The ABEM office will close at 4:30 pm ET on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, and reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2025.  

Continuing Certification Requirements: ABEM provides a two-week grace period to meet year-end requirements.
Requirements due December 31, 2024, must be met by 11:59 PM ET on January 15, 2025. 
 

The ABEM office will close at 4:30 pm ET on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, and reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2025.  

Continuing Certification Requirements: ABEM provides a two-week grace period to meet year-end requirements.
Requirements due December 31, 2024, must be met by 11:59 PM ET on January 15, 2025. 
 

CME Credit Available

Bringing Additional Value to Your ABEM Certification

Did you know you can get low-cost CME credits for the ABEM activities you are already doing? We have proudly partnered with CME providers AMA, AAEM, and ACEP to give your ABEM certification even more value and opportunities. Here’s an overview of your options:

Activity
Credits
Cost
Providers

60

No Cost*

AMA

ConCert Exam

60

No Cost*

AMA

EM LLSA

11-14

$30

AAEM, ACEP

EMS LLSA

11-13

$30

AAEM, ACEP

MedTox LLSA

10-12

$30

AAEM, ACEP

9

$30

AAEM, ACEP

6

$30

AAEM, ACEP

8.25

$30

AAEM, ACEP

2-4

$30

AAEM, ACEP

*ABEM has contracted with the AMA to provide the credits as a free benefit to ABEM-certified physicians. To receive the credits, you need to agree to ABEM sharing your contact information with the AMA. Otherwise, the cost is $30 members / $75 non-members). Obtaining the no-cost AMA credit through ABEM is available for requirements completed in 2018 forward. To obtain credit for requirements completed in previous years, physicians must apply directly to the AMA and pay the required fee. For more information refer to the CME for Certification or Passing the ConCert Examination FAQs.

**Except the Resuscitation Module, which is for 6 credits.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits for LLSAs

Year
Credits

2024

12

2023

12

2022

11.25

2021

11.25

2020

12.5

2019

13.25

Year
Credits

2024

12.5

2022

10.25

2020

12.5

Year
Credits

2023

11

2021

12

2019

12.25

Specialty Credits for Pediatrics, Stroke, Trauma, and DEA

Module
Pediatrics
Stroke
Trauma
DEA Requirement

Abdominopelvic

1.5

1.0

1.0

0.5

Abnormal Vital Signs and Shock 

2.5

1.5

1.0

0.5

Head and Neck

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

Neurology

1.75

2.5

0.25

0.5

Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal

1.75

0.5

1.0

0.5

Social and Behavioral Health

1.25

0.5

1.0

1.75

Thoracorespitory

1.75

0.5

1.0

0.25

Trauma and Bleeding

1.75

1.25

5.0

0.25

Resuscitation

2.5

0.0

2.0

0.25

Module
Pediatrics
Stroke
Trauma
DEA Requirement

Cardiact Arrest and Shock

0.25

0.25

4.0

0.25

Pulmonary Emergencies

0.25

0.25

2.75

0.25

Exam Year
Pediatrics
Stroke
Trauma
DEA Requirement

2021

6.25

2.25

8.75

0

2020

9.5

2.0

8.0

0

2019 (fall)

10

1.5

9.25

0

2019 (spring)

9.0

2.0

9.0

0

EM LLSA Year
Pediatrics
Stroke
Trauma
DEA Requirement

2024

2.5

0.5

1.0

0

2023

0.5

1.75

2.25

0

2022

2.25

2.25

0.25

0

2021

1.5

1.0

0.5

0

2019

3.5

2.0

2.0

0

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