Medical Board
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Initial Certification Exam
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Recertification (MOC) Exam
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CME Requirement
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American Board of Dermatology (ABD)
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- MOC exam deadline extended to June 2021
- Can participate in Certlink instead of MOC exam
- Self-Assessment deferred to 2021
- Practice Improvement deferred to 2021
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American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
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- No changes to ABA BASIC and ADVANCED exams
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American Board of Bioanalysis
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- Postponed until further notice
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American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery (ABFAS)
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- No change to part 1 – September 25, 2020
- No change to RRA exam – September 26, 2020
- CBPS for part II examination postponed until further notice
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- Case review for part II postponed until August 13-15
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American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM)
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- No changes – October 12, 2020
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- Additional online exams offered
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American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) – Cardiology
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- No changes – October 13-14, 2020
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- No changes – October 13-14, 2020
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American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – Child Neurology
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- No changes – September 21-25, 2020
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- No changes – August 17-September 30, 2020
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American Board of Radiology (ABR)
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- Certifying Exam postponed to October 5-6, 2020 (Tuscon, AZ and Chicago, IL)
- CORE exam postponed to November 5-6 and 9-10, 2020 (Tuscon, AZ and Chicago, IL)
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American Board of Dermatology (ABD)
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- No changes to original date – July 13-17, 20-23 2020
- Added exams weeks of December 7 and 14
- If necessary, will administer exam March 21, 2021
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- Have until March 2021 to take the MOC exam
- Can participate in the CertLink instead
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National Board of Echocardiography
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- All July exams postponed to September 2020
- ASCeXAM – September 15, 2020
- Advanced PTE and RePTE – September 22, 2020
- Basic PTE – September 29, 2020
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American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM)
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- No changes to Qualifying Exam – November 9-14, 2020
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American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ABOTO ENT)
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- No changes to written qualifying exam – September 1, 2020
- Oral exam postponed – October 9-11, 2020
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American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
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- Cancelled/Postponed for those scheduled for an April testing date – July 7,8,9,10, 11,13,14,15,16,17,18,20, 21, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology
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- No changes – November 5, 2020
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- Spring Exam – Cancelled
- Fall – November 5, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine – Hematology
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- No changes – October 20, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine – Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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- No changes – October 19, 2020
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- No changes – October 19, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine – Infectious Disease
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- No changes – November 5, 2020
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- Spring Exam – cancelled
- Fall Exam – November 5, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine
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- No changes – August 17,18,20,26,28, or 31, 2020
- Late fees for registration waived until April 28, 2020
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- Spring Exam – Cancelled
- Fall Exam – October 27,30, 2020 or November 2, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine – Nephrology
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- Spring Exam – Cancelled
- Fall Exam – November 18, 2020
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American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) – Neurology
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- No changes – September 21-25, 2020
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- No changes – August 17 – September 30, 2020
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North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners
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- No changes to part NPLEX Part 1 – August 4, 2020
- No changes to NPLEX Part 2 – August 5-7, 2020
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American Board of Obstetrics and Oncology (ABOG)
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- No changes – June 29, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine – Oncology
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- No changes – October 21, 2020
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- No changes – October 21, 2020
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American Board of Ophthalmology
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- No changes – September 30, 2020
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- No changes but extensions may be requested
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American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery – ABOS
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- No changes – June 29, 2020
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American Board of Pain Medicine (ABPM)
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- ABPM exam – cancelled until further notice (next exam is April 2021)
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- ABPM exam – cancelled until further notice (next exam is April 2021)
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American Board of Pathology
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- Postponed – Spring exam moved to Fall 2020 (October 12)
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American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
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- No changes – October 13, 14, 15, 2020
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- Postponed
- Increased flexibility for MOCA Peds
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American Board of Pediatrics – Pediatric Cardiology
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- No changes – November 5, 2020
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American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehab
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- No changes to Part 1 – August 3, 2020
- Part 2 postponed until September 12-13, 2020
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- No changes – September 29 – October 2, 2020
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American Board of Podiatric Medicine
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- Postponed – October 16, 2020
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American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) – Psychiatry
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- No changes – September 14-15, 2020
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- No changes – August 17 – September 30, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine – Pulmonary Disease
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- No changes – November 17, 2020
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- Spring Exam – Cancelled
- Fall Exam – November 17, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine – Critical Care Medicine
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- No changes – November 16, 2020
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- Spring Exam – Cancelled
- Fall Exam – November 16, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine – Sports Medicine
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- No changes – July 7-11, 13-18, 20-21, 2020
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- No changes – July 7-11, 2020 or November 9-14, 2020
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American Board of Surgery
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- No changes – September 7 – November 16, 2020
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American Board of Urology
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- No changes – July 9-10, 2020
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