Exam Details
Certification Examination for Obesity Medicine Physicians, December 7 – December 14, 2013, administered at Computer Based Testing Centers throughout the United States.
September 20, 2013 Application Deadline: $1,750
CME credit hours from the American Society of Bariatric Physicians October 2013 meeting and The Obesity Society November 2013 meeting will be valid for the 2013 ABOM examination application with meeting registration documentation submitted with all other application requirements.
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Applications will be accepted until September 20, 2013.
Policies & Procedures
Please take a few moments to download and review the application materials listed below.
1. Policies & Procedures All physician candidates should read the Policies & Procedures in full. An application for the examination can be found at the end of this document.
2. Declaration & Consent Form
3. Examination Application
Post-Fellowship Qualifications for Certification
A copy of each of the state, providence or jurisdictional licenses in which the applicant currently practices medicine.
A copy of the applicant’s Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) registration certificate.
Proof of completion of U.S. or Canadian medical residency.
Active board certification in an American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) member board or osteopathic medicine equivalent.
A signed Declaration and Consent form.
Have successfully completed an on-site clinical fellowship with an obesity component where the fellowship director attests to at least 500 hours on the topic of obesity or obesity-related conditions.
Qualifications for Certification without Fellowship
A copy of each of the state, providence or jurisdictional licenses in which the applicant currently practices medicine.
A copy of the applicant’s Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) registration certificate.
Proof of completion of U.S. or Canadian medical residency.
Active board certification in an American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) member board or osteopathic medicine equivalent.
A signed Declaration and Consent form.
A minimum of sixty (60) credit hours of continuing medical education (CME) recognized by the American Medical Association Physician Recognition Award (AMA PRA) Category 1 Credits on the topic of obesity are required for certification. At least thirty (30) credit hours must be obtained by participation and attendance at a conference. The other thirty (30) credit hours may be obtained by at-home CME activity. The sixty (60) credit hours can be completed within the thirty-six (36) months preceding the final application deadline (9/20/10 – 9/20/13). A copy of the applicant’s CME certificates should accompany the application.
