IBLM Diploma Certification Process - 2026
Your complete guide to International Board of Lifestyle Medicine certification through the global pathway and the Sri Lanka Exam Hub.
International IBLM Diploma Certification Process
Step 1 – Exam Registration
Register following the prompts, including payment, to ensure you meet eligibility requirements.
- Click on the 'experiential pathway'. The question on board certification is not applicable.
- The cost charged includes a non-refundable registration fee, a certification fee, and entrance to the proctored exam.
- Please note that if you do not pay, you are not registered.
- After registration closes, you'll receive an invite from Prometric to reserve a seat last week of November/first week of December.
Physicians
Total cost of exam registration.
Allied health professionals
Total cost of exam registration.
Step 2 – Obtaining Course CME (30 hours)
Completing the 30 hours of the self-study/online unit of the Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course (LMBRC) will meet the 30-hour online CME requirement for the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine Exam.
- Make your account on American College of Lifestyle Medicine and purchase the curriculum.
- Make online payment for Non CME ‘Foundations of lifestyle medicine board review’ priced at 399 USD. (Non-USA candidates only require the certificate of completion).
Step 3 – Obtaining 20hrs of Event CME
Approved CME events:
- LMGA sister organization annual conferences
- Int'l Plant Based Nutrition Healthcare Conferences
- P-POD Annual Conferences
- PCRM Annual Int'l Conferences on Nutrition
- Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (Certificate in LM)
- Harvard Annual LM conference
- Lifestyle Prescriptions University Global Summit
- Avondale University LM short course webinar
- Immersive Explorations Italy
Please note: the AAFP event is no longer available, but we accept certificates of attendance from 2023-2025.
- Events attended in 2023 required 10 hours of in-person attendance as an exam prerequisite. From 2024 onward, you must earn 20 hours of attendance and it may be earned virtually or in-person through any combination of approved events.
- Certificates of attendance must be no older than 36 months from the date of the exam.
Step 4 – Case Study Submission
Please summarize the case of a patient (can be yourself) to whom you prescribed lifestyle change as the primary treatment for one or more chronic diseases.
Step 5 – Take the Exam
Proof of CMEs, credentials and case study must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the certification exam. CMEs from Lifestyle Medicine conferences immediately preceding an exam are exempt from the above 30-day rule.
Please note that exam results will not be communicated until all prerequisites have been submitted and approved.
Further Information
IBLM
info@iblm.co
- Registration
- Refunds
- Cancellation
SLSLM
info@slslm.org.lk
- General clarifications
Sri Lanka Exam Hub - 2027
Certification pathway for candidates taking the IBLM examination through the Sri Lanka Society of Lifestyle Medicine.
Exam Certification – Sri Lanka Exam Hub - 2027
Important Information
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Document Submission Guidelines
Submit all documentation of completion of your exam prerequisites via email to IBLM:
- Certificate of completion of course CME: minimum 30 days prior to the exam date
- 20h of event CME certificate: immediately upon receipt of the certificate
- Case study submission (only for physicians): minimum 30 days prior to the exam date
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Review and Approval
The SLSLM team reviews and approves your prerequisites and either asks for rectification or gives you the "all clear".
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Certifications & Results
Exam results will be released in the 3rd week of December. Certification will be directly by the IBLM.