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Continuing HPM Certification

Because the first hospice and palliative medicine subspecialty certification exams were administered nearly 10 years ago, many of the 7,000+ HPM diplomates are approaching the end of the initial 10-year certification. Turn to AAHPM's products and resources to help you maintain your board certification.

To help you better understand the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) and certification exams, watch this 14-minute brief webinar. It includes background on HPM certification and continuing certification, answers to commonly asked questions, and resources to help you prepare for the exam.

Allopathic Continuing Certification

Continuing Certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) continues to evolve. Diplomates whose primary certifying board is Internal Medicine will have assessment options for continuing certification, the traditional 10 year exam (offered annually) or the new Knowledge Check-In (KCI) 2 year assessment. Decide which option is best for you.

Diplomates whose primary certifying board is other than Internal Medicine (Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Neurology, Radiology, or Surgery) will need to take the 10 year exam to continue certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

ABIM is the administering board for HPM; they recently announced that they will be moving toward a Longitudinal Assessment option which is expected to become available in 2022.


Contact your primary board for details on your continuing certification requirements and exam registration dates. Learn more about upcoming dates of administration.

Osteopathic Continuous Certification

If you hold a time-limited certificate, you are required to participate in the four components of the OCC process in order to maintain your Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in HPM.

DOs with a Certificate of Added Qualification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine are required to maintain certification in the underlying, primary Board. Please contact your primary Board for details.

Resources for Continuing Certification

 These AAHPM products can help you meet the MOC requirements.

HPM FAST - Hospice Regulatory

MOC Part II CME Activity: 2 ABIM ABP ABFM ABA ABPN ABR
Expiration Dates: November 4, 2022

HMD Prep, 2nd Edition

MOC Part II CME Activity: 5 ABIM
Expiration Date: January 31, 2023

HPM PASS, 3rd Edition

MOC Part II CME Activity: 9 ABIM, ABP
Expiration Date: December 31, 2020 

Essential Practices in Hospice and Palliative Medicine Learning Modules 

MOC Part II CME Activity: 3 per module/ABP, ABIM
Expiration Date: September 18, 2020 (Under review: CME and MOC will be extended)

HPM FAST - Pediatric

MOC Part II CME Activity: 2 ABIM, ABP
Expiration Date: March 5, 2021

HPM FAST - Psychiatry/Cognition

MOC Part II CME Activity: 2 ABIM, ABP
Expiration Date: March 5, 2021

HPM FAST - Prognostication

MOC Part II CME Activity: 2 ABIM, ABP
Expiration Date: March 5, 2021

HPM FAST - Hospice Regulatory

MOC Part II CME Activity: 2 ABIM, ABP
Expiration Date: November 4, 2022

Osteopathic physicians and physicians from other primary boards should check directly with their board about getting MOC/OCC credits for these education activities.

Visit the AAHPM online store to purchase any of the products above.

Requirements

Some of the Boards require maintenance of the underlying specialty and some Boards do not. This is only general information. It is important to contact your applicable primary certification board for detailed requirements.

Does not require underlying certification to maintain certification in hospice and palliative medicine:

  • Internal Medicine
  • Pediatrics
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Surgery
  • Anesthesiology
  • Emergency Medicine

Requires maintenance of underlying certification to maintain certification in hospice and palliative medicine:

  • Family Medicine
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology
  • Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Radiology