Re: ABC Examination ...
From: Meenan, Anna (annam@uic.edu)
Mon Sep 24 21:59:52 2007
Wow, y'all are in the wrong specialty. The AAFP sends us all the
information and notifications we need, in a very timely manner.
Anna Meenan, MD, FAAFP
>Just a few questions to those of you who have done this before - my
>reading of the ABC info is that you have to answer a minimum of 120
>questions. I got the results that I have answered 118 of the 120
>questions correctly - so I THINK that I don't have to do the third set
>of 60 questions -- I hope to God that is correct!
>
>This is my first year of doing the ABC - and although I downloaded the
>info booklet - is is not 100% clear ....
>
>I have not read it recently - but I seem to recall that you are also
>required to do a certain number of hours of other CME - but I don't
>recall a method for getting that info to them.
>
>Mu personal "grumping" is that
>1. ABOG has all the info on who is due for recert.
>2. ABOG should send out the notice that says "your are due" and "this
>is exactly what you need to do"
>3. Instead they tell you nothing - you have to go looking and read
>between the lines on some of the information.
>
>Has any one else doing the ABOG stuff gotten that impression - I hope it
>isn't only me that has had this experience!
>
>Dean - thanks for the reminder!
>
>Joanne
>(MCO 1981)
>
>At Mon, 24 Sep 2007, Dean Huffman . wrote:
>>
>>.
>>
>>A reminder for anyobdy taking the ABOG ABC (annual board certification)
>>examination: The answer sheets are due in the ABOG offices in
>>Dallas, Texas, by
>>end of business on Friday. Therefore, they need to be sent no later than this
>>Thursday (there are some "same day delivery services," but they are
>>not always
>>guaranteed).
>>
>>I recommend that if the answer sheets have not been sent in yet, then one use
>>FedEx, UPS, DHL, or similar NEXT DAY DELIVERY SERVICES. I would NOT recommend
>>using the US Postal Service overnight delivery -- I have found it not to be
>>that reliable.
>>
>>If anybody needs any specific articles, send me an e-mail and I
>>will forward a
>>PDF copy of the article (general OGB/GYN or MFM).
>>
>>If you do not have enough time to get all the questions answered,
>>just answer at
>>ramdom, A, B, or C in order to get the articles finished. Even if
>>you do not get
>>the 70% "correct" rate, they give you a second chance exam.
>
>--
>Joanne Bulley, MD, FACOG
>Solo gyn
>Keene, NH USA
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