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ABOIM Offers Time-Limited Certification Pathways for Non-Fellowship Trained Physicians in Integrative Medicine

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABOIM) has created a new pathway for allopathic and osteopathic physicians who have not completed an approved fellowship to be eligible for certification in integrative medicine, according to Certification Director Susan LoBianco.

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  • TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABOIM) has created a new pathway for allopathic and osteopathic physicians who have not completed an approved fellowship to be eligible for certification in integrative medicine, according to Certification Director Susan LoBianco.
  • The new Ayurveda training option and other non-fellowship pathways will remain open for a limited time only.
  • With the addition of this pathway, the following pathway options to ABOIM certification will expire after December 31, 2022:
    "Physicians who apply for certification after December 31, 2022, must complete an ABOIM- approved fellowship in integrative medicine to be eligible," said LoBianco.
  • The American Board of Integrative medicine is a Member Board of the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), a nationally recognized multi-specialty physician board certification organization.