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Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Certification Exam

 

Dates & Fees

Exam Date

April 4, 2023

(Offered every two years, in odd-numbered years)

Application WindowAugust 1, 2022 – 11:59 p.m. on January 13, 2023
Application Fee*$470
Registration Fee*$1,750

What is PedEM?

Pediatric Emergency Medicine focuses on the care of the acutely ill or injured child in an emergency department.

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 Pediatrics (ABP)Develops and administers the PedEM Certification Exam

Emergency physicians seeking to take the certification examination in Pediatric Emergency Medicine must:

  1. Be certified by ABEM or the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM)
  2. Successfully complete an ACGME-approved Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship program or fulfill the eligibility criteria of the Dual Certification pathway
  3. Complete and submit the application to ABEM
  4. Actively participate in ABEM’s continuing certification process or the AOBEM Osteopathic Continuous Certification Program
  5. Fulfill the ABEM Policy on Medical Licensure
  6. Comply with the ABEM Policy on Board Eligibility for Subspecialty Certification

The content outline for the examination and a tutorial are available on the on the ABP website.

Certification Process

Physicians applying for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Certification Examination must complete and submit the current year’s certification application form available from ABEM. Complete applications include:

  • Signed, current-year Pediatric Emergency Medicine certification application
  • Application and examination fees U.S. funds

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

Final review of an application will be completed when all information is received. Applications that are incomplete will be closed in September of the following year. Physicians with closed applications who want to take the exam must submit new applications and meet all requirements in place at the time the new application is submitted.

ABEM mails notification regarding whether the physician’s application has been approved.

Physicians with approved applications will receive information about how to register for the exam.

Exam results are released by the ABP to ABEM, who then sends candidates the results of their examination via email. Results are also posted on a physician’s ABEM Portal.

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