American Board of Preventive Medicine
- American Board of Preventive Medicine
The American Board of Preventive Medicine is the organization that issues "certificates of special knowledge" in the specialty of Preventive Medicine. These certificates are what is referred to in the United States as "Board Certification", and is generally recognized as verification of a physician's professional capabilities in that area.
External links
* [http://www.abprevmed.org/ American Board of Preventive Medicine]
* [http://www.acpm.org American College of Preventive Medicine]
* [http://www.abms.org/ American Board of Medical Specialties]
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