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Re-Certification Process | Cardiac Medicine Certifications

Attention: Submit your recertification application a month early to prevent a lapse in your certification; the process takes 10 business days for completed applications, but can take 30 days longer if the application is incomplete. Incomplete applications will meet delays.

How to Re-certify your cardiac medicine certification?
The American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, will assist you in the re-certification process painlessly. In order for this to happen, you will need to follow the three steps outlined below.
It is important to start the process about two or three months before your current certification expires. This time frame is ideal in case you are missing any information on your application requiring correction. When there is missing information, your application will be delayed. Follow these three steps to ensure the application process is done efficiently and expediently:

Step 1- Make your payment on time online or by check payable to ABCM, Inc. for $125.

Follow the link below for Exam A, B, or C, whichever is appropriate to make your online payment. If paying by check, make payable to ABCM, Inc. mail to P.O. Box 5929 Sun City Center, FL 33571.

Step 2- Complete our re-certification application for your new Certificate by following the appropriate link below.

Step 3- NEW POLICY FOR CE SUBMITTING: You may now scan your CE documents by email; send copies to Jonni Cooper at jcooper@abcmcertification.com for approval.

You may also elect to send in paper copies and if you do, gather all of your Cardiology CEs or CMEs obtained over the past three years, and make copies to send to ABCM (keep your original). Mail the copies along with your recertification application to ABCM, Inc., P.O. Box 5929 Sun City Center, FL 33571. You can include a check for payment or you can pay online.

CEs or CMEs in List Format:

We need actual copies of the certificates you received at the completion of your study in cardiology. If all you have is a list format to submit from a major conference such as the AHA, ACC, ACCN, AACN, ACCVNP, etc, do send it in for consideration; keeping in mind that it must contain the CE providers name, State Board CE provider number, date of course or event, and the number of CEs awarded.

CEs or CMEs Accepted from Degree Programs:

If you have recently attended a BSN, MSN, or NP course, feel free to submit transcripts by email for consideration. We will extract those topics considered useful for Cardiology credits.

All CEs or CMEs submitted must have the CE providers name, State Board CE provider number, date of course or event, and the number of CEs awarded, in order to be considered for approval by ABCM, Inc.
You can count on us to help you maintain your cardiovascular credentials. Select the certification you want to renew below, whether it is the Physician, Cardiovascular Nursing Certification, ECG/EKG Certification, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant Certification.

A) ECG-BC Certificate Holders

15 CEs are required for any Level of ECG certification. The CEs need to be in Electrocardiography, or related topics. If you are uncertain whether a topic is acceptable, please email us with the title before you spend time obtaining CEs that may not be approved for Re-Certification.

Cost of re-certification - $125 if on time or $150 if late.

Click on this link to pay your ECG Recertification Fees

B) CVRN-BC Certificate Holders

30 CEs are required for Levels I-III of our Cardiovascular Nursing Certification. The CEs need to be in Cardiology. If you are uncertain whether a topic is acceptable, please email us with the title before you spend time obtaining CEs that may not be approved for Re-Certification.

Cost of re-certification - $125 if on time or $150 if late.

Click on this link to pay your CVRN Recertification Fees

C) CVNP-BC or CVPA-BC
Certificate Holders

30 CEs or CMEs are required for Level IV which is our Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Certification. The CEs or CMEs need to be in Cardiology. If you are uncertain whether a topic is acceptable, please email us with the title before you spend time obtaining CEs or CMEs that may not be approved for Re-Certification.

Cost of re-certification - $125 if on time or $150 if late.

Click on this link to pay your CVNP and CVPA Recertification Fees

Re-Certification Application - Fill in All Blanks

* Indicates required field

Date of Application *

Identify the Credential you are Recertifying *

Name Originally certified under: *

First

Last

Name change since original certification - type in NA if there has not been a name change. *

Date of original certification *

Certification number *

Street Address, include apartment or unit *

City *

State *

Zip Code *

Home Email Address *

Work Email Address *

Cell phone number including area code *

Home phone number including area code *

Work phone number including area code *

Current employer name such as Tampa General Hospital, Houston Methodist West, etc. *

Direct Supervisor's Name *

Supervisor's direct phone number including area code *

Unit you work in such as Telemetry, CCU, CVICU, etc. *

Indicate how you are making your re-certification payment: check or credit card *

Submit

To Pre-Pay your Re-Certification Fee or any of the following services, Click Here

1. Make your Re-Certification Payment Online
2. Replace a Certificate by mail
3. Replace a Certificate by email
4. Replace a Certification Pin
5. Replace my Certificate of Attendance for a Conference I have attended
6. Pre-Pay international postage for a Certificate
7. Pre-Pay international postage for a Certification Lapel Pin
8. Send a receipt for any purchase

To mail your CE or CME copies, completed application (unless you have submitted it online), and your payment
(unless you paid online) to:

ABCM, Inc.
Attn: Jonni Cooper
ABCM Exam Director
P.O. Box 5929
Sun City Center, FL 33571
For all Recertification Questions, contact Jonni Cooper at jcooper@abcmcertification.com (email all applications and CEs to Jonni Cooper, Exam Director.

We Notify You When it is Time to Re-Certify
We send out electronic email notices two to three months in advance of your due date, so be sure to watch your email and junk mail to catch this notice. If you have changed your email or mailing address, please update your file by sending us notice of your new contact information so we will be able to reach you.

DO NOT send your re-certification package by certified mail as this is expensive and often delays your package pickup

Be be sure to keep copies of your entire application and CEs or CMEs before sending in the mail (as the USPS has been known to miss-deliver and lose mail).

For further question, email Jonni Cooper at jcooper@abcmcertification.com