Professionalism goes beyond maintaining an active, unrestricted license to practice medicine. It also means prioritizing patient needs, staying current in your field, and holding to the highest ethical standards.
2024 End-of-Year Reminders
The end of 2024 is approaching quickly! Here are some important details to remember as the year wraps up, including certification requirements, LA-PM&R enrollment, and ABPMR holiday hours.More Details
Volunteer Spotlight
This month, our volunteer spotlight shines on Dr. Oscar Sanchez! Click here to learn more about his journey to PM&R.Read more!
Read the 2024 fall edition of the ABPMR newsletter
Your source for relevant and timely information about your PM&R certification.Read it here!
Volunteer Spotlight - Dr. Suehun Ho
Congratulations to Dr. Suehun Ho, an esteemed volunteer with the ABPMR, on her recent appointment to the Part I Associate Committee. This is a significant achievement that reflects her dedication and expertise.Read more!
November QI (IHHC) Spotlight
This month our QI (IHHC) Spotlight was submitted by Robert Holland, MD. Click here to learn more about his project "Reducing the Length of Stay in Acute Inpatient Rehab."Read the full QI Project here!
Continuing Certification Update: Introducing New Quality Improvement Opportunities!
In 2023, ABPMR committed to easing the burden of fulfilling CC requirements by enhancing the Quality Improvement (QI - soon to be referred to as Improving Health and Health Care or IHHC) component with additional opportunities available to receive QI credit in recognition of diplomates’ ongoing quality improvement efforts.Read more here!
Meet our ABMS Visiting Scholar: Allison Wallingford, MD
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has selected Allison Wallingford, MD as the first-ever representative of the ABPMR in its 2024–2025 Visiting Scholars Program™.Read more here!
Keeping up with LA: Quarter 4 Articles Available for Selection
In an effort to help diplomates prepare for their 4th Quarter article-based questions, the ABPMR is providing the list of articles to choose from now. Click to see the list of articles.Read more here
Paralympic Cycling: Learn more with Dr. Matt McLaughlin
ABPMR volunteer Matt McLaughlin, MD, MS, FAAPMR also spends his time volunteering with the Cycling Paralympics. Read more about his recent trip to Rio de Janeiro!Read more!
New LA-BIM platform video tutorials
ABPMR launched a new LA-BIM platform in 2024. To assist users on using the new platform, we have created three informational videos to help you navigate it.Watch them here!
Announcing a New and Improved Platform for Longitudinal Assessment (LA) for PM&R Beginning in 2025
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Spinal Cord Injury Medicine (SCIM) and Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) Move to Longitudinal Assessment (LA) for Continuing Certification Requirements in 2025
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For Residents
Your Roadmap to Certification
Welcome to the start of your journey to PM&R certification.
Board certification demonstrates your knowledge, skills, and competence to your employer, your peers, and your patients. Once you reach the end of residency, your certification journey begins. The ABPMR is here to give you a roadmap to certification and beyond.
For Our Diplomates
Making Continuing Certification Matter
The ABPMR Continuing Certification (CC) Program helps you keep your knowledge current, your practice improving, and your clinical skills sharp throughout your career — but it’s not really about you. It’s about your patients. When applied to your practice effectively, CC helps you continue raising the bar of excellence in patient care.
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Professionalism
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Lifelong Learning
Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits are the backbone of the CC Program. By completing about 40 CME credits a year, including 8 Self-Assessment CME credits, you’re ensuring your clinical knowledge is always current.
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Assessment
Longitudinal assessment is designed to assess knowledge while helping physicians learn and improve over time. Questions may be answered at your own pace and are customizable across five domains.
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Quality Improvement
Quality improvement (QI) projects offer a chance to demonstrate how you’re continually improving for your patients — and to give you the tools to measure and quantify that improvement. (Tip: This requirement may be more straightforward than you think.)
Certification Matters
Is your doctor certified?
When you need to put your health into a professional’s hands, you want to be confident in your physician’s evaluation, advice, and treatment plan. One of the best ways to be assured you’re getting good care is to choose a doctor who is board certified.