Each year, the American Board of Internal Medicine® reviews and updates the content for the Hospice & Palliative Medicine Board Exams. Then, to help you focus your review, it issues an outline of the primary medical topics and their approximate percentages for a typical exam.
The topics you can expect to see on the 2023 Hospice & Palliative Medicine Certification and Hospice & Palliative Medicine Maintenance of Certification exams are:
| Hospice & Palliative Medicine Certification and Maintenance of Certification Board Exam Topics | Percent of Exam |
|---|---|
| Prognostication and Natural History of Serious and Complex Illness | 10% |
| Comprehensive Whole-Patient Assessment | 20% |
| Managing Suffering and Distress | 40% |
| Palliative Care Emergencies and Refractory Symptoms | 5% |
| Management of Medical Interventions | 6% |
| Impending Death and the Death Event | 3% |
| Communication Skills | 2% |
| Grief, Loss, and Bereavement | 3% |
| Interdisciplinary Teamwork, Quality, and Professionalism | 2% |
| Quality and Compliance | 2% |
| Ethical and Legal Aspects of Care | 7% |
Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Board Review
Online Course Available Now – Start Studying Tonight!
Pass-Guaranteed
1100+ Hospice & Palliative Medicine Board Review practice questionsEarn up to 94.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™
and 19.5 ABIM® MOC points
Group Tuition Discounts
American Physician
