Exam Registration
Scheduling/Rescheduling Your Exam
Canceling Your Exam
Exam Registration
I am approved to take the certification exam. How long am I eligible to take the exam?
All approved applicants have three years to take the certification exam, beginning the year their application was approved. For example, if your application was approved in 2024, you will be able to take the exam in 2024, 2025, and/or 2026. To take the exam after 2026, you will need submit a new application and be approved for a new three-year eligibility period by the Board.
How do I register for the certification exam?
Approved applicants may register for the certification exam online via ABPM's Physician Portal. Log in at https://physicianportal.theabpm.org/abpmssa/f?p=STDSSA:101:::::P101_VC,P101_CONTEXT,CUST_CONTEXT,G_SUCCESS_URL:,,,ssaauthmenu.show_top_menu:.
Scheduling/Rescheduling Your Exam
Can I reschedule my exam appointment to a different date and/or time?
Yes. To reschedule your appointment, you must contact Pearson VUE no later than 24 hours prior to your original exam appointment. You can reach Pearson VUE staff via phone Monday through Friday, 7am to 7pm CT, at 888-839-7768 in the United States and Canada.
Candidates who reschedule their exam less than 24 hours before their original apppointment time will be subject to a same-day forfeit exam fee.
How do I confirm my exam appointment time?
You can confirm your examination appointment time at https://home.pearsonvue.com/theabpm. Please log in to your Pearson VUE account and enter your candidate number (PTI ID) to confirm your appointment. You may also contact Pearson VUE via phone Monday through Friday, 7am to 7pm CT, at 888-839-7768 in the United States and Canada. To help locate your record, tell the agent that the examination is sponsored by Professional Testing (PTI).
How will I find out about test-day changes to my testing appointment?
Pearson VUE will contact candidates if there are any test-day changes. Please be sure to check your email on the day of your exam appointment for any updates.
Canceling Your Exam
How do I cancel my exam registration? Will I receive a refund?
To cancel your exam registration, you MUST notify the ABPM at abpm@theabpm.org that you wish to withdraw from the current year's exam no later than the deadline listed in the events calendar and in your Registration Confirmation email (subject line "ABPM Exam Registration Successful"). Typically, the deadline is roughly two weeks before the beginning of the exam window.
All exam registration fee refunds are subject to a $500 administration fee and refunds will be issued only if the ABPM is notified of the withdrawal on or before the exam withdrawal deadline.
If you have already scheduled your exam, you must also cancel your exam appointment through Pearson VUE within three days of the exam withdrawal deadline; all scheduled exams must be canceled before the ABPM will be able to issue your partial refund.
The ABPM is unable to apply an exam registration fee payment toward a future year's exam fee.
Please note: Pearson VUE is not responsible for refunds of any kind. The "Authorization-to-Test" email from Pearson VUE states that you may cancel your exam appointment up to 24 hours prior to the scheduled test date and time. This cancelation will NOT result in a refund of any kind.
The ABPM is understanding of extenuating circumstances, and in the event of an emergency preventing you from sitting for your exam, the ABPM may, at its sole and absolute discretion, provide a refund or voucher for the following year's exam. In such a case, you must contact the ABPM at abpm@theabpm.org promptly and provide documentation supporting the reason you were unable to sit for the exam.