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Nephrology Maintenance of Certification Assessments

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:

  1. Go to the My Assessments page in your Physician Portal.
  2. Click on the green “My Assessment Options” button next to the exam you wish to take.
  3. Complete the registration steps.
  4. Once you have completed the registration steps, you will be routed to Pearson VUE’s site to schedule your appointment.
  5. 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:

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.