top of page
Diplomate Digest - The American Board of Ophthalmology Blog
Search
How One Board-Certified Ophthalmologist Challenged the Status Quo on Documenting Risks for Retinal D
After 25 years in ophthalmology, busy Oregon-based glaucoma specialist J. Kevin McKinney, MD, had seen it all. But it was something the...
Nov 26, 20193 min read
Oregon-based Ophthalmologist to Receive the 2019 John G. Clarkson Award for Quality Improvement
American Board of Ophthalmology Diplomate J. Kevin McKinney, MD, will receive the annual John G. Clarkson Award for Quality Improvement...
Oct 3, 20191 min read
ABMS Seeks Diplomates to Join Stakeholder Council
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is seeking nominations for active diplomates to join the ABMS Stakeholder Council....
Sep 30, 20192 min read
Journal Highlights its Participation in Quarterly Questions
Survey of Ophthalmology has updated its website to promote its participation in the article-based component of the American Board of...
Sep 5, 20192 min read
Ask a Test Scientist: Why Do We Need Two Kinds of Quarterly Questions?
On July 1, the American Board of Ophthalmology released the article-based questions for the 2019 Quarterly Questions program. If you’re...
Aug 29, 20193 min read
Questions about MOC? Visit the ABO Learning Learning Lounge at AAO 2019
The American Board of Ophthalmology will once again host a Learning Lounge during the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Annual Meeting,...
Jul 31, 20191 min read
Ask a Test Scientist: Why can't CME replace the assessment component of MOC?
The Quarterly Questions program, which consists of 40 knowledge-based and 10 article-based questions annually, is the activity through...
Jul 2, 20192 min read
Two New Options Now Available for ABO MOC Part IV: Improvement in Medical Practice
The American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) is pleased to announce the availability of new options for earning Maintenance of Certification...
Jun 3, 20193 min read
Perspectives on the Future of Board Recertification
This month, analyses of the report on the future of recertification authored by the independent Continuing Board Certification: Vision...
May 22, 20192 min read
Ask a Test Scientist: What's the lifecycle of a Quarterly Question?
To assemble a single year of the Quarterly Questions assessment program, it takes at least 530 test questions—enough to cover every...
Apr 3, 20193 min read
A New Quarter of Questions Has Launched
Whether you're an active participant in the Quarterly Questions program or you're simply waiting for the right opportunity to start, now...
Apr 1, 20191 min read
Discover New Ideas in the Improvement in Medical Practice Project Library
One option to complete an Improvement in Medical Practice activity for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part IV credit is to design...
Mar 7, 20193 min read
ABO Status Page Adjustments Make MOC Activity Progress and Next Steps Clearer
On Wednesday, February 6, the American Board of Ophthalmology released a minor update to its online Maintenance of Certification (MOC)...
Feb 6, 20191 min read
Get More for Your Quarterly Questions Participation: Earn Patient Safety and Improvement in Medical
In 2019, the American Board of Ophthalmology introduced two new incentives for Quarterly Questions participation which offer you the...
Feb 6, 20193 min read
2019 Quarterly Questions: How 1 Activity Delivers 4 MOC Benefits
The American Board of Ophthalmology’s Quarterly Questions program is both a learning activity and a longitudinal assessment tool that...
Jan 2, 20193 min read
Get to Know the 2019 American Board of Ophthalmology Maintenance of Certification Program
Excellence begins at board certification, but it doesn’t end there. For physicians, what it means to be excellent advances with every new...
Dec 31, 20187 min read
Moving the Goalposts
“Please stop moving the goalposts.” That was the request of a colleague who attended the ABO’s Learning Lounge session on Maintenance of...
Dec 6, 20183 min read
11 Ways To Get Involved With the ABO
The impetus for board certification in American medicine did not come from the federal government or even public watchdogs. It arose more...
Dec 5, 20185 min read
New CME Menu Launching in 2019 Will Expand MOC Activity Options for ABO-Certified Ophthalmologists
The American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) will partner with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) in 2019...
Nov 29, 20182 min read
DOCK Examination Deadline Extended through December 31, 2018
The American Board of Ophthalmology has extended the deadline to complete the Demonstration of Ophthalmic Cognitive (DOCK) Examination...
Nov 28, 20182 min read
bottom of page