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Sports Medicine

Certification Exam

 

Dates & Fees

Fall Exam Dates

November 11–19, 2024

(Offered twice each year, in the summer and fall)

Application WindowJuly 5 – 11:59 p.m. on October 4, 2024
Application Fee*$470
Exam Fee*$1,745

What is Sports Medicine?

Sports Medicine is a clinical subspecialty concerned with physical fitness, and the diagnosis and treatment of injuries sustained in sports activities. 

Person or Entity

Responsibility

Physician Candidate
  • Meet the eligibility criteria
  • Fulfill specific credential requirements
  • Pass the SPM Certification Exam (Offered annually)
American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM)
  • Credentialing candidates
  • Notifying candidates of their exam results
American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)Develops and adminsters the SPM Certification Exam

Initial certification eligibility criteria for Sports Medicine:

Visit the ABFM website for the exam outline, schedule, and tutorial.

Certification Process

Application process:

  1. Complete the current-year application form, which will be available inside your ABEM Portal once your eligibility is established.
  2. Pay the application and exam fee*. These are paid at the same time as part of your application form and once you submit the form you are considered registered.
  3. An application review will be completed when all information is received.**
  4. ABEM notifies physicians regarding whether their application has been approved.

 

If you do not currently have application access or you do not have an ABEM account, and believe you are eligible to pursue certification, you can request application access using the application request form.

 

*The application fee covers admin processing and cannot be refunded. 

**Incomplete applications will be closed in February of the following year. If your application gets closed but you still wish to apply, you must be eligible and submit a new application. 

ABEM forwards your examination authorization to the ABFM who will contact you with information on how to schedule your exam appointment. 

Exam results are released by the ABFM to ABEM. Once we receive them, we’ll email you your results and post them on your ABEM Portal.

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