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Re: 2006 ABOG Recertification Examination From: Anna Meenan, MD (annam@uic.edu) Wed Jan 25 10:10:12 2006 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Jamie: "Re: Breech Trail and Grace's baby burrito's" Previous message: Grace Loehr: "Re: Breech Trail and Grace's baby burrito's" In reply to: Dean Huffman .: "Re: 2006 ABOG Recertification Examination" Next in thread: Larry Glazerman: "Re: 2006 ABOG Recertification Examination" Family Medicine was THE FIRST specialty to require regular recertification, right from the start, back in the 1970's. We have always recertified every 7 years. Currently, since 2003, we are REQUIRED to do one computer-based self-assessment module covering one disease state every year. So far, I have done hypertension and asthma. The module consists of a written review and exam that takes about 2-3 hours to complete, and a patient simulation, where we "manage" a computer-generated patient for 2 years' worth of simulated office visits (compressed into a couple of hours). At the end of 7 years, we also take a comprehensive exam, which used to be paper and pencil but now is computer-based and given at testing centers throughout the country. In addition, we must do a chart audit of our practice covering one topic involving compliance with guidelines (immunization rates, screening tests, management of specific disease states, etc), then create a plan to improve compliance within our practice, and repeat the audit at a specific interval in the future. There is the potential to extend one's certification to 10 years by completing all the modules on time, but I just got that notice this week so I'm not sure of all the details. Becoming a Fellow simply involved completeing an approved residency and practicing for 5 years (and of course paying a fee and sitting though a boring ceremony). -- Anna Meenan, MD, FAAFP At Tue, 24 Jan 2006, Dean Huffman . wrote: > >.. > >In all (I think) USA boards, certification is for a limited time now. OB/GYN was >one of the first to have limited time certification. Those certified before >about 1988 (give or take a few years) were certified for life. Starting some >time around 1988 (give or take), those being certified were certifiec for only >10 years. Starting a few years ago, certification was for only six years. > >When certification expires, in order to maintain board certification, one has to >re-certify. In OB/GYN thre are (I believe) two methods of re-certification. One >is to take a written exam which is good for six years. The other way is to do >an annual exam that is good for one year. Currently the examination consists of >reading a number of articles and answering a certain number of questions >correctly. The method of annual re-certification may change in a year or two. > >Dean Huffman > >- - - - > >Quoting Jefferson Delfino <dr.jefferson@uol.com.br>: e, 24 Jan 2006 17:35:52 >-0600 > >> May I ask you how this (recertification) works. We don't have such thing >> here. >> >> Thanks >> >> Jefferson Delfino, MD >> Next message: Jamie: "Re: Breech Trail and Grace's baby burrito's" Previous message: Grace Loehr: "Re: Breech Trail and Grace's baby burrito's" In reply to: Dean Huffman .: "Re: 2006 ABOG Recertification Examination" Next in thread: Larry Glazerman: "Re: 2006 ABOG Recertification Examination"

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