STAY CERTIFIED ACE Pilot The ACE Pilot is an enhancement to Continuing Certification that aims to identify and close knowledge gaps for diplomates through zero-pressure knowledge gap questions.
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ACE Pilot
Overview
Launched in January 2026, the Amplified Continuing Education (ACE) Pilot is an innovative enhancement to ABOG's Continuing Certification (CC) program. It aims to identify and close knowledge gaps for diplomates through zero-pressure knowledge gap questions.
Key highlights include:
- Personalized Questions — ACE questions are tailored to your clinical practice based on your selections made in the annual CC application.
- No Time Limit — There is no time limit on answering ACE questions. You’re given one attempt to answer each question.
- Low-stakes Assessment — ACE questions are unscored, so there is no impact on CC performance benchmarks. We are collecting response data solely to identify potential knowledge gaps.
- Immediate Feedback — Immediate feedback is provided (correct vs. incorrect answers) with references and rationales.
Explore full key highlights, FAQs, watch a brief video overview, and learn more about content, scoring, and feedback below.
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Key Highlights
Same Total Number of CC Questions
Diplomates will answer the same total number of CC questions. We detail specifics of how this works in the ACE FAQs.
Fewer Part II Articles
Read fewer articles and answer 6 scored questions per article.
Personalized Questions
ACE questions are tailored to your clinical practice based on your selections made in the annual CC application.
No Time Limit
There is no time limit on answering ACE questions. You're given one attempt to answer each question.
Low-Stakes Assessment
ACE questions are unscored — no impact on CC performance benchmarks. Response data is collected solely to identify potential knowledge gaps, compiled into a year-end report with peer comparison. Performance data will not be used toward annual CC article or Performance Pathway scores.
Immediate Feedback
Immediate feedback is provided (correct vs. incorrect answers) with references and rationales.
End-of-Year Feedback
Includes peer comparison and overall feedback by ACE area.
No Change to Performance Benchmarks
Diplomates still must achieve 80% minimum to pass CC Part II articles yearly and 86% Performance Pathway score (aggregated over CC Years 1–5).
Completion Deadline
All ACE questions, along with all other CC requirements, must be completed by the CC completion deadline of November 15, 2026.
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Scoring and
Feedback
ACE questions are unscored and do not affect your annual 80% CC article requirement or your 86% performance pathway score.
Diplomates will receive immediate feedback on each response, whether correct or incorrect, along with supporting references and rationales to support learning. Diplomates will also receive an end-of-year report.
For more detailed information, visit our FAQs page. If you have additional questions, visit our Contact Us page, select Continuing Certification as the topic, and then select ACE Pilot as the type of inquiry.
