Thank you for your interest in the International Health Care Quality and Management (HCQM) certification.

ABQAURP’s mission to improve the overall quality of health care that is provided to the consuming public was expanded to the International health care community in 2007.

To be eligible to sit for the exam, International candidates must meet the same high eligibility and credentialing standards as U.S. candidates. International candidates must have a working knowledge of English. The ABQAURP Certification Exam is given in the English language at hundreds of national and international Prometric™ testing sites.

ABQAURP certification demonstrates proactive leadership and integrity to the entire health care community. Recognized as experts in Health Care Quality and Management, Diplomates are distinguished by their superior skills in analysis, review, case management, and many other areas of health care administration.

ABQAURP is the only Health Care Quality and Management organization with an examination developed, administered, and evaluated through the National Board of Medical Examiners’® (NBME®) testing expertise. ABQAURP and the NBME collaborate on the planning, development, analysis, and scoring of the certification examination. The NBME's involvement in the certification process reflects ABQAURP's dedication to establishing Health Care Quality and Management as a specialty with definable standards upheld by knowledgeable experts.