ABAM Certification and Maintenance of Certification Examination

The next ABAM certification examination will be given on December 15, 2012. Certification and Maintenance of Certification candidates take the same examination, which is a test of cognitive knowledge and problem-solving ability relevant to Addiction Medicine. Questions include, but are not limited to, diagnosis, management, and prevention of Addiction. Candidates must satisfactorily meet the requirements of application, including appropriate training, medical licensure, and continuing medical education, before being approved to take the cognitive examination.

The Examination:

The full day computer-based examination consists of five (5) sections, with 15 minutes of break time allotted for the optional tutorial, and 15 minutes of break time allotted for the entire examination (15 minutes total). Once any section of the exam has been ended or timed out, you are not permitted to return to that section. Each Exam Section will consist of 50 Multiple Choice Questions (60 minutes), followed by an optional break should you choose to take it. Examinees may take all, part or none of the scheduled optional breaks. The break time listed is the minimum of allocated for the entire test day. If the examinee completes a testing block early, the remaining testing time for that block is converted into break time and added to their available break time balance. As the tutorial/practice exam may be reviewed before exam day, some examinees skip the tutorial on exam-day. The allotted time for the optional tutorial on exam day is 15-minutes, and unused tutorial time also gets added to the break time pool for that examinee.

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ABAM Examination Information:

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Exam Dates
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How to prepare for the Examination
Exam Preparation Slide Show
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ABAM is not a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). ABAM's goal is to gain recognition of Addiction Medicine as a medical specialty, and the creation of a certification process through collaboration with the ABMS and its member Boards.