BC-ADM
Eligibility
Summary of Requirements
- License or Registration Requirements
- Registered Nurse (includes NP, CNS)
- Registered Dietitian/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
- Pharmacist
- PA
- Physician
- Advanced Degree
- Master’s or higher degree in a clinically relevant area
- Practice Hour Requirements
- 500 clinical practice hours in advanced diabetes management. Hours must be earned within the 48 months prior to application and after licensure and advanced degree obtained.
Learn more about the BC-ADM requirements for certification and how to apply for the BC-ADM examination in the BC-ADM Examination Handbook.
Discipline
License
You will meet the discipline requirement if you have a current, active, unrestricted license from one of the United States or territories in any of these disciplines:
- Pharmacist
- Physician (M.D. or D.O.)
- Registered nurse (includes nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists)
Registration and Certification
You will meet the discipline requirement if you have a current registration or certification in the following:
- Dietitian or dietitian nutritionist holding active registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration
- PA holding active registration with the NCCPA
Advanced Degree Requirements
Discipline |
Nurse | Dietitian | Pharmacist | PA | Physician |
Advanced Degree |
Master’s or higher degree in a relevant clinical, educational, or management area | Master’s or higher degree in a relevant clinical, educational, or management area | Master’s or higher degree in Pharmacy | Master’s or higher degree in a relevant clinical, educational, or management area | MD/DO degree |
Professional Practice Experience
To meet the professional practice requirement, you will need 500 clinical practice hours in advanced diabetes management. Hours must be earned within the 48 months prior to application and after licensure and advanced degree obtained.
Clinical practice hours are defined as skillfully managing complex patient needs and assists patients with therapeutic problem‐solving. Within their discipline's scope of practice, healthcare professionals may adjust (and in some cases prescribe) medications, treat, and monitor acute and chronic complications and other comorbidities, counsel on lifestyle modifications, address psychosocial issues, and participate in research and mentoring.
Review the activities that qualify for the practice hours in the exam handbook.
Next Steps
Read about preparing for the exam
Take the Exam
Initial Certification FAQs
About BC-ADM Certification
How long is certification valid?
Certification is valid for a five-year time frame using your examination passing date.
Is there information comparing the BC-ADM and CDCES certification programs?
Click here for a document that provides information on the similarities and differences in the BC-ADM and CDCES programs.
Eligibility - Professional Practice Hours
How do I document my hours?
You will be asked, on the application, to provide the institution, supervisor, start/end date and number of clinical practice hours you are reporting. Only candidates selected for audit will be asked to provide supporting documentation to verify the information provided in the application.
What activities count?
A minimum of 500 practice hours providing advanced diabetes management is required. Hours of direct clinical supervision of, or precepting students/residents, and/or volunteer hours in diabetes care may be counted towards practice hours.
See summary of activities that count towards practice hour requirement below; refer to Exam Handbook for a complete, detailed list:
- Managing complex patient needs
- Assisting patients with therapeutic problem‐solving
- Adjusting medications if within their discipline's scope of practice
- Treating and monitoring acute and chronic complications and other comorbidities
- Addressing psychosocial issues
- Participating in research
- Mentoring other clinicians in diabetes care
About the BC-ADM Certification
The professional holding the BC-ADM® certification skillfully manages complex patient needs and assists people at risk for and with diabetes and other cardiometabolic conditions with therapeutic problem-solving. Within their discipline's scope of practice and licensure, health professionals who hold the BC-ADM certification may adjust (and in some cases, prescribe) medications, treat, and monitor acute and chronic complications and other comorbidities, counsel people living with diabetes on lifestyle modifications, address psychosocial issues, and participate in research and mentoring. Holding the BC-ADM credential does not confer a change in scope beyond current licensure or registration.