American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) Employee Directory

Non-profit OrganizationsUnited States11-50 Employees

The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) was established in 1948 to promote the health and safety of the American people through our high standards in the certification and maintenance of certification in the profession of preventive health.

The ABPM is a Member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and a non-profit corporation; no member (officer or director) may receive any salary or compensation for services. 

Preventive Medicine is the specialty of medical practice that focuses on the health of individuals, communities, and defined populations. Its goal is to protect, promote, and maintain health and well-being and to prevent disease, disability, and death. Preventive medicine specialists have core competencies in biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental and occupational medicine, planning and evaluation of health services, management of healthcare organizations, research into causes of disease and injury in population groups, and the practice of prevention in clinical medicine. They apply knowledge and skills gained from the medical, social, economic, and behavioral sciences.

Preventive Medicine includes the specialties of Aerospace Medicine, Occupational Medicine or Public Health and General Preventive Medicine; and the subspecialties of Addiction Medicine, Clinical Informatics, Medical Toxicology, or Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine.

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