RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Connecting Purpose and Performance: Rethinking the Purpose of Maintenance of Certification
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP S15
OP S20
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2020.S1.190400
VO 33
IS Supplement
A1 Harman, Ann E.
A1 Warner, David O.
A1 Cole, Daniel J.
YR 2020
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/33/Supplement/S15.abstract
AB American Boards of Medical Specialties have emphasized single point in time testing for summative assessment of cognitive expertise necessary for board certification. In 2016, the American Board of Anesthesiology introduced Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA), a longitudinal assessment platform that provides diplomates formative feedback with continuous questions over time and adapts questions to areas of knowledge weaknesses over time. This paper describes the rationale, history, and early results of the American Board of Anesthesiology MOCA platform.