Insider Medical Admissions: Critical Care Certification

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Critical Care Certification

by Michelle A. Finkel MD, InsiderMedicalAdmissions.com

The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) have agreed that Emergency Physicians will be able to certify in Critical Care. Currently, Emergency Physicians (EPs) can complete Critical Care fellowships, but they cannot qualify for U.S. board certification. The new certification examination program still requires approval from the American Board of Medical Specialties but hopes are high. If all goes well, the first examination should be available in 2012.

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About Me

Years of candidate selection at Harvard taught me what characteristics comprise a desirable applicant and how even bright candidates make mistakes that undermine their admissions success. I am a practicing Emergency Physician with nine years of experience training medical students, residents and fellows. I won three teaching and mentorship awards while at Harvard. Please see Insider Medical Admissions for the full array of personalized services I offer to clients applying to medical school, residency, fellowship and post baccalaureate programs.

Dr. Finkel thanks David Presser, MD, MPH for his contributions to the content of her blog entries. Dr. Presser is a practicing Emergency Physician who has written several primers for applicants to medical school and Emergency Medicine residency. Dr. Presser is a graduate of Stanford University, UCSF Medical School, the UCLA/Olive View-UCLA Emergency Medicine Residency Program and the Harvard School of Public Health.

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