Continuing Certification

ABMGG’s Continuing Certification program is designed for board-certified diplomates to participate in continuous professional development, assuring lifelong learning and competency in their specialty(ies).

All Member Boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) require their diplomates to actively participate in a maintenance of certification program. The ABMS Program involves ongoing measurement of six core competencies defined by ABMS and ACGME:

• Practice-based learning and improvement
• Patient care and procedural skills
• Systems-based practice
• Medical knowledge
• Interpersonal and communications skills
• Professionalism

The competencies are measured within a four-part framework:

• Professionalism and Professional Standing
• Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment
• Assessment of Knowledge, Judgment, and Skills
• Improvement in Medical Practice