LLSA

Unlike standard continuing medical education programs, there are special requirements for emergency medicine. The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) has instituted its Emergency Medicine Continuous Certification (EMCC).
The CME -like component of the EMCC is based on the LLSA - Lifelong Learning Self-Assessment. This is a list of 20 articles with multiple-choice questions. The LLSA reading list and LLSA test can be accessed through the ABEM website. Diplomates, and former diplomates attempting to regain certification, participate in the EMCC program. The four components of EMCC are Professional Standing, Lifelong Learning and Self Assessment (LLSA), Assessment of Cognitive Expertise (ConCert), and Assessment of Practice Performance. The ConCert examination is the examination that renews certification for a period of ten years. It is administered annually in Pearson VUE testing centers.

Practice Examination
ABEM offers a two-hour practice examination in Pearson VUE testing centers, to provide candidates with an experience similar to taking an actual examination.

The mission of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) is to protect the public by promoting and sustaining the integrity, quality and standards of training in and practice of Emergency Medicine. To accomplish this mission, ABEM conducts an initial certification program and a maintenance of certification (MoC) program, Emergency Medicine Continuous Certification. ABEM also co-sponsors sub-specialty certification programs, and administers the certification and MoC examinations for the Medical Toxicology sub-specialty in Pearson VUE test centers.

Initial Certification
Physicians who wish to become certified must apply to ABEM for certification. If they are determined to meet ABEM’s credentialing requirements, their applications are approved. They must then take and pass a qualifying examination, administered annually in Pearson VUE testing centers. Once they pass this examination, they must take and pass the oral certification examination. Physicians who pass the oral certification examination are diplomates of ABEM and are certified for a period of ten years.