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Share Your Patient Safety Story
The American Board of Ophthalmology is collecting stories for an ABO-led series in the Morning Rounds section of the American Academy of...
Mar 31, 20201 min read
Congratulations, New Diplomates!
The American Board of Ophthalmology is pleased to welcome the following newly board-certified ophthalmologists to our diplomate community...
Nov 20, 20195 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
Share Your Most Memorable Patient Safety Cases
In the July 2019 edition of the American Academy of Ophthalmology's EyeNet magazine, American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate Tamara...
Jul 3, 20191 min read
Remembering Dr. John T. Flynn, Emeritus Director
The American Board of Ophthalmology extends its deepest condolences to the family of renown pediatric ophthalmologist and educator John...
Mar 21, 20192 min read
ABO MOC Program Named #3 on List of the Year’s Top 5 Stories in Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology Times blogger, vitreoretinal surgeon, and American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate Joshua Mali, MD, recently named the...
Jan 2, 20191 min read
Ask a Test Scientist: What Do Examination Scores Mean?
It is not uncommon to receive the results from an examination and see a score that in no way reflects the number of questions you...
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
Two New Directors Set to Join the ABO in 2019
The American Board of Ophthalmology will welcome Chris V. Albanis, MD, and Bennie H. Jeng, MD, to the Board of Directors in 2019. Dr....
Nov 21, 20181 min read
Congratulations and Welcome to Our Newest Diplomates (Fall 2018)
The American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate community officially grew 284 members stronger today. Please join us in congratulating the...
Nov 1, 20185 min read
Thank You, 2018 Exam Development Volunteers
The American Board of Ophthalmology thanks the following groups of diplomate-volunteers who contributed their knowledge and ophthalmic...
Aug 4, 20182 min read
Nine Trailblazers Who Championed Ophthalmology’s Independence in Medicine
The founding Directors of the American Board of Ophthalmology included some of the most prominent ophthalmologists of the day. Directors,...
Jul 5, 20184 min read
New Directors Set to Join the ABO in 2019
At its June meeting, the American Board of Ophthalmology voted to invite Chris V. Albanis, M.D., and Bennie H. Jeng, M.D., to join the...
Jul 2, 20181 min read
The Science of Testing: How Key Validation Ensures Fairness on ABO Examinations
Key validation is a process whereby examination items (questions) are reviewed to ensure they are fair. After the administration of an...
Jul 1, 20182 min read
Ophthalmology Influencers Come Together at ASOPRS 2018 Spring Symposium
American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) subspecialty liaison Jeremiah Tao, M.D., recently organized a panel of speakers at the ASOPRS 2018...
Jun 23, 20181 min read
Thank You, June Examiners!
The Board thanks the following diplomates for volunteering their time and talents to the administration of the June 2018 Oral Examination...
Jun 18, 20183 min read
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