American Federation of Medical Accreditation

Under the authority of The American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons the following is a guide to the
Application Process for Board Certification for the following specialties:

• American Board of Clinical Neurological Surgery

• American Board of Spinal Surgery

• American Board of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery

• American Board of Clinical Neurology

DOWNLOAD THE BOARD CERTIFICATION APPLICATION IN PDF FORMAT

REQUIREMENTS


I. American Board of Clinical Neurological Surgery Board Certification

A. Application requirements for training in Neurological Surgery:

1. Medical School

2. Fundamental Clinical Skills/ General Surgery - Internship Year

3. Neurological Surgery Residency

4. Special Considerations

5. Completed & Signed Application

6. Curriculum Vitae

7. 150 hours CME completed within the last three (3) years

8. Peer Recommendation Letters (2)

9. Fees

B. The Written Examination
C. The Oral Examination

II. American Board of Spinal Surgery Board Certification

A. Application requirements

1. Medical School

2. Fundamental Clinical Skills/ General Surgery - Internship Year

3. Neurological Surgery Residency

4. Special Considerations

5. Completed & Signed Application

6. Curriculum Vitae

7. 150 hours CME completed within the last three (3) years

8. Peer Recommendation Letters (2)

9. Fees

B. The Written Examination
C. The Oral Examination

V. American Board of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery Board Certification

A. Application requirements

1. Medical School

2. Fundamental Clinical Skills/ General Surgery - Internship Year

3. Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

4. Special Considerations

5. Completed & Signed Application

6. Curriculum Vitae

7. 150 hours CME completed within the last three (3) years

8. Peer Recommendation Letters (2)

9. Fees

B. The Written Examination
C. The Oral Examination

VI. American Board of Clinical Neurology Board Certification

A. Application requirements

1. Medical School

2. Fundamental Clinical Skills  - Internship Year

3. Neurology Residency

4. Special Considerations

5. Completed & Signed Application

6. Curriculum Vitae

7. 150 hours CME completed within the last three (3) years

8. Peer Recommendation Letters (2)

9. Fees

B. The Written Examination
C. The Oral Examination

Available for the first time, the Board Certification exams for Clinical Neurosurgery, Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Spinal Surgery and Neurology from the American Federation of Medical Accreditation can be taken online. Now, any of the above examinations can be taken in the convenience of your own home, office or wherever Internet access is available. The exams can also be scheduled to fit your busy practice-even on weekends or holidays.

To be eligible, you must have completed the following in your native country:

1. Medical School
2. Internship, if required in your country
3. 1 yr. General Surgery, if required in your country
4. Residency program, if required in your country

a. For Clinical Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Surgery and Spinal Surgery four years of residency is required (US)

b. For Neurology, a 3-yr. residency is required.

In order to take the examinations online, the following system specifications are required:

1) Internet Explorer 5.00
2) 32 MB RAM
3) 56 k modem connection
4) OS Windows 98, NT or higher
5) Pentium 200 MHz

Currently, we have board certified physicians in the following countries: Australia, Japan, Germany, India, Philippines, Italy, South American, North American countries and other parts of the world.

Further inquiries, please call us at (702) 388-7390.

A) You may take any of the board examinations after you pay the application fee; however if we find your training to be deficient and you do not send us the appropriate training certificates and CV you may not be granted the board certificate.

Please verify that you are qualified before completing this application since your payment may be forfeited.