Application and registration will be available by logging in to your ABOS Dashboard
Diplomates: Deadline for Application, Registration, Finalized Case List, and Application Fee, submitted through your ABOS Dashboard, by 4 pm ET Candidates: Registration deadline
Diplomates: Late deadline for Application, Registration, Finalized Case List, Application Fee, and Late Fee, submitted through your Diplomate Dashboard, by 4 pm ET Candidates: Late Registration deadline. For Diplomates and Candidates, Registration must be initiated by February 1.
Credentials Committee meets to determine admissibility. Notification of admission is posted to your ABOS Dashboard.
Examination scheduling starts
Deadline for submission of Examination Fee
Initial Certification: Examination administered at Pearson Vue Test Centers.
Recertification: Examination administered at Pearson Vue Test Centers. Begins.
Recertification: Examination administered at Pearson Vue Test Centers. Ends.
Examination results available on your Diplomate Dashboard.
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