Recertification and Maintenance of Certification Exam Dates and Qualification Deadline

merican Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) 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 ABA Web site www.theABA.org. 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. They can view their MOCA progress report by accessing their portal account on the ABA Web site. The soonest that diplomates can qualify for examination is three years before their certification expires (i.e., 2008 for diplomates with a certificate that expires in 2011).

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 2008 and 2009 are: