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Maintenance of Certification (MOC) is a recently implemented and controversial process of physician certification maintenance through one of the 24 approved medical specialty boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and the 18 approved medical specialty boards of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). [1]
The American Board of Internal Medicine's Maintenance of Certification program changed in January 2014. The program now requires physicians to: Possess a valid medical license; Earn Maintenance of Certification points (points count toward all certificates you are maintaining) Some Maintenance of Certification activity every two years
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is a non-profit organization established in 1933 which represents 24 broad areas of specialty medicine.ABMS is the largest and most widely recognized physician-led specialty certification organization in the United States. [1]
The ABMS and its affiliated boards strive for the highest standards to assure the public that a board-certified physician is current in medical knowledge and practices medicine ethically. To assure ongoing competence, maintenance of certification was enacted. As of 2006, all dermatologists successful in initial certification enter MOC. [3]
The American Board of Pain Medicine eliminated lifetime certification in 1998. [2] Certificates issued after 1998 expire after 10 years, creating a 10-year recertification cycle. Concurrently, ABPM created the American Board of Pain Medicine MOC (Maintenance of Certification) program. [4]
National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences NBC-HIS The achievement of this designation represents the initiative to excel beyond the normal requirements for operating a hearing instrument dispensing practice.
Maintenance of Certification was implemented in 2015, requiring that psychologists board-certified on or after January 1, 2015 undergo a formal review, ensuring their commitment to lifelong learning. Psychologists who received their board certification prior to 2015 received the option to opt-in to maintenance of certification or to waive the ...
NBCC's flagship certification is the National Certified Counselor (NCC). The NCC is a generic certification for professional counselors and does not designate a particular specialty area. Holding an NCC indicates that a counselor is nationally board certified. [7] There are currently over 63,000 NCCs in the U.S. and many other countries.