ABIM — Internal Medicine

Route Overview

American specialty certification follows residency. Each board examines in two stages — a Qualifying Examination (written) and a Certifying Examination (oral or clinical) — and they are separate examinations with separate preparation.

Attempts and Eligibility

ABIM publishes no limit of three consecutive years of attempts and no mandatory waiting period after failure. The operative constraint is the seven-year Board Eligibility period.

Content Blueprint

Official blueprint — published by ABIM, itemised by domain. Examples: Infectious Disease 9% · Rheumatology and Orthopedics 9% · Hematology 6% · Nephrology and Urology 6% · Obstetrics and Gynecology 3%.

ABIM does not publish a combined "General Internal Medicine and Other Subspecialties" category.