Board Certified - Advanced Diabetes Management certification

AADE now accepting BC-ADM exam registrations

       
AADE would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your patience through this transition process for the BC-ADM. Becoming BC-ADM is a great achievement for diabetes educators with an advanced degree in their field and a professiona license as an advanced practice nurse, registered dietitian, or registered pharmacist. The scope of advanced diabetes practice includes patient management skills such as medication adjustment, medical nutrition therapy, exercise planning, counseling for behavior management and psychosocial issues. Attaining optimal metabolic control in the diabetic client may include treatment and monitoring of acute and chronic complications. The depth of knowledge and competence in advanced clinical practice and diabetes skills affords an increased complexity of decision making which expands the traditional discipline specific practice. Research, mentoring, and continuing professional development are expected skills sets.

Eligibility Requirements

       
In order to sit for the BC-ADM examination, candidates must meet these basic requirements:
  • Hold a current, active RN (APN, CNS), RD or RPh license in a state or territory of the United States or the professional, legally-recognized equivalent in another country.
  • Hold a graduate degree from an accredited program.
  • Within 48 months prior to applying for this certification exam, complete a minimum of 500 clinical practice hours in advanced diabetes management.

Please refer to the BC-ADM Handbook for complete information about eligibility.

Certification Fees 2011

There has been an increase in the application and recertification fees for the BC-ADM credential. This cost increase resulted from the change in management of the credential. Previously, the BC-ADM was jointly administered and managed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and AADE. In 2009, AADE became the sole owner of the credential and assumed all administration costs. While we were ablet o absorb much of the expense associated with this change, it was necessary for a portion to be incorporated into the fees for the exam. Increasing these fees was a hard decision, and we hope that it does not discourage qualified professionals from pursuing the credential. AADE is evaluating options to manage costs without jeopardizing the quality of the examination. We appreciate your understanding through this process and welcome your feedback.

Certification:
   
$600 AADE Members
$900 Non-member (individual wishing to take the exam but not interested in becoming a member of AADE)
*$150 International Testing Fee (if applicable)
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Resource list to help you prepare for the exam
         
Recertification: 
   
$500 AADE Members
$800 Non-member (individual wishing to renew certification but not interested in becoming a member of AADE)
*$150 International Testing Fee (if applicable)
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Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ sheet

AADE has contracted with Castle Worldwide as they are one of the nation's leading certification and licensure testing companies. AS a full-service testing company, Castle offers a broad array of products and services designed to meet the needs of educational, government and professional organizations. Castle provides expertise in psychometric, technological capabilities and a strong customer service department to meet the needs of our exam candidates. Castle offers help to our candidates and can be reached by email: ibt@castleworldwide.com or simply by calling (919) 572-6880.
If you have further questions or require services related to certification in Advanced Diabetes Management, please email AADE at bcadm@aadenet.org