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...
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Jul 2, 20192 min read
Ask a Test Scientist: Why can't CME replace the assessment component of MOC?
The Quarterly Questions program, which consists of 40 knowledge-based and 10 article-based questions annually, is the activity through...
May 22, 20192 min read
Perspectives on the Future of Board Recertification
This month, analyses of the report on the future of recertification authored by the independent Continuing Board Certification: Vision...
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 27, 20193 min read
Ask a Test Scientist: Can Test Feedback Help Physicians Learn to Self-Assess More Accurately?
Our ability to accurately self-assess is based on many factors, among them, our likelihood to employ cognitive biases. The most...
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...
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 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...
Oct 23, 20182 min read
SACME Spotlight: Try This Virtual Patient Case for Orbital Fracture Following Eye Surgery
An 80-year-old man arrives at the ER complaining of blurred vision, just one week after routine cataract surgery. What happens next is up...
Aug 23, 20182 min read
Need SACME? Don’t Miss These Opportunities at AAO 2018
American Board of Ophthalmology diplomates certified or recertified after 2012 should complete 8 Self-Assessment CME (SACME) credits per...
Jun 29, 20181 min read
Study: Physicians Who Participate in MOC Are Less Likely to Face Disciplinary Action
Physicians who pass the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) examination given by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) within 10...
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 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...
Jan 3, 20181 min read
New SACME Option: 2018 American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting
The American Board of Ophthalmology will recognize attendance at the 2018 American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting for up to 8 credits of...
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