Two Years Remain for Physicians to Obtain Sleep Medicine Certification without Fellowship...( Two years re...),Health

Two years remain for physicians to bypass a year of area-specific training in their pursuit of Sleep Medicine Certification. The Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine and Technology will offer a board review course for Sleep Board Certification from October 3-5, 2009, that stresses the knowledge that is essential for success on the exam.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) July 22, 2009 -- Physicians interested in becoming board certified in the growing field of sleep medicine have two years remaining to take advantage of a 5-year "Grandfathering" period where they can potentially bypass a one-year sleep medicine fellowship that will be required of all candidates starting in 2012. Only two more board exams remain in this 5-year period, one in November 2009 and one in Fall 2011.

Following a decision made by several key medical boards in 2006, one path towards taking the sleep board exam has been significantly shortened. Physicians who are board certified in psychiatry, internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, ENT, or Family Medicine and who meet the requirements of the practice pathway have the opportunity to sit for the exam without a one year sleep medicine fellowship.

For physicians who are taking advantage of this period, The Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine and Technology has developed a unique course offering developed specifically to prepare them for the national sleep board exam to be held on November 19, 2009.

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