American Board of Emergency Medicine

EIN: 382177886

East Lansing, MI

Total Revenue
$24,016,720
Total Expenses
$23,473,308
Total Assets
$51,712,263
Net Assets
$41,504,738
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1976
Legal Domicile
MI
Principal Officer
Kathleen Ruff
Phone
5173324800
Tax Period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

American Board of Emergency Medicine, founded in 1976, is a mid-sized nonprofit that reported $24.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024.

Mission

The American Board of Emergency Medicine's (ABEM) mission is to ensure the highest standards in the specialty of Emergency Medicine. ABEM's purposes are to improve the quality of emergency medical care; to establish and maintain high standards of excellence in Emergency Medicine and subspecialties; to enhance Emergency Medicine education and related subspecialties; to evaluate physicians and promote professional development through initial and continuing certification in Emergency Medicine and its subspecialties; to enhance the value of certification for ABEM diplomates; and to serve the public and the medical profession by reporting the certification status of the diplomates of The American Board of Emergency Medicine. The American Board of Emergency Medicine is a primary certifying organization for emergency physicians in the United States. ABEM develops, administers, scores, and reports results for assessments for emergency physicians. There are currently approximately 46,300 physicians certified by ABEM. ABEM also provides an in-training examination to 9,900 physicians who are undergoing specialty training in the field of Emergency Medicine. ABEM's continuing certification program has three components that must be met by diplomates: 1) professionalism and professional standing; 2) completing MyEMCert modules; and 3) improvement in medical practice. Through continuing certification, the public is assured that an ABEM certified physician is pursuing a rigorous course of continuing professional development and keeping up with medical advances in the specialty.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

ABEM offers initial certification in Emergency Medicine and other subspecialties. The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) sets standards for the initial certification process. ABEM is...

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ABEM offers initial certification in Emergency Medicine and other subspecialties. The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) sets standards for the initial certification process. ABEM is required to comply with these standards. Initial certification is a three-part process: 1) applying to become board eligible after residency training in Emergency Medicine; 2) passing a qualifying written examination; and 3) passing an oral examination. The certification process begins upon graduation from an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)-accredited residency program in Emergency Medicine. ABEM also recognizes specific combined training programs that have been approved in advance by the respective sponsoring boards. Once ABEM verifies an applicant's credentials, the applicant is permitted to register for the Qualifying Written Examination. After passing the Qualifying Examination, candidates then take an oral examination. Upon passing the oral examination, physicians are ABEM-certified and are designated as diplomates. The certificate the physician receives is a time-limited certificate that expires in 5 years. To maintain certification, diplomates must participate in the ABEM continuing certification process.

Program 2

ABEM offers a continuing certification process in which physicians participate to maintain their certification. ABMS sets standards for a continuing certification process that promotes continuous...

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ABEM offers a continuing certification process in which physicians participate to maintain their certification. ABMS sets standards for a continuing certification process that promotes continuous learning and periodic assessment. Each of the 24 ABMS member boards are required to adopt the ABMS continuing certification standards. To maintain certification beyond an ABEM certificate's 5-year expiration date, ABEM-certified physicians must participate in each component of continuing certification as follows: 1) continuously maintain medical licensure in compliance with the ABEM policy on medical licensure; 2) complete MyEMCert modules (4 every 5 years); and 3) for clinically active diplomates, meet the requirements of the improvement in medical practice component, which requires participation in a medically relevant quality improvement activity (1 every 5 years).

Program 3

ABEM develops and administers an in-training examination. This multiple- choice question examination is offered annually for a week in February to residents in ACGME-accredited and RCPSC-accredited...

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ABEM develops and administers an in-training examination. This multiple- choice question examination is offered annually for a week in February to residents in ACGME-accredited and RCPSC-accredited emergency medicine residency programs. The in-training examination is a standardized test that residents and program faculty can use to predict the likelihood of an individual resident passing the written qualifying examination.

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $0
Program Service Revenue $21,933,440
Investment Income $2,083,172
Other Revenue $108
TOTAL REVENUE $24,016,720

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $10,305,531
Fundraising Expenses $0
Other Expenses $13,167,777
TOTAL EXPENSES $23,473,308

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $24,016,720 $23,502,653 +0.0%
Expenses $23,473,308 $20,839,387 +0.1%
Net Income $543,412 $2,663,266 -0.8%
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Governance

Voting Members
17
Independent Members
17
Employees
57
Volunteers
750

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
7
$864,267
Total Directors
19
$468,107
Key Employees
8
$2,244,797
Highest Compensated
3
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Diane L Gorgas MD President 10.00
Officer Director
$39,135 $0 $39,135
Ramon W Johnson MD MBA Immediate Past Pres. 11.00
Officer Director
$43,630 $0 $43,630
Samuel M Keim MD MS Ended Immediate Past Pres. 7.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
James D Thomas MD President-Elect 7.00
Officer Director
$38,595 $0 $38,595
Felix K Ankel MD Secretary-Treasurer 7.00
Officer Director
$32,875 $0 $32,875
John L Kendall MD Member-At-Large 7.00
Officer Director
$39,057 $0 $39,057
Yvette Calderon MD MS Member-At-Large 5.00
Director
$24,540 $0 $24,540
John P Marshall MD Director 5.00
Director
$34,030 $0 $34,030
Susan E Farrell EdM MD Director 5.00
Director
$30,030 $0 $30,030
Kim Feldhaus MD Director 5.00
Director
$29,200 $0 $29,200
Barry J Knapp MD Director 5.00
Director
$28,790 $0 $28,790
Lynne M Holden MD Director 5.00
Director
$24,415 $0 $24,415
Ernest E Wang MD Director 5.00
Director
$23,410 $0 $23,410
Theodore Gaeta DO Director 5.00
Director
$21,835 $0 $21,835
Melissa A Platt MD Director 5.00
Director
$20,940 $0 $20,940
John T Finnell MD Director 5.00
Director
$20,570 $0 $20,570
Hala Durrah MTA Director 5.00
Director
$17,055 $0 $17,055
Suzanne White MD MBA Director 5.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Wallace A Carter Jr MD Ended Director 5.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Earl Reisdorff Ended Executive Director 52.00
Officer
$567,824 $103,151 $670,975
Kathleen Ruff Executive Director - Admin Affairs 40.00
Key Emp
$421,206 $73,018 $494,224
Melissa Barton Executive Director - Pro & Clinical Affairs 40.00
Key Emp
$370,686 $82,593 $453,279
Chadd Kraus Dir of Research 40.00
Key Emp
$181,102 $0 $181,102
Michelle Mulhern Ass Executive Director - Organizational Services 40.00
Key Emp
$175,809 $12,491 $188,300
Angela McGoff Ass Ex Dir - Crt Svc 40.00
Key Emp
$172,426 $94,775 $267,201
Michele Miller Ass Ex Dir - Systems 40.00
Key Emp
$170,689 $95,384 $266,073
Kevin Joldersma Prin Psychometrician 40.00
Key Emp
$154,160 $81,968 $236,128
James Kaczmarczyk Jr Senior Finance Manager 40.00
Key Emp
$151,994 $6,496 $158,490
Nell Newton Ass Ex Dir - Operat 40.00
Highest
$147,723 $70,121 $217,844
Timothy Dalton Ass Ex Dir - E & R 40.00
Highest
$132,182 $50,322 $182,504
Jared Riel Chief Assessment Officer 40.00
Highest
$100,933 $4,859 $105,792
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $24,016,720 $23,473,308 $51,712,263 $543,412
2024 $23,502,653 $20,839,387 $49,358,424 $2,663,266
2023 $18,340,057 $18,626,963 $44,192,886 $-286,906
2022 $20,372,727 $19,638,522 $44,767,678 $734,205
2021 $16,904,901 $15,392,247 $53,538,538 $1,512,654
2020 $14,228,025 $16,708,748 $45,611,462 $-2,480,723
2019 $18,669,080 $16,575,190 $43,760,204 $2,093,890
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