American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Important Dates

To view important dates for an exam please select from one of these categories:

Part I
Part II
MOC
Hand
Sports

March - April
2014

Part I

Credentials Committee meets to determine admission to examination.
March - April
2014

Part II

Credentials Committee meets to determine admission to the examination.
Mar 3 - Apr
2014

Maintenance of Certification
Computer Pathways -- Computer Administered Recertification Examinations, Prometric Technology Centers
April
2014

Part I

Candidates receive scheduling permits. This permit must also be presented at the Examination.
April
2014

Part II

Letters of notification of admission to examination available online for candidates.

Candidates selected cases also available online.
Apr
2014

Maintenance of Certification
Oral Pathway -- List of 10 selected cases posted online at www.abos.org. Diplomates start the uploading process.
April
2014

Hand Surgery Sub-Specialty
Credential committee meets to determine admissibility. Notification of admission is posted online.
May
2014

Part II

Deadline to upload images into the Scribe system and pay exam fee.
May 01
2014

Maintenance of Certification

Deadline for application for 2015 exam, CMEs and 3 month case list or 6 month case list to be submitted online and postmarked deadline for documents to be mailed.
May 15
2014

Maintenance of Certification

Application, CMEs and 3 month case list or 6 month case list late deadline with additional $350.00 late fee.
May 15
2014

Hand Surgery Sub-Specialty

Deadline for submission of the $1,400 examination fee.
June
2014

Part II

Candidates receive examination assignments and admission cards.
June
2014

Maintenance of Certification

Oral Pathway -- Admission cards online

Combined Hand Pathway - Scheduling permits available online to candidates.

Computer Pathway exam results online to candidates.
june
2014

Sports Medicine Sub-Specialty

Deadline for submission of the $1,050 examination fee.
June
2014

Hand Surgery Sub-Specialty

Scheduling permits will be posted online
july
2014

Sports Medicine Sub-Specialty

Candidate sheduling/admission permits are posted online. (This permit must also be presented at the examination.)
Jul 10
2014

Part I

Part I examination, Prometric Testing Centers.
Jul 21
2014

Maintenance of Certification

Oral Pathway -- Practice-Based Oral Recertification Examination,
Palmer House, Chicago.
July 22 - 24
2014

Part II

Part II examination, Palmer House, Chicago.
Aug
2014

Part II

Examination results sent to candidates and program directors.
Aug
2014

Maintenance of Certification

Combined Sports Pathway - Scheduling permits available online to candidates.

Oral Pathway exam results available online to candidates.
Aug 01
2014

Sports Medicine Sub-Specialty

Application available at www.abos.org. Login with username and password and click on the “Sports” tab
Sep
2014

Maintenance of Certification

Combined Hand Examination administered at Prometric Technology Centers.
Sep 08
2014

Hand Surgery Sub-Specialty

Initial hand examination administered at Prometric Technology Centers (nationwide).
Sep 8 - 20
2014

Hand Surgery Sub-Specialty

Hand Recertification examination administered at Prometric Technology Centers (nationwide)
Oct
2014

Part I

Examination results sent to candidates and program directors.
Oct
2014

Maintenance of Certification

Credentials Committee meets to decide admission of applicants to the examinations. Letters of notification posted online at www.abos.org.
Oct 17 -30
2014

Maintenance of Certification

Combined Sports Computer Exam to be held at Prometric Technology Centers.
Oct 17
2014

Sports Medicine Sub-Specialty

Subspecialty Certificate in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine examination administered at Prometric Technology Centers nationwide.
Nov
2014

Hand Surgery Sub-Specialty

Examination results are posted online (the Board office does not release results by phone)
Dec 15
2014

Maintenance of Certification

Examination fee due for all computer pathways
Feb
2015

Maintenance of Certification

Computer Pathways – Scheduling permits available online to candidates.
March - April
2015

Part II

Credentials Committee meets to determine admission to the examination.
Mar 2 - Apr 30
2015

Maintenance of Certification

Computer Pathways -- Computer Administered Recertification Examinations, Prometric Technology Centers.
April
2015

Part II

Letters of notification of admission to examination available online for candidates.

Candidates selected cases also available online.
Apr
2015

Maintenance of Certification

Oral Pathway -- List of 10 selected cases posted online at www.abos.org. Diplomates start the uploading process.
May
2015

Maintenance of Certification
Oral Pathway --Deadline to upload images and arthroscopic prints and pay exam fee
May
2015

Part II

Deadline to upload images into the Scribe system and pay exam fee.
June
2015

Part II

Candidates receive examination assignments and admission cards.
June
2015

Maintenance of Certification

Oral Pathway -- Admission cards online.

Combined Hand Pathway – Scheduling permits available online to candidates.

Computer Pathway exam results online to candidates.
Jul 20
2015

Maintenance of Certification
Oral Pathway -- Practice-Based Oral Recertification Examination, Palmer House, Chicago.
July 21 - 23
2015

Part II

Part II examination, Palmer House, Chicago.
Aug
2015

Part II

Examination results sent to candidates and program directors.
Aug
2015

Maintenance of Certification

Combined Sports Pathway – Scheduling permits available online to candidates.

Oral Pathway exam results available online to candidates.
Sep 8 - 21
2015

Maintenance of Certification
Combined Hand Examination administered at Prometric Technology Centers
Oct 8 - 22
2015

Maintenance of Certification
Combined Sports Examination administered at Prometric Technology Centers.
Nov
2015

Maintenance of Certification
Combined Hand Examination -Results available online to candidates.
Dec
2015

Maintenance of Certification
Combined Sports Examination -Results available online to candidates.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR 2014 PART II AND ORAL RECERTIFICATION CANDIDATES

THE BOARD HAS MADE CHANGES TO THE 2014 ORAL EXAMINATIONS. YOU ARE NOW REQUIRED TO UPLOAD INTO THE SCRIBE SYSTEM YOUR RECORDS FOR THE 10 CASES YOU WILL BE PRESENTING AT THE EXAMINATION. PLEASE REVIEW THE INFORMATION IN THE CANDIDATE INFORMATION AND UPLOAD LINKS ONCE YOU’VE LOGGED INTO THE WEBSITE.

2014 Oral Exams Hotel Reservations

The ABOS Part II and Oral Recertification exams will be held at the Palmer house in Chicago, IL from July 21st to July 24th.

Reservations at the Palmer House can be made here.

ABOS Newsletter

The Spring edition of the ABOS Newsletter, "The Diplomate" is now available and can be found here.

Maintenance of Certification

Maintenance of Certification (MOC) is required for all Board-certified orthopaedic surgeons with time limited certificates.

MORE INFORMATION ON MOC

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About ABOS

The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inc. functions to serve the best interests of the public and of the medical profession by establishing educational standards for orthopaedic residents and by evaluating the initial and continuing qualifications and knowledge of orthopaedic surgeons.

To Learn more about our mission, please visit here.

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