Navigating the ABNM Certification Exam (CE) Application

Application Statement — Read the ABNM Certification Exam Application Statement and agree to the terms of the statement by clicking “Agree”.

Applicants who wish to be examined by the ABNM must complete this online application.

• The online application must be submitted, documents received, and the application processing fee paid by May 31st at 23:59:59 EDT.
• The ABNM reserves the right to reject any application that is not completed by the deadline. All fees (including late fees) are nonrefundable if an application is rejected.

• Demographics — Enter your name/degree to be printed on the certificate, date of birth, gender, country of birth, citizenship, degree(s).
• Mailing and Billing Preferences — Enter where you prefer to receive correspondence and invoices.
• Primary Work Address — required
• Home Address — required

NOTE: Alternate Email: Please provide an alternative email address so we can continue to communicate with you in a timely manner (i.e., post-training, relocation to another employer, etc.)

Medical School that Granted You Your Medical Degree — Select the medical school that granted your degree by selecting its location from the drop-down menus. The menus include Region -> Country -> City -> Medical School.

If your medical school is not included in the list, check the Other Medical School box and provide your school name.If you attended more than one medical school, list the one that granted your degree. Send a copy of your medical school diploma (and translation if applicable) to the ABNM. An English translation must also be provided by a certified translator if the diploma is in a foreign language.

NOTE: upload a copy of your medical school diploma(s). File types accepted gif, jpg, png, jpeg, doc, docx, rtf, pdf, ppt, xml. MAX upload size is 32MB.

US/Canada Internships — Click on Add New Training and enter information for all preparatory clinical training (including internships) after medical school and all residency training leading to eligibility or board certification except for nuclear medicine training. Upload either the certification of completion or a confirmation letter of completion for each training. All other training will be listed on your CV, which will be uploaded on the Supporting Documents page of this application.

International Internships — Click on Add New Training and enter information for any international preparatory clinical training (including internships) after medical school and all international residency training leading to eligibility or board certification except for nuclear medicine training. Upload either the certification of completion or a confirmation letter of completion for each training. All other training will be listed on your CV, which will be uploaded on the Supporting Documents page of this application.

List all internships including:

• ACGME accredited
• Non-ACGME (outside of US or Canada)

NOTE Do not list nuclear medicine training on this page.

Pathway — Choose ONE pathway that best describes your NM training:

• 3 years of ACGME or RCPSC accredited NM residency in the United States or Canada
• 3 years of NM work experience in the ABNM alternate pathway
• 2 years of ACGME accredited NM residency, and certified (or eligible to be certified) by another ABMS member board (excluding ABR)
• 2 years of ACGME accredited NM residency, and DR training in another country
• 2 years of ACGME accredited NM residency, and NM training in another country
• 2 years of NM training and 3 years of DR training in combined NM/DR programs that are separately accredited
• 16 months of NM/DR training during 4 years of ACGME accredited DR residency
• 16 months of NM training during 4 years in the ABR alternate pathway
• 12 months of ACGME accredited NM residency, plus 4 years of ACGME accredited DR residency
• 12 months of non-ACGME accredited NM training, plus 4 years of ACGME accredited DR residency
• 12 months of ACGME accredited NR fellowship, plus 4 years of ACGME accredited DR residency
• 12 months of ACGME accredited NM residency, and certified in NM in another country

Note: If training was at multiple institutions, enter each institution separately in each section. Include training in the US and Canada, as well as training in other countries, if applicable. Training dates should not overlap. Do NOT include other training unless required to fulfill ABNM eligibility requirements. Other training can be included in your CV.

Residency Training — Click on Add New Training

• Nuclear Medicine Training
• Radiology Training
• Other Training

Enter all information related to your training pathway. For each training program, the applicant must ask each Nuclear Medicine program director to complete an Evaluation of Clinical Competency Form.

NOTE: It is your responsibility to make certain that the completed form with the program director’s original signature is received by the ABNM office. Copies of the form without the program director’s original signature are not acceptable. Copies must be emailed by the program director to [email protected].

• Upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• Upload your Radionuclide Therapy Case Log only if you meet the ABNM Provisional Requirements:
  • I-131 ≤ 33 mCi (benign) 5+
  • I-131 > 33 mCi (malignant) 5+
  • Parenteral *10+
  • Total Therapies 35

NOTE: *At least 2 different FDA approved radiopharmaceuticals excluding 90Y microspheres

• Upload your ABR Eligibility Letter, if applicable.

NOTE: File types accepted for upload are pdf, jpeg, jpg, doc, docx, rtf, png, gif, ppt, xml. MAX upload size is 32MB.

Medical Certificates — Enter medical certificate information (ECFMG (US)). If applicable, list medical certificate number, date issued and upload the certificate.

Medical Exams — Enter medical exam(s) information (USMLE’s – Step 1, Step 2 – Clinical Knowledge, Step 2 – Clinical Skills, Step 3; MCC Qualifying Exam Part I and Part II). List results and dates of all medical exams that you have passed and upload the results for each exam.

Medical Licenses — List all currently valid unrestricted state or provincial medical licenses that you have. Upload copies of all currently valid unrestricted state or provincial medical licenses (including their expiration dates) to the ABNM. Only enter the license information below that pertains to your situation AT THE TIME OF THE EXAM! If you have a pending license, click the pending checkbox. For a pending license, the expiration date and method of sending are not required.

The ABNM will only accept an Institutional/Training License if the applicant is enrolled in a training program AT THE TIME OF THE EXAM. Upload a copy of your Institutional/Training license.

NOTE: File types accepted for upload are pdf, jpeg, jpg, doc, docx, rtf, png, gif, ppt, xml. MAX upload size is 32MB.

ABMS Specialty New Entry — If you have a certification by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) specialty board then provide the American Board name, date of last certification or recertification, and certification number. Click the “Save & Add More” button to add additional specialty board entries. If you DO NOT HAVE a specialty board certification, click the box at the bottom of this page that is labeled “Not Applicable to me” and then click the button labeled “Save & Continue”.

Application Information — Answer the following questions:

• Have you applied for or taken the exam before?
• Most recent year applied or taken.

ABNM Provisional Criteria Requirements

• Total number of times taken.

• Exam Application Processing Fee — Payment of the $500 processing Fee.
• Billing Address Information
• Credit Card Information

Checklist Status —Below are the pages of the application that must be completed for your application to be submitted to the ABNM for review. Changes are saved each time you click Save within any of the pages. Your saved changes are retained, so you may leave the ABNM website and continue where you left off. Before you can submit the application, all pages must have a status of “Data Entered”. The board will review each section and notify you about missing information.

Submitting Application – Click on Checklist. Scroll down and click on Pay Application Processing Fee. Once the $500.00 fee is paid, click back on Checklist, and scroll down to the bottom of the page, click SUBMIT. Your online application should have the status as “Submitted”.

MAKE SURE THAT ALL SECTIONS ARE COMPLETE

1. Application Statement
2. Instructions
3. Contact Information
4. Education
5. Internships
6. NM Training Pathway
7. Supporting Documents
8. Medical Exams and Licensures
9. Other ABMS Board Certification and Eligibility
10. Prior Applications
11. Exam Application Processing Fee
12. Certification Exam Application Submission Fee

DISCLAIMER: The American Board of Nuclear Medicine (ABNM) reserves the right to change any information, including format, fees, policies, procedures, and requirements, without prior notice or issuance of a revised publication. It is the applicant’s responsibility to seek the most current information. The most current information supersedes all previously published information.

• Certification Exam Application Submission Fee — Payment of the remaining exam fee balance.
• Billing Address Information
• Credit Card Information — The additional Exam Fee must be processed by credit card, or a check must be postmarked by July 15 to avoid a late fee.
• LATE FEE — Payments received July 15 – July 31 will be assessed a late fee of $500.00.

NOTE: Applications not paid in full by July 31 will be rejected and all fees (including late fees) are nonrefundable