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CME Requirements All States 2017: Maintenance of Licensure and Certification

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By Specialty (MOC):

 

 

 

 



ALABAMA

MD / DO

Number of Credits Required 25
CME Type(s) Required 25 AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 1 year

Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners

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ALASKA

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 50
CME Type(s) Required AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 2 Calendar years

Exemption Conditions: Extenuating circumstances including the licensee’s debilitating or long-term personal illness or injury and the debilitating or long-term illness or injury of a member of the licensee’s immediate family.

Board Official Website

 

ARIZONA

MD

Number of Credits Required 4o
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™
Term: 2 years

Arizona Medical Board

DO

Number of Credits Required: Not more than 8 hours of annual credits be obtained by completing CME requirements in AMA PRA Category 1 approved by an ACCME-accredited CME provider.

  • DO AOA 1-A requirements is 24 CME credits
  • DO CME requirement is 40 hours
  • Both should be completed during the two-year licensure term.

Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery

 

ARKANSAS

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 20
CME Units Required  50% AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 1 year
Topics Required  50% of credits in primary area of practice

Board Official Website

 

CALIFORNIA

MD

Term 2 years
Number of Credits Required 50
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™

Topics Required

  • One-time 12 Credit Hours in Pain management and care of the terminally ill (except for Pathologists and Radiologists)
  • 20% of mandatory CME in Geriatric medicine if over 25 percent of patient population are 65 years of age or older (General Internists and Family Physicians)

DO

Number of Credits Required 150
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™

  • 60 credits must be AOA1-A or AOA1-B

Term 3 years

Topics Required

  • 12 Credit Hours in Pain management and care of the terminally ill (except for Pathologists and Radiologists)
  • 20% of mandatory CME in Geriatric medicine if over 25 percent of patient population are 65 years of age or older (General Internists and Family Physicians)

Exemption Conditions  CME waiver can be requested due to health, military service, or undue hardship.

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COLORADO

MD / DO

Number of Credits Required  None

PA

Number of Credits Required  100
CME Units Required  25 AMA PRA Category 1™CME within the past 12 months
Term  2 years
License Renewal Date  January 31st (Even-numbered year)

Board Official Website

 

CONNECTICUT

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 50
CME Units Required  Contact Hours / CME credits
Term 2 years

Specialty Credit Requirements

1 hr in each topic below required every 6 years:

  • Infectious diseases
  • Risk management
  • Sexual assault
  • Domestic violence
  • Cultural competency
  • Behavioral health

Exemption Conditions  No more than 10 Contact Hours can be waived.

Board Official Website

 

DELAWARE

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 40
CME Units Required 40 AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 2 years
License Renewal Date  March 31st, odd-numbered year

Board Official Website

 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

MD / DO / PA

Term 2 years
Number of Credits Required 50
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™

Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 3 Credit Hours in HIV/AIDS

Board Official Website

 

FLORIDA

MD / PA
 

Number of Credits Required  40
Term 2 years
CME Units Required  AMA PRA Category 1™
Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 1 Credit Hour in HIV/AIDS
  • 2 Domestic violence
  • 2 Medical errors
  • Board Official Website

Board Official Website

DO
 

Number of Credits Required  40
CME Units Required

  • 20 AOA Category 1-A
  • 15 AOA or AMA

Term 2 years
License Renewal Date  March 31st, even-numbered year
Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 2 credits in Medical Errors
  • 1 Professional & Medical Ethics
  • 1 Florida Laws and Rules
  • 1 Federal & State Laws Related to the Prescribing of Controlled Substances

Board Official Website

 

GEORGIA

MD / DO / PA
 

Number of Credits Required 40 every 2 years
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 2 years

Board Official Website

 

HAWAII
 

MD / DO / PA
 

Number of Credits Required 100
CME Units Required 20 AMA PRA Category 1™, 30 Category 2 CME or 50 AMA PRA Category 1™ in the first year.
Term 2 years
License Renewal Date Jan 31st, even-numbered year

Additional Requirements
Licensees initially licensed in the second year of the biennium shall not be required to complete any CME hours;
All other licensees, except licensees who were issued limited and temporary licenses, shall have completed 40 category 1 CME hours, and 60 category 2 CME hours, or 100 category 1 CME hours.

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IDAHO

MD / DO 
 

Number of Credits Required 40
CME Units Required 40 AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 2 years

Idaho State Board of Medicine

PA
 

Number of Credits Required 100
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 2 years

Idaho State Board of Medicine

 

ILLINOIS

CME Units Required  Minimum of 60 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Term 3 years
License Renewal Date  July 31st
Specialty Credit Requirements   minimum of 60 hours of Category

Board Official Website

 

INDIANA

MD / DO / PA
 

Number of Credits Required None

Board Official Website

 

IOWA

MD / DO
 

Number of Credits Required 40
CME Units Required 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Term  2 Year

Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 2 CME hours each in chronic pain management and end-of-life care

PA
 

Number of Credits Required 50
CME Units Required 50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Term  2 Year
 

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KANSAS

MD / DO / PA
 

Number of Credits Required 50
CME Units Required Minimum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™; maximum of 30 AMA PRA Category 2 Credits™
Term  1 Year

Board Official Website

 

KENTUCKY

MD / DO / PA
 

Number of Credits Required 60
CME Units Required Minimum of 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Term 3 years

Specialty Credit Requirements

  • Minimum of 4.5 hours of HB1 approved CME for physicians authorized to  prescribe or dispense controlled substances
  • 1 hour of HB 157 (Approved Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma CME) for pediatricians, radiologists, family practitioners, and emergency medicine and urgent care physicians
  • 3 hours of domestic violence training course for PCPs in the initiative 3 years period

Board Official Website

 

LOUISIANA

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 20
CME Units Required 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or equivalent
Term 1 year

Board Official Website

 

MAINE
 

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 100 every 2 years
CME Units Required 40 AMA PRA Category 1™ or AOA
Term 2 years

Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 3 hours of opioid prescribing required every two years

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MARYLAND

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 50
CME Units Required 50 AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 2 years

Board Official Website

 

MASSACHUSETTS

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 100
CME Units Required Minimum of 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or AOA Category 1-A; maximum of 60 AMA PRA Category 2 Credits™.
Term 2 years
License Renewal Date  Birthdate

Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 10 Credits of Risk Management (Minimum of 4 Category 1 Credits)
  • 2 Credits of End-of-life care
  • 2 Credits of study of Board requirements;
  • 3 credits opioid education and pain management for renewals;
  • 3 credits in Electronic Health Records for renewals after 1/1/15.

Board Official Website

 

MICHIGAN

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 150
CME Units Required Minimum of 75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or Category 6 Credits™ (residency); or AOA Category 1-A
Term 3 years
License Renewal Date  January 31

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MINNESOTA

MD/ DO

Number of Credits Required 75
CME Units Required 75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Term 3 years

PA

Number of Credits Required 50
CME Units Required contact hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Term 2 years

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MISSISSIPPI

MD/DO

Number of Credits Required 40
CME Units Required 40 AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 2 years
License Renewal Date  July 1st, even-numbered year

Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 5 hours of CME related to prescribing medications, with emphasis on controlled substances required for Licensees with active DEA certificates
  • for initial certification only, DO credits must be AOA 1-A

PA

Number of Credits Required 50
CME Units Required Minimum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Term 1 year

Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 10 hours of CME related to prescribing medications, with emphasis on controlled substances required for PA authorized to prescribe controlled substances.

Board Official Website

 

MISSOURI

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 50
CME Units Required 50 AMA PRA Category 1™ or AOA Category 1-A or AAFP
Term 2 years
License Renewal Date  even-numbered year

Board Official Website

 

MONTANA

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required None

Board Official Website

 

NEBRASKA

MD/DO/PA

Number of Credits Required 50
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™ or AOA
Term 2 years

Board Official Website

 

NEVADA

MD

Number of Credits Required 40
CME Units Required 40 AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 2 years

Specialty Credit Requirements (MD)

  • 2 Credit Hours in Medical Ethics / pain management / addiction care
  • 20 Credit Hours in licensee’s specialty
  • 18 Credit Hours in any AMA PRA Category 1™

Board Official Website

DO

Number of Credits Required 35
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™or Equivalent AOA Category 1-A. Minimum of 10 AOA Category 1-A credits.
Term 1 year

Board Official Website

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 100
CME Units Required Minimum of 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™; maximum of 60 AMA PRA Category 2 Credits™
Term 2 years

Specialty Credit Requirements (MD)

  • 3 hours of opioid CME for physicians with a DEA license every 2 years

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NEW JERSEY

MD / DO / PA

Term 2 years
Number of Credits Required 100
CME Units Required Minimum of 40 AMA PRA Category 1™; maximum of 60 AMA PRA Category 2™

Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 6 hours of cultural competence training in addition to the 100 credits requirement
  • 2 Credit Hours in End-of-life care

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NEW MEXICO

MD / DO / PA

Term 3 years
Number of Credits Required 75
CME Units Required 75 AMA PRA Category 1™ / NM Category 1
License Renewal Date  July 1st

Additional Requirements

  • Maximum of 40 hours of Postgraduate Education / Advanced Degrees / Teaching
  • maximum of 30 hours of Physician Preceptors, maximum of 10 hours of Paper and Publications

Specialty Credit Recommendation

  • 5 credits in pain management

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NEW YORK

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required None

       Infection control credits are recommended 

       Term 2 years

       Requirement

  • Dental hygienists, dentists, licensed practical nurses, optometrists, physicians, physician assistants, podiatrists, registered professional nurses and specialist assistants: Required to complete course work or training in Infection Control at initial licensure and every four years thereafter. In addition, licensee must complete a one-time requirement of 2 hours in Child Abuse Identification and Reporting. Those authorized to prescribe controlled substances are required to complete at least 3 hours of training in pain management, palliative care, and addiction by July 1, 2017, and every 3 years thereafter.

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NORTH CAROLINA

MD/DO

Number of Credits Required 150
CME Units Required 60 AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 3 years
License Renewal Date  Birthdate

Additional Requirements
CME credits earned should be specialty relevant

Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 3 hours of CME designed specifically to address controlled substance prescribing practices for physicians who prescribe controlled substances

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PA

Number of Credits Required 50
CME Units Required NCCPA Category 1™
Term 2 years
License Renewal Date  Birthdate

Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 2 hours of CME designed specifically to address controlled substance prescribing practices for physician assistants who prescribe controlled substances

Exemption Condition

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NORTH DAKOTA

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 60
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 3 years
License Renewal Date  Birthdate

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OHIO

MD/DO

Number of Credits Required 100
CME Units Required Minimum of 40 AMA PRA Category 1™ or AOA Category 1-A; maximum of 60 AMA PRA Category 2™
Term 2 years
License Renewal Date  See chart

PA

Number of Credits Required 12
CME Units Required N/A
Term 2 years
License Renewal Date  Jan 31st, even-numbered year

Additional Requirements

  • CE needs to be in pharmacology for Certificate to Prescribe

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OKLAHOMA

MD

Number of Credits Required 60
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™, AOA Category 1-A, AAFP, or ACOG Credits
Term 3 years

Board Official Website

DO

Number of Credits Required 16
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™/ AOA Category 1-A / 1-B / AAFP / ACOG Credits
Term 1 year

Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 1 credit on prescribing controlled substances (every 2 yrs)

Board Official Website

 

OREGON

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 60
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 2 years

Specialty Credit Requirements

Board Official Website

 

PENNSYLVANIA

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 100

CME Units Required

  • Minimum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • 20 AOA Category 1 credits
  • 2 hours of Board-approved continuing education in child abuse recognition and reporting

Term 2 years
License Renewal Date  Jan 1st, odd-numbered year

Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 12 hours of risk management and 12 of patient safety
  • Mandatory topics include
    • Improving medical records and record keeping
    • Reducing medical errors
    • Professional conduct and ethics
    • Improving communication among physicians and with other health care personnel
    • Preventive medicine education
    • Health care quality improvement

Exemption Condition

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RHODE ISLAND

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 40
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 2 years

Specialty Credit Requirements
At least 4 hours of continuing medical education shall be earned on topics of current concern as determined by the director of the Rhode Island Department of Health. Current topics include

  • Ethics,
  • Risk Management,
  • Opioid pain management / chronic pain management,
  • End of life/palliative care,
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship.

Board Official Website

 

SOUTH CAROLINA

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 40
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 2 years

Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 75% specialty directly related education (30 credits every 2 yrs)
    • 2 hrs related to prescribing and monitoring schedules II, III, and IV controlled substances.

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SOUTH DAKOTA

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required None

Board Official Website

 

TENNESSEE

MD / PA

Number of Credits Required 40
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™ / AOA Category 1-A / AAFP
Term 2 years

Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 2 hours of CME in controlled substances prescribing

DO

Number of DO CME Credits Required 40

  • 1 hour of DO Controlled Substances every two years.
  • Twenty-four hours of AOA 1-A or AOA 2-A credit is also required.

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TEXAS

Number of Credits Required 48
CME Units Required at least 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Term 2 years

Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 2 hours of formal hours involving the study of medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.
  • 10 hours of pain management for those who practice in a pain clinic; (For DOs  AOA 1-A).

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UTAH

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 40
CME Units Required at least 34 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Term 2 years

Additional Requirements

  • 6 hrs may be from Divison of Occupational and Professional Lic.

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VERMONT

MD/ PA

Number of Credits Required 30
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 2 years
License Renewal Date  Dec 1st

Specialty Credit Requirements

  • 1 hour addressing palliative care, hospice care / pain management
  • 1 hour addressing prescribing controlled substances (for DEA licencee)

DO

Number of Credits Required 12
CME Units Required Osteopathic Medical Education
Terms 2 years

Board Official Website

 

VIRGINIA

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 60
CME Units Required 30 AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 2 years

Board Official Website

 

WASHINGTON

MD

Term 4 years
Number of Credits Required 200
CME Units Required 120 Category 1 credits (AMA PRA Category 1™ accepted)

  • Board is classified into five CME categories

Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission

DO

Term 3 years
Number of Credits Required 150
CME Units Required 60 Category 1 credits (AMA PRA Category 1™ accepted)

Washington State Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery

 

WEST VIRGINA

Number of Credits Required 50 Credit Hours, 30 of which must be related to your area or areas of specialty.
CME Units Required Category 1 credits (AMA PRA Category 1™ accepted)
Term 2 years

Specialty Credit Requirements:

MD

  • 30 hrs related to specialty
  • 3 hrs drug diversion training and best practice prescribing controlled substances.

DO

  • 3 hours of drug diversion training and best practice prescribing of controlled substances

Board Official Website

 

WISCONSIN

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 30
CME Units Required AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 2 years

Board Official Website

 

WYOMING

MD / DO / PA

Number of Credits Required 60 AND
CME Units Required 60 AMA PRA Category 1™
Term 3 years

Board Official Website


 

CME Specialty Requirements (MOC)

 

ADDICTION MEDICINE 

Number of Credits Required:  at least 17 AMA PRA Category 1™ Credits, Annually
Complete  9 Self-Assessment Modules, Annually

Board Official Website

 

ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY
 

Number of Credits Required: 25 AMA PRA Category 1™ Credits, Annually
By the end of year 5: 

  • 1 Recent Advances Module
  • 1 Practice Assessment/Quality Improvement Activity

By the end of year 10:  

  • 1 Communication Module
  • 1 Patient Safety Module
  • 2 Recent Advances Module (cumulative over the 10 years)
  • 2 Practice Assessment/Quality Improvement Activity (cumulative over the 10 years)
  • Pass the Secure Examination once every 10 years

Board Official Website

 

ANESTHESIOLOGY
 

Complete: 30 MOCA Minute Questions, per calendar quarter
By the end of year 5: 

  • 25 IMP (Improvement in Medical Practice) points

By the end of year 10:  

  • 250 AMA PRA Category 1™ Credits
  • 20 Patient Safety CME Hours
  • Complete an Additional 25 IMP points

Board Official Website

 

CARDIOLOGY

Complete: at least 1 MOC Activity every 2 years (counts towards end of 5- and 10-year requirements)
By the end of year 5: 

  • 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge

By the end of year 10:  

  • An additional 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge
  • Pass the MOC Exam

Board Official Website

 

CHILD PSYCHIATRY

Complete: Continuous average of 90 Category 1 Credits over the 3 previous years (at least 24 self-assessment credits)

By the end of year 5: 

  • Pass MOC Exam
  • 24 ABPN-approved Self-Assessment credits
  • 1 Clinical chart review module / Patient or Peer Feedback Module

Board Official Website

 

COLON & RECTAL SURGERY

Complete: annual MOC Fee

By the end of year 3: 

  • 90 Category 1 CME Hours
  • 50 Self-Assessment Activity Hours
  • Evaluation of Performance in Practice

By the end of year 6: 

  • 90 Category 1 CME Hours
  • 50 Self-Assessment Activity Hours
  • Evaluation of Performance in Practice

By the end of year 10:  

  • 90 Category 1 CME Hours
  • 50 Self-Assessment Activity Hours
  • Evaluation of Performance in Practice
  • Pass the MOC Exam

Board Official Website

 

CRITICAL CARE

Complete: at least 1 MOC Activity every 2 years (counts towards end of 5- and 10-year requirements)

By the end of year 5: 

  • 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge

By the end of year 10: 

  • An additional 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge
  • Pass the MOC Exam

Board Official Website

 

DERMATOLOGY

Complete: 

  • Annual MOC Fees
  • 25 Category 1 CME Hours, Annually
    • Half of which must be on subject of physician’s practice

By the end of year 3: 

  • 100 Self-Assessment Activity Hours

By the end of year 5: 

  • 1 Quality Improvement Activity

By the end of year 6:  

  • 100 Self Assessment Credits

By the end of year 10:  

  • 1 Performance Improvement Activity (during first MOC cycle, must be a foundational patient safety course)
  • 100 Self Assessment Activity
  • 1 Quality Improvement Activity
  • Pass the MOC Exam

Board Official Website

 

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Complete: 

  • 15 AMA Category 1 Credit (specific to Echocardiography) in the 3 years preceding application for recertification
  • 400 2-Dimensional Echo/Doppler studies per year in 2 of the previous 3 years
  • 50 Transesophageal echocardiograms per year in 2 of the previous 3 years (transesophageal recertification only)
  • 100 Stress echocardiograms per year for 2 of the previous 3 years (Stress echocardiography recertification only

Board Official Website

 

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Complete: 

  • 25 Category 1 CME Credits on Physician’s Field of Practice, Annually
  • Minimum of 8 Self Assessment Hours

By the end of year 5: 

  • 4 Lifelong Learning and Self Assessment tests
  • 1 Practice Improvement Activity
  • 1 Communication/Professionalism Activity

By the end of year 10: 

  • Total of 8 Lifelong Learning and Self Assessment Tests
  • Total of 2 Practice Improvement Activity
  • Total of 2 Communication/Professionalism Activities
  • ConCert Examinations (years 6-10 only)

Board Official Website

 

FAMILY MEDICINE

Complete: 

  • 150 Category 1 hours, every 3 years
  • 50 SAM Points, every 3 years

By the end of year 10: 

  • 1 ABFM MC-FP Examination

Board Official Website

 

GASTROENTEROLOGY 

Complete: 

  • At least 1 MOC Activity every 2 years (counts towards end of 5- and 10-year requirements)

By the end of year 5: 

  • 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge

By the end of year 10: 

  • An additional 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge
  • Pass the MOC Exam

Board Official Website

 

HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY 

Complete: 

  • At least 1 MOC Activity every 2 years (counts towards end of 5- and 10-year requirements)

By the end of year 5: 

  • 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge

By the end of year 10: 

  • An additional 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge
  • Pass the MOC Exam

Board Official Website

 

INTERNAL MEDICINE 

Complete: 

  • At least 1 MOC Activity every 2 years (counts towards end of 5- and 10-year requirements)

By the end of year 5: 

  • 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge

By the end of year 10: 

  • An additional 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge
  • Pass the MOC Exam

Board Official Website

 

MEDICAL GENETICS & GENOMICS 

By the end of year 3: 

  • 75 Category 1 CME Hours
  • Lifelong Learning Activity (Literature Review Modules, Safety Module)
  • Practice Improvement Activity

By the end of year 7: 

  • An additional 100 Category 1 CME hours
  • Lifelong Learning Activity (Literature Review Modules, Safety Module)
  • Practice Improvement Activity

By the end of year 10: 

  • An additional 75 Category 1 CME hours
  • Lifelong Learning Activity (Literature Review Modules, Safety Module)
  • Practice Improvement Activity
  • MOC Exam

Board Official Website

 

NEPHROLOGY 

Complete: 

  • At least 1 MOC Activity every 2 years (counts towards end of 5- and 10-year requirements)

By the end of year 5: 

  • 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge

By the end of year 10: 

  • An additional 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge
  • Pass the MOC Exam

Board Official Website

 

NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY 

Complete: 

  • Evaluation of Performance in Practice Activity, Annually

By the end of year 10: 

  • 60 Neurological Surgery Category 1 Credits
  • 90 Additional Category 1 Credits
  • Neurological Surgery Safety Course
  • One Self Assessment Course

Board Official Website

 

NEUROLOGY

Complete: 

  • Continuous average of 90 Category 1 Credits over the 3 previous years (minimum of 24 self-assessment credits)

By the end of year 10: 

  • MOC Exam
  • 24 ABPN-approved Self Assessment credits
  • 1 Clinical chart review module / Patient or Peer Feedback Module

Board Official Website

 

NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY

Complete: 

  • Board certification in Cardiology, Nuclear Medicine, or Radiology
  • 30 CME hours in the 3 years preceding application
    • 15 of which must be nuclear cardiology specific

Board Official Website

 

NUCLEAR MEDICINE 

Complete: 

  • 1 IMP Activity

By the end of year 5: 

  • 125 AMA Category 1 Credits
  • Minimum 40 self-assessment credits
  • Minimum 87.5 hours on Nuclear Medicine

By the end of year 10: 

  • 125 AMA Category 1 Credits (years 6+)
  • Minimum 40 self-assessment credits (years 6+)
  • Minimum 87.5 hours on Nuclear Medicine (years 6+)
  • MOC  Exam

Board Official Website

 

AMERICAN BOARD OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY (PBGYN) 

Complete: 

  • Phase 1 of an IMP module each year, years 1-5

By the end of year 1: 

  • 30 ABOG-approved Articles

By the end of year 2: 

  • 30 ABOG-approved Articles

By the end of year 3: 

  • 15 ABOG-approved Articles
  • Safety and Communication Course

By the end of year 4: 

  • 30 ABOG-approved Articles

By the end of year 5: 

  • 30 ABOG-approved Articles

By the end of year 6: 

  • MOC Exam
  • Full completion of IMP activities

Board Official Website

 

OPHTHALMOLOGY 

Complete: 

  • 50 CME hours, every 2 years
    • Min 16 of which in self-assessment

By the end of year 3: 

  • 1 Patient Safety Activity

By the end of year 5: 

  • 1 Quality Improvement Activity

By the end of year 10: 

  • 2 PORT Examinations
  • DOCK Examination (years 6-10 only)
  • 1 Quality Improvement Activity (years 6-10 only)

Board Official Website

 

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY 

By the end of year 3: 

  • 120 CME/SAE Credits

By the end of year 5: 

  • 120 CME/SAE Credits

By the end of year 10: 

  • Recertification Exam
  • 1 Evidence of Performance in Practice Activity

Board Official Website

 

OTOLARYNGOLOGY

Complete: 

  • 25 CME hours, Annually
    • Minimum 15 in otolaryngology

By the end of year 10: 

  • 1 Improvement in Medical Practice Activities (varied)
  • MOC Exam

Board Official Website

 

PAIN MEDICINE

Complete by end of year 10: 

  • 2 Recommendations written by peer physicians
  • 300 CME Hours. 150 CME Hours must be specific to pain medicine
  • 1 Recertification Exam

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PATHOLOGY 

Complete: 

  • Report Improvement in Medical Practice requirements every 2 years

By the end of year 2: 

  • 70 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits (min 20 self-assessment)
  • 1 PI/QA Activity and Lab Accredit

By the end of year 4: 

  • 70 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits (min 20 self-assessment)
  • 1 PI/QA Activity and Lab Accredit

By the end of year 6: 

  • 70 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits (min 20 self-assessment)
  • 1 PI/QA Activity and Lab Accredit

By the end of year 8: 

  • 70 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits (min 20 self-assessment)
  • 1 PI/QA Activity and Lab Accredit

By the end of year 10: 

  • 70 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits (min 20 self-assessment)
  • 1 PI/QA Activity and Lab Accredit
  • MOC Examination (years 7-10)

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PEDIATRICS

Complete by the end of year 5: 

  • 40 Self Assessment points
  • 40 Quality Improvement points
  • Additional 20 SA and/or QI points

By the end of year 10: 

  • 40 Self Assessment points
  • 40 Quality Improvement points
  • Additional 20 SA and/or QI points
  • MOC Exam

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PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION

Complete by the end of year 5: 

  • 150 Category 1 CME hours (min 8 self-assessment)
  • 1 Practice Performance Project

By the end of year 10: 

  • 150 Category 1 CME hours (years 6-10, min 8 self-assessment)
  • 1 Practice Performance Project (years 6-10)
  • MOC Exam (years 7-10)

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PLASTIC SURGERY

Complete by the end of year 3: 

  • 150 CME hours
  • 1 MOC-approved education activity
  • 1 Practice Assessment Module

By the end of year 6: 

  • 150 CME hours
  • 1 MOC-approved education activity
  • 1 Practice Assessment Module

By the end of year 9: 

  • 150 CME hours
  • 1 MOC-approved education activity
  • 1 Practice Assessment Module

By the end of year 10: 

  • MOC-PS Exam (years 8-10 only)

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PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Complete by the end of year 3: 

  • 30 Self Assessment Activity hours
  • 45 Category 1 ACCME hours

By the end of year 6: 

  • 30 Self Assessment Activity hours
  • 45 Category 1 ACCME hours

By the end of year 9: 

  • 30 Self Assessment Activity hours
  • 45 Category 1 ACCME hours

By the end of year 10:

  • Total of 100 Self Assessment Activity hours (years 1-10)
  • Total of 100 Category 1 ACCME hours (years 1-10)
  • MOC Exam (years 7-10 only)
  • 1 Practice Performance Assessment

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PSYCHIATRY

Complete: 

  • Continuous average of 90 Category 1 Credits over the 3 previous years (min 24 self-assessment credits)

By the end of year 10: 

  • MOC Exam
  • 24 ABPN-Approved Self Assessment credits
  • 1 Clinical chart review module / Patient or Peer Feedback Module

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PULMONARY DISEASE 

Complete: 

  • At least 1 MOC Activity every 2 years (counts towards end of 5- and 10-year requirements)

By the end of year 5: 

  • 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge

By the end of year 10: 

  • An additional 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge
  • Pass the MOC Exam

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RADIOLOGY 

Complete: 

  • Continual average of 75 CME credits over the 3 previous years
    • Min 25 self-assessment credits
    • Years 4+

By the end of year 10: 

  • MOC Exam

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SLEEP MEDICINE 

Complete: 

  • At least 1 MOC Activity every 2 years (counts towards end of 5- and 10-year requirements)

By the end of year 5: 

  • 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge

By the end of year 10: 

  • An additional 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge
  • Pass the MOC Exam

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SPORTS MEDICINE 

Complete: 

  • At least 1 MOC Activity every 2 years (counts towards end of 5- and 10-year requirements)

By the end of year 5: 

  • 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge

By the end of year 10: 

  • An additional 100 MOC Points
    • 20 of which in Medical Knowledge
  • Pass the MOC Exam

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SURGERY 

Complete: 

  • Ongoing participation in Quality Assessment Programs

By the end of year 3: 

  • 90 Category 1 CME hours (min. 60 self assessment hours)

By the end of year 6: 

  • 90 Category 1 CME hours (min. 60 self assessment hours)

By the end of year 9: 

  • 90 Category 1 CME hours (min. 60 self assessment hours)

By the end of year 10: 

  • MOC Exam (years 8-10 only)

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THORACIC SURGERY

Complete by the end of year 5: 

  • 1 SESATS Excercise
  • 150 Category 1 CME hours
  • 1 Patient Safety Module
  • 1 Performance Quality Improvement

By the end of year 10: 

  • 150 Category 1 CME hours
  • 1 Patient Safety Module
  • 1 Performance Quality Improvement
  • MOC Exam (years 8-10)

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UROLOGY

By the end of year 4: 

  • 90 Category 1 CME hours

By the end of year 6: 

  • 1 Patient Safety Module
  • 1 Complete Ethics Module

By the end of year 7: 

  • 90 Category 1 CME hours

By the end of year 9: 

  • MOC Exam (years 7-9)

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