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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 PedEM Certification Exam (Offered every two years, in odd-numbered years)
American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM)
  • Credentialing candidates
  • Notifying candidates of their exam results
American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)Develops and administers the PedEM Certification Exam

Emergency physicians seeking initial certification in Sports Medicine must:

An exam tutorial is available on the ABFM website.The exam outline and an exam-day schedule for the Sports Medicine Certification Examination is available on the ABFM website.

Certification Process

To apply, ABEM-, AOBEM-, and ABIM-certified physicians complete and submit the current year’s application, available from ABEM. Complete applications include:

  • Signed, and notarized current-year certification application form
  • Application fee in U.S. funds

The application fee covers the cost of processing the application only and cannot be refunded.

A final application review will be completed when all information is received. Incomplete applications will be closed in February of the following year. Physicians with closed applications must submit new applications if they wish to apply. They must meet all requirements in place at the time the new application is submitted.

ABEM notifies physicians regarding whether their application has been approved.

Physicians with approved applications will receive information about how to register for the exam and schedule a seat at a Prometric test center.

ABEM sends candidates the results of their examination in writing. Results are also posted on candidates’ ABEM Portal.

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