The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Recertification Calendars

2018 Computer-Based Recertification Examination

March 1 - April 30 2018	General, Adult Reconstruction, Foot and Ankle, Pediatrics, Spine, and Trauma Examinations administered at Prometric Testing Centers.
June 2018	Practice Profiled Hand Examination scheduling permit posted to abos.org for 2018 examination.
July 2018	General, Adult Reconstruction, Foot and Ankle, Pediatrics, Spine, and Trauma Examination results posted online to the diplomate's password protected portal.
Aug 2018	Practice Profiled Sports Medicine Examination scheduling permit posted to abos.org for 2018 examination.
Aug 29 - Sept11 2018	Practice Profiled Hand Examination administered at Prometric Testing Centers.
Sept 27 - Oct 10 2018	Practice Profiled Sports Medicine Examination administered at Prometric Testing Centers.
Nov 2018	Practice Profiled Hand Examination results posted online to the diplomate's password protected portal.
Dec 2018	Practice Profiled Sports Examination results posted online to the diplomate's password protected portal.

2018 Oral Recertification Examinations

April 2018	List of 12 selected cases posted to abos.org for 2018 oral recertification examinations.
April 30 2018	Diplomates may begin to upload images, arthroscopic prints, records into Scribe system for the selected cases
June 13 2018	Deadline for uploading images and required supporting documents and pay examination fee for 2018 examination by 1 pm ET.
June 2018	Admission cards posted to password protected portal for 2018 examination.
July 23 2018	2018 oral recertification examination, Palmer House, Chicago.
August 2018	2018 examination results posted to the diplomate's password protected portal.

2018 Computer-Based Combined Surgery of the Hand Examination

June 2018	Scheduling permits posted online for 2018 computer examination.
Aug 29 - Sept 11 2018	2018 computer examination at Prometric Testing Centers.
November 2018	2018 computer examination results posted to password protected portal.

2018 Computer-Based Combined Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Examination

August 2018	Scheduling permits posted for 2018 computer examination.
September 27 - October 10 2018	2018 computer examination at Prometric Testing Centers.
December 2018	2018 computer examination results posted to password protected portal.

2019 Computer-Based Recertification Examinations (Except for Surgery of the Hand and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine)

May 1 2018	Deadline for Application, CMEs/SAEs, Finalized Case List, and Application Fee, submitted through your Diplomate Dashboard, by 4 pm ET
May 15 2018	Late deadline with $350 late fee
October 2018	Credentials Committee meets to determine admission of applicants to the Examinations. Diplomates receive an email when the letters of notification of admission are posted to the Diplomate's Password-Protected Portal.
December 15 2018	Examination fee deadline
January 2019	Scheduling permits posted to the Diplomate's Password-Protected Portal. Diplomates receive an email when they are posted.
March 1 - April 30 2019	Examinations administered at Prometirc Testing Centers
July 2019	Examination results are posted to the Diplomate's Password-Protected Portal. Diplomates receive an email when they are posted.

2019 Oral Recertification Examinations

May 1 2018	Deadline for Application, CMEs/SAEs, Finalized Case List, and Application Fee, submitted through your Diplomate Dashboard, by 4 pm ET
May 15 2018	Late deadline with $350 late fee
October 2018	Credentials Committee meets to determine admission of applicants to the Examinations. Diplomates receive an email when the letters of notification of admission are posted to the Diplomate's Password-Protected Portal.
April 2019	List of 12 selected cases posted to the Diplomate's Password-Protected Portal. Diplomates receive an email when they are posted. Diplomates begin uploading required documents.
June 2019	Deadline for uploading required documents and paying examination fee. Admission cards posted to the Diplomate's Password-Protected Portal. Diplomates receive an email when they are posted.
July 22 2019	Oral examinations administered at Palmer House in Chicago
August 2019	Examination results posted to the Diplomate's Password-Protected Portal. Diplomates receive an email when they are posted.

2019 Computer-Based Combined Surgery of the Hand Examination and Practice-Profiled Surgery of the Hand Examination

May 1 2018	Deadline for Application, CMEs/SAEs, Finalized Case List, and Application Fee, submitted through your Diplomate Dashboard, by 4 pm ET
May 15 2018	Late deadline with $350 late fee
October 2018	Credentials Committee meets to determine admission of applicants to the Examinations. Diplomates receive an email when the letters of notification of admission are posted to the Diplomate's Password-Protected Portal.
December 15 2018	Examination fee deadline
June 2019	Scheduling permits posted to the Diplomate's Password-Protected Portal. Diplomates receive an email when they are posted.
August 15-28 2019	Examination administered at Prometric Testing Centers
November 2019	Examination results posted to the Diplomate's Password-Protected Portal. Diplomates receive an email when they are posted.

2019 Computer-Based Combined Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Examination and Pracitice-Profiled Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Examination

May 1 2018	Deadline for Application, CMEs/SAEs, Finalized Case List, and Application Fee, submitted through your Diplomate Dashboard, by 4 pm ET
May 15 2018	Late deadilne with $350 late fee
October 2018	Credentials Committee meets to determine admission of applicants to the Examinations. Diplomates receive an email when the letters of notification of admission are posted to the Diplomate's Password-Protected Portal.
December 15 2018	Examination fee deadline
August 2019	Scheduling permits posted to the Diplomate's Password-Protected Portal. Diplomates receive an email when they are posted.
September 19 - October 2 2019	Examination administered at Prometric Testing Centers
December 2019	Examination results posted to the Diplomate's Password-Protected Portal. Diplomates receive an email when they are posted.