Certification Examination for
Physician Nutrition Specialists
American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists
affiliated with the
Intersociety Professional Nutrition Education Consortium
2009 Examination Dates:
First Day of Testing: Saturday; November 7, 2009
Last Day of Testing: Saturday; November 21, 2009
Application Deadline for 2009 Exam:
October 1, 2009
2010 Examination Dates:
First Day of Testing: Saturday; November 6, 2010
Last Day of Testing: Saturday; November 20, 2010
Application Deadline for 2010 Exam:
October 1, 2010
"Handbook for Candidates"
Handbook must be viewed in Adobe Acrobat
To be eligible to take the ABPNS certification exam:
- All candidates for certification and recertification must be licensed to practice medicine in the country in which they reside (note that ABPNS certification is not creditable toward licensure to practice medicine in the United States).
- They must be certified by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties or the equivalent in other countries.
- Completion of at least 6 months (1000 hours) of mentored clinical nutrition experience and formal instruction in inpatient and outpatient settings must also be documented. This may be obtained in a fellowship in clinical nutrition or as part of training in a related subspecialty such as adult or pediatric gastroenterology, endocrinology, critical care, nephrology, cardiology, or others.