American Board of Pain Medicine

A list of currently certified ABPM Diplomats is available to medical organizations and other groups for dissemination to the public.

This is in contrast to the certificate issued to those who have completed an American Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited fellowships which has national standards, and are regulated by the ABMS.

[citation needed] The American Board of Pain Medicine eliminated lifetime certification in 1998.

Concurrently, ABPM created the American Board of Pain Medicine MOC (Maintenance of Certification) program.

[4] California[5] and Florida[6] recognize ABPM certification as equivalent to an American Board of Medical Specialties certification for advertising purposes, thereby permitting ABPM diplomates to represent themselves as "Board Certified" in pain medicine.