Continuing Certification Program

NEW Continuing Certification Program

Starting in 2024, a new Continuing Certification Program (CCP) will be implemented. To learn more about the new program, click the below links.

New Program Requirements
New Program FAQ Document
Online Form to Submit Questions 
New Requirements Video
Virtual Town Hall: April 13, 2023 at 1 pm CT

HMDCB is committeed to communicating with certificants throughout the development and implementation of this new program. We encourage all certificants to check their email regularly for updates.

To review the most recent email that was sent, click below (select the email based on your current credential's expiration date). To confirm your expiration date, visit the My HMDCB Certification Center or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

Email: Current Credential Expires in 2023
Email: Current Credential Expires in 2024
Email: Current Credential Expires in 2025-2029

If you initially certified in 2017 or 2018, you are eligible to renew your HMDC credential in 2023. Due to the changes being made to the CCP, you have two renewal options this year. If you initially certified in 2017, click here to review your renewal options. If you initially certified in 2018, click here to review your renewal options. 

Background and Purpose

Modifying the Continuing Certification Program (CCP) was identified by certificants as a priority of the organization in a 2020 survey. After careful consideration, the Board determined that to ensure the Continuing Certification Program best meets the needs of certificants and aligns with what other medical boards are implementing for recertification, it was imperative to explore modifying the CCP.

Over the past two years, HMDCB has taken a deliberate and thoughtful approach to determine how best to modify the program. A task force of certificants partnered with HMDCB staff and a certification consultant to gather certificant feedback, complete an environmental scan of how other physician boards design their recertification programs, review best practices in adult learning theory, and draft several program changes that were thoroughly investigated for feasibility and value. Upon completion of this work, it was determined that a longitudinal assessment model would provide the most value for certificants.

The goal of this new program is to provide opportunities for continued learning and accurately assess the competency, skill, and judgement of certified physicians on a continuous basis.

Please subscribe to updates to keep abreast of HMDCB's progress toward its new Continuing Certification Program.