American Board of Pathology and Cooperating Societies Meeting

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American Board of Pathology and Co-operating
Societies Meeting

• May 6, 2008

Modules revised November 2008
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Maintenance of Board Certification (MOC)

• ABP MOC is part of ABMS-wide MOC process
• All certificates beginning in 2006 are time
  limited (10 yrs)
• MOC is continuous process with specific
  deadlines failure to comply results in probation

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Requirements For MOC

• Part I Professional Standing
• Part II Life-Long Learning and
  Self-Assessment
• Part III Cognitive Expertise
• Part IV Evaluation of Performance in Practice

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Part IProfessional Standing

• Maintenance of a full and unrestricted license in
  at least one U.S. jurisdiction, territory, or
  Canada
• Documentation of medical staff membership and
  privileges or, if not applicable, scope of
  practice
• Documentation of licensure and medical staff
  privileges at 4th and 8th year

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Part IILife Long Learning- Self-Assessment

• 70 Category 1 CME credits / 2 year cycle
• 20 CME credits / 2 yr cycle must be SAMs
• 80 CME related to individuals practice
• Updated electronic record of activities every 2
  years
• A fellowship fulfills Part II requirements for 2
  year period
• Incomplete fellowships prorated

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Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs)

• Elements of SAMs
• Educational product
• Self-administered exam
• Minimum performance level
• Feedback
• SAM requirement for 2006-09 period waived because
  of insufficient offerings
• Certificates issued by societies should reflect
  regular CME versus CME / SAM

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Part IILife Long Learning-Self-Assessment

• Intersociety AP and CP Content Committees produce
  Content Outlines available on line and updated
  annually
• Outlines emphasize fundamental information for
  daily practice and important, validated new
  knowledge
• Outlines should not be construed as templates for
  exam or endorsements of certain authors
• These will
• Serve as a template for CME and self-assessment
• Assist pathologists to prepare for MOC exam
• Direct MOC test question development
• Focus on practical need to know information
  that is used in daily practice and required for
  competence
• Cover all disciplines of pathology

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Part IIICognitive Expertise

• Exam may be taken beginning year 8 of 10 yr cycle
  (first exam 2014)
• AP/CP certified individuals may chose to maintain
  their certification in AP/CP, AP only or CP only
• Individuals with subspecialty certification may
  choose to maintain only their subspecialty
  certification

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Part IIICognitive Expertise

• MOC exam
• Allows candidates to tailor exam to practice by
  selecting modules.
• Has menu of multiple modules of limited length
• At least one general module of AP or CP must be
  selected by AP/CP examinees

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Part IIICognitive Expertise

• MOC exam
• Consists of 6 modules of 25 questions (150 total
  questions)
• 80 practical (virtual microscopy, case-based
  questions etc) 20 written
• Blends and grades modules as one exam

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AP/CP MOC Exam



4 add. 6 total 3 add. 6
total 3 add. 6 total
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
CP
General module
AP
Specialty module
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AP only MOC Exam CP only MOC
Exam





or or
or or or or
or or or or
3 max

6 total 6 total
General module
CP
Specialty module
AP
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ModulesClinical Pathology
Revised 11/08
General Modules
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ModulesAnatomic Pathology
Revised 11/08

• Gen AP I,II
• Gen Surg Path I, II
• Gen Surg Path-Cytology
• Gen Cytology
• Cytology-Gyn
• Cytology, Non Gyn

• Bone-Soft Tissue
• Breast
• Cardiovascular-Autopsy
• Dermatology I, II
• Endocrine
• GI-Biliary

General Modules
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ModulesAnatomic Pathology cont
Revised 11/08
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Common ModulesAnatomic and Clinical Pathology
Revised 11/08
May be used to fulfill AP or CP specialty
modules
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Part IVPerformance in Practice

• Four personal attestations (4th and 8th year)
• Lab accreditation (4th and 8th year) except
  forensic labs
• Laboratory participation in inter-laboratory PI
  programs (2 yrs)
• Individual participation at least 1 laboratory
  PI-QA program/yr. (2 yrs)

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Part IVPerformance in Practice

• Programs may be society-sponsored or created by
  departments/institutions
• Application for Part IV programs available on
  line
• All programs must be ABP-approved
• Addition of topics to major programs do not
  require repeat applications, but substantive
  changes to programs do

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Failure to meet MOC Requirements

• Must participate and demonstrate satisfactory
  performance in all 4 parts of MOC
• Performance below expectations requires an
  implementation plan to improve performance
• Failure to satisfy performance criteria results
  in loss of certification December 31st of 10 year
  anniversary of initial certification