Get certified in
Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management (HALM)
Certification Exam
Dates & Fees | |
| Exam Dates | Next exam in 2026 (Offered in even-numbered years through Pearson Vue) |
| Application Window | TBD |
| Application Fee* | $470 |
| Exam Registration Dates and Fee* | $1,745 |
*Fees subject to change
What is HALM?
Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management (HALM) integrates expertise from medicine, health systems science, quality improvement, patient safety, business, public health, communication, computer science, economics, law, and other disciplines in a singular subspecialty certification. HALM-certified physicians are expected to contribute effectively to the future health care environment with an in-depth understanding of the ways by which executive leadership and their governance effect change in these complex health systems.
How This Subspecialty Works
Person or Entity | Responsibility |
| Physician Candidate |
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| The American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA), the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), and the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) |
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| American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) | Develops and administers the HALM Certification Exam |
| HALM Exam Committee |
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Eligibility Criteria
- Be ABEM certified
- Actively participate in the continuing certification process for your ABEM certification
- Successfully complete the pre-approved training pathway as specified in the eligibility criteria
- Fulfill the ABEM Policy on Medical Licensure
- Comply with the ABEM Policy on Board Eligibility for Subspecialty Certification
- Complete and submit an application to ABEM
If you are seeking access to the Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine application, first check your ABEM Portal to see if your eligibility has been pre-established and you already have access to apply.
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 this form:
Examples of admin positions that would be considered as active practice of HALM
Exam Content
The Core Content of HALM Medicine (Core Content) is the basis for all HALM examination exams. The 2023 Core Content defines the content for the initial certification examination for HALM.
| Exam Question Distribution (±5%) |
Business of Health Care (1.0) |
9%
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Care Innovation, Health Equity, and Population Health (2.0) | 10% |
Governance (3.0)
|
8% |
Health Care Policy, Law, and Advocacy (4.0)
|
11% |
Health Information Technology (5.0)
|
9% |
Human Resource Management and Workforce Development (6.0) | 10% |
Leadership in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement (7.0) | 14% |
Organizational Leadership and Communication Skills (8.0) | 13% |
Professionalism and Ethics (9.0) | 8% |
Certification Process
Apply
Physicians can now apply for HALM. All physicians certified through an ABMS member board are able to apply through ABEM (except those certified through ABA, ABPM, and ABFM which have their own applications).
Application Form
Scheduling
Physicians with approved applications will be notified in September about how to register for the examination and schedule an exam via Pearson VUE online testing.
Results & Scoring
ABEM sends candidates that are not applying through a co-sponsoring board the results of their examination in writing within 90 days of the date of the examination. Results are also posted on your ABEM Portal.
