• You must be board-certified by a medical specialty board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) for US based physicians
• You must be credentialed as a physician in your country of residence for physicians outside the USA
• You must complete the prerequisites explained here

Your certification will be issued by the ABLM for US/Canada based physicians, and by the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine (IBLM) for physicians outside North America

• You must hold a PhD or Masters degree in a health or allied health discipline, or
  
• You must be a Doctor of Nursing Practice, or
  
• You must be a certified and licensed Physician Assistant, or
  
• You must be a Doctor of Optometry, or
  
• You must be a Doctor of Podiatry, or
  
• You must be a Doctor of Chiropractic, or
  
• You must be a Doctor of Psychotherapy, or
  
• You must be a Doctor of Exercise Physiology, or
  
• You must be a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, or
  
• You must be a Doctor of Pharmacy, or
  
• You must be a Doctor of Physiotherapy, or
  
• You must be a Doctor of Psychology, or
  
• You must be a Doctor of Dentistry
• You must complete the prerequisites explained here

Your certification will be issued by the ACLM for US/Canada based health practitioners, and by the IBLM for people outside North America

• You must be currently licensed to practice as an RN
  
• You must hold a bachelor level nurse degree
• You must complete the prerequisites explained here

Your certification will be issued by the ACLM for US/Canada based nurses. The IBLM does not certify bachelor level health practitioners.