Criteria for ABAAHP Diplomate Status

The following criteria must be completed before diploma is issued, however, candidates can sit for the board exam prior to completion:

• Membership in the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M)
• Attendance at two or more consecutive A4M- approved/sponsored conferences. 
• An active, licensed Health Care Professional registration with any state, or a Ph.D. with a University affiliation, or a Ph.D. actively pursuing research in the field of medicine
• A minimum of 5 years of clinical practice experience (residency training applicable)
• No significant disciplinary actions against the applicant, or a written appeal including full disclosure of all disciplinary actions accompanied by a full explanation of those actions accompanied by a request for a waiver of this requirement
• At least 150 hours of Continuing Medical Education (CME)/ CEU credits referable to the clinical practice and some aspect of preventive medicine, Anti-Aging medicine, nutritional medicine or diagnostic medicine during the past eight years. In nations where CME is not offered, exception to this requisite may be granted on an individual basis, as determined by case-by-case review by the ABAAHP Board
• Submission of 5 multiple-choice examination questions, with correct answers supported by medical/scientific references
• Passing score on written examination
• Annual certification maintenance fee - $195

**To maintain ABAAHP certification, you must continue active membership in good standing in A4M.**

Written Exam Details

• DURATION OF EXAM: 3 hours
• OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF EXAM: English
• EXAM CONTENT:
  • Fundamentals of Preventative Medicine: 6-10%
  • Mechanisms of Aging and Disease & Lifespan Research: 8-12%
  • Cardiovascular Disease: 10-16%
  • Cognitive and Neurodegenerative Diseases & Impairments: 10-16%
  • Diagnostics & Assessments: 5-8%
  • Endocrinology: 5-8%
  • Immune System & Infectious Diseases: 4-6%
  • Metabolic Dysfunctions & Diseases: 8-12%
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases & Impairments: 3-5%
  • Respiratory Diseases & Impairments: 2-3%
  • Sensory System Diseases & Impairments: 1-3%
  • Sexual-Reproductive System Diseases & Impairments: 1-3%
  • Cancer: 6-10%

1  Percentages are estimates for general informational purposes; not to be construed as guarantee of actual exam composition.
2 Dispensing of prescriptive agents (including dosing) excluded.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES: The ABAAHP Review Kit (available from A4M)