Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program 

• What is MOC?
• MOC Part 1
• MOC Part 2
• MOC Part 3
• MOC Part 4
• Request Missing MOC Credits
  
  

About MOC

Maintenance of Certification (MOC) is the American Board of Medical Specialties' (ABMS) board certification process for assessment of continuing competencies of physicians and encompasses recertification. All Member Boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties must provide MOC programs for their diplomates.

For American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) diplomates with ten-year, time-limited certificates (those initially certified in 1998 or later) completion of the MOC program is required to maintain a valid certificate. ABPM's maintenance of certification program is in compliance with the ABMS Maintenance of Certification^©requirements. The ABPM MOC Program includes the following four components.

All requirements set forth by the American Board of Preventive Medicine are listed on their website, for the most up-to-date information, please visit http://www.theabpm.org/.

Part One: Professional Standing

Diplomates must possess current, valid, unrestricted medical licenses in all States, U.S. Territories, and Provinces of Canada in which the diplomate is licensed to practice medicine.

Part Two: Lifelong Learning & Self-assessment

1. Thirty (30) hours of ABPM-approved LLSA/MOC activities every three years (100 total over 10 years)
   

2. Forty-five (45) hours of other Category 1 ACCME approved continuing medical education (CME) every three years (150 total over 10 years)

ACPM's CME/MOC center offers a listing of opportunities to earn LLSA MOC credits and CME. Many of ACPM's educational offerings have been approved for MOC credit and are accessible on this page.

(NOTE: Although MOC is often confused with "CME,” the requirements and credits are different.)

MOC CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH MOST ACPM EDUCATIONAL EVENTS. CLICK TO ACCESS THEM VIA THE ACPM CME/MOC CENTER. 

Part Three: Cognitive exam

All diplomates holding time-limited certificates will be required to take and pass a cognitive exam. Diplomates may begin taking the examination seven (7) years after receiving their initial certification, and may repeat the examination annually if necessary to pass it prior to the expiration of their certificate. This exam is multiple-choice and proctored. The examination consists of 100 questions and was first available in 2005 for diplomates receiving time-limited certificates in 1998.

ACPM offers 3 ways to help prepare for the Board Exam!

• In-Person Annual Board Review Course
• Comprehensive Board Review Materials
• Board Review Institute in Conjunction with the ACPM Preventive Medicine Meeting

For additional information about the board exams, please contact the American Board of Preventive Medicine. ACPM does not administer the board exam.

This component of the EPIQ Program applies to those diplomates whose certificate expires in 2010 or later. This component utilizes a quality improvement model with opportunities for assessment of practice performance and improvement activities available in clinical practice, teaching, research, and administration. ACPM is currently offering four options for completion 1) a clinical practice evaluation for those who spend >10% of their time in direct patient care OR 2) Report Card Assessment 3) 360-Degree Feedback 4)Portfolio.

Visit the ACPM MOC Part IV page to learn more about the program, view sample documents and enroll ACPM's MOC Part IV process.

Request Missing MOC Credit

By completing the form below, you are attesting that you have completed the module described MORE than 2 months ago. This request form is to be used for ACPM MODULES ONLY. Please be prepared to provide supporting documentation for your request. Please allow for 4-6 weeks for these credits to appear on the ABPM site.