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CERTIFICATION
2012 WQE - Important Information
Candidates who are registered for the 2012 Written Qualifying Examination (WQE) were sent a scheduling email on Monday, December 12, 2011.
A scheduling link is also available on your Candidate Status Page, under the Alerts section. Please contact the ABO after December 12, 2011 if you need assistance, or have questions regarding your eligibility for the exam.
October 2011 Oral Examination Results Released
The results of the October 2011 oral examination are now available. The exam was conducted October 14-16, 2011 in Cambridge, MA. A total of 269 candidates sat for the examination.
Out of the 225 candidates taking the exam for the first time, 186 (82.67%) passed. Out of the 44 candidates repeating the exam, 30 passed (68.18%).
The ABO thanks all of the volunteer examiners who participated in the October examination. The next oral examination will be held June 1-3, 2012 in San Francisco, CA.
Information for Candidates Who Sat for the October 2011 Oral
Please check your mail over the next several days for your official result letter. To find out if you have passed the exam, you may log into your Candidate Status Page. Information about the Maintenance of Certification indicates that you passed the examination. A link to register for the next oral examination means you must repeat this step of the certification process. A link to the written qualifying examination means that you must repeat this step of the certification process before being admitted to the oral examination. Official scores are sent by mail only and cannot be given online or by phone.
June 1-3, 2012 Oral Exam
Registration for the June 1-3, 2012 Oral Examination to be held at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California, closes February 15, 2012. Registered Candidates will receive their re-registration and session assignments in early April.
MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION
Ethics CME No Longer Specifically Required for MOC
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) is a lifelong learning and practice improvement process designed to help ophthalmologists stay up-to-date in knowledge, skills, and practice. In 2012, the ABO is launching a more streamlined MOC that will include a flexible menu of MOC activities, including CME activities that align with
six competencies deemed by the American Board of Medical Specialties and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to be integral to providing quality patient care. The menu of activities will include topics such as Patient Safety and Communications.
The ABO still encourages all diplomates to pursue lifelong learning that includes professionalism topics such as ethics, however there is no longer a specific ethics CME requirement.
MOC Components Become Available in mid-February
2012 Maintenance of Certification activities will become available to diplomates in mid-February. Diplomates may login to their MOC Status Page to update profile information, but cannot register for or complete new activities at this time. MOC activities re-launch annually each February. Please contact the ABO Office with questions.
September 2011 DOCK Examination Results Released
The results of the September 2011 DOCK Examination are now available. The exam was held at ACT test centers throughout the month of September. Out of the 792 diplomates who took the exam, 768 passed (96.97%) and 24 failed (3.03%).
Information for Diplomates Who Sat for the September 2011 DOCK
Please check your mail over the next several days for your official result letter. To find out if you have passed the exam, you may log into your MOC Status Page. In your MOC Cycle Table, a “C” represents “complete” and indicates you passed the exam and an “I” represents “incomplete” and indicates that failed the exam. Official scores are sent by mail only and cannot be given online or by phone.
MOC 2.0 News Announced
Click here to learn more about how the Maintenance of Certification program will look in 2012.
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Spring ABO Newsletter Now Available
The Spring 2011 edition of Focus, the American Board of Ophthalmology
newsletter, features information about the new MOC 2.0 program slated for a
2012 launch, an update on Board activities and information on the new and
departing Board Directors.
Click here to read the newsletter.
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