Professionalism goes beyond maintaining an active, unrestricted license to practice medicine. It also means prioritizing patient needs, staying current in your field, and holding to the highest ethical standards.
IHHC (QI) Project: Close the Loop: 48-Hour Documentation Challenge
This month our IHHC Project Spotlight was submitted by Tracy Page, MD, MA.Read more here!
Part II Examination Results
Last month, the Part II Examination was administered to 529 candidates, with 429 successfully passing the exam. Congratulations to all the newly board certified ABPMR diplomates!LIST OF NAMES
Faces of Physiatry: Dr. Berdale Colorado
This month, our Faces of Physiatry highlights Berdale Colorado, DO, MPH who was honored with the Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award. This prestigious recognition celebrates program directors who have encouraged innovation and advancement in their residency programs while serving as outstanding role models for residents.Read more here!
Part II Examination Security
Dr. Carolyn Kinney, Executive Director of ABPMR, provides important information about the security measures for the 2025 Part II Examination.Watch here
Faces of Physiatry: Dr. Daniel M. Clinchot
Amidst a backdrop of dedicated service and commitment, the ABPMR is proud to announce that Board Director Dr. Daniel M. Clinchot has been awarded the 2024 Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in recognition of his outstanding achievements as an educator.Read more here!
Read the 2025 spring edition of the ABPMR newsletter
Your source for relevant and timely information about your PM&R certification.Read it here!
Board Director News
ABPMR Announces Results of 2025-26 Board of Directors Election: New Member, Board Chair and Vice Chair NamedRead more here!
Decade Achievement Award
To honor dedicated volunteers, the ABPMR established the Decade Achievement Award. The inaugural recipients were recognized at the fall Item Writing Workshop in Tampa, FL, in November 2024.Read more here!
Volunteer Spotlight
This month's Volunteer Spotlight highlights Dr. Yanira Vazquez-Perez, who is practicing Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Puerto Rico!Read more!
Continuing Certification Update: Introducing New Quality Improvement Opportunities!
In 2023, ABPMR committed to easing the burden of fulfilling CC requirements by enhancing the Quality Improvement (QI - soon to be referred to as Improving Health and Health Care or IHHC) component with additional opportunities available to receive QI credit in recognition of diplomates’ ongoing quality improvement efforts.Read more here!
Meet our ABMS Visiting Scholar: Allison Wallingford, MD
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has selected Allison Wallingford, MD as the first-ever representative of the ABPMR in its 2024–2025 Visiting Scholars Program™.Read more here!
For Residents
Your Roadmap to Certification
Welcome to the start of your journey to PM&R certification.
Board certification demonstrates your knowledge, skills, and competence to your employer, your peers, and your patients. Once you reach the end of residency, your certification journey begins. The ABPMR is here to give you a roadmap to certification and beyond.
For Our Diplomates
Making Continuing Certification Matter
The ABPMR Continuing Certification (CC) Program helps you keep your knowledge current, your practice improving, and your clinical skills sharp throughout your career — but it’s not really about you. It’s about your patients. When applied to your practice effectively, CC helps you continue raising the bar of excellence in patient care.
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Professionalism
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Lifelong Learning
Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits are the backbone of the CC Program. By completing about 40 CME credits a year, including 8 Self-Assessment CME credits, you’re ensuring your clinical knowledge is always current.
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Assessment
Longitudinal assessment is designed to assess knowledge while helping physicians learn and improve over time. Questions may be answered at your own pace and are customizable across five domains.
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Improving Health and Health Care
Improving Health and Health Care (IHHC) projects offer a chance to demonstrate how you’re continually improving for your patients — and to give you the tools to measure and quantify that improvement. (Tip: This requirement may be more straightforward than you think.)
Certification Matters
Is your doctor certified?
When you need to put your health into a professional’s hands, you want to be confident in your physician’s evaluation, advice, and treatment plan. One of the best ways to be assured you’re getting good care is to choose a doctor who is board certified.