ABPM Maintenance of Certification
In August 2018, the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) announced that it has established the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements for those diplomates certified by the ABPM in Addiction Medicine. The MOC requirements for Addiction Medicine mirror those currently in place for other ABPM Specialty and Subspecialty Certificates.
Specifically, to be considered to be participating in MOC for each ten-year certification cycle (each a “Certification Cycle”), a diplomate certified by the ABPM in Addiction Medicine must:
Part 1:
Hold an active, valid, and unrestricted medical license in all states, US territories, or Canadian provinces in which the diplomate is licensed to practice medicine;
Part 2:
(i) Earn a total of 250 AMA PRA Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits over each Certification Cycle*, including a minimum of 100 ABPM-approved Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (LLSA) credits** and;
(ii) Complete a patient safety course in the first two-years of each Certification Cycle.
Part 3:
Take and pass the Addiction Medicine recertification examination in any of the last three years of each Certification Cycle.
Part 4:
Complete two Improvement in Medical Practice (IMP) activities during each Certification Cycle. At least one activity must be completed through a Preventive Medicine specialty or subspecialty society. For those diplomates maintaining certification with another ABMS Member Board, the diplomate may satisfy one of the two Part 4 MOC IMP activities by completing a single Part 4 MOC IMP activity approved by the diplomate’s other ABMS Member Board.
*For those diplomates maintaining certification with another ABMS Member Board, up to 150 CME credits in each Certification Cycle can be satisfied by completing the Part 2 MOC Requirement of the diplomate’s other ABMS Member Board.
**Diplomates are required to compete the Part 2 MOC Requirement on the following schedule to be considered to be Participating in MOC:
- Years 1-3: 75 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits, at least 30 of which must be ABPM-approved LLSA activities
- Years 4-6: 75 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits, at least 30 of which must be ABPM-approved LLSA activities
- Years 7-10: 100 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits, at least 40 of which must be ABPM-approved LLSA activities
For more information on ABPM Maintenance of Certification, visit ABPM's website.
To take an ASAM course approved by ABPM for LLSA credits that can be applied towards ABPM MOC Part II requirements, visit ASAM's eLearning Center.