The American Board of Podiatric Medicine (ABPM) is an organization offering a comprehensive board certification process in podiatric medicine and orthopedics. Increasingly hospitals, surgical centers, managed care organizations and insurance carriers require board certification. ABPM is the only board recognized by the Specialty Board Recognition Committee (SBRC), under the authority of the American Podiatric Medical Association to certify in podiatric orthopedics and primary podiatric medicine.