The American Board of Ophthalmology’s Continuing Certification program (formerly Maintenance of Certification or MOC) is designed to support career-long learning, self-reflection and assessment, and continuous clinical improvement among board-certified ophthalmologists.
Your participation in the Continuing Certification program assures ophthalmic patients, their families, and the eye care community that you, as an ABO-certified physician, are continuously meeting the high standards set by your peers for knowledge, skills, and judgment in the practice of ophthalmology.
The ABO's Continuing Certification program activities are intended to be flexible, useful, and clinically relevant. ABO program components are based on the four-part structure established by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), which sets standards for the nation’s 24 ABMS-recognized medical specialty boards.
Over the 10 years of your certification cycle, the ABO Continuing Certification program will ask you to maintain valid medical licensure; attest to completion of CME, self-assessment, and patient safety activities; demonstrate a satisfactory level of current clinical knowledge in the Quarterly Questions assessment program; and attest to completion of two activities designed to promote improvement.
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