Individuals who have completed a medical specialty graduate training program that has not been approved by the ACGME, AOA, or RCPSC are not eligible for certification as an ABEM Diplomate.   However, candidates who meet the following criteria, and who successfully complete the examination will receive the ABEM Certificate of Recognition.

A candidate for the Certificate of Recognition must be a Diplomate or equivalent of a Board of Neurology or Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation outside of the United States or Canada; must have received training equivalent in scope, duration, and extent of supervision to that specified under “Training in Electrodiagnostic Medicine” at an institution with an approved neurology or physiatry training program; and must have experience as specified in “Independent Experience”.