ACSM/ARP Certified Ringside Physician^SM Examination Application

Step 1: Required Forms:

• Have an MD or DO degree or foreign medical degree equivalent;

• Have provided ringside event coverage for a minimum of three professional cards with a minimum of 15 total fights, or five amateur cards with a minimum of 30 total fights;

• Be licensed and be in good standing with the licensing body authority (e.g., state, country, etc.) in which they are a ringside physician for a minimum of two years (including being current with required CME by the licensing body authority);

• Provide two forms of recommendation from the following sources: state/country athletic board commissioner, local boxing committee, or another ringside physician (please use the forms provided with this application); and

• Be board certified/eligible in their primary medical specialty (e.g., Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Orthopaedics, etc.), if applicable.

• Provide  a signed Online Certified Ringside Physician Listing Application Form.

• Form of Recommendation (2)
  

• Clinical Experience Documentation Form (to be completed by state/country athletic commission)
  

• Online Certified Ringside Physician Listing Form

Suggested Resources for Study

• Dr. Lovelace's "Certification Exam Review Lecture" - Available on our Members Only section of the website
• ARP Consensus Statementes 
• Medical Issues in Boxing, An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine by Gerard P. Varlotta D.O. and Barry D. Jordan M.D., M.P.H.
• Fight Medicine: Diagnosis and Treatment of Combat Sports Injuries for Boxing, Wrestling, and Mixed Martial Arts by Dr. Michael Kelly