Stay Certified

• MyEMCert Assessment Modules – Topic-specific modules that promote learning by incorporating Key Advances in Emergency Medicine and providing immediate answer rationales.

• Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessments – ABEM provides a set of readings and an open-book, self-assessment test based on those readings.  

• Improvement in Medical Practice – Completion and attestation to a Patient Care Practice Improvement activity.

• Professionalism and Professional Standing – Attest to compliance with ABEM’s Policy on Medical Licensure and ABEM's Code of Professionalism.  

• Annual Fee Payment – Smaller, annual payments for certification instead of larger fees for each activity. The fee is an annual requirement. Non-payment will lead to decertification.

Upon meeting all continuing certification requirements, a physician’s certification will renew on the day following their current certification expiration date. During their next certification cycle, they will have new requirements. ABEM-certified physicians can view their individual requirements and when they are due by signing in to their ABEM Portal.

Goals of the ABEM Continuing Certification Process

The ABEM continuing certification process will:

• Have a formative emphasis that leads to a summative decision.
• Emphasize accelerated knowledge translation that will transform the specialty.
• Reinforce clinically oriented and highly relevant (COHR) knowledge.
• Contribute to all participating emergency physicians in providing better patient care.
• Support quality improvement in medical practice.
• Promote professionalism and expect adherence to the ABEM Code of Professionalism.
• Undergo frequent quality reviews of ABEM’s program with revisions as needed using standard quality improvement practices.
• Reduce the requirements burden for physicians with multiple certificates.
• Work with the specialty societies and educational providers to support physicians in their professional development.

Important Links

ABEM Portal (View and complete requirements)
✓ ABEM Reqs (Quick look at ABEM requirements based on when your certification expires)
Subspecialty Certification

Continuing Certification Updates

Updates to ABEM's Continuing Certification - 5-year Cycle and Annual Fee

5-Year Continuing Certification Cycle and Annual Fee FAQs