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ABIM will be closed on Monday, 1/20/2025 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Expand/Collapse the ABIM alert.

Our offices will re-open on Tuesday, 1/21/2025 at 8:30 a.m. ET. For your convenience, you may contact us by email at request@abim.org.

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Change or Cancel an Exam

Change Your Test Center Location

To change your test center location, sign into your Physician Portal, go to My Assessments and click the green “Change Appointment" button, except for:

Cancel an Exam

The My Assessments page in your Physician Portal lists the exams for which you have registered.

To cancel a Certification exam:

  1. Sign into your Physician Portal
  2. Go to My Assessments
  3. Select the exam
  4. Click the red “Cancel Assessment” button
  • You must cancel your application for admission to an exam through your Physician Portal. ABIM will not accept cancellations by phone.
  • Important: Cancellations cannot be processed by Pearson VUE.
  • View the Initial Certification Refund policies.
  • Pearson VUE will send you a cancellation confirmation email.

Responsibility for Deadline Compliance

It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to be aware of and comply with registration deadlines. In fairness to all candidates, ABIM adheres firmly to its published deadlines for registration and late registration for its examinations. Candidates are encouraged to apply early in the registration period. The Certification Exam Information section provides an overview of the assessments in each specialty, how to schedule and how to prepare.