Key Dates for the Academic Year

December - March

• December 1 - February 1: Internal Medicine Initial Certification Registration Period
• February 2 - March 1: Late Registration Period

March - June

• March 1 - May 1: Subspecialty Initial Certification Registration Period
• May 2 - June 1: Late Registration Period

August

• ABIM Internal Medicine Certification Examination is administered
• All residents must finish training on or before August 31^st in order to take the ABIM Internal Medicine Certification Examination administered earlier in August of the same year

October

• Initial subspecialty examinations are administed in October/November
• All fellows must finish training on or before October 31^st in order to take a subspecialty examination in the same year
• All residents and fellows must first become certified in Internal Medicine to be eligible to take a subspecialty examination
• The Internal Medicine and subspecialty examinations may not be taken in the same year

For exam dates see Dates, Blueprints & Scoring