Chicago, IL, March 2, 2022: The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) announced today that the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) approved its request for a 3-year extension of the practice pathway for Clinical Informatics. This extension which recognizes the negative impact the COVID pandemic has had on physicians’ ability to meet eligibility requirements, will allow physicians with substantial experience in the practice of Clinical Informatics, but who have not completed an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Clinical Informatics, to apply for the Clinical Informatics certification exam for an additional three years, through the 2025 Exam Cycle.

“We are very excited to extend the opportunity for experienced physician informaticians to achieve board certification and we are grateful to ABMS for granting our request for this extension based on the difficulties brought about by the COVID pandemic,” said ABPM Chair, Wendy E. Braund, MD, MPH, MSEd, FACPM. “The extension of the practice pathway will not only allow the number of board-certified clinical informaticians to increase, but also will allow more time for Clinical Informatics ACGME-accredited fellowships to grow – ensuring the sustainability of this Subspecialty by 2025 and beyond.”

The ABPM’s application cycle opens in the spring of each year, with the final deadline to submit applications in mid-summer. The ABPM administers the certification exams once per year, in the fall. For updated deadlines and exam dates, please refer to the ABPM website: www.theabpm.org.

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.