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August 2006
Volume 70 |
Number 8
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ABA Recertification and Maintenance
of Certification Deadlines: 2007-09
BA diplomates certified before 2000 are eligible for
either the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology
Program® (MOCA) or the Recertification
Program. They may apply for MOCA or recertification
any time at the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
Web site <www.theABA.org>.
There is no application fee for MOCA or recertification.
Participation in either program will not jeopardize
diplomate status.
2009 is the last year in which ABA will offer the examination
for recertification. Thus application for recertification
must be made no later than December 31, 2008.
ABA diplomates certified after 1999 have a time-limited
certificate and must complete the 10-year MOCA program
to maintain certification; ABA automatically enrolls
them in MOCA when they are awarded initial certification.
Users can view their MOCA progress report by accessing
their portal account at the ABA Web site. The earliest
that diplomates can qualify for examination is three
years before certification expires (i.e., 2007 for diplomates
with a certificate that expires in 2010).
MOCA and recertification candidates take the same examination.
Different forms of the examination are administered
annually in January and August, by computer, at more
than 350 test centers. The test dates and deadlines
by which diplomates must qualify to take the examination
during testing windows in 2007, 2008 and 2009 are:
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