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Nov 26, 2019
3 min

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...

Oct 3, 2019
1 min

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...

Sep 30, 2019
2 min

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 5, 2019
2 min

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...

Aug 29, 2019
3 min

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...

Jul 31, 2019
1 min

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 2, 2019
2 min

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...

Jun 3, 2019
3 min

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...

May 22, 2019
2 min

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...

Apr 3, 2019
3 min

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 1, 2019
1 min

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...

Mar 7, 2019
3 min

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...

Feb 6, 2019
1 min

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, 2019
3 min

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...

Jan 2, 2019
3 min

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...

Dec 31, 2018
7 min

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 6, 2018
3 min

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 5, 2018
5 min

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...

Nov 29, 2018
2 min

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 28, 2018
2 min

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...