Crash Cart Emergency Medicine

The New Certifying Exam

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Are you ready for the new certifying exam? The exam goes live in January of 2026, so if your graduation date is in 2025 or later, this episode is for you! Dr. Matt Wilson (PGY-5, EM/IM Chief Resident) and Dr. Diane Gorgas (Professor of Emergency Medicine and President of the American Board of Emergency Medicine) discuss what you need to know to ace the test. They also talk about why it’s important and the value of becoming a board certified EM physician.

Key take-home points:

  1. The certifying exam is replacing the virtual oral exam. You need to take the qualifying (written exam) and then the in-person certifying exam to become board certified in Emergency Medicine.
  2. The new certifying exam is designed to be less like playing a game than the oral boards and to reflect the realities of an EM shift. For example, you will be assessed on key competencies such as difficult conversations, team management, task switching, and clinical decision making.
  3. There is tremendous value to becoming certified in EM. It signifies that you have reached the highest standard and are competent in the variety of skills that it takes to be an outstanding Emergency Physician. It also increases your bottom line, too.
  4. After you become a diplomat, you’ll stay certified by completing My EM Cert modules.

    5. Host: Matt Wilson, MD. Guest: Diane Gorgas, MD. Editors: Kim Bambach, MD and Mike Prats, MD.

    References:

    1. “Certifying Exam | Emergency Medicine Certification.” Accessed August 21, 2024. https://www.abem.org/public/become-certified/certifying-exam.
    2. “Value of ABEM-Certified Physicians.” Accessed August 21, 2024. https://www.abem.org/public/about-abem/value-of-abem-certified-physicians.
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