Welcome to the Amplified Continuing Education (ACE) Pilot, an innovative enhancement to ABOG's Continuing Certification (CC) program.
The ACE Pilot is designed to identify and close knowledge gaps for diplomates through zero-pressure knowledge gap questions.
Watch the video below to learn more.
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, so there is no impact on CC performance benchmarks. We are collecting response data solely to identify potential knowledge gaps. Your performance information will be compiled into a year-end report, which will include a comparison to peer performance for added context. Please note that your performance data will not be used toward your 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.
Timeline
January 2026: ACE Pilot Launches
End-of-Year 2026: Pilot Evaluation
January 2027: Official implementation, pending pilot evaluation data. ABOG will be collecting necessary data and evaluating the pilot and will use that information accordingly to shape ACE in its final form.
Content
ACE questions will be tailored to your clinical practice or, if you are not clinically active, to your areas of interest, based on your selections in the annual CC application. It is important to note that diplomates are committed to those specific ACE selections throughout the remainder of the year, but may change those selections in subsequent years.
Specialty diplomates will be provided the following content areas to choose from, and must select between 2-4 practice areas, indicating percent of time spent practicing in each area (with percentages adding to 100%):
- Obstetrics - Labor and Delivery and Inpatient Care
- Obstetrics - Outpatient
- Gynecology - Surgery (including ambulatory centers) and Inpatient Care
- Gynecology - Outpatient
Subspecialty diplomates will be provided the following content areas to choose from and must select between 1-4 practice areas, indicating percent of time spent practicing in each area (with percentages adding to 100%):
- Obstetrics - Labor and Delivery and Inpatient Care
- Obstetrics - Outpatient
- Gynecology - Surgery (including ambulatory centers) and Inpatient Care
- Gynecology - Outpatient
- Complex Family Planning
- Gynecology Oncology
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
- Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
The percentages indicated will determine the number of ACE questions across the selected areas, ensuring that ACE reflects your practice (or your areas of interest if you are clinically inactive).
Scoring and Feedback
FAQs