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Knowledge Assessment Options The other three parts include:
1. PROFESSIONAL STANDING
for Maintenance of Certificate Unrestricted License/Hospital
or Surgicenter Privileges
2. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
240 Continuing Medical Education
BY DAVID F. MARTIN, MD, EXECUTIVE MEDICAL DIRECTOR,
AMERICAN BOARD OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY (CME) and 40 Self-Assessment
Examination (SAE) credits
in every 10-year cycle

3. PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT
Peer Review/Case List (submitted with
the Application once every 10 years)
All are important aspects of MOC. But
the ABOS has made many improvements
to the Knowledge Assessment part of
MOC over the last few years and I want to
make sure that you—a busy orthopaedic
surgeon—know what knowledge
assessment options are available to you.
No matter what option you choose, you
still have to complete the other parts
of the ABOS MOC program. You can
submit your Application and Case List
in year 7, 8, or 9 of your 10-year cycle.
The ABOS highly recommends that you
complete the Application and Case List
process in year 7 as that will give you
the most opportunities to be successful
with the Knowledge Assessment options.
For more information about the ABOS
MOC program, go to www.abos.org/moc.
Let’s look at each ABOS MOC Knowledge
Assessment option.

Computer-Based Examination
This is the examination that many
people think of when thinking of a
Recertification Examination. But if it
has been several years since you last
took an ABOS Examination, there have
been several significant changes.
If you hold ABOS Subspecialty
When orthopaedic surgeons think of the Maintenance Certification in Orthopaedic Sports
of Certification (MOC) program of the American Medicine, you will take what we
Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS), they often call a Combined Examination. This
only think about the Knowledge Assessment. That examination consists of 150 questions
focused on orthopaedic sports medicine;
is only one part of the ABOS MOC program. there are no general orthopaedic

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