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American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM)

3000 Coolidge Road
East Lansing, MI 48823-6319
Telephone: (800) 884-2236
Fax: (517) 332-2234
Email: listed by individual
Website:

The American Board of Emergency Medicine was recognized in 1979 by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA) as the 23rd specialty member board. ABEM was established for scientific and education purposes, including the following:

1. To improve the quality of emergency medical care.
2. To establish and maintain high standards of excellence in the specialty of Emergency Medicine.
3. To improve medical education and facilities for training emergency physicians.
4. To evaluate specialists in Emergency Medicine applying for certification and recertification.
5. To grant and issue to qualified physicians certificates or other recognition of special knowledge and skills in Emergency Medicine and to suspend or revoke same.
6. To serve the public, physicians, hospitals, and medical schools by furnishing lists of those diplomats certified by ABEM.

1. This site contains the complete Core Content of Emergency Medicine.
2. Listings of important dates and sites, and examination passing criteria for Emergency Medicine Boards.
3. A history of application and examination activity, which includes an analysis of candidate numbers and pass/fail rates for each year since 1980.
4. The most up to date information concerning any ongoing legal actions or lawsuits.
5. ABEM has a presentation that is made available to residency programs, including slides and a speaker, to educate residents about ABEM and its activities.

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