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Re: ABC Examination ... From: Dean Huffman . (dean@thehuffpeople.net) Tue Sep 25 11:37:40 2007 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Dean Huffman .: "Board Recertification -- Is It A Scam?" Previous message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Data-collection firms sue Maine, Vermont over physicians' right to privac..." Maybe in reply to: Dean Huffman .: "ABC Examination ..." .. The board is funny. Their printed rules do not always make sense or are internally correct. For general OB/GYN, you need to answer 120 questions (I think it is 120 questions). If you answer one question from an article you need to answer ALL questions from an article ON THE SAME ANSWER SHEET. If you have answered only 118 questions, the board suggested (at least one time) that they would consider the test incomplete. Therefore I would recommend that you choose one more article (they all have two questions or more) and answer ALL of the questions. Since the pass rate is 70% of the questions answered correctly, if you do not have time, just GUESS the answers to the two or three questions. I resolve the problem by answering all the questions in the first booklet, 60 questions. (Sub specialiat people need to answer 60 questions). They give you CME for doing the ABC exam, but you do not have to do any further CME as far as ABOG is concerned. Your state or hospital might feel differently on that, however. In any event, answer AT LEAST 120 questions (general OB/GYN). If you have any questions, you can call ABOG at (214) 871-1619, but I can guarantee that you will not get an answer back from them this week. You can also check http://www.abog.org Good news. They give you a second chance examination if you fail the first ABC exam (at least they have done so in the past). - - - - -----Original Message----- >From: "Joanne Bulley, MD" <islesannie@gmail.com> >Sent: Sep 24, 2007 8:48 PM >Subject: Re: ABC Examination ... > >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 Next message: Dean Huffman .: "Board Recertification -- Is It A Scam?" Previous message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Data-collection firms sue Maine, Vermont over physicians' right to privac..." Maybe in reply to: Dean Huffman .: "ABC Examination ..."

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