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Specialty Examiner Self-Nomination

Annual Application Period September 1 - December 31

 

 

Required Qualifications for Specialty Certifying Examiners

 

  1. Nominees must be an ABOG Diplomate in Obstetrics and Gynecology for at least five full years and be participating in Maintenance of Certification.
  2. Nominees may not be in a subspecialty certification process, with the exception of Complex Family Planning Senior Candidates, who are eligible to apply for Specialty examiner.
  3. Nominees must be involved in undergraduate medical education (students) or preferably graduate medical education (residents or fellows).
  4. Nominees must practice in the United States and be clinically active (involved in patient care at least an average of a half day per week averaged over a month).
  5. If a nominee is chosen, their term as an examiner will not exceed 10 years. However, up to three non-consecutive sabbatical years may be taken during the 10 years and additional time will be granted to extend the examiner term to a maximum of 13 years total.

 

 

Self-Nomination Process

 

IMPORTANT NOTE

Applications require the following documents that should be ready to upload when submitting a self-nomination:

  • A cover letter of 150 words or less that should include any relevant experience the nominee has in medical education, initial certification or continuing certification, and highlight why the nominee would like to serve as an ABOG examiner.
  • a CV, and
  • a completed  Volunteer Endorsement Form.

 

 

  1. Nominees should review their ABOG profile prior to submitting a self-nomination to ensure that the personal information and hospital practice sections are complete and up to date.
  2. Nominees must complete the self-nomination online form and upload the required documents by December 31 to be placed on the list of potential specialty examiners to be considered for the 2025 specialty certifying examinations.
  3. To apply, nominees must log in to their ABOG portal dashboard and click on the purple Administrative Tasks tab to access the “Self Nomination Form” task. Select “OB GYN Examiner” from the drop-down list, complete the form, and upload the completed documents as requested.
  4. Confirmation of receipt of a submitted self-nomination will be sent within one week of submission.
  5. New and alternate examiners from the list will be selected based on demographic characteristics (age, gender, race/ethnicity, location, etc.) representative of ABOG diplomate characteristics.
  6. ABOG will invite new and alternate examiners in the spring of 2025 for the specialty certifying examinations to be held in fall 2025.
  7. Self-nominations are considered annually. If a nominee is not selected for the upcoming exam cycle, a new application should be made for future consideration.