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Physician Referral Directory: What is a board certified Allergist/Immunologist?
A board certified allergist/immunologist is a physician who has fulfilled the requirements of and has received certification as a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and/or the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) followed by additional certification by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology (ABAI), a conjoint board of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics. The purpose of certification by the ABAI is to provide assurance to the public and the medical profession that a certified allergist/immunologist has successfully completed an accredited educational program and an evaluation process, including a secure, proctored examination. ABAI certification also assures that the physician possesses the knowledge, skills, and experience requisite to the provision of high-quality patient care in allergy and immunology. The ABAI believes that all allergists/immunologists should have a fundamental knowledge of the biological science basic to this discipline, and that ABAI is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of the standards of knowledge required for certification. Why is it important to be board certified? In addition, diplomates of the ABAI possess breadth and depth in the understanding of immunochemistry, immunobiology and applied pharmacology and experience in the application of this knowledge to the diagnosis, management and therapy of immunologic diseases, such as inborn or acquired defects of host resistance, autoimmune diseases, bone marrow and solid organ transplantation, gene replacement therapy, adverse drug reactions, and other conditions associated with an abnormality of the immune system. Because allergy and clinical immunology is an evolving and expanding area of medicine, diplomates may vary in their detailed knowledge of some of the aspects of allergy/immunology as defined above. Diplomates have demonstrated to the satisfaction of their peers that they possess the general qualifications specified. Who certifies an allergy/immunology specialist? ABAI's major purposes are to:
Board certification is designed to assure the public that a certified medical specialist has successfully completed an approved educational program and evaluation, including an examination process designed to assess the knowledge, experience and skills requisite to the provision of high quality patient care in the allergy/immunology specialty. Certification indicates that the specialist has completed an approved medical education program and an evaluation, and examination. The purpose of certification by the ABAI is to provide assurance to the public and the medical profession that a certified allergist/immunologist has successfully completed an accredited educational program and an evaluation process, including a secure, proctored examination. ABAI certification also assures that the physician possesses the knowledge, skills, and experience requisite to the provision of high-quality patient care in allergy and immunology. The ABAI believes that all allergists/immunologists should have a fundamental knowledge of the biological science basic to this discipline, and that ABAI is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of the standards of knowledge required for certification. The ABAI serves candidates who have embarked on a graduate program of study with the specific purpose of excelling in the practice of the subspecialty of allergy/immunology.
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