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Dec 17, 20192 min read

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....

Sep 5, 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...

Aug 29, 20193 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...

Jul 31, 20191 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,...

Apr 3, 20193 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 1, 20191 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...

Feb 6, 20193 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...

Jan 2, 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...

Dec 31, 20187 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 6, 20184 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 5, 20185 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 4, 20181 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...

Nov 8, 20183 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, 20185 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...

Aug 7, 20181 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 4, 20182 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...

Jun 26, 20181 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...

Mar 29, 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 16, 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 1, 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...