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ABIM support lines will be unavailable Friday 8/8/25 after 1 p.m. ET.  Operations will resume on Monday 8/11/25 at 8:30 a.m. ET. For your convenience, you may contact us via email request@abim.org.

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Key Dates for the Academic Year

December to April

  • December 1 to April 15: Internal Medicine Initial Certification Registration Period
  • April 16 to April 28: Late Registration Period

December to June

  • December 1 to June 15: Subspecialty Initial Certification Registration Period
  • June 16 to June 28: Late Registration Period

August 

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

October/November

  • Subspecialty initial certification examinations are administered in October and November of each year.
    • All fellows must finish training on or before October 31 in order to take a subspecialty examination in the same year.
  • All residents and fellows must first become certified by ABIM in Internal Medicine to be eligible to take a subspecialty examination.
  • The  Internal Medicine Initial Certification Examination and a subspecialty examination may not be taken in the same year.

For exam dates, visit Certification Exam Information.