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American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine
Part III Examination
Instructions to Candidates
Part III examination of clinical emergency department records consists of the candidate providing the AOBEM
with copies of de-identified (no patient personal identification) medical records (“cases”) of emergency patients
managed by the candidate. The candidate must submit two sets of 25 cases to the Board. Submission deadline dates
for each grading cycle are March 1st and December 1st.
The following must be included for each case:
Candidate’s notes
Nurse’s notes
Results of laboratory testing
Ekg’s
Official interpretations of imaging studies (plain films, sonograms, CT’s, MRI’s)
- Each complete set (2 binders total) should be in a securely bound format that will allow easy review.
- Each complete set should be clearly indexed and tabbed to coincide with each section.
Candidates must have totally managed the care of the patient (no house-staff supervised charts).
In order to assure legibility, handwritten charts should be accompanied by verbatim typed transcripts of the
physician’s record. NO new material may be added. The records must be identical to those submitted to medical
records following time of service. The candidate should assure that all copies submitted are clear and legible.
Charts which can not be read will not be reviewed and the candidate will be asked to submit additional charts,
thus delaying the certification process.
Template charts must be accompanied by an explanatory key. All handwritten portions of the template chart needs
to be accompanied by a verbatim typed transcript as outlined above.
Charts are reviewed based on the following criteria:
History
Physical
Testing
Treatment
Diagnosis
Disposition / Discharge
Overall
Critical Errors
Twenty-five (25) legible emergency department records are submitted for peer-review. These records must represent
at least five (5) separate dates within the last twelve calendar months from date of submission. These must be patients
that have been treated personally by the candidate in the emergency department and should reflect your ability to practice
emergency medicine. A copy of the patient emergency department record must accompany dictated charts. At least 8 of the
submitted charts must involve patients who were admitted (an appropriate transfer to another institution shall be considered
as an “admission”).
No more than 2 charts will be accepted from any one of the following categories, and no charts with the same diagnosis
and/or procedure may be submitted:
a) Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Disorders
b) Cardiovascular Disorders
c) Cutaneous Disorders
d) Endocrine, Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders
e) Environmental Disorders
f) Head and Neck Disorders
g) Hematologic Disorders
h) Immune System Disorders
i) Systemic Infectious Disorders
j) Musculoskeletal Disorders (Non-traumatic)
k) Nervous System Disorders
l) Obstetrics and Disorders of Pregnancy
m) Pediatric Disorders
n) Psycho behavioral Disorders
o) Renal Disorders
p) Thoracic/Respiratory Disorders
q) Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology
r) Traumatic Disorders
s) Urogenital/Gynecologic Disorders
t) Administrative Aspects of Emergency Medicine
u) Emergency Medical Services
v) Procedures/Skills
w) Osteopathic Therapeutics
Each chart must be labeled as to category and disposition, for example:
“ABD / GI - Admit” “ABD / GI - Discharge”
- Should a candidate have any questions about the categorization, a copy of
the entire Table of Specificity is available online at www.aobem.org.
Clear, concise and complete documentation of all information and data such as History,
Physical, EKG, Lab, X-Ray, results of treatments which support the diagnosis and treatment of
Emergency Department patients can not be over emphasized.
In addition to the 25 cases the following items must be submitted:
- Two (2) copies of the emergency department attending physician schedule for the previous twelve (12) calendar months, for emergency department(s) attended by you.
- A letter from your hospital(s) Medical Staff Office verifying current (full) privileges at your institution(s) in Emergency Medicine and that you are a member in good standing at your institution. Please include a copy in each set.
- A copy of your current A.O.A. C.M.E. activity report and C.M.E. credit not on the A.O.A. print out documenting 50 hours/year of C.M.E. in the field of Emergency Medicine for each of the years in practice. Required hours are dated from time of completion of residency. Please include a copy in each set.
- A copy of your current license to practice medicine in the state in which you are submitting charts. Please include a copy in each set.
- Verification of AOA Membership. Contact the AOA at 800-621-1773.
- $600.00 fee. Make the check payable to AOBEM.
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