Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management

Initial Certification Requirements for Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management

If you are interested in seeking a CAQ in HALM, you are required to:

• Continuously maintain your family medicine certification.
• Satisfactory documentation of one of the following:
  • Practice-Only Pathway (expires December 31, 2030)
    • HALM Practice-Only Pathway Attestation Form
  • Non-ACGME-Accredited Training, Plus Practice Pathway (expires December 31, 2030)
    • HALM Practice Plus Training Pathway Attestation Form
  • ACGME-Accredited Fellowship Training Pathway: Requires that physicians successfully complete an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)–accredited HALM fellowship. The ACGME accredits HALM fellowships of 12 and 24 months in length.
• Submit an online application with associated fees.
• Achieve a passing score on the HALM half-day exam (offered every other year in even numbered years).

Your first five-year cycle of the HALM longitudinal assessment will begin the year after you gain initial certification. Going forward, you can expect to begin a new cycle every five years to maintain your HALM certification.

For information regarding CAQ board eligibility, visit the CAQ Board Eligibility page.

Maintaining Certification in Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management

To maintain your CAQ in HALM, you are required to:

• Continuously maintain your family medicine certification.
• Submit annual CAQ certification fees.
• Complete one PI activity every five years. An HALM-focused activity is preferred and encouraged. This PI activity will satisfy your PI requirement for your primary certification.
• Achieve a passing score on the longitudinal assessment.

Going forward, you can expect to begin a new cycle of longitudinal assessment every five years to maintain your HALM CAQ.

How Do I Get Started?

If you are interested in obtaining, maintaining, or regaining a CAQ in Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management, you may access the online exam application under “Added Qualifications” in your MyABFM Portfolio.

For additional information, read the HALM FAQs or contact us at [email protected].