Physician Application
Download an application here. The next exam will be administered Sept. 18 – Oct. 2, 2010 at testing centers across the country. The early application deadline is June 15, 2010, and the final application deadline is July 31, 2010. All applications must be postmarked both those dates.
Qualifications for Certification
- A copy of each of the state, providence or jurisdictional licenses in which the applicant currently practices medicine.
- A copy of the applicant’s DEA registration certificate.
- Proof of completion of U.S. or Canadian medical residency or the equivalent training in a U.S. territory.*
- A signed Declaration and Consent form.
- A minimum of one hundred (100) credit hours of continuing medical education (CME) recognized by the American Medical Association Physician Recognition Award (AMA PRA) Category 1 Credits are required for certification. Fifty (50) of those credit hours must include Prescribed CME, which involve education in the core-content of Bariatric Medicine as defined by the ABBM. The remainder fifty (50) credit hours may be fulfilled by Elective CME, which involve education on obesity-related topics in a broader sense. The one hundred (100) credit hours should be completed within the thirty-six (36) months of submission of the final application deadline (7/31/07 – 7/31/10). A copy of the applicant’s CME certificates should accompany the application.
*Physician candidates who have not completed a U.S. or Canadian medical residency or the equivalent training in a U.S. territory are invited to apply for the Certificate of Advanced Training in Bariatric Medicine. Please see the Policies and Procedures for the Certificate of Advanced Training in Bariatric Medicine for application requirements.
