AOHC Encore 2024-414 Get Certified and Stay Certified: ABPM's Initial Certification Process and Continuing Certification Program (CCP)

414 Get Certified and Stay Certified: ABPM's Initial Certification Process and Continuing Certification Program (CCP)

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Heather O'Hara, a physician specializing in Occupational Environmental Medicine and the chair elect of the American Board of Preventive Medicine, provided an overview of updates and information related to the board's specialties and subspecialties. The board oversees certification in areas like OEM, public health, aerospace medicine, and more. The continuing certification program, divided into phases, requires annual requirements like CME credits and an untimed, open-book longitudinal assessment. Questions come from subcommittee members, with an emphasis on practical knowledge. Diplomats must maintain an unrestricted medical license and comply with the program to keep their certification active. The phase two of the program will begin in January 2025, where diplomats must meet additional requirements such as a longitudinal assessment program. Diplomats can reach out to ABPM staff for any further information or questions.

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Heather O'Hara

Occupational Environmental Medicine

American Board of Preventive Medicine

certification

continuing certification program

CME credits

longitudinal assessment

phase two