Longevity Medicine Board Certification
The American Board of Longevity Medicine (ABLM) is established as a formal subspecialty certification pathway under the American Board of Regenerative Medicine (ABRM), providing a structured, evidence-based framework for physicians engaged in the clinical practice of Longevity Medicine. The ABLM certification process is designed to assess and validate physician competency in the scientific principles, diagnostic strategies, and therapeutic interventions that address mechanisms of aging and healthspan optimization. Through completion of defined educational modules and successful performance on a comprehensive written examination, candidates demonstrate proficiency in the foundational and translational sciences that underpin contemporary longevity-focused clinical care .
Board certification by ABLM signifies that a physician meets established eligibility criteria, including active medical licensure and substantive clinical engagement in Longevity Medicine. The certification process is intended to promote standardization, ethical practice, and regulatory awareness within a rapidly evolving clinical field that incorporates genomics, multi-omics technologies, biomarkers of aging, pharmacologic and biologic interventions, and emerging cellular and gene-based strategies . As a formal credential, ABLM certification supports professional accountability, reinforces evidence-based practice standards, and provides institutions, colleagues, and patients with an objective measure of physician qualification in this defined area of medical practice.
Requirements for Physician Eligibility (U.S. Applicants)*
1. Successful graduation from accredited U.S. allopathic (M.D.) or osteopathic (D.O.) medical school
2. Completion of ACGME/AOA approved post-graduate residency training (minimum of 3 years required)
3. Board Certification by ABMS/AOA approved Specialty Board
4. Minimum 1 Year experience in the practice of Longevity Medicine.
Physicians must submit a case log** of consultations and procedures pertinent to Longevity Medicine performed during the 1 year
period prior to the application. The case log must document experience with a minimum of 20 treatments provided.
5. Minimum of 25% of practice dedicated to Longevity Medicine
6. Successful review of scope of practice, training and ethics by ABLM Board of Directors (CV, Scope of RM experience, website review)
7. Applicant must be in good standing with all state and federal licensing agencies, without prior or current restrictions.
8. All ABLM board eligible physicians must attend the ABLM Board Certification Review Course prior to the ABRM written examination. This
course is a credited for 20 hours of Category I ASRM MEC credits.
9. All ABLM board-eligible physicians must abide by the Code of Ethics in Longevity Medicine to obtain and maintain ABLM
certification. Failure to abide by the Code of Ethics may lead to revocation of ABLM certification.
* ABLM reserves the right to deny any application for Board Certification
Requirements for physician Eligibility (International Applicants)*
1. Successful graduation from accredited medical school in the native country
2. Completion of post-graduate medical education sanctioned by the native country's official medical education certifying body (minimum 3
years required)
3. Completion of specialty certifying examination and licensing process (if applicable)
4. Minimum 1 Year experience in the practice of Longevity Medicine. Physicians must submit a case log** of consultations and procedures pertinent to Longevity Medicine performed during the 1 year period prior to the application. The log must be submitted in English.
5. Minimum of 25% of practice dedicated to Regenerative Medicine
6. Successful review of credentials, training and scope of practice review by ABLM Board of Directors (CV, Scope of RM experience, website
review)
8. Applicant in good standing with the country's local, state and federal health care agencies
9. All ABLM board eligible physicians must attend the ABLM Board Certification Review Course prior to the ABRM written examination.
* ABLM reserves the right deny any application for Board Certification
Recertification Requirements
The ABLM Board Certification in Longevity Medicine is time-limited to 5 years. In order to maintain an active Board Certification, all board-certified members are required to recertify. The ABLM Recertification process must be initiated within 90 days of the expiration date. Recertification requires a passing score on the ABLM written re-certification examination.
*All ABLM Diplomats are responsible for monitoring the certification expiration date identified on the ABLM Diplomat Certificate and contact ABLM within 90 days of the expiration date to be eligible for ABLM recertification.
Failure to Pass Written Examination
Examinees have three (3) consecutive opportunities to pass the written or examination. Failure to pass on the third attempt makes the applicant ineligible to enter the ABLM examination process for a minimum of 1 (one) year.
Note: All communications with ABLM regarding ABLM certification must be conducted directly by the applicant and not through a third party.