Mission
The mission of the American Board of Pain Medicine is to serve the public by improving the quality of Pain Medicine.
Goals
- To evaluate candidates who voluntarily appear for examination and to certify or recertify as Diplomates in Pain Medicine those who are qualified.
- To maintain and improve the quality of graduate medical education in the field of Pain Medicine by collaborating with related organizations.
- To provide information about the specialty of Pain Medicine to the public.
Objectives
- To determine whether candidates have received adequate preparation in accordance with educational standards established by the American Board of Pain Medicine.
- To create, maintain and administer comprehensive examinations to evaluate the knowledge and experience of such candidates.
- To issue certificates to those candidates found qualified under the stated requirements of the American Board of Pain Medicine.
- To develop standards and requirements for graduate medical education in Pain Medicine in collaboration with other concerned organizations and entities.
- To maintain a publicly accessible registry of physicians certified as Diplomates of the American Board of Pain Medicine.
- To provide information to the public and concerned entities about the rationale for certification in Pain Medicine.
- To facilitate discussion with the public, professional organizations, healthcare agencies, and regulatory bodies regarding education, evaluation, and certification of Pain Medicine specialists.
ABPM administers a psychometrically developed and practice-related examination in the field of Pain Medicine to qualified candidates. Physicians who have successfully completed the ABPM credentialing process and examination will be issued certificates as specialists in the field of Pain Medicine and designated as Diplomates of the American Board of Pain Medicine. A list of currently certified ABPM Diplomates is available to medical organizations and other groups for dissemination to the public.