ABEM, in cooperation with other ABMS Member Boards, has approved training models that identify overlapping training acceptable to the Boards, that reduce the total training time to five or six years, depending on the combined training program.
Approved Combined Training Programs
Emergency Medicine/Aerospace Medicine
Emergency Medicine/Anesthesiology
Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine
Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine
Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine/Critical Care Medicine
Emergency Medicine/Pediatrics
Addiction Medicine/Medical Toxicology
For a complete list of all combined training programs, visit the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education website.
How to Calculate Training Positions
Example of how to calculate training positions
ABEM’s Philosophy on Combined Training Programs
Proposals for new combined training programs should support an established career path that a significant number of individuals have already pursued, rather than seek to establish a new career path to attract individuals. ABEM has established a process for reviewing suggested new combined training opportunities.
Applications for new combined training programs are reviewed and approved by the participating Boards. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education does not have a process in place to review and accredit most combined training programs; thus, this accreditation is the responsibility of the specialty Board.
If you have additional questions, please call 517-332-4800, option 3, or email training@abem.org.