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 …

Physicians are busier than ever: the complexity of patient care has increased, patient
expectations have evolved, production pressure is substantial, administrative burden is high …

The above infographic summarizes the educational pathway that leads to board certification
in anesthesiology. Articles in this issue describe the process in detail, through which …

This issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia contains 3 articles authored by members of the Board
of Directors of the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA), along with psychometricians …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine the attitudes and perceptions of diplomates of the
American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) regarding the value of Board certification …

Background As part of the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology
Program®(MOCA®), the American Board of Anesthesiology (Raleigh, North Carolina) …

BACKGROUND: With the integration of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations into the
Anesthesiology primary board certification process, residency programs may choose to …

Editorial Views implication is that those who did not participate in maintenance of
certification in anesthesiology when it was required to maintain American Board of …

There could also be some less desirable unintended consequences of the change in
examination approach. While the study cohort showed a greater improvement in in-training …

For more than 80 years, board certification has signified that physicians have met standards
set by their peers. Although certification originated as a “lifetime” credential, the American …