ARP Certified Ringside PhysicianSM Examination Application

Step 1: Requirements

  • 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 have been 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)

  • 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

  • Ringside Medicine Basics Course

  • ARP Combat Sports Manual

  • Dr. Lovelace’s “Certification Exam Review Lecture” – Available in Members Only section of the website

  • ARP Consensus Statements

  • “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.

Member-Only Resources

Chief Science Officer & Exam Resources

ACSM/ARP Certified Ringside PhysicianSM Examination Application

Suggested Resources for Study

  • Ringside Medicine Basics Course

  • ARP Combat Sports Manual

  • Dr. Lovelace’s “Certification Exam Review Lecture” – Available in Members Only section of the website

  • ARP Consensus Statements

  • “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.

Member Only Resources

Chief Science Officer & Exam Resources

Step 1: Requirements

  • 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 have been 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)

  • 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

Step 2:

Register and pay here

Fees:

  • $239 at the ARP Annual Conference – ARP Member

  • $299 at the ARP Annual Conference – Non-member

  • $314 Online Testing – ARP Member

  • $374 online testing – Non-member

Certification Maintenance:

  • To maintain certification, you must complete 12 hours of Combat Sports Medicine specific CME

  • Click here to upload proof of CME

Note: All physicians certified prior to December 31st, 2018, have received an extension until January 1st, 2023 to complete their CME. Register for our conference now to maintain your certification.