Oral Exam
2025 Administration
| 2025 Exam Dates |
Winter: December 9 – 12 |
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2025 Registration Periods Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET, on the final day of the registration period |
Winter: February 20 – October 29 |
| Fee* | $1,255 |
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LATE 2025 Registration Periods Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET, on the final day of the registration period |
Winter: October 30 – November 10 |
| LATE Fee* | $1,565 |
* Fees subject to change
Will I take the Oral Exam or Certifying Exam?
Oral Exam Overview
The third step for ABEM certification is the Oral Certification Examination. The Oral Exam is a standardized test of Emergency Medicine knowledge, using scenarios based on actual clinical cases.
The Oral Exam measures skills that cannot be tested on a multiple choice exam. It’s important that ABEM-certified physicians can clearly communicate with patients and their families, organize information about patients, and make good choices for patient management.