The ACSM Certification Board to offer a single clinical exercise physiologist examination - ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist® (ACSM-CEP®)
After significant research and deliberations, the ACSM Committee on Certification and Registry Board (CCRB) transitioned at the beginning of 2018 to a single clinical exercise physiologist certification exam, ACSM-CEP®.
The minimum requirements for the ACSM-CEP will be the following:
- Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology or equivalent and 600 hours of hands-on, clinical experience
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- Bachelor’s degree in exercise science, exercise physiology, or equivalent and 1,200 hours of hands-on, clinical experience.
- Candidates, the ACSM-CEP content domains will include:
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Domain I. Patient Assessment
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Domain II. Exercise Testing
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Domain III. Exercise Prescription
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Domain IV. Exercise Training and Leadership
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Domain V. Education and Behavior Change
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Domain VI. Legal and Professional Considerations Responsibilities
Clinical Exercise Physiologists will unquestionably remain the gold standard for the exercise profession and play a critical role in preventing, managing, and treating chronic diseases and conditions in healthcare and improving the quality of patients.