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December 2002
Volume 66 |
Number 12 |
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Oral Examiner Recruitment: ABA
Needs YOU!
The American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) annually
seeks anesthesiologists to assist with its oral examination.
ABA anticipates a need to expand the size of its examiner
pool in 2004 and 2005. Effective January 2, 2003, ABA
will accept nominations for a limited number of new
examiner positions, expected to vary between eight to
24 per year.
Individuals may nominate themselves or be nominated
by another ABA diplomate. Nominees must satisfy the
following two minimum requirements:
• They must be certified in anesthesiology
by ABA within three to seven years prior to and
including the nomination year or recertified in
anesthesiology by ABA within seven years prior
to and including the nomination year.
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They must be clinically active in the practice
of anesthesiology. |
ABA defines “clinically active” as performing,
directing or supervising anesthesia in the operating
room or other anesthetizing areas an average of one
day per week during 12 consecutive months over the past
three years.
Nominees must be prepared to devote one week as an oral
examiner every year for 18 consecutive years. They must
remain clinically active for their entire tenure as
an oral examiner. They must recertify every 10 years.
Additionally, they must not participate in practice
oral examinations when a fee is charged for such examinations
and in courses devoted solely to securing ABA certification
for the registrants because such activities constitute
conflicts of interest.
ABA conducts oral examinations twice each year in April
and September/October. Examiners typically are invited
to one examination every 12 months and are required
to remain at the examination site from Sunday afternoon
until the following Friday afternoon, inclusive. They
are expected to contribute to the creation of future
oral examination questions prior to every examination
at which they serve. Because the hotel rooms of examiners
also double as examination rooms, examiners assigned
to such rooms must be willing to vacate their room every
morning by 6:45 a.m. and not return until late afternoon.
ABA covers the examiner’s reasonable travel and
hotel expenses and provides a service per-diem and a
travel per-diem.
Most examiners derive a strong sense of satisfaction
from providing an important service to the profession.
They enjoy the camaraderie with other examiners and
take advantage of frequent opportunities to network
with leaders of the profession. Finally, they receive
outstanding continuing medical education during each
week of examination activity for which ABA officially
acknowledges 24 hours of category 2 credit.
ABA seeks examiners from private practice as well as
academic medical centers. It will ask character referees
how nominees stay current in their practice and how
they interact with their surgical and anesthesia colleagues.
When new examiners are selected, ABA invites them to
examine as soon as eight months after their appointment.
For those who are interested, a letter of nomination
and the nominee’s postal and e-mail addresses,
telephone number and a current curriculum vitae as well
as the name and postal and e-mail addresses of three
ABA diplomates who could serve as referees should be
sent by March 1, 2003, and annually
by March 1 thereafter as additional examiners are needed,
to the following address: American Board of Anesthesiology,
c/o Oral Examiner Nominations, 4101 Lake Boone Trail,
Suite 510, Raleigh, NC 27607-7506.
Critical Care Medicine Examination
for Certification and Recertification
The American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) will administer
its critical care medicine examination via computer
at more than 350 test centers on Saturday, September
13, 2003. ABA will inform candidates of the test sites
when the list is available.
All applicants for initial certification in the subspecialty
must satisfactorily complete one year of training in
a critical care medicine program accredited by the Residency
Review Committee for Anesthesiology by August 31, 2003;
they also must be certified in anesthesiology by ABA
or scheduled for ABA oral examination in 2003.
Physicians previously certified in critical care medicine
by ABA may apply to recertify in the subspecialty. After
December 14, 2002, applicants may use the ABA Web site
<www.ABANES.org>
to electronically submit their applications for the
critical care medicine examination, download the application
from the ABA Web site or request the form by fax at
(919) 881-2575 or by writing ABA, 4101 Lake Boone Trail,
Suite 510, Raleigh, NC 27607-7506. The standard application
deadline is February 15, 2003. The
ABA will consider late applications received by March
15, 2003.
Pain Medicine Examination for
Certification and Recertification
The American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) will administer
its pain medicine examination via computer at more than
350 test centers on Saturday, September 20, 2003. ABA
will inform candidates of the test sites when the list
is available.
All applicants for initial certification in the subspecialty
must satisfactorily complete one year of training in
a pain medicine program accredited by the Residency
Review Committee for Anesthesiology by August 31, 2003;
they also must be certified in anesthesiology by ABA
or scheduled for ABA oral examination in 2003.
Physicians whose ABA pain medicine certificate soon
will expire may apply to recertify in the subspecialty.
After December 14, 2002, applicants may use the ABA
Web site <www.ABANES.org>
to electronically submit their application for the pain
medicine examination, download the application from
the ABA Web site or request the form by fax at (919)
881-2575 or by writing ABA at 4101 Lake Boone Trail,
Suite 510, Raleigh, NC 27607-7506. The standard application
deadline is February 15, 2003. ABA
will consider late applications received by March 15,
2003.
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