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THE DIVISION OF MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE
EXAMINATIONS LEADING TO CERTIFICATION IN MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE
The Written Examination
The scope of the written examination will include advanced knowledge in maternal-fetal medicine as described in detail in the "Guide to Learning in Maternal-Fetal Medicine".
The Oral Examination
In the oral examination, evaluation of the candidate will include critical review and defense of the thesis, review of the case lists, interpretation of ultrasound, imaging and other clinical material, and questions related to subjects described in the "Guide to Learning in Maternal-Fetal Medicine".
Instructions for Preparation of Practice Summary and Case Lists
The candidate must submit a typed list (3 copies) of all patients in whose care he/she had significant participation during a one-year period of time, and seven (7) copies of the summary sheet. The type size may not be smaller than 10 point.
The case collection period will be January 1 - December 31 in the year prior to the one in which the oral examination is to be taken. For example, case collection will occur between January 1 and December 31, 2007, for the April 7-9, 2008, oral examination.
Cases in which the candidate acted solely as consultant should be identified by labeling under the case number "consult only".
This listing of patients shall (1) be prepared in accordance with the format enclosed in the current application form and (2) be certified by appropriate personnel of the institution(s) in which the care took place.
The case list is due February 1, of the same year that the oral examination is administered.
All case lists submitted are subject to random or directed audit by the ABOG in order to ensure completeness and accuracy.
The candidate must assure that the patient case lists provided have been "de-identified" in accordance with the requirements of Section 164.514(b)(2)(i)&(ii) of the final Privacy Rule Standards for Privacy of the Individually Identifiable Health Information issued by the Department of Health and Human Services under the Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The information which must be removed from patient, hospital and other physician records in order for the patient case lists to be deemed "de-identified" under the HIPAA Privacy Rule .
The candidate, who has a full-time academic appointment with little or no responsibility for private patients, should follow the above format, using all high-risk patients for whom they had primary responsibility or for whom they provided supervision during the same January through December time period required for all candidates.
Also see: Instructions for the Preparation of Thesis
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