Sleep Medicine Exam Without Fellowship

[IMDoc607]

I was reading online that you are eligible to take the the ABIM exam if you finish an ACGME residency in internal medicine and are ABIM certified. I have been contemplating taking the exam as I see it as a good addition to my skills. However, I find it hard to believe that people are able to take an exam and pass it when some physicians spend a year in a sleep medicine fellowship. I understand that some people have a passion for sleep. I do not. I look at it as an additional skill to learn in a tight job market for most specialties.

If this is in fact true, does anyone recommend a review course? I have never even looked at a sleep study but I find it being very applicable to my specialty. It also doesn't hurt that its something a hiring group might find attractive in an applicant.

Thanks

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[Shikima]

You need to complete a fellowship now to be eligible to take the exam. Grandfathering is over with.

 

[IMDoc607]

You need to complete a fellowship now to be eligible to take the exam. Grandfathering is over with.

I am sorry I misread their website. Thank you for the information. Honestly, its better that someone does a fellowship.

 

[medstudent115]

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