Schedule Your Nephrology MOC Exam
If you are eligible to take the traditional, 10-year MOC exam, you can schedule it through your Physician Portal during the open registration window. Test appointments are filled on a first-come, first-served basis by the test vendor, Pearson VUE.
How to Register/Schedule:
- Go to the My Assessments page in your Physician Portal.
- Click on the green “My Assessment Options” button next to the exam you wish to take.
- Complete the registration steps.
- Once you have completed the registration steps, you will be routed to Pearson VUE’s site to schedule your appointment.
- To schedule your appointment you may also call Pearson VUE directly at 1-800-601-3549, Mon. - Fri., 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT. Provide the Pearson VUE representative with your ABIM ID. Please include “ABIM” in front of your ID number (i.e., ABIM999999) and confirm which exam you will be taking.
After Scheduling a Traditional, 10-year MOC Exam:
- You should carefully review how to prepare for an assessment in a test center.
- You are responsible for making your own travel and hotel reservations. Recommendations for overnight accommodations are not available from ABIM or the test vendor.
- Instructions are available if you need to change your exam date, test center location or cancel an exam.
How to Enroll in the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment:
- Go to the My Assessments page in your Physician Portal.
- Click on the green “My Assessment Options” button next to the appropriate specialty.
- Complete the enrollment steps.
Exam Day Schedules
MOC Exam Day Schedule (traditional 10-year assessment)
- The Nephrology MOC exam will take approximately 10 hours. If you took this exam previously, please note that the schedule is new beginning Fall 2016.
- The day is divided into four sessions, each containing a maximum of 60 multiple-choice questions.
- Each session is open-book, meaning that you will have access to an online external resource (UpToDate®) for these questions. You can take the exam tutorial and visit the UpToDate User Academy for ABIM Exam to practice using the open-book feature. Please note that certain features of UpToDate, including those that access external websites like Society Guidelines, will not be available during the exam for security reasons.
| Action | Time Allotted |
|---|---|
| Registration | Varies |
| Tutorial | Optional, up to 30 minutes |
| Instructions and Pledge of Honesty | Up to 10 minutes |
| First Session | Up to 2 hours (maximum 60 questions) |
| Break | Optional, up to 100 minutes (divided between 3 breaks)* |
| Second Session | Up to 2 hours (maximum 60 questions) |
| Break | Optional, up to 100 minutes (divided between 3 breaks)* |
| Third Session | Up to 2 hours (maximum 60 questions) |
| Break | Optional, up to 100 minutes (divided between 3 breaks)* |
| Fourth Session | Up to 2 hours (maximum 60 questions) |
| Optional Survey | Up to 10 minutes |
| Total | Approximately 10 hours |
You will have 100 minutes of available break time to use during your examination. The amount of break time you use after each test session will be subtracted from the amount of available break time. For instance, if you take a 10-minute break after session one, the amount of break time remaining for the exam will be reduced to 90 minutes.