Board Certification Question

[pandadoc]

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I have a logistical question...

I am a D.O. student who just matched to an ACGME EM residency (yay!)

I was just curious if, when the time comes, I would be able to be ABEM board certified or if I would be ABOEM certified?

Thanks and congrats to everyone else who matched today 🙂

 

[dav86]

I have a logistical question...

I am a D.O. student who just matched to an ACGME EM residency (yay!)

I was just curious if, when the time comes, I would be able to be ABEM board certified or if I would be ABOEM certified?

Thanks and congrats to everyone else who matched today 🙂

ABEM certified. Only ABOEM if you went to a DO residency. Everything certification wise for the rest of your career is ABEM.

 

[pandadoc]

ABEM certified. Only ABOEM if you went to a DO residency. Everything certification wise for the rest of your career is ABEM.

Awesome, thank you

 

[sylvanthus]

You can drop the AOA now btw hehe. Although expect to be harassed for a good year.

 

[dav86]

A good year...I'm four years out of medical school and still get harassed by them.

 

[gamerEMdoc]

You can only take the ABOEM exam if you go to an AOA approved residency. Since some programs are duely accredited, then I suppose there are some programs where you'd have the choice of which exam to take.

AOA just sent a clarification to all the programs who've applied and awaiting ACGME decision on accredidation. A switch to a 3 year program will mean all the residents graduating from the 3 year curriculum will be ineligible to take the ABOEM exam, and therefore would have to take the ABEM exam.

Not surprising. I have no clue how ABOEM will remain in business past the merger. With the majority of programs going to 3 years and the AOA going away, I think that board is just going to disappear. I'd assume all the docs who were certified by ABOEM will get grandfathered into ABEMs continuing certification. Thats my guess. Alternatively, ABOEM could stay around and only do continuing certification for past members, but that seems unlikely.