CERTIFICATE & CME AWARD

 

After meeting the requirements stated above and passing the examination, the candidate will be awarded a certificate which acknowledges that he or she has met specific standards and qualifications and has passed the examination conducted by the Board.  The names of recertified diplomates of the Board appear in The Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists, published by Marquis Who's Who in cooperation with the American Board of Medical Specialties. 

 

Each certificate is subject to revocation or suspension in the event that (a) the diplomate was not eligible to receive the certificate, whether or not the facts concerning ineligibility were known to the Board when the certificate was issued; (b) the diplomate has made any material misrepresentation or omission in the application for certification or in any other statement to the Board or has failed in timely fashion to supplement any response to any question on any application for certification or recertification with respect to criminal conduct, loss or suspension of a medical license, medical staff privileges, or medical society membership; (c) the diplomate is convicted of, or pleads nolo contendere to a crime, which in the judgment of the Board relates to the practice of medicine; (d) the diplomate is found to have engaged in conduct which, in the judgment of the Board, (i) reflects unethical activity relating to the practice of medicine, or (ii) casts significant doubt on the ability of the diplomate to practice medicine in the best interests of patients; or (e) the diplomate is found by the Board to have (i) engaged in irregular behavior in connection with the examination, (ii) had a license to practice medicine revoked or suspended, (iii) been expelled from a medical society for reasons other than non-payment of dues or failure to attend meetings, (iv) has had medical staff privileges revoked or suspended for reasons relating to the practice of medicine, (v) taken other action reasonably deemed by the Board to be inconsistent with diplomate status, or (vi) willfully and materially violated any rule or policy of the Board.

 

Candidates are responsible for contacting the AAD or AMA for information about CME credit.

 

 

EXPIRATION OF CERTIFICATE

 

If the candidate does not successfully complete the Recertification/Maintenance of Certification Process prior to expiration of his/her time-limited certificate, he/she will remain eligible to participate in the process but will cease to be Board-certified until the process is successfully completed and a new time-limited certificate is issued.  If the candidate successfully completes the Recertification/Maintenance of Certification process before expiration of his/her certificate, e.g., in year 8, 9 or 10 of the 10-year certificate, the new certificate will be issued for 10 years commencing January 1 of the year immediately following the expiration date of the prior certificate.

 

Should a diplomate with a time-limited certificate not complete the requirements for Recertification/Maintenance of Certification by the end of the tenth year, the certificate will expire and the physician will lose diplomate status. Once the certificate has expired, the physician may not represent himself/herself to the profession or the public as being certified until successfully recertified by the American Board of Dermatology. The physician may reapply for a future recertification examination, but must meet all the criteria in effect at that time.

 

Military waiver:  Military personnel with time-limited certificates who are serving overseas and unable to complete the maintenance of certification process before expiration of their certificate, will receive an extension and be allowed to take the examination at the next available opportunity upon their return from overseas duty.

 

 

REAPPLICATION AFTER REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATION OR RECERTIFICATION

 

A physician whose certification or recertification has been revoked may apply for reinstatement as a Diplomate when the physician believes that the circumstances underlying the Board’s action have been satisfactorily resolved.  The physician shall apply by providing a written statement setting forth in detail the changes in circumstances.  The Board shall consider such statement and determine whether to reinstate the physician’s certification or recertification.  The physician shall be promptly notified of the Board’s decision.