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Table 1A: Approved Specialty Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 by ABMS Member Board

Table 1B: Approved Subspecialty Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 by ABMS Member Board

Footnotes to Table 1A and 1B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Table 2: ABMS Member Board Requirements for Initial Certification in a Specialty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Table 3: ABMS Member Board Requirements for Continuing Certification (MOC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Table 4: Specialty Certificates Issued by ABMS Member Boards 2008-2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Table 5: Subspecialty Certificates Issued by ABMS Member Boards 2008-2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Table 6: ABMS Board Certified Physicians by Member Board and State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2017-2018 ABMS BOARD CERTIFICATION REPORT

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Contents

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Table 1A: Approved Specialty Certificates by ABMS Member Board

A specialty certificate is first awarded by an ABMS Member Board to candidates who meet the requirements for certification in a specified field of medical practice. This table lists the specialty certificates currently approved for issue by the boards. Footnotes can be found on pages 5 and 6. Visit abms.org for the most current list of certificates offered by the ABMS Member Boards and descriptions of each specialty.

Time-limited Certificates * Incorporation Approved As American Board of Year Member Board Specialty Certificate First Issued (1) First Issued Duration Years

Allergy and Immunology (6) 1971 1971 Allergy and Immunology 1972 1989 10Anesthesiology 1938 1941 Anesthesiology 1938 2000 10Colon and Rectal Surgery (6) 1935 1949 Colon and Rectal Surgery 1940 1990 10Dermatology (2, 5) 1932 1933 Dermatology 1932 1991 10Emergency Medicine 1976 1979 Emergency Medicine 1980 1980 10Family Medicine (9) 1969 1969 Family Medicine (7) 1970 1970 Continuing Internal Medicine (9) 1936 1936 Internal Medicine 1937 1990 ContinuingMedical Genetics and Genomics (4, 6,9) 1980 1991 Clinical Biochemical Genetics 1982 1993 Continuing Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics (4,7) 1982 1993 Continuing Clinical Genetics and Genomics, MD (4,7) 1982 1993 Continuing Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics (7) 1993 1993 Continuing Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (3) 2019 2019 ContinuingNeurological Surgery 1940 1940 Neurological Surgery 1940 1999 10Nuclear Medicine 1971 1971 Nuclear Medicine 1972 1992 10Obstetrics and Gynecology (2) 1930 1933 Obstetrics and Gynecology 1930 1986 6Ophthalmology (2) 1917 1933 Ophthalmology 1916 1992 10Orthopaedic Surgery 1934 1935 Orthopaedic Surgery 1935 1986 10Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2, 5) 1924 1933 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (7) 1925 2002 10Pathology (9) 1936 1936 Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical (7) 1936 2006 Continuing Pathology-Anatomic (7) 1936 2006 Continuing Pathology-Clinical (7) 1936 2006 ContinuingPediatrics (9) 1933 1935 Pediatrics 1934 1988 ContinuingPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1947 1947 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1947 1993 10 Plastic Surgery 1937 1941 Plastic Surgery 1939 1995 10Preventive Medicine (6) 1948 1949 Aerospace Medicine 1953 1998 10 Occupational Medicine 1955 1998 10 Public Health and General Preventive Medicine (6, 7) 1983 1998 10 Psychiatry and Neurology (9) 1934 1935 Psychiatry 1935 1994 Continuing Neurology 1935 1994 Continuing Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology 1968 1994 Continuing Radiology (6, 9) 1934 1935 Diagnostic Medical Physics (7) 2002 2002 Continuing Diagnostic Radiology (7) 1934 2002 Continuing Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology 2017 2017 Continuing Nuclear Medical Physics (7) 2002 2002 Continuing Radiation Oncology (7) 1987 1995 Continuing Therapeutic Medical Physics (7) 2002 2002 ContinuingSurgery 1937 1937 General Surgery 1937 1976 10 Vascular Surgery (8) 1982 1982 10Thoracic Surgery 1948 1971 Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery (7) 1948 1976 10Urology 1935 1935 Urology 1935 1985 10

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Table 1B: Approved Subspecialty Certificates by ABMS Member Board

A subspecialty certificate is awarded by one or more ABMS Member Boards in a component of a specialty. It can be granted only to specialists who have been certified by one or more board(s) in an area of specialty certification. This table lists the subspecialty certificates currently approved for issue by the boards. Footnotes can be found on pages 5 and 6. Visit abms.org for the most current list of certificates offered by the ABMS Member Boards.

Time-limited Certificates * American Board of Subspecialty Certificate Year Approved by ABMS First Issued (1) First Issued Duration Years

Allergy and Immunology (6, 7) No Subspecialties Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine 1985 1986 2000 10 Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 10 Neurocritical Care 2018 †† †† 10 Pain Medicine (7) 1991 1993 1993 10 Pediatric Anesthesiology 2011 2013 2013 10 Sleep Medicine 2011 2011 2011 10Colon and Rectal Surgery (6) No Subspecialties Dermatology (2, 6) Dermatopathology 1973 1974 2006 10 Pediatric Dermatology 2000 2004 2004 10Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine 2013 2014 2014 10 Emergency Medical Services 2010 2013 2013 10 Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 10 Internal Medicine-Critical Care Medicine 2011 2012 2012 10 Medical Toxicology 1992 1995 1995 10 Neurocritical Care 2018 †† †† 10 Pain Medicine 2014 2015 2015 10 Pediatric Emergency Medicine 1991 1993 1993 10 Sports Medicine 1992 1993 1993 10 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 2000 2000 2000 10Family Medicine (9) Adolescent Medicine 2000 2001 2001 10 Geriatric Medicine 1985 1988 1988 10 Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 10 Pain Medicine 2014 2015 2015 10 Sleep Medicine 2006 2007 2007 10 Sports Medicine 1989 1993 1993 10

Internal Medicine (5, 6, 9) Adolescent Medicine 1992 1994 1994 Continuing Adult Congenital Heart Disease 2012 2015 2015 Continuing Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology 2008 2010 2010 Continuing Cardiovascular Disease † 1941 1991 Continuing Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (7) 1989 1992 1992 Continuing Critical Care Medicine 1985 1987 1987 Continuing Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (7) 1971 1972 1991 Continuing Gastroenterology † 1941 1991 Continuing Geriatric Medicine 1985 1988 1988 Continuing Hematology 1971 1972 1990 Continuing Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 Continuing Infectious Disease 1971 1972 1990 Continuing Interventional Cardiology 1996 1999 1999 Continuing Medical Oncology 1972 1973 1991 Continuing Nephrology 1971 1972 1990 Continuing Pulmonary Disease † 1941 1990 Continuing Rheumatology 1971 1972 1990 Continuing Sleep Medicine 2005 2007 2007 Continuing Sports Medicine 1992 1993 1993 Continuing Transplant Hepatology 2003 2006 2006 Continuing

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Table 1B: Approved Subspecialty Certificates by ABMS Member Board (continued) Footnotes can be found on pages 5 and 6.


Medical Genetics Medical Biochemical Genetics 2007 2009 2009 Continuing and Genomics (4, 6, 9) Molecular Genetic Pathology 1999 2001 2006 ContinuingNeurological Surgery Neurocritical Care 2018 †† †† 10Nuclear Medicine No Subspecialties Obstetrics and Gynecology (2) Critical Care Medicine 1985 1991 1991 6 Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery 2011 2013 2013 6 Gynecologic Oncology 1972 1974 1987 6 Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 10 Maternal and Fetal Medicine 1973 1974 1987 6 Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility (7) 1973 1974 1987 6Ophthalmology (2) No Subspecialties Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 2003 2007 2007 10 Surgery of the Hand 1986 1989 1989 10

Otolaryngology - Neurotology (7) 1992 2004 2004 10Head and Neck Surgery (2, 5) Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology 1992 †† †† 10 Plastic Surgery within the Head and Neck 2000 †† †† 10 Sleep Medicine 2005 2008 2008 10Pathology (6, 9) Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine (7) 1972 1973 2006 Continuing Clinical Informatics 2011 2013 2014 Continuing Cytopathology 1988 1989 2006 Continuing Dermatopathology 1973 1974 2006 Continuing Hematopathology (7) † 1955 2006 Continuing Neuropathology † 1948 2006 Continuing Pathology-Chemical (7) † 1951 2006 Continuing Pathology-Forensic (7) † 1959 2006 Continuing Pathology-Medical Microbiology (7) † 1950 2006 Continuing Pathology-Molecular Genetic (7) 1999 2001 2006 Continuing Pathology-Pediatric (7) 1989 1990 2006 ContinuingPediatrics (6, 7, 9) Adolescent Medicine 1991 1994 1994 Continuing Child Abuse Pediatrics 2006 2009 2009 Continuing Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 1999 2002 2002 Continuing Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 Continuing Medical Toxicology 1992 1994 1994 Continuing Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 1974 1975 1989 Continuing Pediatric Cardiology † 1961 1988 Continuing Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 1985 1987 1987 Continuing Pediatric Emergency Medicine 1991 1992 1992 Continuing Pediatric Endocrinology 1976 1978 1989 Continuing Pediatric Gastroenterology 1988 1990 1990 Continuing Pediatric Hematology-Oncology 1973 1974 1990 Continuing Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2016 †† †† Continuing Pediatric Infectious Diseases 1991 1994 1994 Continuing Pediatric Nephrology 1973 1974 1988 Continuing

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Table 1B: Approved Subspecialty Certificates by ABMS Member Board (continued)

Footnotes can be found on pages 5 and 6.


Pediatrics (6, 7, 9) (continued) Pediatric Pulmonology 1984 1986 1986 Continuing Pediatric Rheumatology 1990 1992 1992 Continuing Pediatric Transplant Hepatology 2004 2006 2006 Continuing Sleep Medicine 2005 2007 2007 Continuing Sports Medicine 1990 1993 1993 ContinuingPhysical Medicine Brain Injury Medicine 2011 2014 2014 10and Rehabilitation Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 10 Neuromuscular Medicine 2005 2008 2008 10 Pain Medicine (7) 1998 2000 2000 10 Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine 1999 2003 2003 10 Spinal Cord Injury Medicine 1995 1998 1998 10 Sports Medicine 2006 2007 2007 10Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery within the Head and Neck 2000 †† †† 10 Surgery of the Hand 1986 1989 1989 10Preventive Medicine (6) Addiction Medicine 2015 2017 2017 10 Clinical Informatics 2011 2014 2014 10 Medical Toxicology 1992 1995 1995 10 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (7) 1989 1993 2000 10Psychiatry and Neurology (9) Addiction Psychiatry 1991 1993 1993 Continuing Brain Injury Medicine 2011 2014 2014 Continuing Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (7) † 1959 1995 Continuing Clinical Neurophysiology 1990 1992 1992 Continuing Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (7) 2003 2005 2005 Continuing Epilepsy 2010 2013 2013 Continuing Forensic Psychiatry 1992 1994 1994 Continuing Geriatric Psychiatry 1989 1991 1991 Continuing Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 Continuing Neurocritical Care 2018 †† †† Continuing Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 1999 2001 2001 Continuing Neuromuscular Medicine 2005 2008 2008 Continuing Pain Medicine (7) 1998 2000 2000 Continuing Sleep Medicine 2005 2007 2007 Continuing Vascular Neurology 2003 2005 2005 ContinuingRadiology (6, 7, 9) Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 Continuing Neuroradiology 1994 1995 1995 Continuing Nuclear Radiology 1972 1973 1999 Continuing Pain Medicine 2015 2016 2016 Continuing Pediatric Radiology 1993 1994 1994 ContinuingSurgery Complex General Surgical Oncology 2011 2015 2015 10 Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 2008 2008 10 Pediatric Surgery 1973 1974 1974 10 Surgery of the Hand 1986 1989 1989 10 Surgical Critical Care 1985 1986 1986 10Thoracic Surgery (7) Congenital Cardiac Surgery 2007 2009 2009 10Urology Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery 2011 2013 2013 10 Pediatric Urology 2006 2008 2008 10

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Footnotes to Table 1A and 1B

* ABMS board certification includes continuous assessment and learning activities that help physicians evaluate and refine their knowledge, judgment, skills, and service to patients. Since the program requires ongoing professional activity, particular requirements must be completed before a physician receives an updated certificate.

† Certificateissuedpriorto1972whenABMSsubspecialtyrecognitionprocedureswereestablished.

†† Certificatesnotyetissued.

(1) FirstyearcertificateissuedbytheMemberBoard.

(2) FoundingmemberofABMS.

(3) In2018,theAmericanBoardofGeneticsandGenomicsmergedtwoofitscertificates,ClinicalCytogeneticsandGenomics,andClinicalMolecularGeneticsandGenomicsintoLaboratoryGeneticsandGenomics.AfterJuly2017nonewtraineesmaybegintrainingsolelyineitheroftheindividualareas.

(4) AmericanBoardofMedicalGeneticsandGenomicscertificatesestablishedpriortobecominganABMSMemberBoard.

(5) In2018,theABMSBoardofDirectorsapprovedanamechangefortheAmericanBoardofOtolaryngologytotheAmericanBoardofOtolaryngology-HeadandNeckSurgery.

(6) Thefollowingcertificateswereissuedonlyduringyearsindicatedbelow.

American Board of Certificate Name Years Issued

Allergy and Immunology Clinical and Laboratory Immunology 1994-2003Colon and Rectal Surgery Anorectal Surgery 1949-1954

Proctology 1940-1956Dermatology Clinical and Laboratory Dermatological Immunology 1985-2001Internal Medicine Allergy and Immunology 1941-1971

Clinical and Laboratory Immunology 1990-2003Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Biochemical/Molecular Genetics 1990-1993

PhD Medical Genetics 1982-2007Pathology Immunopathology 1983-1999

Radioisotopic Pathology 1974-1983Pediatrics Allergy and Immunology 1944-1971

Clinical and Laboratory Immunology 1986-1990Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 2001-2007

Preventive Medicine General Preventive Medicine 1960-1982Public Health 1949-1982

Radiology Diagnostic and Medical Nuclear Physics 1976-1998Diagnostic Radiology with Special Competence in Nuclear Radiology 1973-1998General Radiology 1934-1989Nuclear Medicine 1955-1966Radiologic Physics 1947-1997Radium Therapy 1934-1960Roentgenology 1934-1961Roentgen Ray and Gamma Ray Physics 1961-1975Therapeutic and Diagnostic Radiological Physics 1973-1997Therapeutic and Medical Nuclear Physics 1976-1992Therapeutic Roentgenology 1935-1954Vascular and Interventional Radiology 1994 -2016X-Ray and Radium Physics 1947-1960

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Footnotes to Table 1A and 1B (continued)

(7) Thefollowingcertificateshadanamechangeandwerepreviouslyissuedduringtheyearsindicatedbelow.

American Board of Current Certificate Name Previous Certificate NameYears Issued Under Previous Name

Allergy and Immunology Clinical and Laboratory Immunology Diagnostic and Laboratory Immunology 1986-1990Anesthesiology Pain Medicine Pain Management 1993-2002Family Medicine Family Medicine Family Practice 1970-2004Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Cardiac Electrophysiology 1989-1991

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Endocrinology and Metabolism 1972-1989Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics Clinical Cytogenetics 1982-2015

Clinical Genetics and Genomics, MD Clinical Genetics, MD 1982-2015Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics Clinical Molecular Genetics 1993-2015

Obstetrics and Gynecology Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility Reproductive Endocrinology 1973-2004Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Neurotology Otology/Neurotology 1992-2002

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology 1925-2017Pathology Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Blood Banking 1973-1988

Hematopathology Pathology-Hematology 2006-2015Hematology 1995-2006

Pathology-Anatomic Anatomic Pathology 1936-2005Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology 1936-2006Pathology-Chemical Chemical Pathology 1951-2006Pathology-Clinical Clinical Pathology 1936-2006Pathology-Forensic Forensic Pathology 1959-2006Pathology-Medical Microbiology Medical Microbiology 1950-2006Pathology Molecular Genetic Molecular Genetic Pathology 2001-2006Pathology-Pediatric Pediatric Pathology 1990-2006

Pediatrics Clinical and Laboratory Immunology Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 1986-1990Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pain Medicine Pain Management 2000-2002Preventive Medicine Public Health and General Preventive Medicine General Preventive Medicine/ Public Health 1960-1982/1949-1982

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Undersea Medicine 1989-1993Psychiatry and Neurology Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Child Psychiatry 1959-1987

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Psychosomatic Medicine 2005-2018Pain Medicine Pain Management 2000-2002

Radiology Diagnostic Medical Physics Diagnostic Radiological Physics 1974-2010 Diagnostic Radiology Diagnostic Roentgenology 1934 -1964Nuclear Medical Physics Medical Nuclear Physics 1949-2010Radiation Oncology Therapeutic Radiology 1934-1986Therapeutic Medical Physics Therapeutic Radiological Physics 1973-2010

Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery Thoracic Surgery 1948-1970 (8) EffectiveJuly1,2006,theAmericanBoardofSurgeryre-designateditscertificateinVascularSurgeryfromthatofsubcertificationtooneofspecialtycertification.Thecertificatesof

surgeonscertifyinginVascularSurgerybythisnewpathwayareidenticaltothosepreviouslyissuedforsuccessfulcertification/recertificationinVascularSurgery.

(9) ForphysicianscertifiedbytheAmericanBoardofFamilyMedicineenteringtheboard’scontinuingcertification(MOC)programin2012orlater,andforphysiciansinitiallycertifiedbytheAmericanBoardofInternalMedicine,theAmericanBoardofMedicalGeneticsandGenomics,theAmericanBoardofPathology,theAmericanBoardofPediatrics,theAmericanBoardofPsychiatryandNeurology,ortheAmericanBoardofRadiology,maintainingcertificationiscontingentupontheirmeetingtherequirementsforthespecificboard’sMOCprogram,andthereforenocertificationenddateisprovided.Tomaintaincertificationfromtheirspecialtyboard,physiciansmustsuccessfullycompletespecialty-specificrequirementsthroughouttheirongoingMOCcycles.

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Table 2: ABMS Member Board Requirements for Initial Certification in a Specialty

Specialty certification is first awarded to candidates who meet the requirements in a specified field of medical practice. This table identifies the requirements by Member Board for initial certification in a specialty. Contact the particular board to confirm all requirements. Footnotes can be found on page 9.

training requirement (1)

(All boards require attestation by program director)

Additional requirements Board eligibility (2) Assessment

Specialty Certificateissuing Board - American Board of

Prerequisite requirement Specialty requirement

All boards require current and unrestricted medical license

Board eligible Period

(plus additional practice requirement)

transition date

traditional (computer/written) Practical/oral

Allergy and ImmunologyAllergy and Immunology 3 years training in Internal

Medicine or Pediatrics 2 yearsMust be certified in Internal Medicine or Pediatrics to sit for examination

5 years * X

Aerospace Medicine Preventive Medicine 1 year general internship 2 years 7 years 1/1/2019 X

AnesthesiologyAnesthesiology 1 year general internship 3 years 7 years 1/1/2019

2 exams: general and certification exam during residency

X

Clinical Biochemical Genetics

Medical Genetics and Genomics

N/A

2 years Patient log, recommendation letters 7 years 1/1/20192 exams: general,

specialty-specific

Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics

Clinical Genetics and Genomics 1 year general internship

Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics N/A

Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon and Rectal Surgery 5 years training in General Surgery 1 year Must be certified in General

Surgery to sit for oral examination 7 years3 12/31/2023 X X

Dermatology Dermatology 1 year general internship 3 years 5 years * X X

Diagnostic Medical Physics

Radiology

N/A 2 years Practice requirements

6 years *

2 exams: general,

specialty-specificX

Diagnostic Radiology1 year general internship 4 years


Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine N/A 3-4 years 5 years 12/31/2019 X X

Family Medicine

Family Medicine N/A 3 yearsCompletion of: 1 QI/PI activity, 1 self-assessment activity, and 1 elective QI/PA activity or self-assessment activity

7 years 1/1/2019 X

General Surgery Surgery N/A 5 years Practice requirements, patient log, hospital privileges 7 years 7/1/2022 X X

Internal Medicine Internal Medicine N/A 3 years 7 years 1/1/2019 X

Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology Radiology 1 year general internship 5 years 6 years *


X

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Table 2: ABMS Member Board Requirements for Initial Certification in a Specialty (continued)

Footnotes can be found on page 9.training requirement (1)








transition date


Laboratory Genetics and GenomicsMedical Genetics and Genomics N/A 2 years Patient log, recommendation letters 7 years 1/1/2019

2 exams: general,

specialty-specific

Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery N/A 7 years Patient log, hospital privileges recommendation letters 3-4 years (4) 12/31/2018 X X

Neurology

Psychiatry and Neurology

1 year general internship

3 years 7 years 1/1/2019 XNeurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology

2 years training in general pediatrics/basic neuroscience/internal

medicine

Nuclear Medical PhysicsRadiology N/A 2 years Practice requirements 6 years *

2 exams: general,

specialty-specificX

Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine 1 year general internship 3 years 7 years * X

Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics and Gynecology N/A 4 years Practice requirements, hospital privileges 7 (+1) years 12/31/2018 X X

Occupational Medicine Preventive Medicine 1 year general internship 2 years 7 years 1/1/2019 X

Ophthalmology Ophthalmology 1 year general internship 3 years 5-7 years 1/1/2019 X X

Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery N/A 5 years Practice requirements, patient log, hospital privileges 5 years (5) * X X

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery N/A 5 years 5 years 1/1/2019 X X

Pathology Anatomic

Pathology N/A

3 yearsPractice requirements

5 years 1/1/2019 XPathology Anatomic/Clinical 4 years

Pathology Clinical 3 years

Pediatrics Pediatrics N/A 3 years 7 years * X

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1 year general internship 3 years 7 years 12/31/2019 X X

Plastic Surgery

Plastic Surgery 3-5 years training in general surgery

3 years (Independent)

or 6 years (Integrated)

Practice requirements, hospital privileges 7 (+1) years 1/1/2019 X X

Psychiatry Psychiatry and Neurology 1 year general internship 3 years 7 years 1/1/2019 X

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Table 2: ABMS Member Board Requirements for Initial Certification in a Specialty (continued)

Footnotes below.training requirement (1)








transition date


Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Preventive Medicine 1 year general internship 2 years 7 years 1/1/2019 X

Radiation Oncology

Radiology

1 year general internship 4 years

6 years *

X

XTherapeutic Medical PhysicsN/A 2 years Practice requirements

2 exams: general,

specialty-specific

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Thoracic Surgery 5 years training in General Surgery (6)

2-3 years or 6 years (Integrated

Training with no

prerequisite)

Practice requirements, patient log, hospital privileges, recommendation letter

7 years * X X

Urology

Urology 1 year of core surgical training 4 years

Patient log, case log review, peer review, professional responsibility action review, and surgical complication narrative reviews

6 years * X X

Vascular Surgery Surgery N/A 5 years Practice requirements, patient log, hospital privileges 7 years 7/1/2022 X X

(1)PrerequisiteRequirementisdefinedasgraduatemedicaleducationthatprecedestrainingintheresidencyprogramforaspecialty.SpecialtyRequirementisdefinedasthetimespentintheresidencyprogramforthespecialty.AlltrainingmustbeaccreditedbytheAccreditationCouncilforGraduateMedicalEducation(ACGME),theaccreditingbodyforpost-MDorpost-DOmedicaltrainingprogramsintheUnitedStates.

(2)TheABMSBoardEligibilitypolicy,effectiveJanuary1,2012,limitstheperiodoftimethatmayelapsebetweenaspecialist’scompletionoftrainingandachievementofinitialcertificationinaspecialty.TheMemberBoardsestablishedtransitiondatesforphysiciancandidateswhohadcompletedtraining,butnotyetachievedinitialcertificationinaspecialtyasoftheABMSBoardEligibilityPolicy’seffectivedate.Thisperiodcanbethreetosevenyearsfollowingthesuccessfulcompletionofaccreditedtraining,plustime(ifany)inpracticeasrequiredbytheboardforadmissibilitytothecertifyingexamination.MemberBoardsmarkedwithanasterisk(*)eitherhadboardeligibilitypoliciesinplacepriortotheeffectivedateoftheABMSPolicyortheirtransitiondateshavepassed.TheirboardeligibleperiodsalignedwiththeprinciplesoftheABMSPolicy.

(3)ColonandRectalSurgeryrequirescandidatestopassthetraditionalexaminationgivenbytheAmericanBoardofSurgery.Candidateshave7yearstocompleteboththetraditionalandoralexaminationsafterapplicationapproval.

(4)NeurologicalSurgerycandidateswhocompleteresidencytrainingonorafterJune30,2011butbeforeJune

30,2017mustsubmitacompletedapplicationnolaterthanfouryearsfollowingthecompletionofresidencytraining.CandidateswhocompletetrainingonorafterJune30,2017mustsubmitacompletedapplicationnolaterthanthreeyearsfollowingthecompletionofresidencytraining.Candidateshavethreeattemptstopasseitherthewrittenqualifyingexamortheoralcertificationexam.

(5)OrthopaedicSurgerycandidateshavefiveyearstoachievecertificationafterpassingthetraditionalexamination. (6)ThoracicSurgerywillacceptaVascularSurgeryresidencyinlieuofaGeneralSurgeryresidencyaslongasthe

VascularSurgerytrainingleadstoprimarycertificationbytheAmericanBoardofSurgery.

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Table 3: ABMS Member Board Requirements for Continuing Certification (MOC)

This table identifies the requirements by Member Board for maintaining certification in a specialty. The process includes assessment and learning activities that help specialists evaluate and enhance their clinical judgment, procedural skills, and service to patients. Evidence of ongoing professional activity, outlined briefly below, is required. The Member Boards consider specialists’ performance on all requirements to determine whether they are continuing to meet the standards for certification. Requirements may differ for a subspecialty certificate. Contact the particular board for the most current information. Footnotes can be found on page 12.

American Board of

Licensure (Part i-Professionalism)

Continuing education (Part ii-Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment) (1)

Assessment (Part iii-Assessment of Knowledge, Judgment and Skills)

Quality improvement (Part iV-improvement in Medical Practice)

All boards require current and unrestricted license*

Continuing Medical Education (CME) ** Requirement (Type and frequency varies among the boards)

traditional offered

(computer/written)

Longitudinal Assessment (2) other (3) Type and frequency varies from annual activity

to specific time intervals

ABMS Portfolio Program

Participation (4)

Allergy and immunology (ABAi) CME credits, recent advances articles, patient safety, communication module Re-entry only Semi-annually Journal article based

Practice assessment/quality improvement activity, attestation with audit, professional practice activities, registry participation

No

Anesthesiology (ABA)CME credits, patient safety, MOC Assessment Recognition Program in collaboration with ACCME's accredited CME System

Re-entry only Quarterly Practice assessment/quality improvement activity, attestation with audit Yes

Colon and rectal Surgery (ABCrS) Professional references CME credits, self-assessment 10 years Quarterly

Participation in a local, regional or national outcomes registry or quality assessment program, attestation with audit, professional practice activities

No

dermatology (ABd) CME credits, self-assessment 10 years QuarterlyPractice assessment/quality improvement activity, attestation with audit, registry participation

Yes

emergency Medicine (ABeM) CME credits, literature review, online self-assessment 10 years Quality improvement activity, attestation

with audit, registry participation Yes

family Medicine (ABfM) CME credits, knowledge self-assessment activities 10 years Improvement in Medical Practice module,

ABFM Prime registry, attestation with audit Yes

internal Medicine (ABiM)Recognized self-evaluation of medical knowledge activities, MOC Assessment Recognition Program in collaboration with ACCME’s accredited CME system

10 years

Knowledge check-in with access to outside resources (Up-to-Date)

Optional; incentive for participation in approved activities, registry participation Yes

Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG) Professional references CME credits, recent advances articles, online self-assessment,

literature review 10 years Semi-annually Journal article basedImprovement in Medical Practice module, professional practice activities, registry participation

Yes

neurological Surgery (ABnS)

Hospital privileges, chief of staff questionnaire which includes questions on hospital standards for patient safety

CME credits AnnuallyChief of Staff questionnaire to confirm regular morbidity and mortality conference attendance

No

nuclear Medicine (ABnM) CME credits, self-assessment 10 years QuarterlyPerformance assessments during the cycle, with yearly engagement requirements, attestation with audit

No

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Table 3: ABMS Member Board Requirements for Continuing Certification (MOC) (continued)

Footnotes can be found on page 12.

American Board of







traditional offered

(computer/written)




Participation (4)

obstetrics and Gynecology (ABoG) Hospital privileges Literature Review, online self-assessment 6 years 3 times a year Journal article based

Participation in an Improvement in Medical Practice activity, attestation with audit, professional practice activities, registration participation

Yes

ophthalmology (ABo) CME credits, self-assessment 10 years Quarterly Journal article based Practice improvement activities, including registry-based option Yes

orthopaedic Surgery (ABoS)Professional peer review, hospital admitting and surgical privileges

CME credits, self-assessment 10 years To be determined

Oral examination option

Case list review, professional peer review, registry participation Yes

otolaryngology - Head and neck Surgery (ABoHnS) CME credits, self-assessment 10 years Quarterly Registry participation Yes

Pathology (ABPath) Peer review CME credits, self-assessment 10 years Quarterly

Evidence of 1) laboratory accreditation, 2) laboratory quality assurance, and 3) practice assessment/quality improvement activity, peer review, attestation with audit, professional practice activities

Yes

Pediatrics (ABP) MOC Assessment Recognition Program in collaboration with ACCME’s accredited CME system 5 years Quarterly

Improvement in Medical Practice attestation with audit, professional practice activities

Yes

Physical Medicine and rehabilitation (ABPMr) CME credits, self-assessment 10 years Quarterly Practice assessment/quality improvement,

registry participation Yes

Plastic Surgery (ABPS)Hospital privileges, review of advertising material, peer review

CME credits, patient safety 10 years AnnuallyPractice assessment module, registry participation, quality improvement projects, and publications to quality improvement

Yes

Preventive Medicine (ABPM) CME credits, self-assessment 10 years Practice assessment/quality improvement activity Yes

Psychiatry and neurology (ABPn) CME credits, self-assessment, patient safety 10 years 3 years Journal article basedPractice assessment/quality improvement activity, attestation with audit, registry participation

Yes

radiology (ABr) CME credits, self-assessment 10 years Annually

Practice Quality Improvement (PQI) project or participatory activity, attestation with audit, professional practice activities, registry participation

Yes

Surgery (ABS) Hospital privileges CME credits, self-assessment 10 years

Knowledge assessment customized to practice

Participation in a hospital or individual quality improvement program, attestation with audit, registry participation

Yes

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(*)Currentandunrestrictedmedicallicensemustbemaintainedinthejurisdiction(s)whereaspecialistchoosestopractice.Otherrequirementslistedbyboard.

(**)ContinuingMedicalEducation,orCME,consistsofeducationalactivitiestoassessdevelop,andincreasespecialists’knowledge,judgment,skills,andprofessionalperformance.CMEactivitiesarecertifiedandcreditisawardedfromoneormoreofthefollowingcreditsystems:AMAPRACategory1;AAFPPrescribedCredit,ACOGCognates:AOACategory1A.

(1)Requirementscouldincludepractice-relevantCMEsuchasliteraturereviews,conferenceparticipation,onlineassessment,and/orparticularboard-orsociety-developedself-assessmentmodules.

(2)ManyABMSMemberBoardsareexploring,piloting,orhavelaunchedprogramsinvolvinglongitudinalassessmenttosupportprofessionaldevelopment.Thelongitudinalapproachinvolvesadministeringshorterassessmentsofspecificcontentrepeatedlyoveraperiodoftime.Inthisway,conceptsandinformationarereinforcedandaccumulatedgradually.GapsinknowledgecanbeaddressedbyreviewingeducationalmaterialsorcontinuingmedicaleducationactivitiessuchasthoseavailablethroughtheABMSContinuingCertificationDirectory,improvingpracticeperformanceprojectssuchasthoseavailablethroughtheABMSPortfolioProgramorotherprofessionaldevelopmentactivities.

(3)Journalarticlebasedassessmentinvolvesreviewofacollectionofarticleswithwhichphysiciansshouldbefamiliaranddemonstratemasteryoftheinformationbyrespondingtoquestionsrelatedtothearticles.

(4)TheABMSPortfolioProgramoffersanoptionfororganizationstosupportphysicianinvolvementinquality,performance,andprocessimprovement(QI/PI)initiativesattheirinstitutionandawardphysiciansImprovementinMedicalPracticecreditforMOC.

Table 3: ABMS Member Board Requirements for Continuing Certification (MOC) (continued)

American Board of







traditional offered

(computer/written)




Participation (4)

thoracic Surgery (ABtS) Hospital privileges CME credits, online self-assessment 10 yearsPractice assessment/quality improvement activity, peer evaluations, attestation with audit, registry participation

Yes

urology (ABu) Peer review, professional references CME credits, online practice assessment

Knowledge assessment customized to practice with feedback regarding concept area performance with CME assigned for areas of substandard performance

Practice Assessment Protocol (PAP), case log review, attestation with audit, peer review, professional responsibility action review, and surgical complication narrative reviews, registry participation

Yes

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Table 4: Specialty Certificates Issued by ABMS Member Boards 2008-2017

Examination of this table will show the comparative degree of activity in specialty certification and the change with time among specialties. The counts also can include certificates which are no longer issued or have been inactive during this time period. “A” indicates the year the certificate was approved by ABMS. See Table 1A for certificate issue date information.

American Board of 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 10-Year Total

Allergy and immunology 151 145 157 143 160 133 147 147 134 148 1,465

Anesthesiology 1,491 1,461 1,753 1,534 1,511 1,643 1,587 1,570 1,654 1,620 15,824

Colon and rectal Surgery 67 79 71 64 97 97 97 80 99 86 837 dermatology 377 385 379 376 433 434 449 432 434 493 4,192 emergency Medicine 1,353 1,397 1,378 1,603 1,599 1,678 1,572 1,682 1,778 1,868 15,908 family Medicine 2,759 3,081 2,853 2,875 3,150 3,370 3,638 3,504 3,593 3,553 32,376 internal Medicine 6,915 6,820 7,019 6,735 6,968 7,380 7,439 7,775 7,857 8,154 73,062

Medical Genetics and Genomics 0 166 0 194 0 217 0 228 0 228 1,033 Clinical Biochemical Genetics 0 15 0 19 0 20 0 18 0 16 88 Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics 0 37 0 32 0 47 0 36 0 38 190 Clinical Genetics and Genomics 0 73 0 79 0 90 0 85 0 79 406 Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics 0 41 0 64 0 60 0 89 0 95 349 Laboratory Genetics and Genomics — — — — — — — — A 0 0

neurological Surgery 135 113 134 125 149 166 156 151 149 145 1,423

nuclear Medicine 72 59 80 57 81 73 73 63 42 49 649

obstetrics and Gynecology 1,062 1,100 1,083 1,109 1,159 1,007 1,443 1,261 1,277 1,296 11,797

ophthalmology 421 428 441 448 462 499 488 451 442 501 4,581

orthopaedic Surgery 584 621 602 586 644 593 713 707 700 689 6,439

otolaryngology - Head and neck Surgery 255 260 286 287 274 287 272 309 289 292 2,811

Pathology 632 690 641 625 677 653 671 660 606 632 6,487 Pathology - Anatomic 118 138 121 115 106 103 111 107 86 85 1,090 Pathology - Clinical 50 36 36 49 40 34 65 48 36 50 444 Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical 464 516 484 461 531 516 495 505 484 497 4,953

Pediatrics 2,862 2,820 2,745 2,988 3,612 3,013 3,342 3,180 2,891 3,498 30,951

Physical Medicine and rehabilitation 377 370 420 334 351 377 386 348 376 451 3,790

Plastic Surgery 189 209 164 176 182 220 158 203 195 213 1,909

Preventive Medicine 190 184 164 179 183 212 210 198 198 204 1,922 Aerospace Medicine 17 16 24 23 17 29 25 19 21 30 221 Occupational Medicine 80 66 59 74 73 86 90 77 84 88 777 Public Health and General Preventive Medicine 93 102 81 82 93 97 95 102 93 86 924

Psychiatry and neurology 2,274 2,079 2,097 2,888 2,641 2,298 2,658 2,282 2,242 2,253 23,712 Neurology 961 657 672 681 627 603 654 689 644 688 6,876 Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology 121 111 118 102 99 104 116 103 133 118 1,125 Psychiatry 1,192 1,311 1,307 2,105 1,915 1,591 1,888 1,490 1,465 1,447 15,711

radiology 1,426 1,489 1,458 1,576 1,587 1,610 562 1,395 1,655 4,411 17,169 Diagnostic Medical Physics 14 28 22 41 29 45 54 30 41 52 356 Diagnostic Radiology 1,103 1,119 1,115 1,113 1,169 1,174 119 993 1,217 1,148 10,270 Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology 1 — — — — A 0 0 0 0 2,852 2,852 Nuclear Medical Physics 5 7 1 11 2 8 8 7 5 10 64 Radiation Oncology 123 166 139 148 155 170 164 154 196 194 1,609 Therapeutic Medical Physics 181 169 181 263 232 213 217 211 196 155 2,018

Surgery 1,240 824 1,054 987 1,126 1,237 1,284 1,182 1,492 1,207 11,633 Surgery 1,133 738 927 879 991 1,131 1,149 1,046 1,341 1,068 10,403 Vascular Surgery 107 86 127 108 135 106 135 136 151 139 1,230

thoracic Surgery 126 118 99 93 96 88 92 86 101 109 1,008 Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery 126 118 99 93 96 88 92 86 101 109 1,008

urology 249 233 234 237 239 262 244 240 291 277 2,506

TOTALS 25,207 25,131 25,312 26,219 27,381 27,547 27,681 28,134 28,495 32,377 273,484

(1) Due to the transition from the Diagnostic Radiology Oral Exam to the Certifying Exam, only those who took and passed the oral exam were certified in 2014. The first Diagnostic Radiology Certifying Exam was administered in October 2015.

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Table 5: Subspecialty Certificates Issued by ABMS Member Boards 2008-2017

Examination of this table will show the comparative degree of activity in subspecialty certification and the change with time among subspecialties. The counts can also include certificates which are no longer issued or have been inactive during this time period. “A” indicates the year the certificate was approved by ABMS, but not yet issued. See Table 1B for certificate issue date information. Footnotes can be found on page 16.


Anesthesiology 313 278 324 233 372 1,787 1,182 872 797 686 6,844 Critical Care Medicine (*) 67 62 62 61 92 122 127 104 183 163 1,043 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 20 0 39 0 52 0 6 0 8 0 125 Pain Medicine (*) 226 216 223 168 228 241 252 247 280 274 2,355 Pediatric Anesthesiology — — — A 0 1,417 797 519 326 245 3,304 Sleep Medicine (*) 0 0 0 4 0 7 0 2 0 4 17 Dermatology 58 28 74 34 79 39 86 35 66 0 499 Dermatopathology (*) 27 28 41 34 42 39 34 35 25 0 305 Pediatric Dermatology 31 0 33 0 37 0 52 0 41 0 194 Emergency Medicine 68 50 116 55 140 313 126 314 176 287 1,645 Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine — — — — — A 12 9 17 11 49 Emergency Medical Services — — A 0 0 236 0 227 0 195 658 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 12 0 23 0 58 0 20 0 32 0 145 Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine — — — A 25 19 25 28 40 34 171 Medical Toxicology (*) 32 0 40 0 40 0 51 0 55 0 218

Pain Medicine (*) (1) — 1 2 — 1 2 A 1 0 1 8 Pediatric Emergency Medicine (*) 0 19 0 26 0 35 0 30 0 27 137 Sports Medicine (*) 12 9 13 14 11 16 14 16 26 17 148 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (*) 12 21 38 15 5 5 4 3 6 2 111 Family Medicine 556 221 695 277 1,025 258 306 277 351 277 4,243 Adolescent Medicine (*) 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 9 Geriatric Medicine (*) 86 75 90 90 89 98 82 111 85 91 897 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 347 0 488 0 812 0 75 1 104 0 1,827 Pain Medicine (*) (1) 2 1 5 3 1 — 2 1 0 1 16 Sleep Medicine (*) 0 43 0 54 0 25 0 21 0 31 174 Sports Medicine (*) 119 102 110 130 123 135 143 143 161 154 1,320 Internal Medicine 5,710 6,325 6,520 6,161 7,650 5,549 5,690 5,913 6,328 6,046 61,892 Adolescent Medicine (*) 3 0 3 0 4 0 3 0 8 0 21 Adult Congenital Heart Disease — — — — A 0 0 195 0 113 308 Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology A 0 239 0 249 0 334 0 187 0 1,009 Cardiovascular Disease 762 910 805 845 889 857 799 929 896 934 8,626 Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology 130 122 130 131 160 150 109 122 145 126 1,325 Critical Care Medicine (*) 516 459 548 509 576 553 564 525 740 681 5,671 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 270 266 273 283 256 284 299 307 289 302 2,829 Gastroenterology 438 439 426 459 464 488 477 509 517 533 4,750 Geriatric Medicine (*) 221 185 200 169 165 178 163 144 143 196 1,764 Hematology (*) 339 387 379 352 395 418 392 397 496 492 4,047 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 788 0 1,061 0 2,126 0 225 0 249 0 4,449 Infectious Disease 317 366 360 363 343 330 341 367 373 340 3,500 Interventional Cardiology 288 279 286 278 289 303 288 282 308 304 2,905 Medical Oncology 512 528 540 525 507 560 538 582 609 611 5,512 Nephrology 398 449 445 365 434 421 381 487 438 377 4,195 Pulmonary Disease 407 486 499 492 517 481 484 641 597 628 5,232 Rheumatology 186 208 210 203 188 197 202 210 230 204 2,038 Sleep Medicine (*) 0 1,230 0 1,175 0 320 0 204 0 187 3,116 Sports Medicine (*) 9 11 9 12 20 9 17 12 15 18 132 Transplant Hepatology 126 0 107 0 68 0 74 0 88 0 463 Medical Genetics and Genomics 0 14 0 16 0 17 0 16 0 14 77 Medical Biochemical Genetics 0 14 0 16 0 17 0 16 0 14 77

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Table 5: Subspecialty Certificates Issued by ABMS Member Boards 2008-2017 (continued)

Footnotes can be found on page 16.


Obstetrics and Gynecology 143 141 134 165 198 785 434 346 211 258 2,815 Critical Care Medicine (*) 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 10 Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (*) --- --- --- A 0 580 233 124 29 35 1,001 Gynecologic Oncology 38 29 31 39 54 30 55 59 54 56 445 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 9 0 12 0 47 0 0 0 4 0 72 Maternal-Fetal Medicine 53 64 58 77 67 124 97 100 83 119 842 Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility 42 48 32 48 30 50 48 61 38 48 445 Orthopaedic Surgery 406 343 419 455 202 163 164 166 199 151 2,668 Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 330 281 365 378 127 106 80 87 100 91 1,945 Surgery of the Hand (*) 76 62 54 77 75 57 84 79 99 60 723 Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 87 0 129 22 150 0 58 0 24 0 470 Neurotology 38 0 49 22 41 0 28 0 23 0 201 Sleep Medicine (*) 49 0 80 0 109 0 30 0 1 0 269 Pathology 358 482 397 502 464 503 535 547 578 516 4,882 Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine 35 30 37 39 41 33 39 54 57 49 414 Clinical Informatics (*) --- --- --- A 0 24 25 17 25 16 107 Cytopathology 110 135 135 128 131 134 154 142 144 141 1,354 Dermatopathology (*) 53 50 58 49 47 44 48 36 56 43 484 Hematopathology --- --- --- --- --- --- --- A 142 124 266 Neuropathology 1 33 1 32 25 20 16 30 19 31 208 Pathology - Chemical (2) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 7 Pathology - Forensic (2) 41 28 40 32 44 41 42 43 48 41 400 Pathology - Hematology (*)(2) 118 125 125 118 126 133 143 133 0 0 1,021 Pathology - Medical Microbiology (2) 0 8 1 10 5 9 7 11 7 9 67 Pathology - Molecular Genetic (*)(2) 0 44 0 60 32 45 40 53 57 45 376 Pathology - Pediatric (2) 0 29 0 33 13 20 20 26 21 16 178 Pediatrics 1,031 1,188 1,071 1,057 1,213 1,254 1,209 1,066 1,338 1,204 11,631 Adolescent Medicine (*) 42 0 32 0 35 0 36 0 42 0 187 Child Abuse Pediatrics 0 191 0 73 0 60 0 28 0 23 375 Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 0 78 0 53 0 69 0 55 0 68 323 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 47 0 53 0 110 0 24 0 43 0 277 Medical Toxicology (*) 5 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 13 Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 357 0 357 0 410 0 378 0 478 0 1,980 Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (*) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Pediatric Cardiology 190 0 220 0 247 0 275 0 271 0 1,203 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 215 0 213 0 239 0 257 0 316 0 1,240 Pediatric Emergency Medicine (*) 0 178 0 188 0 244 0 196 0 286 1,092 Pediatric Endocrinology 0 134 0 145 0 174 0 146 0 155 754 Pediatric Gastroenterology 0 139 0 145 0 195 0 180 0 195 854 Pediatric Hematology-Oncology 0 225 0 225 0 279 0 247 0 261 1,237 Pediatric Hospital Medicine --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- A 0 0 Pediatric Infectious Diseases 0 105 0 114 0 126 0 121 0 114 580 Pediatric Nephrology 57 0 50 0 66 0 89 0 64 0 326

Pediatric Pulmonology 76 0 110 0 84 0 112 0 98 0 480 Pediatric Rheumatology 0 33 0 42 0 52 0 43 0 50 220 Pediatric Transplant Hepatology 21 0 19 0 8 0 14 0 11 0 73 Sleep Medicine (*) 0 92 0 58 0 35 0 23 0 39 247 Sports Medicine (*) 21 11 13 14 13 20 23 27 13 13 168 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 180 170 174 244 201 250 433 122 306 148 2,228

Brain Injury Medicine (*) --- --- --- A 0 0 278 0 150 0 428 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 9 0 9 0 22 0 6 0 7 0 53

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Table 5: Subspecialty Certificates Issued by ABMS Member Boards 2008-2017 (continued)

(*) TwoormoreABMSMemberBoardsmayoffersimilarsubspecialtycertificatesusingthesameorsimilartitleandequivalentstandards.SeeCertificatesofferedbyMultipleBoardstableforexaminationadministeringboardinformation.(1) CertificatecountslistedpriortoMemberBoardcertificatesponsorshipweretransferredfromanotherMemberBoard.(2) Beginningin2008,theAmericanBoardofPathologychangedthenamesofthesecertificates.Totalsincludecertificatesissuedundertheformerandnewnames.SeeTable1Bfootnotesforadditionalinformation.(3)In2006,theAmericanBoardofSurgerydesignatedVascularSurgeryasaprimarypathwaycertificate.TotalsforthenumberofsurgeonscertifiedinthisareacanbefoundinTable4.


Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (continued)Neuromuscular Medicine (*) 23 8 0 28 20 0 8 0 1 0 88 Pain Medicine (*) 74 73 59 67 68 78 78 59 70 75 701 Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine 4 10 16 25 11 11 8 18 15 16 134 Spinal Cord Injury Medicine 7 16 23 13 10 12 17 16 21 13 148 Sports Medicine (*) 63 63 67 111 70 149 38 29 42 44 676 Plastic Surgery 13 18 17 20 23 19 29 23 35 17 214 Surgery of the Hand (*) 13 18 17 20 23 19 29 23 35 17 214 Preventive Medicine 18 9 41 97 30 11 444 312 309 396 1,667 Addiction Medicine --- --- --- --- --- --- --- A 0 0 0 Clinical Informatics (*) --- --- --- A 0 0 432 304 303 392 1,431 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7

Medical Toxicology (*) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (*) 18 9 41 97 23 11 9 8 6 4 226 Psychiatry and Neurology 1,306 1,684 504 1,659 1,009 1,742 1,358 1,189 1,539 1,346 13,336 Addiction Psychiatry 73 0 70 0 104 0 143 0 166 0 556 Brain Injury Medicine (*) --- --- --- A 0 0 53 0 47 0 100 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 275 279 280 358 522 536 498 522 426 428 4,124 Clinical Neurophysiology 0 225 0 280 0 239 0 269 0 210 1,223 Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 270 227 --- 89 --- 115 --- 140 --- 139 980 Epilepsy --- --- A 8 0 477 248 0 477 345 1,555 Forensic Psychiatry 0 121 0 137 0 174 0 130 0 132 694 Geriatric Psychiatry 129 0 114 0 131 0 131 0 136 0 641 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 25 0 24 0 55 0 6 0 17 0 127 Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (*) 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 5 0 5 20 Neuromuscular Medicine (*) 192 87 0 203 130 0 78 0 80 0 770 Pain Medicine (*) 17 17 16 17 13 17 8 19 15 9 148 Sleep Medicine (*) 0 462 0 416 0 180 0 104 0 78 1,240 Vascular Neurology 325 264 0 147 54 0 193 0 175 0 1,158 Radiology 275 304 321 363 438 412 408 364 396 271 3,552 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 9 0 11 0 42 0 5 0 2 0 69 Neuroradiology 148 158 167 185 197 189 158 170 149 192 1,713 Nuclear Radiology 3 2 5 7 7 13 11 10 2 5 65 Pain Medicine (*) --- --- --- 1 --- --- --- A 1 0 2 Pediatric Radiology 34 41 40 53 59 60 57 81 65 74 564 Vascular and Interventional Radiology 81 103 98 117 133 150 177 103 177 0 1,139 Surgery (3) 195 133 224 172 250 218 264 311 347 331 2,445 Complex General Surgical Oncology --- --- --- A 0 0 0 56 51 44 151 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (*) 10 0 16 0 36 0 7 0 3 0 72 Pediatric Surgery 64 0 71 26 43 34 50 48 47 45 428 Surgery of the Hand (*) 3 13 7 7 12 14 6 11 11 9 93 Surgical Critical Care 118 120 130 139 159 170 201 196 235 233 1,701 Thoracic Surgery 0 54 39 26 13 25 12 6 19 9 203 Congenital Cardiac Surgery 0 54 39 26 13 25 12 6 19 9 203 Urology 174 46 47 0 24 143 103 94 30 26 687

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (*) --- --- --- A 0 143 70 70 3 11 297 Pediatric Urology 174 46 47 0 24 0 33 24 27 15 390

TOTALS 10,891 11,488 11,246 11,558 13,481 13,488 12,841 11,973 13,049 11,983 121,998

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Table 6: ABMS Board Certified Physicians by Member Board and State

Numbers in this table provide a count of ABMS Member Board certified physicians with an active specialty or subspecialty certifiate by location recorded in the ABMS database as of June 30, 2018. Physicians may hold certification in more than one specialty or subspecialty and may be certified by more than one Member Board. The numbers are distinct counts. A physician is counted once per Member Board and once in the grand total. These numbers include certificate holders who are retired and excludes physicians who are deceased.

American Certificate (Specialty certificates on the left. Board of Subspecialty certificates on the right.)

AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL

State total 1,848 9,789 5,449 14,934 101,308 15,179 13,392 4,136 2,291 46,874 21,881 4,132 6,470 2,995 35,351

Allergy and Immunology

Board total 8 43 41 81 665 133 96 43 13 275 126 24 39 15 262Allergy and Immunology 8 43 41 81 665 133 96 43 13 275 126 24 39 15 262

Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1Anesthesiology Board Total 126 555 332 1,267 6,516 1,144 721 137 118 3,168 1,234 236 373 161 2,047

Anesthesiology 124 552 332 1,262 6,497 1,143 721 137 118 3,159 1,229 236 373 159 2,043Critical Care Medicine 4 22 7 33 277 31 33 7 4 115 44 9 20 1 77

Hospice and Palliative Medicine 0 1 1 2 8 3 2 0 0 9 2 0 2 0 3Pain Medicine 17 41 24 115 478 55 54 11 9 316 155 10 36 23 242

Pediatric Anesthesiology 10 18 25 50 415 80 33 24 11 168 79 13 19 6 159Sleep Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Board Total 6 29 10 42 222 21 40 13 8 142 65 8 15 6 90Colon and Rectal Surgery 6 29 10 42 222 21 40 13 8 142 65 8 15 6 90

Dermatology Board Total 14 161 84 238 2,089 237 233 81 18 886 342 62 91 44 539Dermatology 14 160 84 238 2,089 237 233 81 18 886 342 62 91 44 539

Clin and Lab Dermatological Immunology 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2Dermatological Immunology/Diagnostic and Lab 0 1 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 3

Dermatopathology 1 11 7 38 196 31 22 6 0 76 25 4 6 3 35Pediatric Dermatology 1 2 2 6 53 4 4 2 1 9 3 1 1 0 23

Emergency Medicine

Board Total 130 249 169 729 4,683 916 483 186 83 1,980 917 255 156 179 1,506Emergency Medicine 129 247 169 726 4,676 911 482 186 83 1,978 917 255 155 179 1,503

Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine 0 1 0 1 8 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0Emergency Medical Services 2 9 2 13 47 18 10 2 1 27 14 1 1 7 14

Hospice and Palliative Medicine 1 0 0 5 28 7 4 2 0 7 3 0 0 2 5Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine 0 1 0 6 17 2 1 8 0 9 1 2 1 0 2

Medical Toxicology 0 3 1 22 48 15 7 1 0 12 14 3 2 1 19Pain Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Pediatric Emergency Medicine 0 1 1 5 52 5 4 1 0 27 6 0 0 0 4Sports Medicine 0 1 0 3 27 3 3 2 0 11 0 1 2 2 7

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 0 2 0 3 29 1 2 1 1 8 6 1 0 2 2Family Medicine Board Total 411 1,078 857 1,538 10,148 2,183 542 155 252 4,294 2,213 423 1,364 661 3,624

Family Medicine 411 1,078 857 1,538 10,147 2,183 542 155 252 4,293 2,213 423 1,364 661 3,624Adolescent Medicine 0 0 1 0 10 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 5

Geriatric Medicine 6 16 18 32 208 24 22 4 6 130 53 21 31 6 86Hospice and Palliative Medicine 6 18 19 27 207 41 15 2 6 99 32 12 25 16 42

Pain Medicine 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Sleep Medicine 2 3 1 0 14 2 3 2 0 6 3 0 1 1 6

Sports Medicine 2 25 9 37 239 68 14 5 7 112 47 13 14 20 100Internal Medicine Board Total 285 2,582 1,162 3,852 25,926 3,246 4,451 1,023 604 12,452 5,744 967 1,366 531 10,410

Internal Medicine 259 2,223 960 3,199 22,642 2,706 3,930 921 499 10,302 4,814 871 1,168 450 9,044Adolescent Medicine 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Adult Congenital Heart Disease 0 1 2 3 49 3 4 2 1 18 6 1 3 0 8Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology 1 10 4 9 89 13 18 5 1 46 30 1 13 4 45

Allergy and Immunology 0 0 0 1 6 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0

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Table 6: ABMS Board Certified Physicians by Member Board and State (continued)



Internal Medicine(continued)

Cardiovascular Disease 38 339 177 461 2,667 302 504 98 78 1,781 662 71 199 68 1,199Clinical and Laboratory Immunology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology 4 30 17 40 235 42 34 2 8 159 63 6 33 7 133Critical Care Medicine 19 105 54 196 1,167 215 196 46 27 615 273 39 69 39 483

Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 4Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 55 36 97 778 103 168 37 14 360 147 28 32 8 332

Gastroenterology 11 173 77 261 1,639 200 282 65 33 947 377 55 79 34 679Geriatric Medicine 2 50 42 75 528 75 127 18 9 277 81 56 17 6 222

Hematology 9 87 52 101 879 90 142 45 27 484 181 26 59 19 389Hospice and Palliative Medicine 5 49 34 72 677 61 65 12 12 240 96 36 27 7 138

Infectious Disease 8 87 29 104 873 132 157 65 24 457 261 25 47 8 381Interventional Cardiology 9 109 63 164 590 78 94 15 18 485 190 17 70 21 326

Medical Oncology 19 143 81 196 1,476 184 223 68 30 806 300 41 98 33 588Nephrology 7 152 68 193 1,186 131 167 36 30 597 318 32 68 22 475

Pulmonary Disease 21 180 86 262 1,608 268 283 50 39 848 337 50 92 47 600Rheumatology 5 70 40 76 683 85 113 28 15 288 113 14 46 15 259

Sleep Medicine 6 44 24 73 285 50 61 6 18 237 116 12 22 16 166Sports Medicine 0 6 1 4 35 4 2 0 1 10 1 3 0 0 17

Transplant Hepatology 0 3 2 15 65 14 11 2 0 40 20 1 2 1 40Medical Genetics and Genomics

Board Total 1 29 8 32 343 34 42 26 6 73 57 10 10 1 62Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics 0 8 1 16 93 6 15 2 0 12 15 2 3 0 23Clinical Genetics and Genomics 1 15 6 12 199 22 23 22 5 48 23 8 8 1 37Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics 0 6 1 5 92 7 15 2 3 10 20 1 2 0 9Clinical Biochemical Genetics 0 1 2 1 38 8 3 5 0 7 6 0 0 0 7Clinical Biochemical/Molecular Genetics 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1Ph.D. Medical Genetics 0 3 0 5 12 1 1 3 0 8 2 1 1 0 4

Medical Biochemical Genetics 0 1 0 0 9 1 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 0Molecular Genetic Pathology 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Neurological Surgery

Board Total 6 79 56 104 632 98 94 38 12 354 162 18 36 27 225Neurological Surgery 6 79 56 104 632 98 94 38 12 354 162 18 36 27 225

Nuclear Medicine Board Total 4 46 35 69 600 35 56 19 12 293 75 22 16 5 164Nuclear Medicine 4 46 35 69 600 35 56 19 12 293 75 22 16 5 164

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Board Total 121 636 294 875 5,913 874 843 251 126 2,754 1,567 283 359 195 2,157Obstetrics and Gynecology 121 636 294 875 5,913 874 843 251 126 2,754 1,567 283 359 195 2,157

Critical Care Medicine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery 2 15 5 17 132 17 16 2 2 57 33 6 8 1 42

Gynecologic Oncology 2 17 5 25 134 16 21 4 0 85 28 7 7 3 49Hospice and Palliative Medicine 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0

Maternal-Fetal Medicine 3 22 7 46 285 42 50 20 6 98 59 19 13 5 98Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility 0 16 3 17 192 25 32 9 3 64 35 6 10 2 54

Ophthalmology Board Total 33 258 160 370 3,014 399 355 123 64 1,465 542 122 190 84 906Ophthalmology 33 258 160 370 3,014 399 355 123 64 1,465 542 122 190 84 906

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Orthopaedic Surgery

Board Total 95 379 194 481 3,217 558 411 116 81 1,501 733 126 220 155 1,019Orthopaedic Surgery 95 379 194 481 3,212 558 411 116 81 1,501 733 126 220 155 1,019

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 7 34 9 33 250 50 29 13 6 106 71 9 22 16 93Surgery of the Hand 5 12 8 28 187 34 26 9 5 94 45 12 14 9 91

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Board Total 41 220 112 198 1,690 248 190 71 33 812 385 44 127 49 506Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 41 220 110 198 1,689 248 190 71 33 811 385 44 127 49 506

Neurotology 0 3 1 4 43 7 3 2 1 19 5 1 4 0 6Sleep Medicine 0 2 5 4 16 4 2 0 0 16 25 0 3 0 8

Pathology Board Total 40 335 220 368 2,916 353 429 143 62 1,430 587 111 233 55 1,178Pathology - Anatomic 2 57 37 72 651 69 108 57 13 339 96 12 28 9 245Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical 37 256 170 283 2,096 276 281 73 43 1,038 454 93 191 43 886Pathology - Clinical 1 34 14 26 284 29 50 16 3 142 45 9 21 9 103

Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine 1 17 10 10 137 21 23 17 4 57 25 6 8 3 45Clinical Informatics 0 1 0 1 7 2 3 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 3

Cytopathology 4 31 23 38 357 44 71 12 12 219 78 12 36 8 186Dermatopathology 0 35 15 23 176 20 34 7 0 142 39 8 5 8 49Hematopathology 1 3 6 3 33 5 4 0 0 16 8 3 2 1 16Immunopathology 0 2 1 2 27 2 2 1 0 9 1 0 0 0 8

Neuropathology 0 7 4 6 88 4 10 4 1 30 13 2 4 0 33Pathology - Chemical 1 0 1 2 8 3 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 4Pathology - Forensic 5 21 7 23 167 27 8 9 12 112 32 7 11 3 43

Pathology - Hematology 4 32 22 27 277 34 35 11 3 120 46 12 21 4 104Pathology - Medical Microbiology 0 2 0 6 18 9 3 3 0 8 8 2 1 0 12

Pathology - Molecular Genetic 0 4 6 9 50 9 8 3 0 11 11 1 6 0 21Pathology - Pediatric 1 5 6 3 34 13 5 4 0 24 4 3 0 0 16

Radioisotopic Pathology 0 0 3 3 22 1 5 0 0 16 3 0 0 0 13Pediatrics Board Total 199 1,061 636 1,582 11,706 1,745 1,512 751 377 4,952 2,564 518 620 234 4,114

Pediatrics 188 1,017 610 1,498 11,109 1,626 1,436 706 356 4,680 2,431 499 575 220 3,937Adolescent Medicine 0 5 2 4 47 13 8 6 2 16 3 3 1 0 19

Allergy and Immunology 0 0 1 4 21 4 3 0 0 7 4 0 0 0 5Child Abuse Pediatrics 0 4 2 6 35 8 6 3 1 17 5 1 3 1 20

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 2 6 5 8 84 14 14 3 2 17 7 6 7 1 24Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Hospice and Palliative Medicine 4 0 1 3 20 3 1 4 2 17 8 3 3 0 9Medical Toxicology 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 10 53 33 72 721 80 75 49 27 314 140 33 45 17 282Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 0 0 0 2 5 3 2 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 9

Pediatric Cardiology 3 17 21 44 312 49 30 38 12 165 75 9 19 4 122Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 4 21 16 50 271 44 24 21 8 133 38 9 19 5 104

Pediatric Emergency Medicine 0 31 13 34 127 55 45 33 15 145 81 15 10 0 62Pediatric Endocrinology 3 12 10 27 188 31 33 6 3 99 29 4 9 1 64

Pediatric Gastroenterology 3 15 8 29 171 34 24 14 7 80 32 6 17 4 51Pediatric Hematology-Oncology 4 27 12 33 332 60 32 30 10 102 74 12 17 6 96

Pediatric Infectious Diseases 0 18 8 11 139 20 18 15 5 62 46 5 4 3 40Pediatric Nephrology 1 4 4 8 94 5 15 7 4 43 11 2 9 2 43

Pediatric Pulmonology 2 11 9 20 100 28 18 8 7 51 20 3 7 1 37Pediatric Rheumatology 0 6 0 4 40 2 6 5 4 12 6 3 3 0 11

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Pediatrics (continued)

Pediatric Transplant Hepatology 0 0 1 0 12 4 3 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 6Sleep Medicine 0 7 2 5 28 6 3 1 2 12 6 1 1 0 9

Sports Medicine 0 3 3 3 22 10 1 1 2 10 9 3 4 0 7Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Board Total 16 99 48 177 1,164 233 119 44 39 582 248 54 50 44 434Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 16 96 47 177 1,153 228 117 43 39 574 244 52 50 43 432

Brain Injury Medicine 0 3 1 4 41 13 3 2 1 24 11 1 0 1 22Hospice and Palliative Medicine 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2

Neuromuscular Medicine 0 0 0 0 12 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0Pain Medicine 6 10 5 32 209 42 21 5 11 126 51 9 5 4 45

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine 0 4 1 3 19 9 2 5 4 6 6 0 1 0 13Spinal Cord Injury Medicine 0 2 1 3 46 18 2 1 1 33 5 0 3 1 26

Sports Medicine 2 7 1 8 74 17 12 1 1 33 15 5 2 3 28Plastic Surgery Board Total 11 80 37 188 1,198 135 103 29 21 663 216 39 37 32 265

Plastic Surgery 11 80 37 188 1,198 135 103 29 21 663 216 39 37 32 265Surgery of the Hand 0 1 1 16 71 11 7 0 0 27 7 1 4 2 25

Preventive Medicine

Board Total 39 110 38 162 1,382 253 164 117 33 456 405 86 55 26 298Aerospace Medicine 7 34 7 16 70 32 6 15 1 102 32 9 6 6 17Occupational Medicine 8 29 9 54 449 93 66 39 11 145 102 26 31 14 136Public Health and General Preventive Medicine 22 25 5 49 480 94 36 56 11 111 240 41 5 4 61

Addiction Medicine 5 10 3 20 156 18 30 1 3 54 22 5 5 3 34Clinical Informatics 0 12 10 34 258 40 27 16 7 42 27 11 5 3 61


Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 0 9 6 4 34 3 8 0 0 46 12 4 4 1 6Psychiatry and Neurology

Board Total 112 630 363 1,077 8,924 1,152 1,437 529 147 3,135 1,494 378 394 145 2,565Neurology 19 206 90 324 2,010 262 253 97 37 1,029 418 52 113 39 747Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology 0 27 10 36 272 49 28 26 9 107 42 10 14 5 94

Psychiatry 89 389 259 714 6,598 833 1,149 408 101 1,993 1,028 311 266 100 1,711Addiction Psychiatry 1 7 5 19 115 30 50 5 2 61 41 15 4 0 38Brain Injury Medicine 0 0 0 5 15 2 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 4

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 22 84 45 110 1,105 183 232 75 21 346 194 97 51 20 310Clinical Neurophysiology 2 19 11 40 193 20 20 8 5 106 46 7 12 5 112

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2 11 6 19 132 15 34 18 0 43 16 4 8 3 28Epilepsy 1 18 9 24 134 38 20 13 5 76 22 2 8 4 67

Forensic Psychiatry 1 9 13 14 198 29 46 14 4 85 44 6 3 3 48Geriatric Psychiatry 2 10 12 18 172 14 35 7 2 92 30 11 8 3 41

Hospice and Palliative Medicine 0 0 1 4 15 1 1 2 0 10 1 0 0 0 6Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Sleep Medicine 4 21 14 12 105 16 8 10 2 75 42 2 16 7 71Vascular Neurology 2 11 4 27 141 16 21 12 5 84 32 6 12 1 79


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Radiology Board Total 83 646 380 1,013 6,048 842 804 233 130 3,208 1,320 253 413 183 2,174Diagnostic Medical Physics 1 15 2 14 76 21 19 5 0 31 35 4 4 1 30Diagnostic Radiology 68 524 305 770 4,838 647 621 184 106 2,473 1,022 214 323 145 1,676Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology 1 13 25 70 352 56 63 13 6 208 72 8 13 12 147Medical Physics 1 2 0 0 20 1 3 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 5Nuclear Medical Physics 0 5 0 2 13 8 4 3 0 11 7 0 2 0 9Radiation Oncology 11 57 22 85 461 63 55 17 10 274 108 17 38 13 152Therapeutic Medical Physics 1 38 27 78 322 56 51 13 8 222 86 11 35 13 172

Hospice and Palliative Medicine 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0Neuroradiology 2 33 13 66 391 67 56 17 10 209 83 29 16 18 153

Nuclear Radiology 1 3 2 13 86 14 19 2 3 53 17 3 1 0 30Pain Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pediatric Radiology 0 10 11 21 89 28 12 7 1 65 31 5 5 1 39Vascular and Interventional Radiology 0 2 0 1 12 2 6 0 0 11 3 2 0 0 4

Surgery Board Total 100 559 286 707 4,164 633 602 169 114 2,381 1,140 177 342 166 1,528Surgery 97 538 281 681 4,013 615 562 160 109 2,281 1,080 169 334 159 1,477Vascular Surgery 1 37 9 45 318 45 52 10 10 188 106 13 25 11 107

Complex General Surgical Oncology 0 2 0 3 20 2 3 1 0 7 6 0 1 0 10Hospice and Palliative Medicine 0 0 2 4 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0

Pediatric Surgery 2 13 5 22 100 21 13 10 4 63 29 4 3 5 38Surgery of the Hand 1 1 2 7 20 1 5 1 1 16 5 0 5 0 9Surgical Critical Care 2 34 10 71 293 54 64 14 6 189 69 17 25 6 119

Thoracic Surgery Board Total 6 79 50 109 597 74 66 23 24 373 128 25 45 16 222Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery 5 64 45 92 484 62 56 20 22 303 113 16 36 12 190Thoracic Surgery 1 15 5 17 117 13 10 3 2 73 15 9 9 4 34

Congenital Cardiac Surgery 0 3 0 4 18 4 1 0 1 8 3 0 2 0 12Urology Board Total 26 192 96 252 1,468 208 182 52 36 967 360 67 109 65 493

Urology 26 191 95 252 1,468 208 182 52 36 967 359 67 109 65 493Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery 0 4 0 7 43 4 5 2 0 21 7 0 1 1 8

Pediatric Urology 2 2 3 10 38 4 6 2 2 20 7 3 3 2 12


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State total 14,052 6,837 9,470 10,750 29,700 23,348 3,976 24,890 16,703 15,100 5,045 2,555 25,295 1,729 4,677



Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1Anesthesiology Board Total 1,106 448 619 572 1,566 1,340 231 1,260 779 801 298 204 1,319 93 304

Anesthesiology 1,104 448 617 572 1,562 1,335 231 1,257 777 801 297 204 1,316 92 303Critical Care Medicine 19 16 24 14 131 92 11 55 69 38 5 4 75 6 12





Dermatology Board Total 174 88 148 212 525 382 32 365 279 251 58 39 407 29 47Dermatology 174 88 148 212 525 382 32 365 279 251 58 39 407 29 47



Emergency Medicine

Board Total 566 246 354 478 1,073 826 227 1,217 638 509 188 131 1,214 58 132Emergency Medicine 563 246 353 478 1,070 820 225 1,215 634 508 188 131 1,213 58 131





Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 0 3 0 6 0 2 2 5 6 3 2 0 5 0 0Family Medicine Board total 2,117 1,175 1,068 985 1,436 1,294 693 2,645 2,854 1,477 542 481 3,062 328 797

Family Medicine 2,117 1,175 1,068 985 1,435 1,294 693 2,645 2,853 1,477 542 481 3,062 328 797Adolescent Medicine 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0



Sports Medicine 62 27 35 17 32 32 24 51 88 49 8 10 113 9 9Internal Medicine Board Total 3,385 1,573 2,405 2,795 9,988 7,170 946 6,943 4,424 4,132 1,269 475 6,616 387 1,114

Internal Medicine 2,810 1,291 2,030 2,368 8,704 6,217 839 6,021 3,794 3,580 1,056 424 5,524 353 929Adolescent Medicine 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0




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Internal Medicine (continued)

Cardiovascular Disease 519 229 335 395 1,084 713 108 801 525 489 164 57 790 42 170Clinical and Laboratory Immunology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology 61 23 31 25 108 64 15 80 64 48 14 7 79 3 20Critical Care Medicine 182 97 122 129 454 355 53 354 221 265 55 21 320 28 67


Gastroenterology 206 99 164 193 540 402 46 372 297 274 95 25 469 19 57Geriatric Medicine 54 27 35 34 227 169 18 159 91 88 20 5 147 12 19



Medical Oncology 203 111 145 166 670 534 50 406 284 266 70 34 416 31 77Nephrology 198 91 140 169 382 265 39 304 201 196 80 17 327 22 51

Pulmonary Disease 236 113 182 191 576 402 73 413 241 274 89 28 414 20 87Rheumatology 83 42 52 62 271 216 20 170 98 110 40 19 174 13 33



Distinct Board Total 30 13 9 19 150 175 8 65 65 41 13 5 84 2 15Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics 9 8 2 6 33 34 3 17 18 13 5 1 29 0 7Clinical Genetics and Genomics 17 7 9 11 67 106 5 39 28 26 10 4 31 2 7Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics 6 0 0 2 57 50 1 13 20 9 1 1 30 0 3Clinical Biochemical Genetics 3 2 0 2 15 35 1 7 10 3 2 0 11 1 3Clinical Biochemical/Molecular Genetics 1 0 0 2 1 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0Ph.D. Medical Genetics 4 1 0 3 7 12 1 5 3 1 1 0 3 0 2



Distinct Board Total 97 35 74 100 138 154 24 161 87 122 47 30 181 17 37Neurological Surgery 97 35 74 100 138 154 24 161 87 122 47 30 181 17 37

Nuclear Medicine Distinct Board Total 51 22 20 51 113 141 7 134 49 74 12 10 80 5 15Nuclear Medicine 51 22 20 51 113 141 7 134 49 74 12 10 80 5 15


Distinct Board Total 803 377 581 726 1,377 1,346 196 1,494 829 877 379 147 1,572 79 247Obstetrics and Gynecology 803 377 581 726 1,376 1,346 196 1,494 829 877 379 147 1,571 79 247




Ophthalmology Distinct Board Total 316 180 230 340 703 645 94 724 410 385 150 69 619 52 117Ophthalmology 316 180 230 340 703 645 94 724 410 385 150 69 619 52 117

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Orthopaedic Surgery

Board Total 518 223 318 414 727 612 139 630 518 492 193 140 841 66 195Orthopaedic Surgery 518 223 318 414 727 612 139 630 517 492 193 140 841 66 195



Board Total 259 108 154 275 386 346 44 317 229 246 117 46 399 29 89Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 259 108 154 275 385 346 44 316 229 246 117 46 398 29 89


Pathology Board Total 430 191 307 357 1,076 868 88 808 516 543 195 70 649 53 183Pathology - Anatomic 61 38 55 59 421 250 16 153 98 116 31 10 119 3 25Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical 346 145 240 286 538 552 68 624 374 388 156 58 488 50 149Pathology - Clinical 43 19 23 24 119 85 8 73 58 52 8 2 48 0 13


Cytopathology 72 34 76 56 151 116 10 141 52 72 22 4 109 4 25Dermatopathology 16 8 8 29 73 37 5 38 18 26 10 7 43 2 6Hematopathology 3 3 2 5 11 8 1 12 12 10 0 2 10 1 3Immunopathology 4 1 1 3 6 4 0 6 1 2 0 0 2 0 0

Neuropathology 6 3 8 9 50 32 0 18 13 26 10 2 19 0 4Pathology - Chemical 8 0 2 4 2 7 0 8 7 3 0 0 3 0 2Pathology - Forensic 17 11 24 18 25 49 4 43 22 23 5 4 31 4 5

Pathology - Hematology 43 16 20 28 80 71 9 87 51 42 13 3 47 5 24Pathology - Medical Microbiology 7 1 4 3 11 10 2 4 6 6 4 0 20 0 4

Pathology - Molecular Genetic 4 0 3 4 26 17 0 13 10 11 1 1 13 0 3Pathology - Pediatric 9 0 8 5 18 8 1 13 5 15 3 0 3 0 6

Radioisotopic Pathology 7 6 3 3 1 2 2 5 2 4 1 1 8 0 1Pediatrics Board Total 1,503 659 1,192 1,206 3,687 2,856 372 2,767 1,723 1,927 532 187 2,939 135 468

Pediatrics 1,442 636 1,148 1,162 3,444 2,722 349 2,620 1,619 1,815 510 176 2,770 135 444Adolescent Medicine 6 2 2 3 41 21 2 9 5 7 2 0 6 0 0










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Board Total 144 72 78 114 261 267 54 392 237 176 30 33 266 15 39Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 144 70 78 114 258 262 53 388 235 170 30 33 263 15 39




Sports Medicine 6 4 0 6 25 13 1 16 17 17 3 1 17 0 3Plastic Surgery Board Total 106 69 97 90 188 209 27 204 104 132 59 18 206 15 31

Plastic Surgery 106 69 96 90 188 209 27 204 104 132 59 18 206 15 31Surgery of the Hand 3 7 6 4 17 14 0 20 10 17 6 0 7 0 3

Preventive Medicine

Board Total 111 51 125 92 346 548 50 250 230 151 28 24 281 10 24Aerospace Medicine 4 6 7 10 5 31 3 12 11 9 3 2 21 1 5Occupational Medicine 46 14 32 28 98 152 29 121 101 51 6 10 71 2 7Public Health and General Preventive Medicine 16 14 32 30 97 358 10 59 56 32 8 7 113 4 6




Board Total 805 486 605 661 3,428 2,308 361 1,734 1,255 1,118 300 158 1,895 139 275Neurology 255 132 169 166 817 629 74 488 425 345 103 38 507 33 70Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology 30 17 22 23 142 82 10 67 63 66 15 5 71 5 6

Psychiatry 518 336 410 471 2,463 1,585 275 1,176 758 699 186 116 1,304 101 196Addiction Psychiatry 13 8 10 10 77 48 5 25 28 7 4 2 27 1 6Brain Injury Medicine 0 0 2 7 7 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 85 61 90 91 459 361 47 227 160 136 30 20 268 26 44Clinical Neurophysiology 26 29 17 18 79 62 10 75 61 28 14 0 62 3 7







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Radiology Board Total 959 462 614 687 1,944 1,324 186 1,714 1,046 1,027 332 156 1,640 117 298Diagnostic Medical Physics 13 8 10 11 28 22 3 42 25 16 3 1 25 4 3Diagnostic Radiology 742 366 482 541 1,540 1,028 146 1,318 818 817 269 115 1,275 79 226Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology 49 24 18 30 78 48 8 74 53 44 13 16 77 9 17Medical Physics 1 2 1 3 2 6 2 9 3 3 0 1 2 1 2Nuclear Medical Physics 4 2 1 3 12 6 0 14 1 3 0 0 3 0 1Radiation Oncology 78 35 51 51 166 115 17 134 70 85 25 14 139 15 29Therapeutic Medical Physics 78 28 55 51 130 103 11 132 83 69 24 11 124 9 23




Surgery Board Total 655 359 550 585 1,191 931 240 1,269 741 730 299 138 1,242 100 256Surgery 634 349 529 555 1,133 887 230 1,203 720 700 291 135 1,192 99 244Vascular Surgery 43 19 55 47 99 92 16 112 45 55 22 7 106 3 21




Congenital Cardiac Surgery 4 0 4 2 7 1 1 9 8 6 2 0 8 0 2Urology Board Total 226 119 158 234 335 300 62 383 214 224 98 50 439 28 75

Urology 226 119 158 234 335 299 62 383 214 224 98 50 439 28 75Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery 3 2 2 6 4 6 3 13 8 3 2 1 9 0 3



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NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT

State total 4,067 26,275 4,638 4,981 68,868 31,188 6,431 12,063 39,880 3,844 10,675 2,065 16,214 57,293 6,669



Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 0Anesthesiology Board Total 240 1,885 270 491 3,799 1,781 454 846 2,270 150 586 94 971 4,219 533

Anesthesiology 239 1,879 269 488 3,795 1,773 452 845 2,268 150 582 94 971 4,202 532Critical Care Medicine 20 49 6 10 164 112 8 30 116 5 12 3 56 123 14





Dermatology Board Total 49 430 62 57 1,241 454 90 197 629 86 173 39 213 950 122Dermatology 49 430 62 57 1,241 453 88 197 629 86 173 39 213 949 122



Emergency Medicine

Board Total 177 790 238 310 2,376 1,293 201 672 1,461 163 554 70 538 2,581 367Emergency Medicine 177 790 237 310 2,371 1,292 201 670 1,459 163 554 70 537 2,574 366





Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 0 3 0 0 12 3 1 0 6 0 4 0 1 8 3Family Medicine Board Total 513 1,352 708 549 3,416 3,067 914 1,631 3,764 234 1,482 390 1,620 6,573 928

Family Medicine 513 1,352 708 549 3,416 3,067 914 1,631 3,764 234 1,482 390 1,620 6,572 928Adolescent Medicine 0 4 0 2 4 3 0 1 7 2 0 0 1 3 0



Sports Medicine 10 59 10 16 61 116 28 32 130 8 42 6 36 156 44Internal Medicine Board Total 1,117 8,066 1,068 1,217 21,496 8,537 1,430 2,982 11,649 1,285 2,455 482 4,425 13,632 1,254

Internal Medicine 981 6,879 941 982 19,029 7,241 1,194 2,561 10,039 1,123 2,066 427 3,759 11,241 1,052Adolescent Medicine 0 1 0 0 7 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 2




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Cardiovascular Disease 122 1,119 107 169 2,545 1,088 210 257 1,582 137 309 58 570 1,738 170Clinical and Laboratory Immunology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology 13 92 10 14 194 132 19 39 172 14 32 7 60 165 30Critical Care Medicine 70 375 49 39 1,020 465 81 141 620 61 130 26 240 705 80


Gastroenterology 67 594 59 81 1,539 502 89 170 827 73 170 26 305 966 95Geriatric Medicine 30 193 25 28 625 152 20 68 288 33 46 10 50 227 26



Medical Oncology 62 425 66 61 1,360 521 99 160 735 75 138 26 277 982 66Nephrology 30 383 46 60 967 388 83 110 569 45 128 24 218 817 59

Pulmonary Disease 72 509 70 68 1,343 577 108 156 767 74 176 31 314 884 102Rheumatology 38 199 34 27 488 245 38 79 322 23 66 12 86 367 34



Board Total 6 58 16 5 165 94 14 41 109 7 38 10 50 152 56Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics 3 22 11 1 53 21 2 12 37 3 7 4 19 33 12Clinical Genetics and Genomics 2 29 6 4 96 56 10 24 60 4 21 7 26 86 20Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics 1 14 0 0 42 28 5 9 21 1 11 3 9 39 24Clinical Biochemical Genetics 0 8 1 0 16 13 2 6 12 1 5 0 4 17 10Clinical Biochemical/Molecular Genetics 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 3 0Ph.D. Medical Genetics 1 3 1 1 3 4 1 4 6 0 4 0 2 7 1



Board Total 29 137 28 31 366 214 63 101 263 15 66 22 147 409 39Neurological Surgery 29 137 28 31 366 214 63 101 263 15 66 22 147 409 39

Nuclear Medicine Board Total 12 136 21 18 354 130 26 40 203 18 42 9 62 220 22Nuclear Medicine 12 136 21 18 354 130 26 40 203 18 42 9 62 220 22


Board Total 238 1,760 279 329 4,077 1,734 388 727 2,107 239 715 108 969 3,521 408Obstetrics and Gynecology 238 1,760 279 329 4,077 1,734 388 727 2,107 239 715 108 969 3,521 408




Ophthalmology Board Total 94 713 105 118 1,954 767 175 346 1,021 77 289 50 408 1,388 206Ophthalmology 94 713 105 118 1,954 767 175 346 1,021 77 289 50 408 1,388 206

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Orthopaedic Surgery

Board Total 159 805 151 174 1,735 954 253 411 1,084 132 401 94 540 1,702 249Orthopaedic Surgery 159 804 151 173 1,735 954 252 411 1,084 132 401 93 540 1,700 249



Board Total 50 321 68 70 974 466 117 197 539 42 185 39 287 923 120Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 50 320 68 70 973 466 117 197 539 42 185 39 285 919 120


Pathology Board Total 109 686 187 141 2,167 1,082 211 274 1,360 150 298 57 556 2,042 206Pathology - Anatomic 21 155 37 23 720 239 41 53 289 43 40 5 91 311 35Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical 82 501 134 112 1,326 778 161 211 984 97 241 52 434 1,633 146Pathology - Clinical 6 62 16 14 196 103 16 23 141 16 21 2 40 145 21


Cytopathology 15 112 22 21 344 190 27 38 281 18 46 1 83 335 31Dermatopathology 11 23 7 10 90 48 10 14 54 6 28 5 30 98 7

Pathology - Hematology 0 8 2 8 25 12 2 4 13 0 4 0 7 43 1Hematopathology 0 4 1 0 20 11 0 1 8 2 3 0 4 5 0Immunopathology 4 18 8 0 89 25 6 5 46 8 3 0 16 49 2

Pathology - Molecular Genetic 0 5 0 0 6 10 3 1 5 0 2 1 2 7 3Neuropathology 2 31 23 16 117 47 14 10 40 11 23 6 33 110 9

Pathology - Chemical 9 73 25 13 142 99 21 28 104 8 20 4 67 197 30Pathology - Forensic 2 3 2 0 14 16 2 6 7 0 4 1 6 21 9

Pathology - Medical Microbiology 2 12 9 1 45 14 7 8 27 3 3 0 7 51 15Pathology - Pediatric 0 9 0 4 29 43 3 1 35 11 0 0 8 64 5

Radioisotopic Pathology 0 5 0 1 9 9 1 1 10 2 2 0 4 10 0Pediatrics Board Total 415 3,276 514 446 8,270 4,255 676 1,109 4,373 459 1,201 170 2,102 6,939 868

Pediatrics 405 3,106 490 414 7,880 3,996 646 1,049 4,088 432 1,130 158 1,963 6,535 813Adolescent Medicine 2 15 3 1 75 34 3 4 29 2 2 0 7 26 1










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Board Total 40 559 43 87 1,037 410 58 125 642 21 108 28 129 728 110Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 39 557 42 86 1,029 407 57 125 635 21 104 28 127 720 108




Sports Medicine 1 47 4 7 71 31 2 6 47 0 7 4 5 28 14Plastic Surgery Board Total 29 251 35 59 612 254 55 98 285 25 98 15 150 652 86

Plastic Surgery 29 251 35 59 612 254 55 98 285 25 98 15 150 652 86Surgery of the Hand 1 8 0 1 34 13 3 7 18 4 5 0 8 32 5

Preventive Medicine

Board Total 74 209 100 41 609 360 76 176 403 36 83 11 233 642 113Aerospace Medicine 4 8 16 4 9 50 14 4 11 2 6 1 14 192 13Occupational Medicine 20 93 31 17 135 150 39 42 133 10 17 4 75 207 50Public Health and General Preventive Medicine 30 53 37 14 279 55 13 70 81 7 37 2 61 148 23




Board Total 347 2,109 360 277 7,752 2,154 415 931 3,256 395 739 126 995 3,808 453Neurology 78 522 76 75 1,682 627 107 245 827 71 169 33 334 1,071 132Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology 15 77 11 5 226 127 12 30 128 7 15 8 56 180 21

Psychiatry 254 1,507 274 193 5,839 1,378 294 648 2,289 316 550 85 605 2,547 297Addiction Psychiatry 4 37 10 5 194 39 3 18 42 7 18 1 14 67 8Brain Injury Medicine 0 6 3 0 8 3 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 7 1

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 40 310 54 39 999 295 47 113 448 68 114 22 120 568 85Clinical Neurophysiology 15 66 11 8 200 98 11 12 86 8 14 5 45 177 14







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Radiology Board Total 209 1,615 236 311 4,122 2,011 457 651 2,823 204 591 122 1,110 3,652 365Diagnostic Medical Physics 3 39 4 5 72 54 15 4 37 5 10 2 17 97 5Diagnostic Radiology 164 1,220 178 241 3,273 1,547 350 520 2,219 168 468 92 878 2,771 289Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology 13 93 12 20 204 89 18 28 141 10 31 9 44 214 17Medical Physics 0 7 1 0 14 5 4 1 10 2 3 0 3 17 1Nuclear Medical Physics 0 13 2 0 28 7 2 0 7 1 2 0 3 14 1Radiation Oncology 20 127 23 28 290 171 32 62 213 10 46 12 83 286 36Therapeutic Medical Physics 10 130 17 19 259 159 44 36 209 10 35 10 86 283 17




Surgery Board Total 221 1,112 224 232 2,876 1,562 335 598 1,972 175 570 126 911 2,693 262Surgery 204 1,054 216 226 2,753 1,490 323 577 1,897 168 550 123 882 2,599 252Vascular Surgery 34 112 14 16 258 129 14 41 157 14 43 7 83 193 21




Congenital Cardiac Surgery 0 2 0 2 10 9 3 3 10 0 2 0 4 17 5Urology Board Total 77 434 60 86 996 448 138 199 569 58 201 47 304 854 91

Urology 77 434 60 86 996 447 138 199 569 58 201 47 304 854 91Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery 3 8 0 2 27 13 4 3 7 0 2 0 8 20 1



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VA VT WA WI WV WY US Military(1) US Ext (2) US Total Canada Foreign Unknown GRAND TOTAL

State total 22,946 2,231 20,253 15,775 3,938 1,081 1,170 3,515 846,216 8,706 4,944 22,665 882,531


Board total 150 9 101 120 13 2 2 17 5,458 74 58 63 5,653Allergy and Immunology 150 9 101 120 12 2 2 17 5,457 74 58 63 5,652

Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 45Anesthesiology Board Total 1,369 130 1,428 1,010 200 79 42 98 52,020 386 186 681 53,273

Anesthesiology 1,368 130 1,423 1,010 200 79 41 98 51,889 386 185 681 53,141Critical Care Medicine 46 11 33 43 6 0 1 4 2,127 18 23 13 2,181

Hospice and Palliative Medicine 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 122 1 0 0 123Pain Medicine 104 8 91 76 15 7 5 8 4,665 12 5 0 4,682

Pediatric Anesthesiology 76 9 66 60 9 0 0 4 3,292 8 3 0 3,303Sleep Medicine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 17


Board Total 70 5 45 30 6 1 0 10 2,242 38 29 27 2,336Colon and Rectal Surgery 70 5 45 30 6 1 0 10 2,242 38 29 27 2,336

Dermatology Board Total 359 33 292 245 41 10 8 86 14,021 396 90 148 14,655Dermatology 359 33 292 245 41 10 8 86 14,016 392 90 148 14,646

Clin and Lab Dermatological Immunology 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 15Dermatological Immunology/Diagnostic and Lab 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 86 2 4 6 98

Dermatopathology 28 2 29 16 4 2 0 5 1,133 8 18 17 1,176Pediatric Dermatology 7 0 6 12 0 0 0 1 306 5 0 0 311

Emergency Medicine

Board Total 1,100 93 931 594 136 59 113 101 35,396 157 101 30 35,684Emergency Medicine 1,098 93 930 594 136 59 113 101 35,324 153 100 30 35,607

Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 49 0 0 0 49Emergency Medical Services 23 2 11 23 0 2 1 2 652 2 1 0 655

Hospice and Palliative Medicine 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 137 0 0 0 137Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine 3 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 170 0 0 0 170

Medical Toxicology 17 2 10 6 0 0 1 2 410 11 3 0 424Pain Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 8

Pediatric Emergency Medicine 15 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 253 1 0 1 255Sports Medicine 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 188 0 1 0 189

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 7 0 8 1 0 0 0 1 150 1 2 0 153Family Medicine Board Total 2,693 303 3,226 2,370 613 238 247 177 87,705 473 190 1 88,369

Family Medicine 2,693 303 3,226 2,369 613 238 247 177 87,699 473 190 1 88,363Adolescent Medicine 2 2 4 3 0 0 1 0 81 1 0 0 82

Geriatric Medicine 67 8 58 48 12 1 0 25 2,083 9 18 0 2,110Hospice and Palliative Medicine 44 11 47 38 9 3 0 5 1,676 4 9 0 1,689

Pain Medicine 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 1 0 0 27Sleep Medicine 4 1 6 8 0 0 0 0 175 2 0 0 177

Sports Medicine 60 9 70 50 11 6 5 3 2,246 3 2 0 2,251Internal Medicine Board Total 5,857 525 4,717 3,835 994 181 122 1,065 226,614 1,216 931 3,998 232,759

Internal Medicine 5,021 452 4,008 3,274 882 166 112 884 194,242 1,071 718 3,979 200,010Adolescent Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 1 48

Adult Congenital Heart Disease 7 1 10 8 0 0 0 0 301 5 1 0 307Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology 27 2 24 16 0 0 0 3 990 10 1 2 1,003

Allergy and Immunology 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 46 1 0 1 48

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Cardiovascular Disease 672 59 457 439 136 24 5 110 27,148 155 87 349 27,739Clinical and Laboratory Immunology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology 66 8 50 69 9 2 0 8 2,660 10 8 0 2,678Critical Care Medicine 334 24 251 183 46 9 9 33 11,257 51 83 15 11,406

Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 73 0 0 5 78Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 212 12 134 107 34 5 3 44 7,044 46 84 120 7,294

Gastroenterology 423 25 340 226 47 7 8 103 14,912 44 41 208 15,205Geriatric Medicine 112 11 102 88 20 3 2 20 4,869 31 28 9 4,937

Hematology 213 21 137 169 46 5 2 40 8,482 43 39 111 8,675Hospice and Palliative Medicine 104 13 106 103 16 2 0 5 4,361 8 9 2 4,380

Infectious Disease 239 20 185 109 24 8 12 57 8,457 46 73 102 8,678Interventional Cardiology 187 16 118 113 49 8 0 22 6,901 10 33 3 6,947

Medical Oncology 307 28 320 252 74 10 3 60 13,856 77 61 202 14,196Nephrology 286 18 178 159 52 8 1 53 10,646 53 68 141 10,908

Pulmonary Disease 415 34 305 223 75 11 8 64 14,496 77 84 149 14,806Rheumatology 147 15 120 110 15 3 3 29 5,753 35 37 91 5,916

Sleep Medicine 104 12 66 69 16 4 3 15 3,627 28 19 2 3,676Sports Medicine 2 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 236 0 0 1 237

Transplant Hepatology 19 1 11 10 0 0 0 3 591 4 3 0 598Medical Genetics and Genomics

Board Total 53 4 82 42 3 0 2 4 2,439 63 80 46 2,628Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics 17 1 26 9 1 0 0 1 676 17 17 24 734Clinical Genetics and Genomics 29 3 50 25 2 0 2 4 1,365 27 48 19 1,459Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics 16 1 21 11 0 0 0 0 622 23 22 0 667Clinical Biochemical Genetics 3 0 6 10 1 0 0 1 289 3 12 7 311Clinical Biochemical/Molecular Genetics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 2 2 1 47Ph.D. Medical Genetics 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 127 0 1 6 134

Medical Biochemical Genetics 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 74 0 3 0 77Molecular Genetic Pathology 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4


Board Total 146 7 130 111 39 10 2 24 5,644 67 85 285 6,081Neurological Surgery 146 7 130 111 39 10 2 24 5,644 67 85 285 6,081

Nuclear Medicine

Board Total 94 5 104 65 11 3 3 41 3,874 140 85 173 4,272Nuclear Medicine 94 5 104 65 11 3 3 41 3,874 140 85 173 4,272


Board Total 1,455 131 1,036 800 225 78 62 273 49,937 219 186 1,331 51,673Obstetrics and Gynecology 1,455 131 1,036 800 225 78 62 273 49,935 219 186 1,331 51,671

Critical Care Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 0 14Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery 35 2 25 19 4 0 0 6 1,023 3 4 1 1,031

Gynecologic Oncology 35 5 34 26 6 0 0 3 1,258 7 7 26 1,298Hospice and Palliative Medicine 5 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 72 0 0 0 72

Maternal-Fetal Medicine 52 11 67 41 4 1 2 5 2,460 10 7 28 2,505Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility 40 11 26 13 3 0 0 3 1,405 12 5 19 1,441

Ophthalmology Board Total 566 61 510 425 105 21 15 148 22,681 515 189 789 24,174Ophthalmology 566 61 510 425 105 21 15 148 22,681 515 189 789 24,174


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Orthopaedic Surgery

Board Total 746 80 703 572 101 76 71 84 26,589 161 77 1,648 28,475Orthopaedic Surgery 746 80 703 570 101 76 71 84 26,575 161 77 1,648 28,461

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 81 9 42 55 6 7 8 5 2,231 3 1 105 2,340Surgery of the Hand 51 7 62 34 4 4 3 4 1,721 0 2 96 1,819


Board Total 356 33 336 239 75 20 39 55 13,321 338 95 563 14,317Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 351 33 336 239 75 20 39 55 13,301 338 95 563 14,297

Neurotology 9 1 5 4 0 0 2 0 306 3 0 0 309Sleep Medicine 15 0 4 4 1 1 1 2 274 1 2 0 277

Pathology Board Total 598 80 553 475 155 37 16 87 26,321 785 369 2,752 30,227Pathology - Anatomic 113 15 128 69 33 7 2 39 5,759 489 207 986 7,441Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical 457 60 386 379 118 30 14 46 19,064 262 136 1,640 21,102Pathology - Clinical 49 8 55 33 13 2 0 6 2,349 24 31 288 2,692

Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine 32 6 24 30 10 0 1 3 1,280 7 4 91 1,382Clinical Informatics 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 96 1 0 0 97

Cytopathology 126 15 63 61 21 2 1 8 3,936 62 17 199 4,214Dermatopathology 23 4 38 25 3 0 0 0 1,421 23 10 91 1,545Hematopathology 6 1 6 8 0 1 0 0 335 11 4 1 351Immunopathology 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 152 1 0 9 162

Neuropathology 23 1 16 7 8 0 1 2 743 23 29 86 881Pathology - Chemical 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 131 2 1 16 150Pathology - Forensic 34 3 25 26 10 0 1 2 1,365 31 4 104 1,504

Pathology - Hematology 44 6 54 45 12 1 0 3 2,296 48 14 118 2,476Pathology - Medical Microbiology 6 1 7 5 0 0 0 0 266 3 3 25 297

Pathology - Molecular Genetic 8 3 8 7 3 0 0 1 479 13 2 2 496Pathology - Pediatric 9 2 10 10 0 1 0 1 457 20 3 21 501

Radioisotopic Pathology 2 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 176 0 0 31 207Pediatrics Board Total 2,644 243 2,069 1,640 375 70 116 408 97,362 996 1,006 3,466 102,830

Pediatrics 2,525 234 1,952 1,521 361 70 111 394 92,153 945 966 3,463 97,527Adolescent Medicine 8 1 19 5 3 0 1 1 477 5 1 0 483

Allergy and Immunology 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 118 3 5 9 135Child Abuse Pediatrics 3 1 4 5 2 0 0 1 349 5 0 0 354

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 19 3 18 2 1 0 4 3 695 9 5 0 709Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 7

Hospice and Palliative Medicine 4 2 6 0 1 0 0 2 258 1 1 0 260Medical Toxicology 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 29

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 159 10 99 108 18 0 7 26 5,598 44 57 115 5,814Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 6 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 164 0 0 0 164

Pediatric Cardiology 76 3 57 49 9 0 0 1 2,765 26 40 65 2,896Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 54 6 57 51 9 0 2 9 2,232 14 23 0 2,269

Pediatric Emergency Medicine 35 0 54 27 3 0 1 1 2,127 18 12 1 2,158Pediatric Endocrinology 37 2 30 23 6 0 0 6 1,656 9 13 44 1,722

Pediatric Gastroenterology 35 3 26 30 4 0 0 6 1,570 14 6 0 1,590Pediatric Hematology-Oncology 51 3 52 57 5 0 0 10 2,700 43 40 79 2,862

Pediatric Infectious Diseases 33 3 30 11 4 0 3 4 1,243 8 18 3 1,272


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Pediatric Nephrology 23 2 23 12 4 0 0 3 805 11 11 23 850Pediatric Pulmonology 27 2 19 17 2 0 0 5 1,019 7 11 0 1,037

Pediatric Rheumatology 5 1 16 10 0 0 0 4 355 2 2 0 359Pediatric Transplant Hepatology 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 102 0 1 0 103

Sleep Medicine 14 1 5 5 1 0 0 0 287 2 2 0 291Sports Medicine 4 0 10 11 1 0 0 1 249 0 0 0 249

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Board Total 282 19 312 225 33 8 4 119 10,656 86 48 238 11,028Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 278 19 310 221 33 8 4 118 10,539 85 48 238 10,910

Brain Injury Medicine 13 1 11 8 0 0 0 1 422 5 1 0 428Hospice and Palliative Medicine 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 51 0 1 0 52

Neuromuscular Medicine 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 81 4 0 0 85Pain Medicine 50 1 34 30 2 1 1 10 1,611 5 3 1 1,620

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine 5 1 8 7 0 0 0 2 248 1 0 0 249Spinal Cord Injury Medicine 24 0 18 7 3 0 0 6 482 5 4 1 492

Sports Medicine 14 0 39 11 0 0 0 14 690 4 2 0 696Plastic Surgery Board Total 215 11 164 111 36 7 5 32 7,894 65 86 7 8,052

Plastic Surgery 215 11 164 111 36 6 5 32 7,892 65 86 7 8,050Surgery of the Hand 9 1 11 11 3 1 0 2 464 4 0 0 468

Preventive Medicine

Board Total 359 34 334 158 46 9 91 14 10,156 107 68 750 11,081Aerospace Medicine 80 1 33 4 2 2 35 3 998 21 4 131 1,154Occupational Medicine 98 9 121 65 25 1 36 4 3,362 34 16 218 3,630Public Health and General Preventive Medicine 142 15 103 34 10 5 47 8 3,356 44 49 406 3,855

Addiction Medicine 28 2 36 31 10 1 0 0 1,207 9 0 12 1,228Clinical Informatics 47 8 51 23 2 0 2 0 1,581 2 3 3 1,589

Hospice and Palliative Medicine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7Medical Toxicology 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 25

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 10 0 12 10 0 0 1 1 360 1 1 1 363Psychiatry and Neurology

Board Total 1,744 239 1,443 1,072 272 50 95 261 67,303 620 317 2,246 70,486Neurology 431 43 372 292 71 17 11 88 17,321 149 130 300 17,900Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology 59 2 53 26 8 0 0 15 2,434 21 23 51 2,529

Psychiatry 1,244 191 1,008 750 193 33 79 160 47,277 448 162 1,908 49,795Addiction Psychiatry 26 3 34 18 8 0 1 7 1,228 7 2 0 1,237Brain Injury Medicine 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 100 0 0 0 100

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 230 37 148 169 31 4 25 29 8,995 43 25 190 9,253Clinical Neurophysiology 54 5 38 51 7 3 0 6 2,031 9 17 0 2,057

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 44 5 26 25 5 0 1 7 1,236 13 1 0 1,250Epilepsy 27 2 26 30 12 1 0 8 1,539 6 10 0 1,555

Forensic Psychiatry 47 8 22 22 11 1 2 6 1,510 12 3 1 1,526Geriatric Psychiatry 43 3 37 26 11 1 1 5 1,488 16 1 0 1,505

Hospice and Palliative Medicine 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 123 4 0 0 127Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 50

Neuromuscular Medicine 16 4 15 10 3 0 0 6 761 3 10 0 774Pain Medicine 5 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 256 0 0 0 256

Sleep Medicine 51 1 47 28 4 0 0 4 1,407 15 4 0 1,426Vascular Neurology 27 1 32 21 7 0 0 4 1,364 10 6 0 1,380


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Radiology Board Total 1,423 108 1,235 1,175 268 58 75 210 53,267 1,438 369 2,539 57,613

Diagnostic Medical Physics 26 2 9 19 5 1 1 2 906 2 2 24 934Diagnostic Radiology 1,116 83 991 890 213 49 74 182 41,654 1,307 287 2,261 45,509Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology 96 6 60 85 7 2 0 10 2,826 7 0 0 2,833Medical Physics 4 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 157 1 1 52 211Nuclear Medical Physics 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 203 0 0 10 213Radiation Oncology 95 9 100 94 18 4 0 10 4,176 71 10 80 4,337Therapeutic Medical Physics 98 9 74 88 27 2 0 7 3,693 50 68 126 3,937

Hospice and Palliative Medicine 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 64 0 1 1 66Neuroradiology 88 7 87 81 11 2 0 11 3,456 26 8 0 3,490

Nuclear Radiology 17 0 19 8 5 2 0 0 772 8 2 46 828Pain Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2

Pediatric Radiology 22 1 32 18 1 1 0 1 1,045 5 6 0 1,056Vascular and Interventional Radiology 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 107 2 1 0 110

Surgery Board Total 1,039 108 831 761 230 63 72 154 39,481 400 353 1,242 41,476Surgery 989 105 796 749 222 63 72 151 37,918 392 348 1,240 39,898Vascular Surgery 108 8 86 42 18 4 0 4 3,125 5 3 1 3,134

Complex General Surgical Oncology 5 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 195 7 0 0 202Hospice and Palliative Medicine 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 72 0 0 0 72

Pediatric Surgery 30 2 26 20 4 0 0 4 1,036 14 4 1 1,055Surgery of the Hand 6 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 210 0 0 0 210Surgical Critical Care 79 5 49 62 18 2 3 5 3,186 13 5 0 3,204

Thoracic Surgery Board Total 131 6 109 96 44 6 1 22 5,565 26 72 52 5,715Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery 112 5 89 80 39 6 1 19 4,705 13 45 13 4,776Thoracic Surgery 19 1 20 20 6 0 0 3 886 13 27 40 966

Congenital Cardiac Surgery 6 0 5 4 1 0 0 1 194 3 3 0 200Urology Board Total 377 31 325 232 75 17 15 95 13,247 95 67 119 13,528

Urology 377 31 325 232 75 17 15 95 13,242 95 67 119 13,523Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery 8 0 15 6 1 0 0 0 296 1 0 0 297

Pediatric Urology 7 1 10 10 0 1 0 3 362 3 0 0 365


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