American College of Preventive Medicine
- American College of Preventive Medicine
The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) is a national professional society for physicians established in 1954. A Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine (FACPM) is a medical professional who has been a member of the American College of Preventive Medicine for a certain amount of time and who has passed a set of criteria for education, qualification and ethics required to become a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine. FACPM is used as a post-nominal title.
Preventive medicine trained physicians have had training in both clinical medicine and public health and work to reduce the risks of disease, disability and death in the population.
External links
* [http://www.acpm.org American College of Preventive Medicine]
* [http://www.abms.org/ American Board of Medical Specialties]
* [http://www.abprevmed.org/ American Board of Preventive Medicine]
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