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Requirements
for Certification
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Section
1: To be eligible to receive a certificate from the American Board of Clinical
Metal Toxicology (ABCMT),
the candidate must meet all of the following requirements. The candidate must:
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(a) |
Be
a graduate of an approved school of medicine (MD, DO, or equivalent) and be
familiar with
and licensed to order or
supervise the administration of intravenous treatments. |
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(b) |
Be
currently licensed to practice in the state, where he/she conducts his
practice.
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(c) |
Have
two letters of recommendation from American Diplomates in Chelation Therapy or
American
or Internationally Certified persons in Clinical Metal Toxicology.
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Section
2: Applicants desiring examination for
certification must:
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(a) |
File
an application, which shall set forth the applicants qualifications for
examination as stated in
a, b, and c, of Section 1.
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(b) |
File
such application with the secretary and/or the executive director of the ABCMT
by certified mail,
sufficiently in advance of the next scheduled examination
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Section 3:
Prior to the granting of a certificate in Clinical Metal Toxicology the
candidate must: |
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(a) |
Successfully
complete the written examination, less than 3 years prior, before being
eligible to take the oral examination |
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(b) |
Successfully
complete oral examination before being proposed for Board Certification.
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(c) |
Show
evidence by letter of affidavit of being responsible for the administration of
two thousand intravenous infusions for the treatment of heavy metal toxicity. |
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Prior
to oral examination, submit copies of complete records of six patients who
have been chelated at least thirty times under his/her direct supervision and responsibility, and who have had
post-treatment evaluation. These records shall comply with the “Guidelines” issued by the American
Board of
Clinical Metal Toxicology |
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(e) |
Prior
to the oral examination, the candidate is to spend a minimum of 2 days
preceptorship with a physician certified in Clinical Metal Toxicology by ABCMT and approved by the board. The preceptor
may require additional time if necessary to endorse applicant’s training. |
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The
preceptor
will be responsible of notifying the ABCMT office as to the candidate's
qualifications and has potential to act as a preceptor and/or in leadership role in ABCMT.
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The
candidate will pay a preceptorship fee of $200 US per day payable to ABCMT.
The preceptor will receive a credit of $100 US toward the following years ABCMT dues for his/her service.
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(h) |
The
candidate will write a publishable quality paper as approved by Publication
Review Committee. This committee may utilize PhD’s, and board advisors as well as board members.
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(i) |
After
the oral examination the candidate will be required to submit 3 questions and
answers with references acceptable to the Examination Committee of the Board of Clinical Metal
Toxicology for use in future written examinations. |
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(j) |
The candidate should
have the appropriate license of practice IV infusions from their respective states and be similarly formally registered for such practices. |
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Section
4: After successful completion of all examinations, the candidates will be
proposed for certification
by the American Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology, in its particular field. |