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Complete your MOC requirements by 12/31/24 to avoid a change in certification status Expand/Collapse the ABIM alert.

Sign in to your Physician Portal to view any remaining requirements for the year. Not completing these requirements by 12/31/24 could result in a change to “Not Certified” for one or more certificates.

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Assessment Options

Assessment Options: Choice, Relevance, Convenience

ABIM has been a leader in creating rigorous medical assessments for licensed physicians since it was established in 1936. We offer not only our own assessments but have partnered with specialty societies to increase the options to meet ABIM MOC assessment requirements for physicians. Learn more about all your options to meet your MOC assessment requirement:

Traditional, 10-Year MOC Exam

Available in all specialties
Taken every 10 years

Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®)

ABIM's LKA for MOC is available in most specialties

Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP)

Created in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology

Comparing ABIM Assessment Options

Comparison
 Traditional 10-Year MOC Exam Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®)
  Testing Frequency

Once every 10 Years

Quarterly
  Number of Questions

Up to 240

600 offered over 5 years; must open 500 to meet LKA Praticipation Requirement
(30 new questions are made available each quarter)
  Time Limit

8-10 hours in one day

4 minutes per question
(with an annual 30-minute time bank)
  Location

Approved test center

Anywhere with an internet connection
  Available Disciplines

All specialties

Most specialties*
  Available Resources

UpToDate® included in the exam

Any resource except for another person
  Performance Feedback

Content area feedback with score report

Immediate feedback on each question: content area feedback in quarterly progress reports
  Final Results Received

Within 3 months of the last offered exam date in that specialty

Within the first quarter after the 5th year of testing
  MOC Points

20 MOC points for every assessment attempt

0.2 MOC points for each correct answer
(up to 24 points annually and 120 points over 5 years)
More About 10-year Exam
More About The LKA

*The LKA requires substantially more items compared to the traditional, 10-year MOC exam and won’t be available in certain specialties (Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, and Transplant Hepatology) because there are fewer physicians maintaining certification in these highly specialized areas.

For cardiologists

See how the CMP compares with the traditional, 10 year MOC exam and the LKA.

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