Subspecialty Certification in Critical Care Medicine

Approved January 2012 

Revised and approved by the ACEP Board of Directors titled, Subspecialty Certification in Critical Care Medicine January 2012 

Reaffirmed by the ACEP Board of Directors April 1994, October 1998, and April 2004 

Originally approved by the ACEP Board of Directors titled, Certificate of Competency in Critical Care Medicine April 1984 

Emergency physicians treat critically ill patients in various critical care areas of a hospital, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) strongly supports the continuing efforts of the American Board of Emergency Medicine to seek a pathway(s) to subspecialty certification in Critical Care for those board certified in emergency medicine who meet the appropriate requirements.