Medical Board | Initial Certification Exam | Recertification (MOC) Exam | CME Requirement |
American Board of Dermatology (ABD) | | - MOC exam deadline extended to June 2021
- Can participate in Certlink instead of MOC exam
- Self-Assessment deferred to 2021
- Practice Improvement deferred to 2021
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American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) | - No changes to ABA BASIC and ADVANCED exams
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American Board of Bioanalysis | - Postponed until further notice
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American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery (ABFAS) | - No change to part 1 - September 25, 2020
- No change to RRA exam - September 26, 2020
- CBPS for part II examination postponed until further notice
| - Case review for part II postponed until August 13-15
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American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) | - No changes - October 12, 2020
| - Additional online exams offered
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American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) - Cardiology | - No changes - October 13-14, 2020
| - No changes - October 13-14, 2020
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American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Child Neurology | - No changes - September 21-25, 2020
| - No changes - August 17-September 30, 2020
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American Board of Radiology (ABR) | - Certifying Exam postponed to October 5-6, 2020 (Tuscon, AZ and Chicago, IL)
- CORE exam postponed to November 5-6 and 9-10, 2020 (Tuscon, AZ and Chicago, IL)
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American Board of Dermatology (ABD) | - No changes to original date - July 13-17, 20-23 2020
- Added exams weeks of December 7 and 14
- If necessary, will administer exam March 21, 2021
| - Have until March 2021 to take the MOC exam
- Can participate in the CertLink instead
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National Board of Echocardiography | - All July exams postponed to September 2020
- ASCeXAM - September 15, 2020
- Advanced PTE and RePTE - September 22, 2020
- Basic PTE - September 29, 2020
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American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) | - No changes to Qualifying Exam - November 9-14, 2020
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American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (ABOTO ENT) | - No changes to written qualifying exam - September 1, 2020
- Oral exam postponed - October 9-11, 2020
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American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) | - Cancelled/Postponed for those scheduled for an April testing date - July 7,8,9,10, 11,13,14,15,16,17,18,20, 21, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology | - No changes - November 5, 2020
| - Spring Exam - Cancelled
- Fall - November 5, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine - Hematology | - No changes - October 20, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine | - No changes - October 19, 2020
| - No changes - October 19, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease | - No changes - November 5, 2020
| - Spring Exam - cancelled
- Fall Exam - November 5, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine | - No changes - August 17,18,20,26,28, or 31, 2020
- Late fees for registration waived until April 28, 2020
| - Spring Exam - Cancelled
- Fall Exam - October 27,30, 2020 or November 2, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine - Nephrology | | - Spring Exam - Cancelled
- Fall Exam - November 18, 2020
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American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) - Neurology | - No changes - September 21-25, 2020
| - No changes - August 17 - September 30, 2020
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North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners | - No changes to part NPLEX Part 1 - August 4, 2020
- No changes to NPLEX Part 2 - August 5-7, 2020
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American Board of Obstetrics and Oncology (ABOG) | - No changes - June 29, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine - Oncology | - No changes - October 21, 2020
| - No changes - October 21, 2020
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American Board of Ophthalmology | - No changes - September 30, 2020
| - No changes but extensions may be requested
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American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - ABOS | - No changes - June 29, 2020
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American Board of Pain Medicine (ABPM) | - ABPM exam - cancelled until further notice (next exam is April 2021)
| - ABPM exam - cancelled until further notice (next exam is April 2021)
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American Board of Pathology | - Postponed - Spring exam moved to Fall 2020 (October 12)
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American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) | - No changes - October 13, 14, 15, 2020
| - Postponed
- Increased flexibility for MOCA Peds
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American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Cardiology | - No changes - November 5, 2020
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American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehab | - No changes to Part 1 - August 3, 2020
- Part 2 postponed until September 12-13, 2020
| - No changes - September 29 - October 2, 2020
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American Board of Podiatric Medicine | - Postponed - October 16, 2020
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American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) - Psychiatry | - No changes - September 14-15, 2020
| - No changes - August 17 - September 30, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease | - No changes - November 17, 2020
| - Spring Exam - Cancelled
- Fall Exam - November 17, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine | - No changes - November 16, 2020
| - Spring Exam - Cancelled
- Fall Exam - November 16, 2020
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American Board of Internal Medicine - Sports Medicine | - No changes - July 7-11, 13-18, 20-21, 2020
| - No changes - July 7-11, 2020 or November 9-14, 2020
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American Board of Surgery | | - No changes - September 7 - November 16, 2020
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American Board of Urology | - No changes - July 9-10, 2020
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