https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/member-boards-of-abms/
The 24 ABMS Member Boards include: American Board of Allergy and Immunology, American Board of Anesthesiology, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, American Board of Dermatology, American Board of Emergency Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine,…
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/certification-of-cosmetic-surgeons-and-abms/
ABMS Member Boards do not certify cosmetic surgeons, though several boards evaluate and certify specialists as qualified to perform some types of plastic or aesthetic (cosmetic) surgery. Contact the ABMS Member Board directly to determine if its physicians are qualified in a…
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/certification-of-podiatrists-dentists-oral-surgeons-or-chiropractors/
Practitioners of these professions are not certified through an ABMS Member Boards. Each of these professions has their own certifying bodies. These individuals can be located through their appropriate professional organization.
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/certification-of-doctors-of-osteopathy-do/
If a physician’s post-graduate training is osteopathic, then he or she is only eligible to take the exams administered by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). To be eligible to take a certification exam given by an ABMS Member Board, a…
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/boards-outside-of-abms/
There are a number of non-ABMS and self-designated medical boards in the United States. Some have applied for ABMS membership and some have not. Applicant boards are reviewed and accepted jointly by ABMS and the American Medical Association Council on…
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/abms-solutions-products/
The ABMS Solutions™ product set for professional Primary Source Verification (PSV) of physician board certification includes: CertiFACTS Online® is the original and most widely accepted professional online resource for checking board certification information in the ABMS database. CertiFACTS is available in…
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/about-american-board-of-medical-specialties-abms/
Since its inception in 1933, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) continues to be the leading not-for-profit organization overseeing physician certification in the United States. Its focus is on improving the quality of health care to patients, families, and…
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/about-abms-solutions/
ABMS Solutions, LLC oversees the licensing of the CertiFACTS Online product set for Primary Source Verification (PSV) of a physician’s board certification status. Developed in 1999, CertiFACTS is the original and most widely accepted professional online resource for checking board…
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/is-abms-solutions-an-official-abms-display-agent/
Yes. ABMS data comes directly from the 24 Member Boards and is considered Primary Source Verified (PSV). We invite you to learn more about our status with The American Board of Medical Specialties.
https://www.abmssolutions.com/faq/what-does-being-board-certified-mean-how-is-it-related-to-participating-in-moc/
Through board certification by an ABMS Member Board, physicians show they meet the standards of practice set by the profession and have the specialized knowledge and clinical judgment to provide safe, quality, patient care. Physicians participating in Maintenance of Certification…