The mission of abmgg is to serve the public and the medical profession by promoting and assuring standards of excellence in medical genetics and genomics.

Certification examinations are given every other year in order to certify those geneticists providing clinical services who have received adequate preparation in accordance with the board's educational, training and experience standards. accreditation of medical genetics laboratory training programs throughout the united states based on standards established by the board. recertification through maintenance of certification in a continuous 10-year cycle of activities designed to assist diplomates in maintaining their knowledge and improving their practice in order to better meet their patient's needs. Each cycle is associated with certain activities, which, in turn, are organized into four parts: licensure and professional standing, lifelong learning and self-assessment, cognitive expertise, and practice performance assessment.