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 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 or not candidates have received adequate preparation in accordance with educational standards established by the American Board of Pain Medicine.
To conduct comprehensive examinations in order 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 agencies.
To approve programs and facilities for training physicians in the specialty of Pain Medicine.
To serve as a central registry for public information about the certification status of physicians certified in Pain Medicine.
To provide the public and concerned agencies with the rationale for certification in Pain Medicine.
To serve as a forum for discussion with the public, professional organizations, healthcare agencies, and regulatory authorities about the 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 board-certified physicians is available to medical organizations and other groups for dissemination to the public.