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Ask a Test Scientist: Why Did My Quarterly Questions Score Change?
Last month, you may have received an email from the ABO indicating that your score on the 2019 Quarterly Questions assessment changed....
Dec 17, 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: 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
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
Ask a Test Scientist: How is the Quarterly Questions Program Scored?
Quarterly Questions, the exam alternative program that will replace the DOCK beginning in 2019, uses a longitudinal assessment model...
Dec 6, 20184 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
Real-Life Patient Encounters Put Board Questions to the Test
When does a test question become something more? When knowing the answer saves a life. In a recent article for The New York Times...
Dec 4, 20181 min read
2019 American Board of Ophthalmology Maintenance of Certification Program Preview
If you attended the American Board of Ophthalmology’s Learning Lounge at AAO 2018 last month, you were among the first to hear about the...
Nov 8, 20183 min read
Get to Know the Quarterly Questions Program
The American Board of Ophthalmology’s new Quarterly Questions program brings the future of assessment in clinical knowledge to today’s...
Nov 8, 20185 min read
AAO 2018: Earn CME, SACME and Attend ABO Sessions
ABO Learning Lounge: Learn About Quarterly Questions On Monday, Oct. 29 from 3:30 to 4:30 PM, the ABO will host a Quarterly Questions...
Aug 7, 20181 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
In the News: Retina Today Spotlights Success of ABO Quarterly Questions Assessment Program
In the latest edition of Retina Today, Andy Lauer, M.D., who chairs the American Board of Ophthalmology’s (ABO) Maintenance of...
Jun 26, 20181 min read
Ideas Wanted: A Fresh, Fun Future for Quarterly Questions
Last year, in partnership with our diplomate community and societies in ophthalmology, we created a new assessment and learning tool for...
Mar 29, 20181 min read
Quarterly Questions Program Featured in ABMS Insights
Some specialty boards within the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) community have begun incorporating journal articles into...
Mar 16, 20181 min read
Your Most Frequently Asked Questions About Quarterly Questions
Since the launch of the Quarterly Questions program, you've answered more than 100,000 questions! You've also asked the ABO some great...
Mar 1, 20181 min read
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