THE AMERICAN BOARD OF SLEEP MEDICINE WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN MEDICAL CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH SLEEP DISORDERS. CERTIFICATION REPRESENTS DEDICATION TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM IN PATIENT CARE. ABSM CERTIFICATION IS AN ADDED MEASURE OF EXPERTISE THAT PROVIDES A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE BY WHICH THE PUBLIC AND MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT AND REGULATORY BODIES CAN IDENTIFY SKILL, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCE.