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American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry

Filed Under: Board Certification, Medical Optometry

Medical Facilities Utilizing ABCMO Certification

The American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry (ABCMO) confers a specialty board certification for optometrists who have completed an ACOE accredited residency in medical optometry, passed the advanced specialty examination “Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry” administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry and met additional requirements specified in the ABCMO Bylaws. It is the only optometry specialty board certification available and congruent with recognized specialty boards in medicine, osteopathy and dentistry.

The following medical facilities have utilized ABCMO to verify specialist status in medical optometry. However, this list should be viewed as a sample only because it does not include requests for verification of certification from private practice offices.

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facilities

DVA Birmingham, AL
DVA Fayetteville, AR
DVA Tucson, AZ
DVA Wilmington, DE
DVA West Palm Beach, FL
DVA Chicago, IL
DVA Honolulu, HI
DVA Baltimore, MA
DVA Detroit, MI
DVA Battle Creek, MI
DVA St. Louis, MO
DVA Salisbury, NC
DVA Manchester, NH
DVA East Orange, NJ
DVA North Las Vegas, NV
DVA Montrose, NY
DVA Oklahoma City, OK
DVA Roseburg, OR
DVA Columbia, SC
DVA Fort Meade, SC
DVA Memphis, TN
DVA White River Jct., VT
DVA Puget Sound, WA
DVA Walla Walla, WA
DVA Milwaukee, WI

Non-DVA Medical Facilities

South East Alaska Regional Health Consortium, AK
Indian Health Service, AZ
Indian Health Svc., Chinle, AZ
Indian Health Svc., NE Tribal Health, Sys., AZ
Indian Health Svc., Tuba City, AZ
Tuba City Regional Health Care, AZ
Indian Health Care, Inc., Banning, CA
Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, CA
Sanford Health Care, CA
U. of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, IA
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, IA
Eye Specialists of Indiana Surgery Center, IN
Indiana U School of Optometry, Indianapolis Clinic, IN
Henry Ford Hospital System, Detroit, MI
Mayo Clinic, MN
Western Physicians Providers Inc (PHO), NE, SD, WY
Stony Brook Medicine, NY
Indian Health Svc., Lawton, OK
Northeastern State U College of Optometry, OK
Conemaugh Memorial Center, Johnstown, PA
Air Force Credentials Verification Office, TX
Gundersen Health Care, WI
Gunderson Lutheran Health Svc., WI

The Joint Commission is the recognized accrediting body for federal and state-chartered medical facilities.

January 15, 2016

ABCMO News and Updates


ABCMO News and Updates

  • Background Information – Article 19 – Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
  • Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry Exam – June 12, 2020
  • Accept No Substitutes
  • Who Knows You Are Board Certified?

Reflections

Articles of Interest, Editorials and Comments

  • The Education Apocalypse
  • Optometry Schools Should Begin to Reduce Class Size
  • To Extinguish Burnout, Bring Back Physician Autonomy

Comments are welcome and can be sent to editor@abcmo.org for publication under the author's name.

Certification Requirements

The following are in addition to an O.D. degree from an accredited North American school or college of optometry and a current state license to practice.

Residency: Completion of a full-time, ACOE (or equivalent) accredited, postgraduate clinical residency training program having major emphasis on medical optometry.

ACMO Exam: Passage of the Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry exam (or equivalent) offered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry.

Practice: Documented significant practice of medical optometry for a minimum of two years immediately prior to application for certification.

The Practice requirement is waived in the two years immediately following residency training.

Complete Application and Requirements

Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry Exam

The next Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry exam will be administered at over 220 U.S. Pearson VUE Professional Centers on Friday, June 12, 2020.

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Career Links

Optometry Careers at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

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