American Board of Medical Quality

Please note that this 2011 information is preliminary only and is
subject to change

2011 Examination: Certification in Medical Quality (CMQ)
The American Board of Medical Quality, with the cooperation of the American College of Medical Quality (ACMQ), will offer to ACMQ members and other conference attendees a certification examination to test basic knowledge in medical quality management. The content of the test will be based on the textbook Medical Quality Management: Theory and Practice (discounted for ACMQ members), American Journal of Medical Quality Vols 23, 24 and 25 and other resources that may be included in the 2011 Candidates' Manual.

The CMQ test will be offered immediately following the adjournment of the ACMQ annual national conference, Medical Quality 2011.

Date/Time
Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 3:00 pm

Place
Grand Hyatt San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas

Duration/Format
Two hours/multiple choice questions (proctored examination)

Examination Fee
The fee is $495, payable with exam application, not refundable but in the case of a candidate's cancellation may be applied to the subsequent year only.

Candidate Criteria

1. Candidates must be:
   
   
1. An MD, DO, DDS, DPM, or DMD with an active unrestricted license, or
   
   
2. A PharmD, or
   
   
3. Other doctoral clinical professional.
   
   
2. In addition, candidates must EITHER:
   
   
1. Hold or be working towards active employment in clinical quality management, measurement, assessment, improvement, or similar type of activities; OR
   
   
2. Hold or be working towards an advanced degree (masters or higher) with quality components, e.g., MPH, MPA, MHA, MB; OR
   
   
3. Submit a written statement, to be reviewed and approved by the ABMQ exam committee, describing interest or expertise in quality management, measurement, assessment or improvement.

Designation of successful candidates
Certified in Medical Quality (CMQ)

Date candidates will be informed of results
March 31, 2011

Certification expiration
5 years

Application
Read the 2011 Candidates' Manual, complete the application and mail or fax to ABMQ before January 24, 2011. If you meet the essential criteria for candidates you will be notified by e-mail that your application has been approved.

ADA Compliance
It is the policy of ABMQ to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) regulations governing both facilities and administration. ABMQ will take steps reasonably necessary to make its examination programs accessible to persons with disabilities. Appropriate and effective modifications and/or auxiliary aids will be provided to such persons with disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue burden on the ABMQ program or fundamentally alter the measurement of skills or knowledge that the program is intended to test. An applicant may request a change in certification procedures or process due to a disability, handicap or other reason. Such notice and documentation must be provided with the application for examination at least 45 days in advance of the examination date. The applicant is responsible for demonstrating that the request should be granted.

Disclaimers:

1. The Certification in Medical Quality (CMQ) is not an endorsement of designates, nor is it a guarantee of competency or performance. It is a voluntary recognition that designates have demonstrated a level of knowledge of the basic tenets of medical quality.
2. Knowledge of the basic tenets of medical quality as identified by the American Board of Medical Quality (ABMQ) does not establish any standard of care of medical practice.
3. The ABMQ has reviewed and approved the eligibility criteria of all candidates for the CMQ. Candidates have verified by signature that the credentials listed in the CMQ examination application are correct. ABMQ is not responsible for any misrepresentation of candidates' credentials.
4. The study materials as suggested to the candidates are developed by the American College of Medical Quality (ACMQ), which has no knowledge of or access to the ABMQ examination.

About ABMQ
Goal
To support and promote professionally-recognized and relevant credentials for physicians in the specialty of Medical Quality Management.

Mission
The mission of the American Board of Medical Quality is to evaluate and certify professionals and programs in the science and management of improving clinical processes and outcomes in systems that service and deliver health care.

History
Incorporation
The American Board of Medical Quality (ABMQ) was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1998.

ACMQ and ABMQ as Separate Entities
While ABMQ and the American College of Medical Quality (ACMQ) will maintain close professional communication and association, both organizations have affirmed the critical importance of operational independence and autonomy to assure the integrity of their specific, separate missions and functions. The roles of the two organizations are complementary but each functions as a distinct entity.

The role of ABMQ is to establish examination, certification and evaluation procedures for professionals and programs that present evidence of expertise, experience, and training in the field of Medical Quality Management. The core curriculum, as continually defined and developed by professional organizations such as ACMQ is, and will continue to be, the foundation and source material for (a) the development of examinations that can lead to the certification of individuals as specialists in Medical Quality Management, and (b) the evaluation of quality improvement programs. Data and information resulting from these activities will feed back into the continuous review and update of the core body of knowledge.

The role of ACMQ is to provide education and training for its members and others in the field of Medical Quality Management. It derives that role from its mission, which focuses on promoting competence in the core curriculum in quality (CCQ) for the practice of clinical quality improvement.

Strategic Relationship Between ABMQ and Other Organizations
Because the field of Medical Quality Management is both broad and deep, and encompasses all the clinical specialties and other health professional domains, ABMQ seeks to work with other examining and accrediting organizations that share compatible missions and common perspectives relevant to the specialty. Rather than inappropriate replication and duplication of their work, ABMQ is committed to supporting and enhancing such efforts through alliances and collaborative relationships with them and to examination and certifying strategies and methodologies consistent with the mission.

The CMQ Examination
ABMQ offered an "alpha" version of an examination to a small group of interested members of ACMQ in 2006. The feedback from the volunteers was used as the certifying exam evolved into a valid test of candidates' knowledge of the basic tenets of medical quality. The first exam proper was offered in 2007. Successful candidates in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 are listed in the section below.

Certified CMQ

Maher M. Abu-Alhommos, MD, CPE, CMQ,      FACP Vishal Adma, MD, MS, CMQ Zuhair Afaneh, MD, MMM, CPE, CMQ Anita Aisner, MD, MPH, FACP, CMQ Mariam Al Mazrouei, MBBS, MBA, CMQ Craig T. Albanese, MD, MBA, CMQ Shaher M. Alqahtani, MD, SBFM, ABFM, CMQ Mohammed Alsaiari, MD, CMQ Eyad Althenayan, MD, CPE, SBIM, CMQ Brian W. Amy, MD, MHA, MPH, CMQ Jon W. Arnott, MD, CMQ Jason Aronovitz, DO, CMQ Helen M. Badie, MD, MS, CMQ Bruce Bagley, MD, CMQ James N. Black, MD, MMM, CMQ Jimmy W. Brandon, DO, MPH, CMQ Kathleen Victoria Butler, MD, MBA, MA, CMQ Javier Castillo-Zayas, MD, MBA, CMQ Indranil Chakraborty, MD, MBBS, DNB, CMQ Lakshmipathi Chelluri, MD, MPH, CMQ Michael A. Cook, DO, CMQ Jeanne Craft, MD, CMQ Mary Veronica Daly, MD, CMQ Thomas W. Davidson, MD, MBA, CMQ Marcel P. DeVetten, MD, CMQ Joanna Drowos, DO, MPH, CMQ James A. Ellzy, II, MD, CMQ Robert Farrar, MD, JD, CMQ Donald Fetterolf, MD, MBA, CMQ K. Gabrielle Gaspar, MD, MPH, CMQ Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD, CMQ Paul Gitman, MD, CMQ Elder Granger, MD, CMQ Alicia Marie Groft, MD, MSE. CMQ Adarsh Gupta, MD, CMQ John R. Guzek, MD, CMQ Richard J. Hodach, MD, MPH, PhD, CMQ Edward D. Hutt, MD, MBA, CMQ Muhammad Jaffar, MD, CMQ, FCCM, FCCP Joseph Jensen, MD, MHA, CMQ Robert Johnson, DDS, CMQ Valeriya Kettelhut, MD, MPH, CMQ Toni Kfuri, MD, MPH, CMQ Waseem A. Khawaja, MD, MPH, FACP,CMQ Christopher P. Kiczek, MD, CMQ A. Ralph Kristeller, MD, MS, FACP, FACPE,      CMQ Thomas Laton, DO, MBA, CMQ Amy F. Lee, MD, MPH, MBA, CMQ Desmond Lew, MD, CMQ Norman L. Luka, MD, CMQ

David T. Lyon, MD, MPH, CPE, CMQ David C. Mackey, MD, CMQ George C. Martin, MD, CMQ John McNelis, MD, CMQ Justin G. Mills, MD, MBA, CMQ D. Wesley Minteer, Jr., DO, CMQ Chander S. Mishra, MD, CPE, MBA, CMQ,      FASE William Mitcherling, DDS, CMQ John Mitcherling, DDS, CMQ Miguel A. Montalvo, MD, MPH, CMQ John Morton, MD, MPH, CMQ, FACS Wolffe Nadoolman, MD, MBA, CMQ Yasser Nakhlawi, MD, MMM, FAAP, CMQ David Ng, MD, MBA, CMQ Robert Oldham, MD, MSHA, CMQ Arthur L.Pelberg, MD, MPA, CMQ Andy Perez, MD, CMQ James D. Perkins, MD, CMQ Adam Eugene Perrin, MD, FAAFP, CAQSM,      CMQ Earle M. Pescatore, Jr., DO, MHA, CMQ Charles A. Pietrafesa, MD, CMQ Bertram C. Providence, MD, CMQ Michael L. Raggio, MD, CMQ Robert Rainer, MD, CMQ Alyce L. Rauchenstein, MD, MPH, CMQ Ronald M. Roan, MD, CMQ Joseph Ruiz, MD, CMQ Anthony Russell, MD, MPH, CMQ John J. Saalwaechter, MD, MBA, CPE, CMQ Allison Lee Sabel, MD, PhD, MPH, CMQ Juan Sanchez, MD, MPA, CMQ Balvindar S. Sareen, MD, MBA, CPE, CMQ Rita Schindeler-Trachta, DO, CMQ Elisabeth Graf Shafa, MD, CMQ Mehrdad Shafa, MD, MMM, CMQ Rama Shankar, MBBS, FACP, CMQ Mrinal Sharma, MD, Mse. MBA, MHL, CPE,      CMQ Archna Sharma, MD, MPH, CPE, CMQ James K. Sheffield, MD, MS, CMQ Brian Shiner, MD, MPH, CMQ Timothy Shoen, MD, CMQ Ashok Singh, MD, CMQ William E. Todd, DO, MBA, CMQ Suzanne Vandenhul, MD, CPE, CMQ Sanjay Vaswani, MD, CMQ John F. Vigorita, MD, MHA, CMQ Dan M. Westphal, MD, MBA, FCCP, CMQ Jeffrey Zale, MD, MPH, CMQ

Board of Directors (2009 - 2011)

George C. Martin, MD (Chair) Phone: 813-240-2466 (cell) E-mail: geocmartin@gmail.com Paul A. Gitman, MD, MACP (Vice Chair) Vice President Medical Affairs NSLIJ Health System Phone: 516-465-8311 Fax: 516-465-8376 E-mail: pgitman@lij.edu Donald Fetterolf, MD, MBA (Secretary) Fetterolf Healthcare Consulting Phone: 412-638-2891 (c) Fax: 801-766-7074 E-mail: donfetterolf@cs.com Jeffrey Zale, MD, MPH (Treasurer) Medical Director of Case Management Carroll Hospital Center Phone: 410-684-3362 Fax: 410-684-3362 E-mail: jeffzale@pol.net John M. Casebolt, MD, MS (Med Mgt) Phone: 402-479-3218 (o) Phone: 402-658-1439 (c) E-mail: johnmcas@msn.com E-mail: john.casebolt@nebraska.gov David J. Jones, MD, MPH (Founding Chair) Phone: 352-753-6865 E-mail: djones6358@msn.com

Daniel Klass, MD Sr. Medical Officer and Associate Registrar College of Physicians & Surgeons Phone: 416-967-2600 x 403 Fax: 416-967-2605 E-mail: dklass@cpso.on.ca L. Gregory Pawlson, MD, MPH Executive Vice President National Committee for Quality Assurance Phone: 202-955-3500 Fax: 202-955-3599 E-mail: pawlson@ncqa.org Robert F. Pendrak, MD, MS Phone: 717-561-0922 E-mail: bobp1946@verizon.net Mark E. Reagan, Esq. Partner Hooper Lundy & Bookman Phone: 415-875-8500 Fax: 415-875-8519 E-mail: mreagan@health-law.com Mehrdad Shafa, MD, MMM Medical Director and Physician Consultant Health Care Excel Phone: 602-955-0176 (h) Fax: 602-344-8918 E-mail: mmshafa@cox.net Bridget Brodie (Executive Vice President) American Board of Medical Quality 4334 Montgomery Ave., Suite B Bethesda, MD 20814 301-913-9149 Fax: 301-913-9142 Bridget.brodie@acmq.org