Responding to Substance Abuse (The Addiction Medicine Foundation)
- Addiction Medicine Self-Assessment Modules (The Addiction Medicine Foundation)
A complete list of all ABPM-approved LLSA activities can be found at: