STATUS WITH THE BOARD
General Obstetrics and Gynecology
All persons certified by the Board are known as "Diplomates." Status of a Diplomate is time-limited if certification in general obstetrics and gynecology was in or after November 1986.
This time limit was ten (10) years until 2001. The current time limit is six (6) years, after which the certificate is no longer valid. Each Diplomate must undergo a Board-approved method of maintenance of certification in order to receive a new certificate.
Subspecialties
All persons certified in a subspecialty in or after November 1987 hold time-limited certificates in their subspecialty.
If an individual has a time-limited certificate in obstetrics and gynecology, as well as in a subspecialty, BOTH certificates are time-limited to the expiration date printed on the subspecialty certificate.
If an individual has a certificate in basic obstetrics and gynecology dated before November 1986, and a subspecialty certificate dated in or after November 1987, the only time-limit is that placed on the subspecialty certificate.
Expired Certificates
Diplomates holding EXPIRED certificates will no longer have an active status with the Board; however, they may apply to sit for any of the available Maintenance of Certification examinations.
After fulfilling the requirements for admission and successfully passing any of the examinations offered by the Board for certificate renewal, their status as a Diplomate will be restored for the period of time granted for that specific method of certificate renewal from the date of the examination.
The certificate renewal process will have no time effect upon certificates of unlimited validity.
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