What are the criteria for taking the ABPNS certification exam?
• All candidates for certification and recertification must be licensed to practice medicine in the country in which they reside (note that ABPNS certification is not creditable toward licensure to practice medicine in the United States). • They must be certified by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties or the equivalent in other countries. • Completion of at least 6 months (1000 hours) of mentored clinical nutrition experience and formal instruction in inpatient and outpatient settings must also be documented. This may be obtained in a fellowship in clinical nutrition or as part of training in a related subspecialty such as adult or pediatric gastroenterology, endocrinology, critical care, nephrology, cardiology, or others.
