EXAMINATION PROCESS
Written Examination
In October, Diplomates may request an application for this examination.
The completed application and application fee (see FEES) must be received in the Board office on or before December 15, 2006.
Applications and fees received after December 15, 2006, are subject to a late fee (see FEES).
Physicians who are approved to write the examination in June will be notified in January, 2007. The examination fee for the June examination is due on March 16, 2007. If received after March 16, 2007 a $315.00 late fee must be included.
No written examination fee will be accepted after March 23, 2007.
The written maintenance of certification examination lasts 3 hours and 45 minutes and has 180 objective multiple choice questions.
The written examination will emphasize information necessary to conduct a current practice which should be in the possession of anyone practicing all, or any part of, this specialty.
Physicians certified in obstetrics and gynecology seeking maintenance of certification must take a mandatory section in obstetrics and gynecology (100 questions), required of all physicians, plus a section (80 to 120 questions) selected by the physician, in ONE OF FOUR of the following selectives:
(1) obstetrics;
(2) gynecology;
(3) obstetrics and gynecology; or
(4) office practice.
The office practice examination includes those procedures performed in an office setting on non-hospitalized patients.
Physicians certified in a subspecialty seeking maintenance of certification BOTH in obstetrics and gynecology and in their subspecialty, must take the selective in that subspecialty.
The written examination will consist of a mandatory section in obstetrics and gynecology (100 questions), plus a section (80 to 120 questions) in the respective subspecialty:
(1) reproductive endocrinology and infertility;
(2) gynecologic oncology; or
(3) maternal-fetal medicine.
Next: MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION PROCESS: Annual Board Certification (ABC)
Also see: INTRODUCTION: 2007 EXAMINATIONS
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