This format was decided after a pilot examination determined that multiple choice exams and oral simulated cases were able to distinguish between levels of practice and could be used to measure competency.
[13] ABEM Board certification indicates that a physician has attained the skills required to meet the highest standards and credentials in Emergency Medicine and is separate from Medical Licensure.
[13] In 2000 the AMBS launched a Maintenance of Certification program requiring the Member Boards to follow a set of standards to maintain the knowledge and skills consistent with their specialty.
[17] The ConCert examination was a 205 multiple-choice question standardized exam that board certified Emergency Medicine Physicians were required to pass every 10 years to maintain certification.
[18] In November 2021, the ABMS announced changes to its standards for Continuing Certification that moved away from exams taken once every 10 year cycle, to online testing with increased flexibility.
[19] In response, ABEM launched a new continued certification process known as MyEMCert, which is composed of four online modules, and phased out the ConCert Examination in October 2022.