Alternate Entry Path (AEP)

A path to ABA certification for outstanding international anesthesiologists

Clinician Educator Pathway
Research & Fellowship Pathway
Alternate Entry Path – Fellowship

What is the Alternate Entry Path (AEP)?

The objective of the program is to encourage outstanding internationally trained and certified anesthesiologists who are currently practicing in the U.S. to become productive members of ACGME-accredited anesthesiology programs located in the United States.

Program Guidelines
AEP Fast Track Details

How it works

The Alternate Entry Path (AEP) program allows international medical graduates who are certified by the national anesthesiology organization in the country where they trained and practicing anesthesiology in the U.S. to qualify for entrance into the ABA examination system for initial certification in anesthesiology.

Clinician Educator Pathway

The Clinician Educator Pathway provides a certification pathway for outstanding internationally trained and certified anesthesiologists who are working as faculty clinicians in the United States.

Review Requirements

Research & Fellowship Pathway

The Research & Fellowship Pathway allows internationally trained and certified anesthesiologists to qualify for entrance into our exam system for primary certification in anesthesiology following four years of engaging in departmental educational activities.

Review Requirements

Alternate Entry Path – Fellowship

The Alternate Entry Path – Fellowship (AEP-F) program provides a pathway for international medical graduates who are certified by the ABA through the Alternate Entry Pathway, and are practicing anesthesiology in the U.S., to obtain subspecialty certification in Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Anesthesiology or Pain Medicine.

Review Requirements

"The flexibility of the Alternate Entry Path ensured that my career progression remained uninterrupted, allowing me to focus on delivering high-quality patient care and contributing to the field of anesthesiology."

Andres Brenes Bastos, M.D.

Clinician Educator Pathway

AEP Fast Track Program

This fast-track pathway allows AEP program participants who perform exceptionally well on the In-Training Examination (ITE) to enter the ABA’s staged examination system for initial certification sooner. This new pathway is intended to give exceptionally well-qualified AEP candidates the opportunity to complete the ABA’s staged examination system along an accelerated timeline.

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