Yes, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to revoke a member for the following reasons:
For more information, please refer to our dedicated Continuing Certification FAQ page.
Although the Board’s primary functions are conducting national examinations in the specialty of podiatric orthopedics and podiatric medicine and evaluating the ongoing competency of its membership, there are other tasks in which the Board is involved to provide prudent stewardship of the organization and preserve the value of the diplomates’ certificates. Our profession’s size and internal structure compel the major entities associated with it to be involved in other areas essential to the profession’s growth and ongoing success. The ABPM has both a direct responsibility to its members and an indirect responsibility through its input on various national committees working toward the betterment of the profession.
As of 2007 self-assessment is required of active Diplomates, regardless of age, who hold lifetime certificates (certificates issued prior to 1994) and who are in the 10th year of their re-credentialing cycle.
Lifetime certificate holders may continue to re-credential through the self-assessment examination or may elect to enter the Continuing Certification (CC) process.
For more information, please refer to our dedicated Continuing Certification FAQ page.
End dates are updated in the next 10-year cycle if credentialing requirements are met. An updated certificate will be issued at the end of the 10-year period.
For more information, please refer to our dedicated Continuing Certification FAQ page.
Upon achieving Board Certification, Diplomates are required to complete an annual Continuing Certification process. Diplomates are also required to pay annual dues.
For more information on the Continuing Certification process, please refer to our dedicated Continuing Certification FAQ page.
Emeritus: Active members in good standing for 25 consecutive years are subject to reduced annual dues.
Beyond objective acknowledgement of expertise in a specialty, Board certification confers material advantages in access to healthcare markets such as PPO’s, IPA’s and HMO’s, and is one of several major criteria in the attainment of hospital staff privileging.
ABPM uses your full, official name in its records. To change your name, or to correct the spelling of your name, you must notify ABPM in writing. ABPM requires a copy of marriage certificate, naturalization papers, court order of name change, etc.) to effect a name change. E-mail or mail all such written notification to our office to headquarters.
Each member (board qualified or certified) has access to their profile by logging in to the dashboard on the ABPM website. Once logged in, members can update addresses, phone numbers, web addresses and access advertising guidelines.
They may also add their website address to public information as well as obtain a logo to use on their website. Please read guidelines closely.
When you have an address change, you may log in to the members dashboard and update your profile. The website is updated on a weekly basis.