American Board Of Headache Medicine®

Requirements And Eligibility

Physician in good standing with a current valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in USA or practicing country.

The physician should satisfy one of these 3 tracks.

Track A) Holds a board/diplomat of a primary specialty approved by the ABMS/AOA, or an equivalent AND -Minimum of total 100 hours of AMA category 1 continuing medical education in the subspecialty of headache medicine, including a minimum of 25 hours devoted to head and neck procedures workshop offered by AIHS approved workshops. (During the last 3 years)

Track B) Certified by ABMS approved pain medicine specialty examination offered by the American Board of Anesthesiology, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, or an equivalent. AND -Minimum of total 50 hours of AMA category 1 continuing medical education in the subspecialty of headache medicine, including a minimum of 25 hours devoted to head and neck procedures workshop offered by AIHS approved workshops. (During the last 3 years)

Track C) Holds a neurology board certificate by American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, or an equivalent. AND -Minimum of total 50 hours of AMA category 1 continuing medical education in the subspecialty of headache medicine, including a minimum of 25 hours devoted to head and neck procedures workshop offered by AIHS approved workshops. (During the last 3 years)

Each physician should have at least 25% of his/her clinical practice in the field of headache medicine and is capable of performing independently a broad scope of the practice of interventional headache management. Each physician must fill and sign the scope of practice form.

Letters of recommendation from two colleagues (one letter of recommendation from the chair of the applicant’s department or equivalent) who can testify to the applicant’s ethical and professional standards, and to his/her experience in headache medicine and headache interventions.

Have a professional standing satisfactory to American Board of Headache Medicine (ABHM).