This year's exam is scheduled for July 23 – August 24, 2012. The exam price is $125 per resident.

The exam will once again be administered via the Internet.

Please note that the exam must be taken on computers that can be monitored by the residency program. This can be done in a variety of ways, for example by individual appointment on designated computers, or by groups in rooms with multi-user internet access. Although the exam may be taken any time during the examination period, we encourage each program to designate one specific week to administer all exam.

Program Details:
The ACPM In-service Examination is administered annually, in August, as a way to enable residents and their directors to determine if there are specific areas where more study and experience are needed. It is a voluntary exam that allows residents to compare themselves with others at the same level nationally. The exam’s 110 questions are written in a "one best response" format and residents are given two hours to complete the exam.

Though not intended to be an examination preparation tool, the In-service Exam can be a gauge of how well residents are being trained and prepared for the content of the Board examination. It is designed for residents in all specialty areas of Preventive Medicine. The material covered in the exam relates to the core (morning) portion of the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) certification exam.

In August 2011, 377 residents from sixty-six programs participated in the exam.

For additional information, contact David Dauphinais at ddauphinais@acpm.org.