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One of the eligibility criteria for the Subspecialty Qualifying Exam are the Fellow and Program Director Attestations. The affidavit is signed by the Fellowship Program Director, attesting to the fellow's satisfactory competence and completion of the program.  


At the end of training each fellow will be expected to attest to the following:

1.     Compliance with the ABOG Professionalism, Professional Standing, and Professional Conduct Policy.


2.     Met the educational objectives of their training program.


3.     Have demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and behaviors necessary to enter autonomous practice.


4.     Have completed and defended a thesis that meets ABOG certification standards.


The Program Director attests, on behalf of the training program, to the fellows’ satisfactory performance, professionalism, competence, and successful completion of the required months of clinical experience. 

Attestations will be available to both fellows and Program Directors starting June 1st and will be due no later than August 30th. Results of the examination will not be released until all fellow and Program Director attestations are complete.

A new attestation is not necessary for those candidates who have completed their fellowship training and state the Subspecialty Qualifying Examination in a prior year if an attestation has been previously received at ABOG.  

The attestation statement will be a task on the fellow and current Program Director’s personal ABOG portal which can be found by logging on at www.abog.org, clicking on the Administrative Tasks tab, and selecting the attestation task. The attestation task will be available to both fellows and Program Directors starting June 1st and will be due no later than August 30th.

Attestations must be completed by both the fellow and Program Director for the fellow to receive their Subspecialty Qualifying Examination results which are released in October of the year of the exam.  

If there is a fellow in your program who has either transferred or withdrawn, you will need to update their training dates and status in the Add/Maintain Fellows Task. Once this information has been updated, the Program Director will complete a training attestation in their personal ABOG portal under the Administrative Tasks tab.

If your program was recently accredited by ACGME and you have not received your program's ABOG login information, please send an email to fellowship@abog.org and include your ACGME program number.

  • Registration starts after the new academic year.
  • If a fellow completes their fellowship training without being registered with ABOG, they will not meet the eligibility requirements to sit for the Subspecialty Qualifying and Certifying Exams.
  • Only register fellows who are eligible to be certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology by ABOG after the completion of the OB GYN residency (See Specialty Qualifying Exam and Specialty Certifying Exam for eligibility requirements). Any onther fellows are considered non-candidate fellows and must not be registered.

  • Enter the incoming fellow's ABOG ID. (Residency Program Managers enter new residents into the ABOG system at the beginning of their residency, so the residents will have an ABOG ID). If you do not have the new, incoming fellow's ABOG ID, you can search by their name and date of birth or request the ABOG ID number from the fellow. If you experience issues finding an incoming fellow in our system, please contact fellowship@abog.org.
  • Enter the expected start date.
  • If the resident will be a Combined Specialty/Genetics trainee, answer "yes"; otherwise, leave "no".
  • Enter the expected end date.
  • Click "Confirm Add".
  • Please wait 15 minutes for this person to appear on your fellow list.


Trainees in a combined program must be registered prior to the first year of training regardless of whether they start in the Genetics Residency of the Subspecialty Fellowship. Also, these trainees are required to be registered with ABMGG by completing a Trainee Information Form.

Annually Recurring Deadlines (All dates end at 5 p.m. CT)
Fellowship Training Attestations for Fellows Graduating June 30** June 1
Fellow Registration for New Academic Year August 1

**Training affidavits are available 31 days prior to scheduled date of fellowship completion. Fellows must complete their training by September 30 to meet the requirements for that year's examination.

 

2025 Qualifying Exam Deadlines
January 3, 2025 Qualifying Exam Application Available Online
February 14, 2025 Last day to apply for the Qualifying Exam without late fee
February 28, 2025 Final deadline to apply for the Qualifying Exam
January 2025 to February 2025 Candidates will be notified of approval to take the examination and to make a Pearson VUE Testing Center reservation
April 25, 2025 Last day to reserve seat a Pearson VUE prior to seat block release
July 21, 2025 Qualifying Examination at testing centers

*Examination results will not be released to the candidate unless the completed affidavit is received.