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INSERT INTO `archives` VALUES (386,154,0,NULL,'','Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Recertification','Plastic-Reconstructive-Surgery-Recertification','','','Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Recertification','','','<h2>\r\n	PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY RECERTIFICATION</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification.&nbsp; See <b>ABPS Standards for Recertification</b>.&nbsp; <a href=\"/medical-board-recertification-brochure-abps\">Click Here</a> to view a copy of the brochure or <a href=\"/downloads/ABPS_re-cert_brochure.pdf\"> Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure.&nbsp; Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians.&nbsp; <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b>&nbsp; (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.)&nbsp; CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Note:&nbsp; The following requirements apply only to the next recertification.&nbsp; After recertifying, the physician will be required to meet the new recertification requirements, listed below.</b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.&nbsp;<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:&nbsp; For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005&mdash;an average of 30 CMEs per year in the field of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; and for the years 2006 and later:&nbsp; an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. &nbsp; At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery after&nbsp; 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n					<br />\r\n					The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n					<br />\r\n					<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n						<tbody>\r\n							<tr>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n								</td>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\">http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a></b></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com/\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n								</td>\r\n							</tr>\r\n						</tbody>\r\n					</table>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.&nbsp;<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/downloads/Plastic%20and%20Reconstructive%20Surgery%20_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fee is non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year.&nbsp; Included among the specialties for which examinations are offered are those for the Board of Certification in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.&nbsp; ABPS offers the written recertification examinations in <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:city w:st=\"on\">Atlanta</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Georgia</st1:country-region></st1:place>, twice yearly, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices.&nbsp; (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination.&nbsp; These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.)&nbsp; Each scorable question has only one correct answer.&nbsp; For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet.&nbsp; ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question.&nbsp; All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed.&nbsp; Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination.&nbsp; Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent.&nbsp; Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\">The following table lists the <u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">approximate</font></u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"583\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b>Domain</b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Anesthesia</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Basic Science of Plastic Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Basic Techniques of Plastic Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Breast Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">18</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Burn Wounds and Reconstruction</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Cosmetic Surgery of the Aging Face</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Cosmetic Surgery/Aesthetic Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Craniofacial Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Ear Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Eyelid and Brow Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">7</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Facial Bone Fractures</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Genital Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Hand Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">10</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Head and Neck Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Implantation Material</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Liposuction and Body Contouring</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Lower Extremity Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Medical Legal Aspects</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Microsurgery: Clinical Surgery and Free Tissue Transfer</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Nasal Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">7</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Peripheral Nerve Injury</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Pressure Sores</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><b>Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Examination Study References<br />\r\n	</b><br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination.&nbsp; The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p align=\"right\">\r\n					<img src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/downloads/PS%20-%20Specialty%20Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Study References</b></a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><b>When Examination Results are Available</b></font></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</font></font></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 13:23:23','2010-04-01 13:23:23',1),(387,153,1,NULL,'','Surgery Application','surgery-application','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','Application packet for board certification through the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) affiliated Board of Certification','Surgery Application','','','<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/userfiles/files/ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Changes beginning 2007-01-01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> for application and eligibility changes, effective January 1, 2007.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Please download Part 1 and Part 2 for the complete application packet for board certification through the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) affiliated Board of Certification.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<strong>Important notices:</strong><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Do not submit your examination fee at this time, as it will be returned to you. The only fee you need to submit at this time is the appropriate application fee, see <a href=\"/initial-medical-board-certification-fees\">fee schedule</a>.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	To insure the secure delivery of your application, supporting documents, and receive acknowledgment that it has been delivered to the ABPS, we highly recommend that you send these materials using Receipt Return Requested, or one of the overnight carriers that utilize a tracking system.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Please be certain to carefully read the entire Board of Certification Information listed below.<br />\r\n	<strong><br />\r\n	Incomplete Application</strong><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.<br />\r\n	<span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"><br />\r\n	Revised January 2009</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 128);\"><strong>Part 1: Board Certification Application</strong></span><br />\r\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(3).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /> <a href=\"/userfiles/files/Surgery1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Board Certification Application</a><br />\r\n	(.pdf, 262 KB)<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	For a hard copy, please <a href=\"/contact-us\">contact us</a>.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 13:23:52','2010-04-01 13:23:52',1),(388,154,1,NULL,'','Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Recertification','Plastic-Reconstructive-Surgery-Recertification','','','Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Recertification','','','<h2>\r\n	PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY RECERTIFICATION</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification.&nbsp; See <b>ABPS Standards for Recertification</b>.&nbsp; <a href=\"/medical-board-recertification-brochure-abps\">Click Here</a> to view a copy of the brochure or <a href=\"/downloads/ABPS_re-cert_brochure.pdf\"> Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure.&nbsp; Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians.&nbsp; <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b>&nbsp; (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.)&nbsp; CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Note:&nbsp; The following requirements apply only to the next recertification.&nbsp; After recertifying, the physician will be required to meet the new recertification requirements, listed below.</b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.&nbsp;<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:&nbsp; For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005&mdash;an average of 30 CMEs per year in the field of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; and for the years 2006 and later:&nbsp; an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. &nbsp; At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery after&nbsp; 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n					<br />\r\n					The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n					<br />\r\n					<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n						<tbody>\r\n							<tr>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n								</td>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\">http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a></b></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com/\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n								</td>\r\n							</tr>\r\n						</tbody>\r\n					</table>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.&nbsp;<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery _Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" /></a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery _Recert.pdf\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><a href=\"/userfiles/files/Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery _Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fee is non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year.&nbsp; Included among the specialties for which examinations are offered are those for the Board of Certification in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.&nbsp; ABPS offers the written recertification examinations in <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:city w:st=\"on\">Atlanta</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Georgia</st1:country-region></st1:place>, twice yearly, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices.&nbsp; (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination.&nbsp; These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.)&nbsp; Each scorable question has only one correct answer.&nbsp; For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet.&nbsp; ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question.&nbsp; All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed.&nbsp; Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination.&nbsp; Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent.&nbsp; Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\">The following table lists the <u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">approximate</font></u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"583\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b>Domain</b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Anesthesia</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Basic Science of Plastic Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Basic Techniques of Plastic Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Breast Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">18</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Burn Wounds and Reconstruction</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Cosmetic Surgery of the Aging Face</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Cosmetic Surgery/Aesthetic Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Craniofacial Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Ear Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Eyelid and Brow Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">7</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Facial Bone Fractures</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Genital Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Hand Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">10</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Head and Neck Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Implantation Material</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Liposuction and Body Contouring</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Lower Extremity Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Medical Legal Aspects</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Microsurgery: Clinical Surgery and Free Tissue Transfer</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Nasal Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">7</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Peripheral Nerve Injury</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Pressure Sores</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><b>Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Examination Study References<br />\r\n	</b><br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination.&nbsp; The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p align=\"right\">\r\n					<a href=\"http:///userfiles/files/PS - Specialty Resources.pdf\"><img src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" /></a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"http:///userfiles/files/PS - Specialty Resources.pdf\"><b>Download Study References</b></a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><b>When Examination Results are Available</b></font></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</font></font></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 13:25:23','2010-04-01 13:25:23',1),(389,155,0,NULL,'','Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Recertification Schedule','plastic-surgery-recertification-schedule','','','Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Recertification Schedule','','','<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"100%\" width=\"780\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td class=\"main\" height=\"100%\" valign=\"top\" width=\"604\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					All ABPS recertification exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n				<p>\r\n					The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n				<p>\r\n					The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n				<p>\r\n					Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n				<p>\r\n					PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n				<p>\r\n					Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n				<p>\r\n					At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n				<p>\r\n					If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n				<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n					<tbody>\r\n						<tr>\r\n							<td width=\"50%\">\r\n								&nbsp;</td>\r\n						</tr>\r\n						<tr>\r\n							<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n								<br />\r\n								&nbsp;</td>\r\n						</tr>\r\n						<tr>\r\n							<td>\r\n								<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n								May 1, 2009<br />\r\n								December 1, 2009<br />\r\n								May 1, 2010<br />\r\n								December 1, 2010<br />\r\n								May 1, 2011</td>\r\n							<td>\r\n								<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n								September 2009<br />\r\n								May 2010<br />\r\n								September 2010<br />\r\n								May 2011<br />\r\n								September 2011</td>\r\n						</tr>\r\n					</tbody>\r\n				</table>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"center\" class=\"left_nav\" valign=\"center\" width=\"176\">\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					<a href=\"http://www.aapsga.org/\"><img alt=\"More Online\r\n Resources at the AAPS Web Site.\" border=\"0\" height=\"105\" src=\"/images/abpsga.org/aaps_link.gif\" width=\"106\" /></a></div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\" valign=\"center\" width=\"604\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>',0,'2010-04-01 13:27:51','2010-04-01 13:27:51',1),(390,156,0,NULL,'','Surgery Despcriptions','surgery-descriptions','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','An outline of the subject areas covered on the certification examination is included to help candidates prepare for the exam. Candidates should review this outline carefully and focus study on the areas listed.','Surgery Despcriptions','','','<p align=\"left\">\r\n	An outline of the subject areas covered on the certification examination is included to help candidates prepare for the exam. Candidates should review this outline carefully and focus study on the areas listed. Candidates should be aware that the outline reflects the responses to practice-analysis questionnaires and enables codification of the examination for subsequent analysis of the results. Each question is linked to a specific area of the outline. No question is meant to be obscure or tricky. The percentage of questions in an area conveys the relative importance of each area of the examination. The information in the outline is meant to serve as a study aid only and not as a guarantee of success in taking the certification examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><font size=\"4\">General Surgery Classification System </font> </b></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"75%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					<b>Subject Area </b></div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					<b># of Questions on Exam </b></div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					1</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Amputation</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				5</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					2</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Anesthesia</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				5</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					3</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Biomaterials</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				3</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					4</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Breast Surgery</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				11</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					5</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Endocrine Surgery</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				6</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					6</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Gynecology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				3</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					7</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Hernias of the Abdominal Wall</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				12</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					8</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Laparoscopy</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				11</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					9</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Laser, Cautery, &amp; Harmonic Scalpel</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				8</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					10</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Metabolic Care - Fluids &amp; Electrolytes</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				11</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					11</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Nervous System</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				4</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					12</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Pediatric Surgery</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				4</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					13</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Physiological Response to Injury &amp; Surgery</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				9</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					14</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Physiology of Burns</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				4</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					15</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Physiology of Wound Healing</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				8</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					16</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Shock &amp; Circulatory Collapse</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				9</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					17</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgery of Integument</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				9</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					18</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgery of the Colon, Rectum, &amp; Anus</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					19</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgery of the Head and Neck</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				6</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					20</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgery of the Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					21</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgery of the Spleen</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				9</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					22</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgery of the Stomach and Small Intestines</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				9</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					23</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgery of the Thorax</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				4</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					24</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgical Infection, Abscess, &amp; Fluid Collection</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				9</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					25</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgical Oncology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				9</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					26</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgical Radiology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				4</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					27</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Transplantation</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				1</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					28</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Urology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				2</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					29</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Vascular Surgery</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				5</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><b>Surgery Examination Study References </b> </font><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study materials to prepare for the <b>written</b> certification or recertification examinations. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"75%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(4).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Surgery References 2-17-09.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <b><font color=\"black\">Download Study References</font></b></a></td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>',0,'2010-04-01 13:30:43','2010-04-01 13:30:43',1),(391,156,1,NULL,'','Surgery Description','surgery-description','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','An outline of the subject areas covered on the certification examination is included to help candidates prepare for the exam. Candidates should review this outline carefully and focus study on the areas listed.','Surgery Description','','','<p align=\"left\">\r\n	An outline of the subject areas covered on the certification examination is included to help candidates prepare for the exam. Candidates should review this outline carefully and focus study on the areas listed. Candidates should be aware that the outline reflects the responses to practice-analysis questionnaires and enables codification of the examination for subsequent analysis of the results. Each question is linked to a specific area of the outline. No question is meant to be obscure or tricky. The percentage of questions in an area conveys the relative importance of each area of the examination. The information in the outline is meant to serve as a study aid only and not as a guarantee of success in taking the certification examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><font size=\"4\">General Surgery Classification System </font> </b></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"75%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					<b>Subject Area </b></div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					<b># of Questions on Exam </b></div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					1</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Amputation</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				5</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					2</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Anesthesia</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				5</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					3</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Biomaterials34</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					&nbsp;</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Breast Surgery</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				11</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					5</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Endocrine Surgery</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				6</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					6</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Gynecology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				3</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					7</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Hernias of the Abdominal Wall</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				12</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					8</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Laparoscopy119</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					&nbsp;</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Laser, Cautery, &amp; Harmonic Scalpel</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				8</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					10</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Metabolic Care - Fluids &amp; Electrolytes</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				11</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					11</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Nervous System</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				4</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					12</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Pediatric Surgery</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				4</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					13</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Physiological Response to Injury &amp; Surgery</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				9</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					14</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Physiology of Burns</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				4</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					15</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Physiology of Wound Healing</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				8</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					16</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Shock &amp; Circulatory Collapse</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				9</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					17</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgery of Integument</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				9</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					18</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgery of the Colon, Rectum, &amp; Anus</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					19</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgery of the Head and Neck</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				6</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					20</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgery of the Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					21</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgery of the Spleen</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				9</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					22</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgery of the Stomach and Small Intestines</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				9</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					23</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgery of the Thorax</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				4</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					24</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgical Infection, Abscess, &amp; Fluid Collection</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				9</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					25</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgical Oncology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				9</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					26</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Surgical Radiology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				4</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					27</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Transplantation</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				1</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					28</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Urology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				2</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					29</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Vascular Surgery</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				5</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><b>Surgery Examination Study References </b> </font><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study materials to prepare for the <b>written</b> certification or recertification examinations. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"75%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(4).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Surgery References 2-17-09.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <b><font color=\"black\">Download Study References</font></b></a></td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>',0,'2010-04-01 13:31:37','2010-04-01 13:31:37',1),(392,157,0,NULL,'','Surgery Recertification','surgery-recertification','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians.','Surgery Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification.&nbsp; See <b>ABPS Standards for Recertification</b>.&nbsp; <a href=\"/medical-board-recertification-brochure-abps\" linkindex=\"22\">Click Here</a> to view a copy of the brochure or <a href=\"/downloads/ABPS_re-cert_brochure.pdf\" linkindex=\"23\"> Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure.&nbsp; Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians.&nbsp; <a href=\"/recertification-details\" linkindex=\"23\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b>&nbsp; (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.)&nbsp; CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Surgery prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Note:&nbsp; The following requirements apply only to the next recertification.&nbsp; After recertifying, the physician will be required to meet the new recertification requirements, listed below.</b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"24\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.&nbsp;<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:&nbsp; For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005 no CMEs are required.&nbsp; For the years 2006 and later, an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Surgery is required. &nbsp; At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" linkindex=\"25\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Surgery.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Surgery after&nbsp; 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n						<tbody>\r\n							<tr>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n								</td>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\" linkindex=\"26\">http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a> .</b></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com/\" linkindex=\"27\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n								</td>\r\n							</tr>\r\n						</tbody>\r\n					</table>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"25\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.&nbsp;<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Surgery. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" linkindex=\"26\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Surgery.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/downloads/Surgery%20_Recert.pdf\" linkindex=\"28\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fee is non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year.&nbsp; Included among the specialties for which examinations are offered are those for the Board of Certification in Surgery.&nbsp; ABPS offers the written recertification examinations in <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:city w:st=\"on\">Tampa</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Florida</st1:country-region></st1:place>, twice yearly, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Surgery requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\" linkindex=\"28\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices.&nbsp; (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination.&nbsp; These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.)&nbsp; Each scorable question has only one correct answer.&nbsp; For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet.&nbsp; ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question.&nbsp; All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed.&nbsp; Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination.&nbsp; Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent.&nbsp; Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><br />\r\n	The following table lists the approximate&nbsp; number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:<br />\r\n	</font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"583\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b>Domain</b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Amputation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthesia</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Biomaterials</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Breast Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Endocrine Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Gynecology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Hernias of the Abdominal Wall</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">6</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Laparoscopy</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Laser, Cautery, &amp; Harmonic Scalpel</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Metabolic Care &ndash; Fluids &amp; Electrolytes</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Nervous System</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Pediatric Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Physiological Response to Injury &amp; Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Physiology of Burns</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Physiology of Wound Healing</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Shock &amp; Circulatory Collapse</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgery of Integument</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgery of the <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:city w:st=\"on\">Colon</st1:city></st1:place>, Rectum, &amp; Anus</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgery of the Head and Neck</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgery of the Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgery of the Spleen</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgery of the Stomach and Small Intestines</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgery of the Thorax</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgical Infection, Abscess, &amp; Fluid Collection</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgical Oncology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgical Radiology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Transplantation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Urology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Vascular Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h2>\r\n	Surgery Examination Study References</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination.&nbsp; The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(5).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /><a href=\"/userfiles/files/SU - Specialty Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Study References</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	When Examination Results are Available ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 13:41:34','2010-04-01 13:41:34',1),(393,157,1,NULL,'','Surgery Recertification','surgery-recertification','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians.','Surgery Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification.&nbsp; See <b>ABPS Standards for Recertification</b>.&nbsp; <a href=\"/medical-board-recertification-brochure-abps\">Click Here </a>to view a copy of the brochure or <a href=\"/userfiles/files/ABPS_re-cert_brochure(4).pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure.&nbsp; Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians.&nbsp; <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here </a>for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b>&nbsp; (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.)&nbsp; CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Surgery prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Note:&nbsp; The following requirements apply only to the next recertification.&nbsp; After recertifying, the physician will be required to meet the new recertification requirements, listed below.</b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule*</a>.&nbsp;<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:&nbsp; For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005 no CMEs are required.&nbsp; For the years 2006 and later, an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Surgery is required. &nbsp; At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(3).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Surgery.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Surgery after&nbsp; 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n						<tbody>\r\n							<tr>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n								</td>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a> .</b></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n								</td>\r\n							</tr>\r\n						</tbody>\r\n					</table>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule*.&nbsp;</a><br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Surgery. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(4).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here.</a> Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Surgery.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(6).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"http:///userfiles/files/Surgery _Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fee is non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year.&nbsp; Included among the specialties for which examinations are offered are those for the Board of Certification in Surgery.&nbsp; ABPS offers the written recertification examinations in <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:city w:st=\"on\">Tampa</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Florida</st1:country-region></st1:place>, twice yearly, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Surgery requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices.&nbsp; (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination.&nbsp; These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.)&nbsp; Each scorable question has only one correct answer.&nbsp; For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet.&nbsp; ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question.&nbsp; All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed.&nbsp; Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination.&nbsp; Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent.&nbsp; Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\">The following table lists the approximate&nbsp; number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:<br />\r\n	</font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"583\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b>Domain</b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Amputation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthesia</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Biomaterials</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Breast Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Endocrine Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Gynecology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Hernias of the Abdominal Wall</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">6</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Laparoscopy</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Laser, Cautery, &amp; Harmonic Scalpel</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Metabolic Care &ndash; Fluids &amp; Electrolytes</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Nervous System</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Pediatric Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Physiological Response to Injury &amp; Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Physiology of Burns</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Physiology of Wound Healing</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Shock &amp; Circulatory Collapse</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgery of Integument</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgery of the <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:city w:st=\"on\">Colon</st1:city></st1:place>, Rectum, &amp; Anus</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgery of the Head and Neck</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgery of the Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgery of the Spleen</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgery of the Stomach and Small Intestines</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgery of the Thorax</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgical Infection, Abscess, &amp; Fluid Collection</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgical Oncology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgical Radiology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Transplantation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Urology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Vascular Surgery</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h2>\r\n	Surgery Examination Study References</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination.&nbsp; The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(5).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /><a href=\"/userfiles/files/SU - Specialty Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Study References</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	When Examination Results are Available ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 13:50:46','2010-04-01 13:50:46',1),(394,158,0,NULL,'','Radiation Oncology Application','radiation-oncology-application','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','','Radiation Oncology Application','','','<p>\r\n	Please click here for application and eligibility changes, effective January 1, 2007.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Please download Part 1 and Part 2 for the complete application packet for board certification through the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) affiliated Board of Certification.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Important notices:<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Do not submit your examination fee at this time, as it will be returned to you. The only fee you need to submit at this time is the appropriate application fee, see fee schedule.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	To insure the secure delivery of your application, supporting documents, and receive acknowledgment that it has been delivered to the ABPS, we highly recommend that you send these materials using Receipt Return Requested, or one of the overnight carriers that utilize a tracking system.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Please be certain to carefully read the entire Board of Certification Information listed below.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Incomplete Application<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Revised January 2009</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<strong><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 128);\">Part 1: Board Certification Application</span></strong><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(7).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /><a href=\"/userfiles/files/Radiation Oncolocy1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Board Certification Application</a><br />\r\n	(.pdf, 262 KB)<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	For a hard copy, please <a href=\"/contact-us\">contact us</a>.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 13:56:34','2010-04-01 13:56:34',1),(395,1,8,NULL,'','Medical Board Certification - American Board of Physician Specialties','home','medical board certifications, medical specialties, boards of medical certifications, board certification, national board certification, specialty medical, american medical specialties, american board of physician specialties, abps, medical board certification, medical licensing board\r\n\r\n','The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) provides for medical board certification & recertification in 17 different specialties. Contact us today for more info.\r\n\r\n','Medical Board Certification','','<div style=\"text-transform: uppercase; background-color: rgb(189, 134, 59); width: 245px; color: rgb(23, 65, 118); font-size: 20px;\">\r\n	<div style=\"padding: 10px;\">\r\n		EMERGENCY<br />\r\n		<b>MEDICINE</b></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"sidebar\">\r\n	<h2 class=\"sidebar-title\">\r\n		Emergency Medicine Certification</h2>\r\n	<p>\r\n		The ABPS&#39;s emergency medicine board certification exams enable successful candidates to present themselves to the public as qualified medical specialists in emergency medicine. Completing the emergency medicine board certification exams indicates mastery of emergency medicine experience and knowledge, as well as a professional commitment to adhere to the ABPS Medical Code of Ethics.</p>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"emergency-medicine\"><img align=\"right\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"/images/read-more.jpg\" vspace=\"0\" /></a></p>\r\n','<p>\r\n	<img align=\"left\" src=\"/images/pic-1.jpg\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 10px;\" /> There is no greater commitment we can make than to provide world-class board certification expertise to physicians, diplomats, state medical boards and hospitals. Our members enjoy the highest level of personal service and a tireless desire to go the extra mile for their success. We are here for you. The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) is the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), overseeing the administration, development, and management of eleven medical specialty boards of certification, representing seventeen medical specialties.</p>\r\n<div style=\"line-height: 23px; padding-left: 10px; width: 637px; background: url(&quot;/images/blue-bar.jpg&quot;) no-repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; height: 23px; color: rgb(23, 65, 118); font-size: 15px; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;\">\r\n	Featuring distinguished innovative boards of Certification</div>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 13:56:46','2010-04-01 13:56:46',1),(396,158,1,NULL,'','Radiation Oncology Application','radiation-oncology-application','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','Please download Part 1 and Part 2 for the complete application packet for board certification through the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) affiliated Board of Certification.\r\n','Radiation Oncology Application','','','<p>\r\n	<span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\">Please <a href=\"/userfiles/files/ELIGIBILITY%20REQUIREMENTS%20Changes%20beginning%202007-01-01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a> for application and eligibility changes, effective January 1, 2007.</span><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Please download Part 1 and Part 2 for the complete application packet for board certification through the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) affiliated Board of Certification.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<strong>Important notices:</strong><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Do not submit your examination fee at this time, as it will be returned to you. The only fee you need to submit at this time is the appropriate application fee, see <a href=\"/initial-medical-board-certification-fees\">fee schedule.</a><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	To insure the secure delivery of your application, supporting documents, and receive acknowledgment that it has been delivered to the ABPS, we highly recommend that you send these materials using Receipt Return Requested, or one of the overnight carriers that utilize a tracking system.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Please be certain to carefully read the entire Board of Certification Information listed below.<br />\r\n	<strong><br />\r\n	Incomplete Application</strong><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\">Revised January 2009</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<strong><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 128);\">Part 1: Board Certification Application</span></strong><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(7).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /><a href=\"/userfiles/files/Radiation Oncolocy1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Board Certification Application</a><br />\r\n	(.pdf, 262 KB)<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	For a hard copy, please <a href=\"/contact-us\">contact us</a>.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 14:00:47','2010-04-01 14:00:47',1),(397,159,0,NULL,'','Radiation Oncology Examination Description','radiation-oncology-examination-description','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors\r\n \r\n','',' Description','','','<p>\r\n	An outline of the subject areas covered on the certification examination is included to help candidates prepare for the exam.&nbsp; Candidates should review this outline carefully and focus study on the areas listed.&nbsp; Candidates should be aware that the outline reflects the responses to practice-analysis questionnaires and enables codification of the examination for subsequent analysis of the results.&nbsp; Each question is linked to a specific area of the outline.&nbsp; No question is meant to be obscure or tricky.&nbsp; The percentage of questions in an area conveys the relative importance of each area of the examination.&nbsp; The information in the outline is meant to serve as a study aid only and not as a guarantee of success in taking the certification examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><font size=\"4\">Radiation Oncology Classification System </font></b></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"515\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Subject Area</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					# of Questions on Exam</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					1</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Benign Diseases</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					3</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					2</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Bone Marrow Transplants</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					1</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					3</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Breast</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					11</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					4</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Central Nervous System</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					9</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					5</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Chemotherapy/Leukemia</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					2</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					6</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Childhood Cancers</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					2</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					7</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					GI Tract &ndash;Colo-Rectal</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					10</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					8</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					GI Tract &ndash; Esophagus</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					6</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					9</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					GI Tract &ndash; Other Topics</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					4</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					10</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Gynecologic Oncology &ndash; Cervix</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					8</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					11</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Gynecologic Oncology &ndash; Endometrium</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					8</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					12</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Gynecologic Oncology &ndash; Ovarian</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					3</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					13</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Gynecologic Oncology &ndash; Other Topics</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					3</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					14</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Head &amp; Neck &ndash; Larynx</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					7</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					15</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Head &amp; Neck &ndash; Nasopharynx</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					7</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					16</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Head &amp; Neck &ndash; Oropharynx</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					7</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					17</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Head &amp; Neck &ndash; Other Topics</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					6</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					18</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Hodgkin&rsquo;s Lymphoma</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					7</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					19</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Non-Hodgkin&rsquo;s Lymphoma</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					7</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					20</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Musculoskeletal System</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					5</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					21</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Palliative Medicine</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					6</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					22</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Physics</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					20</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					23</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Radiobiology</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					14</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					24</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Skin</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					5</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					25</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Thorax &ndash; Lung</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					11</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					26</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Thorax &ndash; Other Topics</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					6</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					27</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Urology &ndash; Bladder</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					6</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					28</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Urology &ndash; Kidney</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					3</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					29</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Urology &ndash; Prostate</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					7</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					30</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Urology &ndash; Testes</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					3</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					31</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Urology &ndash; Other Topics</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					3</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><b>Radiation Oncology Examination Study References </b> </font><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study materials to prepare for the <b>written</b> certification or recertification examinations. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<!--pdf link--></p>\r\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"75%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<img alt=\"\" height=\"19\" src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" width=\"15\" /></td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/downloads/Radiation%20Oncology%20References1.pdf\" linkindex=\"22\" target=\"_blank\"><b><font color=\"black\">Download Study References</font></b></a></td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><b>Description of the Oral Examination in Radiation Oncology </b></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Oral Certification Examination in Radiation Oncology is an opportunity for the Board to examine your ability to diagnose and treat patients requiring therapeutic intervention. The cases you will be presented will be based upon real or hypothetical patients. For each case you will be given a brief history of the patient&rsquo;s present symptoms or complaints. You may need to probe for more information, develop a differential diagnosis, request laboratory tests or diagnostic examinations. You will be expected to describe the treatment process. Additionally, the examinee may be questioned regarding the risks related to a treatment process or what other treatment options might be considered. In obtaining the information, you should speak clearly and be cognizant of time constraints (20 minutes for each case) applicable to your handling each case. You may ask the examiner to repeat information that you did not hear clearly. Be certain that you understand what is being asked of you before responding.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The examination consists of five case studies. For each case study a threshold score has been established. The threshold score represents the minimum passing score that is expected of a practicing physician in Radiation Oncology. The threshold score for each case has been established prior to its administration. Board Diplomates in Radiation Oncology, with the guidance of a psychometrician, have estimated the expected minimal performance for each area within each case. These minimal performance expectations are combined to obtain the minimum expected score on a case.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	For each case, an examinee is scored in several areas. An examinee&rsquo;s performance is typically scored in each of the following areas:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		History of the patient&mdash;The examinee is expected to probe for the history of the patient (e.g., onset/course/location/associated symptoms; allergies; medications, PMH; social/family history; surgical history; psychological history)</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Physical examination&mdash;The examinee is expected to request information about specific aspects of the patient&rsquo;s physical condition (e.g., neck, chest, heart, back, neurological, skin, abdomen, and other areas applicable to the case)</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Requested laboratory tests and diagnostic examinations&mdash;The examinee will order appropriate laboratory tests and diagnostic examinations; the examinee will be provided the results.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Management of the patient&mdash;The examinee will indicate what treatment is recommended, including post-operative management. The examinee may be asked to provide a rationale.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	A candidate&rsquo;s score on any one case is completely independent of his or her score on any other case. To pass, the examinee must minimally obtain a total score (sum of the scores from all five cases) that equals or exceeds the sum of the threshold scores for the for the five studies. Therefore, it is possible that an examinee may score less than the threshold score for one case, but still pass the examination, provided he or she scores well on the remainder of the cases to offset the lower score. Each case contains approximately the same number of possible points. Therefore, the cases are approximately equally weighted in the overall calculation of examinee&rsquo;s total score.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The five cases presented will address a variety of situations. No two cases will address exactly the same topic. Topics presented to the examinee may include, but not limited to:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Lung cancers</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Lymphoma</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Breast Cancer</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Sarcoma</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		CNS Cancers</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		GU Cancers</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		H &amp; H Cancers</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Gynecologic Cancer</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	Each of the five cases is limited to 20-30 minutes. If you have not completed the diagnosis for a case within thirty minutes, the examiner will indicate that you need to move on to the next case. Examiners will not indicate whether you have passed a case or not. No comments made by the examiner should be interpreted by the examinee as implying that he or she has either passed or failed a case.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Examinees should plan to arrive one-half hour before the scheduled beginning of the examination and expect to be in the examination room for two hours. You will not be permitted to bring into the examination room books, electronic devices, backpacks, or parcels. The only thing you will absolutely need to bring is a government-issued photo ID card such as a Driver&rsquo;s License or Passport for examination check-in.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Drinking water will be available in the room. A restroom break is permissible, but only between cases.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	AAPS will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, provided the disabilities are documented and the accommodations requested are applicable to the disabilities. Requests for special accommodations should be made to AAPS at least two months in advance of the examination. AAPS will forward specific instructions for the documentation that will be needed from the examinee or the evaluator of the examinee&rsquo;s disability. Any requests for special accommodations less than one month before the examination will not be honored since there will not be sufficient time to review the documentation and arrange for the special accommodations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All AAPS examinations are administered only in English. Responses from examinees to examination questions must be in English for the candidate to be eligible to receive credit towards his or her examination score.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The results of the examinee&rsquo;s performance on the Oral Examination are mailed within 75 days of the examination. A careful review of the scoring and analyses of the results are conducted after the examination and before issuing reports, to verify the accuracy and validity of the results.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Examinees who fail to pass an Oral Examination have the opportunity to take an examination consisting of five different cases at the next scheduled administration. At the current time, an examinee is permitted no more than three attempts to pass the Oral Examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Should you have any questions, please call the AAPS Executive Offices at 813-433-2277.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 14:05:27','2010-04-01 14:05:27',1),(398,159,1,NULL,'','Radiation Oncology Examination Description','radiation-oncology-examination-description','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors\r\n \r\n','An outline of the subject areas covered on the certification examination is included to help candidates prepare for the exam.  Candidates should review this outline carefully and focus study on the areas listed.  ',' Description','','','<p>\r\n	An outline of the subject areas covered on the certification examination is included to help candidates prepare for the exam.&nbsp; Candidates should review this outline carefully and focus study on the areas listed.&nbsp; Candidates should be aware that the outline reflects the responses to practice-analysis questionnaires and enables codification of the examination for subsequent analysis of the results.&nbsp; Each question is linked to a specific area of the outline.&nbsp; No question is meant to be obscure or tricky.&nbsp; The percentage of questions in an area conveys the relative importance of each area of the examination.&nbsp; The information in the outline is meant to serve as a study aid only and not as a guarantee of success in taking the certification examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><font size=\"4\">Radiation Oncology Classification System </font></b></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"515\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Subject Area</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					# of Questions on Exam</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					1</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Benign Diseases</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					3</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					2</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Bone Marrow Transplants</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					1</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					3</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Breast</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					11</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					4</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Central Nervous System</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					9</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					5</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Chemotherapy/Leukemia</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					2</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					6</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Childhood Cancers</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					2</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					7</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					GI Tract &ndash;Colo-Rectal</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					10</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					8</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					GI Tract &ndash; Esophagus</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					6</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					9</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					GI Tract &ndash; Other Topics</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					4</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					10</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Gynecologic Oncology &ndash; Cervix</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					8</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					11</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Gynecologic Oncology &ndash; Endometrium</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					8</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					12</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Gynecologic Oncology &ndash; Ovarian</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					3</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					13</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Gynecologic Oncology &ndash; Other Topics</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					3</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					14</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Head &amp; Neck &ndash; Larynx</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					7</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					15</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Head &amp; Neck &ndash; Nasopharynx</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					7</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					16</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Head &amp; Neck &ndash; Oropharynx</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					7</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					17</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Head &amp; Neck &ndash; Other Topics</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					6</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					18</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Hodgkin&rsquo;s Lymphoma</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					7</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					19</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Non-Hodgkin&rsquo;s Lymphoma</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					7</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					20</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Musculoskeletal System</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					5</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					21</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Palliative Medicine</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					6</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					22</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Physics</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					20</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					23</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Radiobiology</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					14</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					24</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Skin</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					5</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					25</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Thorax &ndash; Lung</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					11</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					26</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Thorax &ndash; Other Topics</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					6</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					27</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Urology &ndash; Bladder</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					6</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					28</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Urology &ndash; Kidney</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					3</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					29</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Urology &ndash; Prostate</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					7</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					30</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Urology &ndash; Testes</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					3</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					31</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					Urology &ndash; Other Topics</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					3</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><b>Radiation Oncology Examination Study References </b> </font><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study materials to prepare for the <b>written</b> certification or recertification examinations. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"75%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(8).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Radiation Oncology References1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b><font color=\"black\">Download Study References</font></b></a></td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><b>Description of the Oral Examination in Radiation Oncology </b></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Oral Certification Examination in Radiation Oncology is an opportunity for the Board to examine your ability to diagnose and treat patients requiring therapeutic intervention. The cases you will be presented will be based upon real or hypothetical patients. For each case you will be given a brief history of the patient&rsquo;s present symptoms or complaints. You may need to probe for more information, develop a differential diagnosis, request laboratory tests or diagnostic examinations. You will be expected to describe the treatment process. Additionally, the examinee may be questioned regarding the risks related to a treatment process or what other treatment options might be considered. In obtaining the information, you should speak clearly and be cognizant of time constraints (20 minutes for each case) applicable to your handling each case. You may ask the examiner to repeat information that you did not hear clearly. Be certain that you understand what is being asked of you before responding.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The examination consists of five case studies. For each case study a threshold score has been established. The threshold score represents the minimum passing score that is expected of a practicing physician in Radiation Oncology. The threshold score for each case has been established prior to its administration. Board Diplomates in Radiation Oncology, with the guidance of a psychometrician, have estimated the expected minimal performance for each area within each case. These minimal performance expectations are combined to obtain the minimum expected score on a case.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	For each case, an examinee is scored in several areas. An examinee&rsquo;s performance is typically scored in each of the following areas:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		History of the patient&mdash;The examinee is expected to probe for the history of the patient (e.g., onset/course/location/associated symptoms; allergies; medications, PMH; social/family history; surgical history; psychological history)</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Physical examination&mdash;The examinee is expected to request information about specific aspects of the patient&rsquo;s physical condition (e.g., neck, chest, heart, back, neurological, skin, abdomen, and other areas applicable to the case)</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Requested laboratory tests and diagnostic examinations&mdash;The examinee will order appropriate laboratory tests and diagnostic examinations; the examinee will be provided the results.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Management of the patient&mdash;The examinee will indicate what treatment is recommended, including post-operative management. The examinee may be asked to provide a rationale.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	A candidate&rsquo;s score on any one case is completely independent of his or her score on any other case. To pass, the examinee must minimally obtain a total score (sum of the scores from all five cases) that equals or exceeds the sum of the threshold scores for the for the five studies. Therefore, it is possible that an examinee may score less than the threshold score for one case, but still pass the examination, provided he or she scores well on the remainder of the cases to offset the lower score. Each case contains approximately the same number of possible points. Therefore, the cases are approximately equally weighted in the overall calculation of examinee&rsquo;s total score.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The five cases presented will address a variety of situations. No two cases will address exactly the same topic. Topics presented to the examinee may include, but not limited to:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Lung cancers</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Lymphoma</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Breast Cancer</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Sarcoma</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		CNS Cancers</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		GU Cancers</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		H &amp; H Cancers</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Gynecologic Cancer</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	Each of the five cases is limited to 20-30 minutes. If you have not completed the diagnosis for a case within thirty minutes, the examiner will indicate that you need to move on to the next case. Examiners will not indicate whether you have passed a case or not. No comments made by the examiner should be interpreted by the examinee as implying that he or she has either passed or failed a case.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Examinees should plan to arrive one-half hour before the scheduled beginning of the examination and expect to be in the examination room for two hours. You will not be permitted to bring into the examination room books, electronic devices, backpacks, or parcels. The only thing you will absolutely need to bring is a government-issued photo ID card such as a Driver&rsquo;s License or Passport for examination check-in.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Drinking water will be available in the room. A restroom break is permissible, but only between cases.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	AAPS will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, provided the disabilities are documented and the accommodations requested are applicable to the disabilities. Requests for special accommodations should be made to AAPS at least two months in advance of the examination. AAPS will forward specific instructions for the documentation that will be needed from the examinee or the evaluator of the examinee&rsquo;s disability. Any requests for special accommodations less than one month before the examination will not be honored since there will not be sufficient time to review the documentation and arrange for the special accommodations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All AAPS examinations are administered only in English. Responses from examinees to examination questions must be in English for the candidate to be eligible to receive credit towards his or her examination score.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The results of the examinee&rsquo;s performance on the Oral Examination are mailed within 75 days of the examination. A careful review of the scoring and analyses of the results are conducted after the examination and before issuing reports, to verify the accuracy and validity of the results.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Examinees who fail to pass an Oral Examination have the opportunity to take an examination consisting of five different cases at the next scheduled administration. At the current time, an examinee is permitted no more than three attempts to pass the Oral Examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Should you have any questions, please call the AAPS Executive Offices at 813-433-2277.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 14:07:13','2010-04-01 14:07:13',1),(399,160,0,NULL,'','Radiation Oncology Recertification','radiation-oncology-recertification','','','Radiation Oncology Recertification','','','<h2>\r\n	RADIATION ONCOLOGY RECERTIFICATION</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised September 2008</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification.&nbsp; See <b>ABPS Standards for Recertification</b>.&nbsp; <a href=\"/medical-board-recertification-brochure-abps\" linkindex=\"22\">Click Here</a> to view a copy of the brochure or <a href=\"/downloads/ABPS_re-cert_brochure.pdf\" linkindex=\"23\"> Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure.&nbsp; Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians.&nbsp; <a href=\"/recertification-details\" linkindex=\"23\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b>&nbsp; (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.)&nbsp; CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Radiation Oncology prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"24\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.&nbsp;<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of a total of a minimum of twenty (20) Category 1 CME hours per year for the years since certified or last recertified.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" linkindex=\"25\" target=\"_blank\"> Click Here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Radiation Oncology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Radiation Oncology after&nbsp; 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n						<tbody>\r\n							<tr>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n								</td>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\" linkindex=\"26\">http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a> .</b></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com/\" linkindex=\"27\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n								</td>\r\n							</tr>\r\n						</tbody>\r\n					</table>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"25\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.&nbsp;<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of twenty (20) Category 1 CME hours.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" linkindex=\"26\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Radiation Oncology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/downloads/Radiation%20Oncology_Recert.pdf\" linkindex=\"28\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fee is non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers computer-based recertification examinations twice a year in locations across the United States and Canada.&nbsp; Included among the specialties for which examinations are offered are those for the Board of Certification in Radiation Oncology.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Radiation Oncology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\" linkindex=\"28\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices.&nbsp; (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination.&nbsp; These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.)&nbsp; Each scorable question has only one correct answer.&nbsp; For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet.&nbsp; ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question.&nbsp; All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed.&nbsp; Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination.&nbsp; Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent.&nbsp; Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\">The following table lists the <u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">approximate</font></u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b>Domain</b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Benign Diseases</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Bone Marrow Transplants</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Breast</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Central Nervous System</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Chemotherapy/Leukemia</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Childhood Cancers</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">GI Tract&mdash;Colo-Rectal</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">GI Tract&mdash;Esophagus</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">GI Tract&mdash;Other Topics</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Gynecologic Oncology&mdash;Cervix</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Gynecologic Oncology&mdash;Endometrium</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Gynecologic Oncology&mdash;Ovarian</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Gynecologic Oncology&mdash;Other Topics</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Head &amp; Neck&mdash;Larynx</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Head &amp; Neck&mdash;Nasopharynx</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Head &amp; Neck&mdash;Oropharynx</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Head &amp; Neck&mdash;Other Topics</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Hodgkin&rsquo;s Lymphoma</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Non-Hodgkin&rsquo;s Lymphoma</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Musculoskeletal System</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Palliative Medicine</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Physics</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">7</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Radiobiology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">6</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Skin</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Thorax&mdash;Lung</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Thorax&mdash;Other Topics</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Urology&mdash;Bladder</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Urology&mdash;Kidney</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Urology&mdash;Prostate</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Urology&mdash;Testes</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Urology&mdash;Other Topics</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><b>Radiation Oncology Examination Study References<br />\r\n	</b><br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination.&nbsp; The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p align=\"right\">\r\n					<img src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/downloads/Radiation%20Oncology%20References1.pdf\" linkindex=\"29\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Study References</b></a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><b>When Examination Results are Available</b></font></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</font></font></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 14:09:40','2010-04-01 14:09:40',1),(400,37,5,NULL,'','Application ',' anesthesiology-application','','',' Anesthesiology Application','','','<p>\r\n	Please download Part 1 and Part 3 for the complete application packet for board certification through the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) affiliated Board of Certification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Important notices:</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The only fee you need to submit at this time is the appropriate application fee, see <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"22\">fee schedule</a>. Do NOT submit your examination fee at this time, as it will be returned to you.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	To insure the secure delivery of your application, supporting documents, and receive acknowledgement that it has been delivered to the ABPS, we highly recommend that you send these materials using Receipt Return Requested, or one of the overnight carriers that utilize a tracking system.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Please be certain to carefully read the entire Board of Certification Information listed below.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Incomplete Applications</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Revised January 2009</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>\r\n	Part 1: Board Certification Application</h3>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Ant App.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Board Certification Application<br />\r\n	(.pdf, 381 KB)</a></p>\r\n<h3>\r\n	<br />\r\n	Part 3: ANES-System Age Tech Form</h3>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/userfiles/files/anes_form(1).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download ANES-System Age Tech Form<br />\r\n	(.pdf, 43.5 KB)</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	For a hard copy, please <a href=\"/contact-us\">contact us</a>.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 14:14:48','2010-04-01 14:14:48',1),(401,160,1,NULL,'','Radiation Oncology Recertification','radiation-oncology-recertification','','','Radiation Oncology Recertification','','','<h2>\r\n	RADIATION ONCOLOGY RECERTIFICATION</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised September 2008</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification.&nbsp; See <b>ABPS Standards for Recertification</b>.&nbsp; <a href=\"/medical-board-recertification-brochure-abps\">Click Here</a> to view a copy of the brochure or <a href=\"/downloads/ABPS_re-cert_brochure.pdf\" linkindex=\"23\"> </a><a href=\"/userfiles/files/ABPS_re-cert_brochure(5).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure.&nbsp; Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians.&nbsp; <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b>&nbsp; (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.)&nbsp; CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Radiation Oncology prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule*.&nbsp;</a><br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of a total of a minimum of twenty (20) Category 1 CME hours per year for the years since certified or last recertified.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(7).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Radiation Oncology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Radiation Oncology after&nbsp; 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n						<tbody>\r\n							<tr>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n								</td>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a> .</b></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n								</td>\r\n							</tr>\r\n						</tbody>\r\n					</table>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule*.&nbsp;</a><br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of twenty (20) Category 1 CME hours.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"http:///userfiles/files/cme_form(5).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Radiation Oncology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(10).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Radiation Oncology_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fee is non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers computer-based recertification examinations twice a year in locations across the United States and Canada.&nbsp; Included among the specialties for which examinations are offered are those for the Board of Certification in Radiation Oncology.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Radiation Oncology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices.&nbsp; (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination.&nbsp; These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.)&nbsp; Each scorable question has only one correct answer.&nbsp; For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet.&nbsp; ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question.&nbsp; All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed.&nbsp; Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination.&nbsp; Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent.&nbsp; Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\">The following table lists the <u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">approximate</font></u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b>Domain</b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Benign Diseases</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Bone Marrow Transplants</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Breast</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Central Nervous System</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Chemotherapy/Leukemia</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Childhood Cancers</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">GI Tract&mdash;Colo-Rectal</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">GI Tract&mdash;Esophagus</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">GI Tract&mdash;Other Topics</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Gynecologic Oncology&mdash;Cervix</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Gynecologic Oncology&mdash;Endometrium</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Gynecologic Oncology&mdash;Ovarian</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Gynecologic Oncology&mdash;Other Topics</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Head &amp; Neck&mdash;Larynx</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Head &amp; Neck&mdash;Nasopharynx</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Head &amp; Neck&mdash;Oropharynx</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Head &amp; Neck&mdash;Other Topics</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Hodgkin&rsquo;s Lymphoma</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Non-Hodgkin&rsquo;s Lymphoma</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Musculoskeletal System</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Palliative Medicine</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Physics</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">7</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Radiobiology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">6</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Skin</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Thorax&mdash;Lung</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Thorax&mdash;Other Topics</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Urology&mdash;Bladder</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Urology&mdash;Kidney</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Urology&mdash;Prostate</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Urology&mdash;Testes</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Urology&mdash;Other Topics</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><b>Radiation Oncology Examination Study References</b></font></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination.&nbsp; The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(9).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /><a href=\"/userfiles/files/Radiation Oncology References1(1).pdf\">Download Study References</a><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	When Examination Results are Available ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 14:20:32','2010-04-01 14:20:32',1),(402,45,9,NULL,'','Anesthesiology Recertification','anesthesiology-recertification','','','Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification. ABPS Standards for Recertification. <a href=\"anesthesiology-recertification-brochure\">Click Here</a> to view a copy of the brochure or <a href=\"/userfiles/files/ABPS_re-cert_brochure(3).pdf\" linkindex=\"23\" target=\"_blank\"> Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure. Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians. <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b> (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.) CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Anesthesiology prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"24\"> recertification fee schedule</a>*.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours: For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005 an average of 30 CMEs per year in the field of Anesthesiology; and for the years 2006 and later: an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(1).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Anesthesiology after 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\" target=\"_blank\">www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a>.</b></p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"25\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(2).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Anesthesiology_Recert.pdf\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fees are non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Anesthesiology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\" linkindex=\"28\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices. (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination. These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.) Each scorable question has only one correct answer. For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet. ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question. All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed. Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination. Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent. Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">The following table lists the approximate&nbsp; number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:<br />\r\n	</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font size=\"3\">Domain</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Pharmacology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">27</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Management</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">31</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Preparation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">17</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anatomy &amp; Physiology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">25</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h2>\r\n	Anesthesiology Examination Study References</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(1).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /><a href=\"/userfiles/files/AN - Specialty Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Study References</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	When Examination Results are Available ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 14:32:46','2010-04-01 14:32:46',1),(403,45,10,NULL,'','Anesthesiology Recertification','anesthesiology-recertification','','','Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification. ABPS Standards for Recertification. <a href=\"/userfiles/files/ABPS_re-cert_brochure(3).pdf\" linkindex=\"23\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure. Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians. <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b> (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.) CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Anesthesiology prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"24\"> recertification fee schedule</a><a href=\"board-recertification-fees\">*.</a><br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours: For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005 an average of 30 CMEs per year in the field of Anesthesiology; and for the years 2006 and later: an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(1).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Anesthesiology after 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\" target=\"_blank\">www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a>.</b></p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"25\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(2).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Anesthesiology_Recert.pdf\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fees are non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Anesthesiology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\" linkindex=\"28\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices. (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination. These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.) Each scorable question has only one correct answer. For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet. ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question. All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed. Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination. Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent. Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">The following table lists the approximate&nbsp; number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:<br />\r\n	</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font size=\"3\">Domain</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Pharmacology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">27</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Management</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">31</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Preparation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">17</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anatomy &amp; Physiology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">25</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h2>\r\n	Anesthesiology Examination Study References</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(1).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /><a href=\"/userfiles/files/AN - Specialty Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Study References</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	When Examination Results are Available ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 14:39:10','2010-04-01 14:39:10',1),(404,45,11,NULL,'','Anesthesiology Recertification','anesthesiology-recertification','','','Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification. ABPS Standards for Recertification. <a href=\"/userfiles/files/ABPS_re-cert_brochure(3).pdf\" linkindex=\"23\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure. Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians. <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b> (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.) CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Anesthesiology prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"24\"> recertification fee schedule</a><a href=\"board-recertification-fees\">*.</a><br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours: For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005 an average of 30 CMEs per year in the field of Anesthesiology; and for the years 2006 and later: an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(1).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Anesthesiology after 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\" target=\"_blank\">www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a>.</b></p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"25\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(2).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Anesthesiology_Recert.pdf\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fees are non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Anesthesiology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\" linkindex=\"28\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices. (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination. These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.) Each scorable question has only one correct answer. For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet. ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question. All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed. Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination. Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent. Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">The following table lists the approximate&nbsp; number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:<br />\r\n	</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font size=\"3\">Domain</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Pharmacology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">27</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Management</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">31</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Preparation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">17</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anatomy &amp; Physiology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">25</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h2>\r\n	Anesthesiology Examination Study References</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(1).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /><a href=\"/userfiles/files/AN - Specialty Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Study References</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	When Examination Results are Available ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 14:40:18','2010-04-01 14:40:18',1),(405,45,12,NULL,'','Anesthesiology Recertification','anesthesiology-recertification','','','Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification. ABPS Standards for Recertification. <a href=\"/userfiles/files/ABPS_re-cert_brochure(3).pdf\" linkindex=\"23\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure. Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians. <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b> (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.) CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Anesthesiology prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"24\"> recertification fee schedule</a><a href=\"board-recertification-fees\">*.</a><br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours: For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005 an average of 30 CMEs per year in the field of Anesthesiology; and for the years 2006 and later: an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(1).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Anesthesiology after 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\" target=\"_blank\">www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a>.</b></p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"25\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(2).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Anesthesiology_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fees are non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Anesthesiology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\" linkindex=\"28\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices. (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination. These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.) Each scorable question has only one correct answer. For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet. ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question. All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed. Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination. Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent. Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">The following table lists the approximate&nbsp; number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:<br />\r\n	</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font size=\"3\">Domain</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Pharmacology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">27</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Management</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">31</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Preparation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">17</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anatomy &amp; Physiology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">25</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h2>\r\n	Anesthesiology Examination Study References</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(1).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /><a href=\"/userfiles/files/AN - Specialty Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Study References</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	When Examination Results are Available ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 14:43:28','2010-04-01 14:43:28',1),(406,56,2,NULL,'','Dermatology Recertification','dermatology-recertification','','','Recertification','','','<h2>\r\n	DERMATOLOGY RECERTIFICATION</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification. See <b>ABPS Standards for Recertification</b>. <a href=\"/medical-board-recertification-brochure-abps\">Click Here</a> to view a copy of the brochure or <a href=\"/downloads/ABPS_re-cert_brochure.pdf\">Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure. Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians. <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b> (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.) CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Dermatology prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Note: The following requirements apply only to the next recertification. After recertifying, the physician will be required to meet the new recertification requirements, listed below.</b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours: For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005&mdash;30 CMEs per year in the field of Dermatology; and for the years 2006 and later: an <u>average</u> of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Dermatology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Dermatology.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Dermatology after 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n						<tbody>\r\n							<tr>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n								</td>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\">www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a>.</b></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com/\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n								</td>\r\n							</tr>\r\n						</tbody>\r\n					</table>\r\n					<p>\r\n						&nbsp;</p>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Dermatology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Dermatology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Dermatology_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"19\" src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" width=\"15\" /></a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Dermatology_Recert.pdf\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><a href=\"/userfiles/files/Dermatology_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application Fees are non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year. Included among the specialties for which examinations are offered are those for the Board of Certification in Dermatology. ABPS offers the written recertification examinations in <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:city w:st=\"on\">Tampa</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Florida</st1:country-region></st1:place>, twice yearly, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Dermatology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices.&nbsp; (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination.&nbsp; These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.)&nbsp; Each scorable question has only one correct answer.&nbsp; For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet.&nbsp; ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question.&nbsp; All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed.&nbsp; Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination.&nbsp; Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent.&nbsp; Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">The following table lists the</font> <u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">approximate</font></u> <font size=\"3\">number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:</font></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font size=\"3\">Domain</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Basic Science</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">10</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgical</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">21</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Dermatopathology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">36</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Clinical Dermatology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">33</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Dermatology Examination Study References<br />\r\n	</b><br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p align=\"right\">\r\n					<img alt=\"\" height=\"19\" src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" width=\"15\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif/downloads/DM%20-%20Specialty%20Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Study References</b></a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When Examination Results are Available</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 14:53:28','2010-04-01 14:53:28',1),(407,60,1,NULL,'','Diagnostic Radiology Application','diagnostic-radiology-application','','','Application','','','<h2>\r\n	APPLICATION</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Please <a href=\"/downloads/ELIGIBILITY%20REQUIREMENTS%20Changes%20beginning%202007-01-01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a> for application and eligibility changes, effective January 1, 2007.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Please download Part 1 and Part 2 for the complete application packet for board certification through the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) affiliated Board of Certification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Important notices:</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Do not submit your examination fee at this time, as it will be returned to you. The only fee you need to submit at this time is the appropriate application fee, see <a href=\"/initial-medical-board-certification-fees\">fee schedule</a>.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	To insure the secure delivery of your application, supporting documents, and receive acknowledgment that it has been delivered to the ABPS, we highly recommend that you send these materials using Receipt Return Requested, or one of the overnight carriers that utilize a tracking system.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Please be certain to carefully read the entire Board of Certification Information listed below.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Incomplete Application</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire. </b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b><font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></b></b></p>\r\n<!--pdf link--><h3>\r\n	<b><b><b>Part 1</b>: Board Certification Application</b></b></h3>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Diagnostic Radiology1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"19\" src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" width=\"15\" /></a></td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Diagnostic Radiology1.pdf\"><b><font color=\"black\">Download Board Certification Application</font></b></a><a href=\"/userfiles/files/Diagnostic Radiology1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n				(.pdf, 262 KB)</a></td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n<!--/pdf link-->	<b><b><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n<!--print all link -->	</b></b></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n<!--/print all link-->	<b><b><br />\r\n	</b></b></p>\r\n<center>\r\n	<b><b><a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Get Acrobat Reader\" border=\"0\" height=\"31\" src=\"/images/getacro.gif\" width=\"88\" /></a></b></b></center>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>For a hard copy, please <a href=\"/contact/\">contact us</a>.</b></b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 15:07:31','2010-04-01 15:07:31',1),(408,60,2,NULL,'','Diagnostic Radiology Application','diagnostic-radiology-application','','','Application','','','<h2>\r\n	APPLICATION</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Please <a href=\"/downloads/ELIGIBILITY%20REQUIREMENTS%20Changes%20beginning%202007-01-01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a> for application and eligibility changes, effective January 1, 2007.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Please download Part 1 and Part 2 for the complete application packet for board certification through the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) affiliated Board of Certification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Important notices:</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Do not submit your examination fee at this time, as it will be returned to you. The only fee you need to submit at this time is the appropriate application fee, see <a href=\"/initial-medical-board-certification-fees\">fee schedule</a>.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	To insure the secure delivery of your application, supporting documents, and receive acknowledgment that it has been delivered to the ABPS, we highly recommend that you send these materials using Receipt Return Requested, or one of the overnight carriers that utilize a tracking system.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Please be certain to carefully read the entire Board of Certification Information listed below.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Incomplete Application</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire. </b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b><font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></b></b></p>\r\n<!--pdf link--><h3>\r\n	<b><b><b>Part 1</b>: Board Certification Application</b></b></h3>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Diagnostic Radiology1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"19\" src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" width=\"15\" /></a></td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Diagnostic Radiology1.pdf\"><b><font color=\"black\">Download Board Certification Application</font></b></a><a href=\"/userfiles/files/Diagnostic Radiology1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n				(.pdf, 262 KB)</a></td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n<!--/pdf link-->	<b><b><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n<!--print all link -->	</b></b></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n<!--/print all link-->	<b><b><br />\r\n	</b></b></p>\r\n<center>\r\n	<b><b><a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Get Acrobat Reader\" border=\"0\" height=\"31\" src=\"/images/getacro.gif\" width=\"88\" /></a></b></b></center>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>For a hard copy, please <a href=\"/contact/\">contact us</a>.</b></b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 15:37:06','2010-04-01 15:37:06',1),(409,1,9,NULL,'','Medical Board Certification - American Board of Physician Specialties','home','medical board certifications, medical specialties, boards of medical certifications, board certification, national board certification, specialty medical, american medical specialties, american board of physician specialties, abps, medical board certification, medical licensing board\r\n\r\n','The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) provides for medical board certification & recertification in 17 different specialties. 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Completing the emergency medicine board certification exams indicates mastery of emergency medicine experience and knowledge as well as a professional commitment to adhere to the ABPS Medical Code of Ethics.</p>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"emergency-medicine\"><img align=\"right\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"/images/read-more.jpg\" vspace=\"0\" /></a></p>\r\n','<p>\r\n	<img align=\"left\" src=\"/images/pic-1.jpg\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 10px\" /> There is no greater commitment we can make than to provide world-class board certification expertise to physicians, Diplomates, state medical boards and hospitals. Our members enjoy the highest level of personal service and a tireless desire to go the extra mile for their success.&nbsp; The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) is the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. 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Contact us today for more info.\r\n\r\n','Medical Board Certification','','<div style=\"text-transform: uppercase; background-color: rgb(189,134,59); width: 245px; color: rgb(23,65,118); font-size: 20px\">\r\n	<div style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px\">\r\n		EMERGENCY<br />\r\n		<b>MEDICINE</b></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"sidebar\">\r\n	<h2 class=\"sidebar-title\">\r\n		Emergency Medicine Certification</h2>\r\n	<p>\r\n		The ABPS&#39;s emergency medicine board certification exam enables a&nbsp;successful candidate to present&nbsp;to the public as a qualified medical specialist in emergency medicine. Completing the emergency medicine board certification exam indicates mastery of emergency medicine experience and knowledge as well as a professional commitment to adhere to the ABPS Medical Code of Ethics.</p>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"emergency-medicine\"><img align=\"right\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"/images/read-more.jpg\" vspace=\"0\" /></a></p>\r\n','<p>\r\n	<img align=\"left\" src=\"/images/pic-1.jpg\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 10px\" /> There is no greater commitment we can make than to provide world-class board certification expertise to physicians, Diplomates, state medical boards and hospitals. Our members enjoy the highest level of personal service and a tireless desire to go the extra mile for their success.&nbsp; The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) is the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS) overseeing the administration, development and management of eleven medical specialty boards of certification representing seventeen medical specialties.</p>\r\n<div style=\"line-height: 23px; padding-left: 10px; width: 637px; background: url(/images/blue-bar.jpg) no-repeat; height: 23px; color: rgb(23,65,118); font-size: 15px; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous\">\r\n	Featuring distinguished innovative boards of Certification</div>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 17:23:48','2010-04-01 17:23:48',1),(411,8,3,NULL,'','Need Medical Board Certification to Advance Your Medical Career','abps-medical-board-certifications','medical board certification, american board of physician specialties, abps, board certification, medical board certifications, medical specialties, medical specialty, emergency medicine, disaster medicine, internal medicine boards, board certified doctors, physician board certification, medical licensing board\r\n','The American Board of Physician Specialists offers medical board certifications in 17 different medical specialties. ABPS offers an excellent choice in nationally recognized board certification\r\n','ABPS Boards of Certifications','','','<p>\r\n	The Boards of Certification (BOCs) are affiliates of the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) and are recognized as certifying bodies meeting the standards required for affiliation. The BOCs were founded to develop and administer clinically- relevant specialty certification examinations and to award certification to qualified physicians who meet established requirements.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	The BOCs issue certificates to successful candidates, who may present themselves to the public as specialists and Diplomates of their specialty.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Though certification does not guarantee the competence of individuals, the affiliated Boards of Certification of the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), attests that certified members have met minimum education and experience requirements for various certification levels. Each certified member also acknowledges adherence to the ABPS Code of Ethics.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 18:01:38','2010-04-01 18:01:38',1),(412,161,0,NULL,'','Annual Meeting','annual-meeting','','','2010 Annual Scientific Meeting','','','<h3>\r\n	2010 Annual Meeting<br />\r\n	June 7-12, 2010<br />\r\n	Hilton Walt Disney World Resort<br />\r\n	Orlando, FL<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<img src=\"http://abpsus.org/userfiles/images/2010Exhibitorr Photo(1).jpg\" /></h3>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><font><a href=\"http://abpsus.org/userfiles/files/2010 \r\nExhibitor.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b><font color=\"black\">Download 2010 Exhibitor Prospectus</font></b></a></font></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><font><b><font color=\"black\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http://abpsus.org/userfiles/images/2010 annual mtg phto1(3).jpg\" style=\"width: 112px; height: 89px;\" /></font></b></font></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"http://abpsus.org/userfiles/files/2010 annual mtg brochure-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b><font color=\"black\">Download 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting Brochure</font></b></a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	For advance purchase of specially priced Disney Meeting/Convention Theme Park tickets, CLICK LINK: <a href=\"http://www.disneyconventionear.com/AAPS \" target=\"_blank\"> www.disneyconventionear.com/AAPS</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"http://abpsus.org/userfiles/images/Disney(3).gif\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 60px;\" /><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Convention Theme Park tickets are offered to the AAPS/ABPS group at advance purchase savings and are unavailable at the front gates of the WDW Orlando Theme Park. Please note, this offer will expire June 6, 2010.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"http://abpsus.org/userfiles/files/2010 Exhibitor.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b><font color=\"black\"><br />\r\n	</font></b></a></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 18:33:10','2010-04-01 18:33:10',1),(413,162,0,NULL,'','Psychiatry Application','psychiatry-application','','','Psychiatry Application','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Please <a href=\"/downloads/ELIGIBILITY%20REQUIREMENTS%20Changes%20beginning%202007-01-01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a> for application and eligibility changes, effective January 1, 2007.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Please download Part 1 and Part 2 for the complete application packet for board certification through the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) affiliated Board of Certification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Important notices:</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Do not submit your examination fee at this time, as it will be returned to you. The only fee you need to submit at this time is the appropriate application fee, see <a href=\"/initial-medical-board-certification-fees\">fee schedule</a>.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	To insure the secure delivery of your application, supporting documents, and receive acknowledgment that it has been delivered to the ABPS, we highly recommend that you send these materials using Receipt Return Requested, or one of the overnight carriers that utilize a tracking system.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Please be certain to carefully read the entire Board of Certification Information listed below.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Incomplete Application</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire. </b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b><font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></b></b></p>\r\n<!--pdf link--><h3>\r\n	<b><b><b>Part 1</b>: Board Certification Application</b></b></h3>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"19\" src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" width=\"15\" /></a></td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <b><font color=\"black\">Download Board Certification Application</font></b></a><a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n				(.pdf, 262 KB) </a></td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n<!--/pdf link-->	<b><b><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n<!--print all link -->	</b></b></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<!--/print all link--><p>\r\n	<b><b><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	</b></b></p>\r\n<center>\r\n	<b><b><a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Get\r\n Acrobat Reader\" border=\"0\" height=\"31\" src=\"/images/getacro.gif\" width=\"88\" /></a></b></b></center>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>For a hard copy, please <a href=\"/contact/\">contact us</a>.</b></b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 18:43:11','2010-04-01 18:43:11',1),(414,162,1,NULL,'','Psychiatry Application','psychiatry-application','','','Psychiatry Application','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Please <a href=\"/downloads/ELIGIBILITY%20REQUIREMENTS%20Changes%20beginning%202007-01-01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a> for application and eligibility changes, effective January 1, 2007.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Please download Part 1 and Part 2 for the complete application packet for board certification through the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) affiliated Board of Certification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Important notices:</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Do not submit your examination fee at this time, as it will be returned to you. The only fee you need to submit at this time is the appropriate application fee, see <a href=\"/initial-medical-board-certification-fees\">fee schedule</a>.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	To insure the secure delivery of your application, supporting documents, and receive acknowledgment that it has been delivered to the ABPS, we highly recommend that you send these materials using Receipt Return Requested, or one of the overnight carriers that utilize a tracking system.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Please be certain to carefully read the entire Board of Certification Information listed below.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Incomplete Application</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire. </b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b><font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></b></b></p>\r\n<!--pdf link--><h3>\r\n	<b><b><b>Part 1</b>: Board Certification Application</b></b></h3>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"19\" src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" width=\"15\" /></a></td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <b><font color=\"black\">Download Board Certification Application</font></b></a><a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n				(.pdf, 262 KB) </a></td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n<!--/pdf link-->	<b><b><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n<!--print all link -->	</b></b></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<!--/print all link--><p>\r\n	<b><b><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	</b></b></p>\r\n<center>\r\n	<b><b><a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Get\r\n Acrobat Reader\" border=\"0\" height=\"31\" src=\"/images/getacro.gif\" width=\"88\" /></a></b></b></center>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>For a hard copy, please <a href=\"/contact/\">contact us</a>.</b></b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 18:46:38','2010-04-01 18:46:38',1),(415,163,0,NULL,'','Psychiatry Description','psychiatry-description','','','Psychiatry Examination Description','','','<p align=\"left\">\r\n	An outline of the subject areas covered on the certification examination is included to help candidates prepare for the exam. Candidates should review this outline carefully and focus study on the areas listed. Candidates should be aware that the outline reflects the responses to practice-analysis questionnaires and enables codification of the examination for subsequent analysis of the results. Each question is linked to a specific area of the outline. No question is meant to be obscure or tricky. The percentage of questions in an area conveys the relative importance of each area of the examination. The information in the outline is meant to serve as a study aid only and not as a guarantee of success in taking the certification examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><br />\r\n	<font size=\"4\">Psychiatry Classification System </font> </b></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"75%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					<b>Subject Area </b></div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					<b># of Questions on Exam </b></div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					1</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Interviewing/Diagnosis Testing DSM-IVTR</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				15</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					2</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Mood/Anxiety/Adjustment Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				25</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					3</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Psychotic Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				20</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					4</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Delirum/Dementia</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					5</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Infancy/Childhood/Adolescence</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					6</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Impulse Control, Psychosexual, Eating Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					7</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Treatment</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				20</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					8</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Forensic/Legal/Ethical Issues</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					9</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Somatoform/ Factitious/ Malingering/ Depersonalization</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					10</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Amnestic/Sleep Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					11</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Substance Abuse Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				20</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					12</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Neurology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				25</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					13</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Personality Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				15</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><b>Psychiatry Examination Study References </b> </font><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study materials to prepare for the <b>written</b> certification or recertification examinations. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n<!--pdf link--></p>\r\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"75%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/PY - Specialty Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"19\" src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" width=\"15\" /></a></td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/PY - Specialty Resources.pdf\"><b><font color=\"black\">Download Study References</font></b></a></td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><b>Description of the Oral Examination in Psychiatry </b></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Oral Certification Examination in Psychiatry is an opportunity for the Board to examine your ability to diagnose and treat patients requiring psychiatric services. The cases you will be presented will be based upon real or hypothetical patients. For each case you will be given a brief history of the patient&rsquo;s present symptoms or complaints. You may need to probe for more information. You will be expected to describe the treatment process. Additionally, the examinee may be questioned regarding the risks related to a treatment process or what other treatment options might be considered. In obtaining the information, you should speak clearly and be cognizant of time constraints applicable to your handling each case. You may ask the examiner to repeat information that you did not hear clearly. Be certain that you understand what is being asked of you before responding.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The examination consists of 3 (three) case studies. For each case study a threshold score has been established. The threshold score represents the minimum passing score that is expected of a practicing physician in Psychiatry. The threshold score for each case has been established prior to its administration. Board Diplomates in Psychiatry, with the guidance of a psychometrician, have estimated the expected minimal performance for each area within each case. These minimal performance expectations are combined to obtain the minimum expected score on a case.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	For each case, an examinee is scored in several areas. An examinee&rsquo;s performance is typically scored in each of the following areas:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		History of the patient&mdash;The examinee is expected to probe for the history of the patient (e.g., onset/course/associated symptoms, allergies, medications, past medical history; social/family history, surgical history, and psychological history).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Physical examination&mdash;The examinee is expected to request information about specific aspects of the patient&rsquo;s physical condition (e.g., heart, mental status, neurological, and other areas applicable to the case).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Requested laboratory tests and diagnostic examinations&mdash;The examinee will order appropriate laboratory tests and diagnostic examinations; the examinee will be provided the results.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Management of the patient&mdash;The examinee will indicate what treatment is recommended, including acute hospitalization, acute outpatient, and chronic or ongoing management. The examinee may be asked to provide a rationale.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Disposition/Pathophysiology&mdash;The examinee may be presented with follow-up conditions of the patient, including complications&mdash;to which the examinee will be asked to recommend appropriate actions; or the examinee may be asked to describe possible complications/outcomes and appropriate corrective actions. Additionally, other related questions regarding the patient&rsquo;s condition may be asked.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	A candidate&rsquo;s score on any one case is completely independent of his or her score on any other case. To pass, the examinee must minimally obtain a total score (sum of the scores from all cases) that equals or exceeds the sum of the threshold scores for the studies. Therefore, it is possible that an examinee may score less than the threshold score for one case, but still pass the examination, provided he or she scores well on the remainder of the cases to offset the lower score. Each case contains approximately the same number of possible points. Therefore, the cases are approximately equally weighted in the overall calculation of examinee&rsquo;s total score.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The cases presented will address a variety of situations. No cases will address exactly the same topic. Topics presented to the examinee may include, but not limited to:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		General Psychiatric Management</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Psychiatric Liaison Consultation Service</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Voluntary / Involuntary Psychiatry</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Personality Disorder Management</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Psychotic Disorder Management</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Affective Disorder Management</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Addictive Disorder Management</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Geriatric Psychiatry</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Child / Adolescent Psychiatry</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	Examiners will not indicate whether you have passed a case or failed. No comments made by the examiner should be interpreted by the examinee as implying that he or she has either passed or failed a case.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Examinees should plan to arrive one-half hour before the scheduled beginning of the examination and expect to be in the examination room for nearly two hours. For this examination you will be given pencils and paper to use during the course of the examination. Also, you will not be permitted to bring into the examination room books, electronic devices, backpacks, or parcels. The only thing you will absolutely need to bring is a government-issued photo ID card such as a Driver&rsquo;s License or Passport for examination check-in.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Drinking water will be available in the room. A restroom break is permissible, but only between cases.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, provided the disabilities are documented and the accommodations requested are applicable to the disabilities. Requests for special accommodations should be made to ABPS at least two months in advance of the examination. ABPS will forward specific instructions for the documentation that will be needed from the examinee or the evaluator of the examinee&rsquo;s disability. Any requests for special accommodations less than two months before the examination will not be honored since there will not be sufficient time to review the documentation and arrange for the special accommodations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All ABPS examinations are administered only in English. Responses from examinees to examination questions must be in English for the candidate to be eligible to receive credit towards his or her examination score.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The results of the examinee&rsquo;s performance on the Oral Examination are mailed within 75 days of the examination. A careful review of the scoring and analyses of the results are conducted after the examination and before issuing reports, to verify the accuracy and validity of the results.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Examinees who fail to pass an Oral Examination have the opportunity to take an examination consisting of different cases at the next scheduled administration. Oral Examinations in Psychiatry are administered once a year&mdash;during the all administration (September-October). At the current time, an examinee is permitted no more than three attempts to pass the Oral Examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Should you have any questions, please call ABPS at 813-433-2277.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 18:51:02','2010-04-01 18:51:02',1),(416,164,0,NULL,'','Psychiatry Recertification','psychiatry-recertification','','','Psychiatry Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification.&nbsp; See <b>ABPS Standards for Recertification</b>.&nbsp; <a href=\"/medical-board-recertification-brochure-abps\">Click Here</a> to view a copy of the brochure or <a href=\"/downloads/ABPS_re-cert_brochure.pdf\"> Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure.&nbsp; Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians.&nbsp; <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b>&nbsp; (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.)&nbsp; CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Psychiatry prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Note:&nbsp; The following requirements apply only to the next recertification.&nbsp; After recertifying, the physician will be required to meet the new recertification requirements, listed below.</b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.&nbsp;<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:&nbsp; For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005&mdash;an average of 35 CMEs per year in the field of Psychiatry; and for the years 2006 and later:&nbsp; an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Psychiatry. &nbsp; At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Psychiatry.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Psychiatry after&nbsp; 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a><br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n						<tbody>\r\n							<tr>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n								</td>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\">http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a> .</b></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com/\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n								</td>\r\n							</tr>\r\n						</tbody>\r\n					</table>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.&nbsp;<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Psychiatry. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs. The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view . Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Psychiatry.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" /></a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry_Recert.pdf\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fee is non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year.&nbsp; Included among the specialties for which examinations are offered are those for the Board of Certification in Psychiatry.&nbsp; ABPS offers the written recertification examinations in <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:city w:st=\"on\">Tampa</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Florida</st1:country-region></st1:place>, twice yearly, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Psychiatry requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/psychiatry-recertification-schedule\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices.&nbsp; (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination.&nbsp; These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.)&nbsp; Each scorable question has only one correct answer.&nbsp; For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet.&nbsp; ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question.&nbsp; All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed.&nbsp; Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination.&nbsp; Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent.&nbsp; Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\">The following table lists the <u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">approximate</font></u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"583\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b>Domain</b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Adjustment Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Amnestic Syndromes</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Anxiety Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Attention Deficit And Hyperactivity Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Biological Bases Of Behavior</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Communication Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Community Psychiatry</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Delirium</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Dementia</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Diagnostic Testing</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Disorders Of Infancy, Childhood, And Adolescence</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Eating Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Electroconvulsive Therapy</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Elimination Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Ethical Issues In Psychiatry</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Factitious Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Geriatric Psychiatry</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">History of the Profession</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Impulse Control Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Learning Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Legal Issues In Psychiatry</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Mental Disorders Due To Medical Illnesses</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Mental Retardation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Mood Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Non-Biological Bases Of Behavior</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Personality Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Pervasive Developmental Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Psychopharmacology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Psychotherapy</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Sexual Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Somatoform Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Thought Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Tic Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Neurology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">7</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Sleep Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><b>Psychiatry Examination Study References<br />\r\n	</b><br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination.&nbsp; The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p align=\"right\">\r\n					<a href=\"http:///userfiles/files/PY - Specialty Resources(1).pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" /></a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"http:///userfiles/files/PY - Specialty Resources(1).pdf\"><b>Download Study References</b></a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><b>When Examination Results are Available</b></font></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</font></font></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 18:55:02','2010-04-01 18:55:02',1),(417,165,0,NULL,'','Psychiatry Recertification Schedule','psychiatry-recertification-schedule','','','Psychiatry Recertification Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	All ABPS recertification exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				May 1, 2009<br />\r\n				December 1, 2009<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				September 2009<br />\r\n				May 2010<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>',0,'2010-04-01 18:57:22','2010-04-01 18:57:22',1),(418,118,4,NULL,'','ABPS Board Certification Examination Schedule','examiantion-schedule','medical board certification, physician board certification, medical specialties, abps, american association of physician specialties','All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.\r\n\r\n','Board Certification Exam Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				December 1, 2009<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				May 2010<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h1>\r\n	ORAL EXAMINATION DATES</h1>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	October 17, 2009<br />\r\n	October 16, 2010<br />\r\n	October 1, 2011<br />\r\n	October 13, 2012</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	You do not submit an application for the Oral examinations, just the fee. Oral examinations are typically administered on Saturday, and sometimes on Sunday. Examinees are not permitted to take both the written and oral examinations during the same administration. Oral examinations are not required for every specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>ALL ORAL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.</b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 19:09:24','2010-04-01 19:09:24',1),(419,118,5,NULL,'','ABPS Board Certification Examination Schedule','examiantion-schedule','medical board certification, physician board certification, medical specialties, abps, american association of physician specialties','All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.\r\n\r\n','Board Certification Exam Schedule','','','<p>\r\n	All ABPS written exams are offered in a computer-based multiple choice format in test centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer based format allows the candidate great flexibility in examination scheduling and, in most cases, eliminates the need for long distance travel.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The computer-based examination window usually spans four weeks, and the candidate can schedule on any day during that time that his/her chosen test center is open, and at any time during the day, so long as he/she allows enough time to complete the exam. Most test centers are open Monday through Friday only, a few are open on weekends as well.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Once a candidate is approved to sit for the examination, and the examination fee is paid, ABPS will send the candidate a password and directions for registering for the examination on the date and at the test center of his/her choice.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	PLEASE NOTE</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50%\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n				<br />\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>Due Date for Completion of File:</u><br />\r\n				December 1, 2009<br />\r\n				May 1, 2010<br />\r\n				December 1, 2010<br />\r\n				May 1, 2011</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<u>For CBT Exam In:</u><br />\r\n				May 2010<br />\r\n				September 2010<br />\r\n				May 2011<br />\r\n				September 2011</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h2>\r\n	ORAL EXAMINATION DATES</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	October 17, 2009<br />\r\n	October 16, 2010<br />\r\n	October 1, 2011<br />\r\n	October 13, 2012</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	You do not submit an application for the Oral examinations, just the fee. Oral examinations are typically administered on Saturday, and sometimes on Sunday. Examinees are not permitted to take both the written and oral examinations during the same administration. Oral examinations are not required for every specialty.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>ALL ORAL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.</b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 19:18:54','2010-04-01 19:18:54',1),(420,144,1,NULL,'','ABPS Brochure','brochure','','','','','','<img style=\"visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;\" border=0 width=0 height=0 src=\"http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNzAxNjQxMzUyNjImcHQ9MTI3MDE2NDE*MDEwMSZwPTY1OTQwMSZkPSZnPTEmbz*2ZTM1YmRhNDM*ODA*M2E5ODk4/ODU4OTIzZGU1OWZmYyZvZj*w.gif\" /><object id=\"embededPhotosnackFlash\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"http://files.photosnack.net/app/swf/EmbedCanvas.swf?hash_id=1a973c69d189731a0f928dfa2a132069\" width=\"600\" height=\"475\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://files.photosnack.net/app/swf/EmbedCanvas.swf?hash_id=1a973c69d189731a0f928dfa2a132069\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#141414\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"></object>',0,'2010-04-01 19:22:28','2010-04-01 19:22:28',1),(421,144,2,NULL,'','ABPS Brochure','brochure','','','','','','<center><p>\r\n	<img border=\"0\" height=\"0\" src=\"http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNzAxNjQxMzUyNjImcHQ9MTI3MDE2NDE*MDEwMSZwPTY1OTQwMSZkPSZnPTEmbz*2ZTM1YmRhNDM*ODA*M2E5ODk4/ODU4OTIzZGU1OWZmYyZvZj*w.gif\" style=\"visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;\" width=\"0\" /><object data=\"http://files.photosnack.net/app/swf/EmbedCanvas.swf?hash_id=1a973c69d189731a0f928dfa2a132069\" height=\"475\" id=\"embededPhotosnackFlash\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"600\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://files.photosnack.net/app/swf/EmbedCanvas.swf?hash_id=1a973c69d189731a0f928dfa2a132069\" /><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#141414\" /><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" /></object></p></center>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 19:23:13','2010-04-01 19:23:13',1),(422,144,3,NULL,'','ABPS Brochure','brochure','','','Enhancing Patient Care','','','<center>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<img border=\"0\" height=\"0\" src=\"http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNzAxNjQxMzUyNjImcHQ9MTI3MDE2NDE*MDEwMSZwPTY1OTQwMSZkPSZnPTEmbz*2ZTM1YmRhNDM*ODA*M2E5ODk4/ODU4OTIzZGU1OWZmYyZvZj*w.gif\" style=\"visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;\" width=\"0\" /><object data=\"http://files.photosnack.net/app/swf/EmbedCanvas.swf?hash_id=1a973c69d189731a0f928dfa2a132069\" height=\"475\" id=\"embededPhotosnackFlash\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"600\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://files.photosnack.net/app/swf/EmbedCanvas.swf?hash_id=1a973c69d189731a0f928dfa2a132069\" /><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#141414\" /><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" /></object></p>\r\n</center>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 19:24:16','2010-04-01 19:24:16',1),(423,143,5,NULL,'','Why Physicians Choose ABPS- Video','video','','','Watch ABPS Video','','','<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/brochure\">Click here</a> to view the ABPS Brochure</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<object height=\"385\" width=\"640\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/QlJ5NHzNk2I&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" /></object><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><embed allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" height=\"385\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/QlJ5NHzNk2I&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"640\"></embed></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 19:44:02','2010-04-01 19:44:02',1),(424,45,13,NULL,'','Anesthesiology Recertification','anesthesiology-recertification','','','Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification. ABPS Standards for Recertification. <a href=\"/userfiles/files/ABPS_re-cert_brochure(3).pdf\" linkindex=\"23\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure. Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians. <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b> (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.) CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Anesthesiology prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"24\"> recertification fee schedule</a><a href=\"board-recertification-fees\">*.</a><br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours: For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005 an average of 30 CMEs per year in the field of Anesthesiology; and for the years 2006 and later: an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Anesthesiology after 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\" target=\"_blank\">www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a>.</b></p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"25\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(2).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Anesthesiology_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fees are non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Anesthesiology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\" linkindex=\"28\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices. (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination. These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.) Each scorable question has only one correct answer. For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet. ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question. All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed. Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination. Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent. Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">The following table lists the approximate&nbsp; number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:<br />\r\n	</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font size=\"3\">Domain</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Pharmacology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">27</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Management</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">31</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Preparation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">17</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anatomy &amp; Physiology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">25</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h2>\r\n	Anesthesiology Examination Study References</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(1).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /><a href=\"/userfiles/files/AN - Specialty Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Study References</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	When Examination Results are Available ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 20:38:33','2010-04-01 20:38:33',1),(425,45,14,NULL,'','Anesthesiology Recertification','anesthesiology-recertification','','','Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification. ABPS Standards for Recertification. <a href=\"/userfiles/files/ABPS_re-cert_brochure(3).pdf\" linkindex=\"23\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure. Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomats certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians. <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b> (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.) CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Anesthesiology prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"24\"> recertification fee schedule</a><a href=\"board-recertification-fees\">*.</a><br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours: For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005 an average of 30 CMEs per year in the field of Anesthesiology; and for the years 2006 and later: an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Anesthesiology after 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\" target=\"_blank\">www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a>.</b></p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"25\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(2).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Anesthesiology_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fees are non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Anesthesiology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\" linkindex=\"28\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices. (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination. These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.) Each scorable question has only one correct answer. For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet. ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question. All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed. Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination. Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent. Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">The following table lists the approximate&nbsp; number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:<br />\r\n	</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font size=\"3\">Domain</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Pharmacology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">27</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Management</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">31</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Preparation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">17</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anatomy &amp; Physiology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">25</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h2>\r\n	Anesthesiology Examination Study References</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(1).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /><a href=\"/userfiles/files/AN - Specialty Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Study References</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	When Examination Results are Available ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 20:42:31','2010-04-01 20:42:31',1),(426,45,15,NULL,'','Anesthesiology Recertification','anesthesiology-recertification','','','Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification. ABPS Standards for Recertification. <a href=\"/userfiles/files/ABPS_re-cert_brochure(3).pdf\" linkindex=\"23\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure. Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomats certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians. <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b> (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.) CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Anesthesiology prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule*</a><br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours: For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005 an average of 30 CMEs per year in the field of Anesthesiology; and for the years 2006 and later: an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Anesthesiology after 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\" target=\"_blank\">www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a>.</b></p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"25\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(2).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Anesthesiology_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fees are non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Anesthesiology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\" linkindex=\"28\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices. (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination. These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.) Each scorable question has only one correct answer. For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet. ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question. All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed. Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination. Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent. Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">The following table lists the approximate&nbsp; number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:<br />\r\n	</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font size=\"3\">Domain</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Pharmacology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">27</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Management</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">31</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Preparation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">17</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anatomy &amp; Physiology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">25</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h2>\r\n	Anesthesiology Examination Study References</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(1).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /><a href=\"/userfiles/files/AN - Specialty Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Study References</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	When Examination Results are Available ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 20:47:06','2010-04-01 20:47:06',1),(427,45,16,NULL,'','Anesthesiology Recertification','anesthesiology-recertification','','','Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification. ABPS Standards for Recertification. <a href=\"/userfiles/files/ABPS_re-cert_brochure(3).pdf\" linkindex=\"23\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure. Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomats certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians. <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b> (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.) CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Anesthesiology prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the recertification fee schedule* <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">click here</a><br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours: For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005 an average of 30 CMEs per year in the field of Anesthesiology; and for the years 2006 and later: an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Anesthesiology after 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\" target=\"_blank\">www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a>.</b></p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\" linkindex=\"25\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(2).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Anesthesiology_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fees are non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Anesthesiology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\" linkindex=\"28\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices. (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination. These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.) Each scorable question has only one correct answer. For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet. ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question. All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed. Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination. Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent. Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">The following table lists the approximate&nbsp; number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:<br />\r\n	</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font size=\"3\">Domain</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Pharmacology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">27</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Management</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">31</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Preparation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">17</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anatomy &amp; Physiology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">25</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h2>\r\n	Anesthesiology Examination Study References</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(1).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /><a href=\"/userfiles/files/AN - Specialty Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Study References</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	When Examination Results are Available ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 20:55:20','2010-04-01 20:55:20',1),(428,45,17,NULL,'','Anesthesiology Recertification','anesthesiology-recertification','','','Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification. ABPS Standards for Recertification. <a href=\"/userfiles/files/ABPS_re-cert_brochure(3).pdf\" linkindex=\"23\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure. Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomats certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians. <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b> (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.) CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Anesthesiology prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the recertification fee schedule* <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">click here</a><br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours: For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005 an average of 30 CMEs per year in the field of Anesthesiology; and for the years 2006 and later: an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Anesthesiology after 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\" target=\"_blank\">www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a>.</b></p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the recertification fee schedule*.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(2).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Anesthesiology_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fees are non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Anesthesiology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\" linkindex=\"28\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices. (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination. These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.) Each scorable question has only one correct answer. For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet. ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question. All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed. Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination. Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent. Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">The following table lists the approximate&nbsp; number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:<br />\r\n	</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font size=\"3\">Domain</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Pharmacology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">27</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Management</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">31</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Preparation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">17</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anatomy &amp; Physiology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">25</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h2>\r\n	Anesthesiology Examination Study References</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(1).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px\" /><a href=\"/userfiles/files/AN - Specialty Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Study References</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	When Examination Results are Available ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 21:06:21','2010-04-01 21:06:21',1),(429,164,1,NULL,'','Psychiatry Recertification','psychiatry-recertification','','','Psychiatry Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification.&nbsp; See <b>ABPS Standards for Recertification</b>.&nbsp; <a href=\"/downloads/ABPS_re-cert_brochure.pdf\">Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure.&nbsp; Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians.&nbsp; <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b>&nbsp; (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.)&nbsp; CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Psychiatry prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Note:&nbsp; The following requirements apply only to the next recertification.&nbsp; After recertifying, the physician will be required to meet the new recertification requirements, listed below.</b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.&nbsp;<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:&nbsp; For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005&mdash;an average of 35 CMEs per year in the field of Psychiatry; and for the years 2006 and later:&nbsp; an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Psychiatry. &nbsp; At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Psychiatry.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Psychiatry after&nbsp; 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a><br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n						<tbody>\r\n							<tr>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n								</td>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\">http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a> .</b></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com/\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n								</td>\r\n							</tr>\r\n						</tbody>\r\n					</table>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.&nbsp;<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Psychiatry. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs. The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view . Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Psychiatry.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" /></a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry_Recert.pdf\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fee is non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year.&nbsp; Included among the specialties for which examinations are offered are those for the Board of Certification in Psychiatry.&nbsp; ABPS offers the written recertification examinations in <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:city w:st=\"on\">Tampa</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Florida</st1:country-region></st1:place>, twice yearly, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Psychiatry requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/psychiatry-recertification-schedule\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices.&nbsp; (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination.&nbsp; These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.)&nbsp; Each scorable question has only one correct answer.&nbsp; For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet.&nbsp; ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question.&nbsp; All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed.&nbsp; Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination.&nbsp; Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent.&nbsp; Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\">The following table lists the <u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">approximate</font></u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"583\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b>Domain</b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Adjustment Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Amnestic Syndromes</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Anxiety Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Attention Deficit And Hyperactivity Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Biological Bases Of Behavior</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Communication Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Community Psychiatry</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Delirium</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Dementia</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Diagnostic Testing</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Disorders Of Infancy, Childhood, And Adolescence</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Eating Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Electroconvulsive Therapy</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Elimination Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Ethical Issues In Psychiatry</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Factitious Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Geriatric Psychiatry</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">History of the Profession</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Impulse Control Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">1</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Learning Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Legal Issues In Psychiatry</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Mental Disorders Due To Medical Illnesses</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Mental Retardation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Mood Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Non-Biological Bases Of Behavior</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Personality Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Pervasive Developmental Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Psychopharmacology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Psychotherapy</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">5</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Sexual Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Somatoform Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">3</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Thought Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">4</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Tic Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Neurology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">7</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Sleep Disorders</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"240\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">2</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><b>Psychiatry Examination Study References<br />\r\n	</b><br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination.&nbsp; The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p align=\"right\">\r\n					<a href=\"http:///userfiles/files/PY - Specialty Resources(1).pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" /></a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"http:///userfiles/files/PY - Specialty Resources(1).pdf\"><b>Download Study References</b></a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><b>When Examination Results are Available</b></font></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</font></font></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 21:11:33','2010-04-01 21:11:33',1),(430,162,2,NULL,'','Psychiatry Application','psychiatry-application','','','Psychiatry Application','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Please <a href=\"/userfiles/files/ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Changes beginning 2007-01-01(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a> for application and eligibility changes, effective January 1, 2007.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Please download Part 1 and Part 2 for the complete application packet for board certification through the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) affiliated Board of Certification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Important notices:</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Do not submit your examination fee at this time, as it will be returned to you. The only fee you need to submit at this time is the appropriate application fee, see fee schedule.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	To insure the secure delivery of your application, supporting documents, and receive acknowledgment that it has been delivered to the ABPS, we highly recommend that you send these materials using Receipt Return Requested, or one of the overnight carriers that utilize a tracking system.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Please be certain to carefully read the entire Board of Certification Information listed below.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Incomplete Application</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire. </b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b><font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></b></b></p>\r\n<!--pdf link--><h3>\r\n	<b><b><b>Part 1</b>: Board Certification Application</b></b></h3>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(11).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></a></td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry1(1).pdf\"> <b><font color=\"black\">Download Board Certification Application</font></b></a><a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n				(.pdf, 262 KB) </a></td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<center>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<b><b><a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Get\r\n Acrobat Reader\" border=\"0\" height=\"31\" src=\"/images/getacro.gif\" width=\"88\" /></a></b></b></p>\r\n</center>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>For a hard copy, please <a href=\"/contact/\">contact us</a>.</b></b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 21:23:06','2010-04-01 21:23:06',1),(431,162,3,NULL,'','Psychiatry Application','psychiatry-application','','','Psychiatry Application','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Please <a href=\"/userfiles/files/ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Changes beginning 2007-01-01(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a> for application and eligibility changes, effective January 1, 2007.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Please download Part 1 and Part 2 for the complete application packet for board certification through the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) affiliated Board of Certification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Important notices:</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Do not submit your examination fee at this time, as it will be returned to you. The only fee you need to submit at this time is the appropriate application fee, see fee schedule.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	To insure the secure delivery of your application, supporting documents, and receive acknowledgment that it has been delivered to the ABPS, we highly recommend that you send these materials using Receipt Return Requested, or one of the overnight carriers that utilize a tracking system.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Please be certain to carefully read the entire Board of Certification Information listed below.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Incomplete Application</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire. </b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b><font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></b></b></p>\r\n<!--pdf link--><h3>\r\n	<b><b><b>Part 1</b>: Board Certification Application</b></b></h3>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(11).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></a></td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry1(1).pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <b><font color=\"black\">Download Board Certification Application</font></b></a><a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n				(.pdf, 262 KB) </a></td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<center>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<b><b><a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Get\r\n Acrobat Reader\" border=\"0\" height=\"31\" src=\"/images/getacro.gif\" width=\"88\" /></a></b></b></p>\r\n</center>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>For a hard copy, please <a href=\"/contact/\">contact us</a>.</b></b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 21:23:48','2010-04-01 21:23:48',1),(432,162,4,NULL,'','Psychiatry Application','psychiatry-application','','','Psychiatry Application','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Please <a href=\"/userfiles/files/ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Changes beginning 2007-01-01(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a> for application and eligibility changes, effective January 1, 2007.</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Please download Part 1 and Part 2 for the complete application packet for board certification through the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) affiliated Board of Certification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Important notices:</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Do not submit your examination fee at this time, as it will be returned to you. The only fee you need to submit at this time is the appropriate application fee, see fee schedule.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	To insure the secure delivery of your application, supporting documents, and receive acknowledgment that it has been delivered to the ABPS, we highly recommend that you send these materials using Receipt Return Requested, or one of the overnight carriers that utilize a tracking system.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Please be certain to carefully read the entire Board of Certification Information listed below.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Incomplete Application</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>Submission of an incomplete application may delay the Board&rsquo;s acceptance of your application in time for you to take the exam on the date you desire. </b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>At the end of the application you will find a checklist detailing the items you need to attach to the application in order for your application to be considered complete. Please review the materials you are submitting against this checklist.</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>If, after a period of one year from your submission of your application, all of the application materials are not deemed complete and the application has not been approved by the appropriate board of certification, your application will become invalid, thereby requiring you to submit a new application and application fee in order to pursue certification. You must meet the certification requirements in effect at the time the second or subsequent application is received by ABPS.</b></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b><font color=\"red\">Revised January 2009</font></b></b></p>\r\n<!--pdf link--><h3>\r\n	<b><b><b>Part 1</b>: Board Certification Application</b></b></h3>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(11).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></a></td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry1(1).pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <b><font color=\"black\">Download Board Certification Application</font></b></a><a href=\"/userfiles/files/Psychiatry1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n				(.pdf, 262 KB) </a></td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<center>\r\n	<p>\r\n		<b><b><a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Get\r\n Acrobat Reader\" border=\"0\" height=\"31\" src=\"/images/getacro.gif\" width=\"88\" /></a></b></b></p>\r\n</center>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><b>For a hard copy, please <a href=\"/contact/\">contact us</a>.</b></b></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 21:24:28','2010-04-01 21:24:28',1),(433,45,18,NULL,'','Anesthesiology Recertification','anesthesiology-recertification','','','Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification. ABPS Standards for Recertification. <a href=\"/userfiles/files/ABPS_re-cert_brochure(3).pdf\" linkindex=\"23\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure. Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomats certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians. <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b> (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.) CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Anesthesiology prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the recertification fee schedule* <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">click here</a><br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours: For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005 an average of 30 CMEs per year in the field of Anesthesiology; and for the years 2006 and later: an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Anesthesiology after 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\" target=\"_blank\">www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a>.</b></p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(2).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Anesthesiology_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fees are non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Anesthesiology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\" linkindex=\"28\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices. (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination. These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.) Each scorable question has only one correct answer. For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet. ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question. All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed. Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination. Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent. Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">The following table lists the approximate&nbsp; number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:<br />\r\n	</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font size=\"3\">Domain</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Pharmacology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">27</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Management</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">31</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Preparation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">17</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anatomy &amp; Physiology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">25</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h2>\r\n	Anesthesiology Examination Study References</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(1).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px\" /><a href=\"/userfiles/files/AN - Specialty Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Study References</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	When Examination Results are Available ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 21:25:12','2010-04-01 21:25:12',1),(434,163,1,NULL,'','Psychiatry Description','psychiatry-description','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','An outline of the subject areas covered on the certification examination is included to help candidates prepare for the exam. Candidates should review this outline carefully and focus study on the areas listed. ','Psychiatry Examination Description','','','<p align=\"left\">\r\n	An outline of the subject areas covered on the certification examination is included to help candidates prepare for the exam. Candidates should review this outline carefully and focus study on the areas listed. Candidates should be aware that the outline reflects the responses to practice-analysis questionnaires and enables codification of the examination for subsequent analysis of the results. Each question is linked to a specific area of the outline. No question is meant to be obscure or tricky. The percentage of questions in an area conveys the relative importance of each area of the examination. The information in the outline is meant to serve as a study aid only and not as a guarantee of success in taking the certification examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><font size=\"4\">Psychiatry Classification System </font> </b></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"75%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					<b>Subject Area </b></div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					<b># of Questions on Exam </b></div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					1</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Interviewing/Diagnosis Testing DSM-IVTR</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				15</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					2</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Mood/Anxiety/Adjustment Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				25</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					3</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Psychotic Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				20</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					4</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Delirum/Dementia</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					5</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Infancy/Childhood/Adolescence</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					6</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Impulse Control, Psychosexual, Eating Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					7</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Treatment</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				20</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					8</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Forensic/Legal/Ethical Issues</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					9</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Somatoform/ Factitious/ Malingering/ Depersonalization</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					10</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Amnestic/Sleep Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					11</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Substance Abuse Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				20</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					12</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Neurology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				25</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					13</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Personality Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				15</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><b>Psychiatry Examination Study References </b> </font><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study materials to prepare for the <b>written</b> certification or recertification examinations. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"75%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/PY - Specialty Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(12).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></a></td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/PY - Specialty Resources(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b><font color=\"black\">Download Study References</font></b></a></td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/userfiles/files/PY - Specialty Resources(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><b>Description of the Oral Examination in Psychiatry </b></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Oral Certification Examination in Psychiatry is an opportunity for the Board to examine your ability to diagnose and treat patients requiring psychiatric services. The cases you will be presented will be based upon real or hypothetical patients. For each case you will be given a brief history of the patient&rsquo;s present symptoms or complaints. You may need to probe for more information. You will be expected to describe the treatment process. Additionally, the examinee may be questioned regarding the risks related to a treatment process or what other treatment options might be considered. In obtaining the information, you should speak clearly and be cognizant of time constraints applicable to your handling each case. You may ask the examiner to repeat information that you did not hear clearly. Be certain that you understand what is being asked of you before responding.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The examination consists of 3 (three) case studies. For each case study a threshold score has been established. The threshold score represents the minimum passing score that is expected of a practicing physician in Psychiatry. The threshold score for each case has been established prior to its administration. Board Diplomates in Psychiatry, with the guidance of a psychometrician, have estimated the expected minimal performance for each area within each case. These minimal performance expectations are combined to obtain the minimum expected score on a case.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	For each case, an examinee is scored in several areas. An examinee&rsquo;s performance is typically scored in each of the following areas:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		History of the patient&mdash;The examinee is expected to probe for the history of the patient (e.g., onset/course/associated symptoms, allergies, medications, past medical history; social/family history, surgical history, and psychological history).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Physical examination&mdash;The examinee is expected to request information about specific aspects of the patient&rsquo;s physical condition (e.g., heart, mental status, neurological, and other areas applicable to the case).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Requested laboratory tests and diagnostic examinations&mdash;The examinee will order appropriate laboratory tests and diagnostic examinations; the examinee will be provided the results.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Management of the patient&mdash;The examinee will indicate what treatment is recommended, including acute hospitalization, acute outpatient, and chronic or ongoing management. The examinee may be asked to provide a rationale.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Disposition/Pathophysiology&mdash;The examinee may be presented with follow-up conditions of the patient, including complications&mdash;to which the examinee will be asked to recommend appropriate actions; or the examinee may be asked to describe possible complications/outcomes and appropriate corrective actions. Additionally, other related questions regarding the patient&rsquo;s condition may be asked.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	A candidate&rsquo;s score on any one case is completely independent of his or her score on any other case. To pass, the examinee must minimally obtain a total score (sum of the scores from all cases) that equals or exceeds the sum of the threshold scores for the studies. Therefore, it is possible that an examinee may score less than the threshold score for one case, but still pass the examination, provided he or she scores well on the remainder of the cases to offset the lower score. Each case contains approximately the same number of possible points. Therefore, the cases are approximately equally weighted in the overall calculation of examinee&rsquo;s total score.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The cases presented will address a variety of situations. No cases will address exactly the same topic. Topics presented to the examinee may include, but not limited to:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		General Psychiatric Management</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Psychiatric Liaison Consultation Service</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Voluntary / Involuntary Psychiatry</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Personality Disorder Management</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Psychotic Disorder Management</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Affective Disorder Management</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Addictive Disorder Management</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Geriatric Psychiatry</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Child / Adolescent Psychiatry</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	Examiners will not indicate whether you have passed a case or failed. No comments made by the examiner should be interpreted by the examinee as implying that he or she has either passed or failed a case.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Examinees should plan to arrive one-half hour before the scheduled beginning of the examination and expect to be in the examination room for nearly two hours. For this examination you will be given pencils and paper to use during the course of the examination. Also, you will not be permitted to bring into the examination room books, electronic devices, backpacks, or parcels. The only thing you will absolutely need to bring is a government-issued photo ID card such as a Driver&rsquo;s License or Passport for examination check-in.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Drinking water will be available in the room. A restroom break is permissible, but only between cases.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, provided the disabilities are documented and the accommodations requested are applicable to the disabilities. Requests for special accommodations should be made to ABPS at least two months in advance of the examination. ABPS will forward specific instructions for the documentation that will be needed from the examinee or the evaluator of the examinee&rsquo;s disability. Any requests for special accommodations less than two months before the examination will not be honored since there will not be sufficient time to review the documentation and arrange for the special accommodations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All ABPS examinations are administered only in English. Responses from examinees to examination questions must be in English for the candidate to be eligible to receive credit towards his or her examination score.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The results of the examinee&rsquo;s performance on the Oral Examination are mailed within 75 days of the examination. A careful review of the scoring and analyses of the results are conducted after the examination and before issuing reports, to verify the accuracy and validity of the results.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Examinees who fail to pass an Oral Examination have the opportunity to take an examination consisting of different cases at the next scheduled administration. Oral Examinations in Psychiatry are administered once a year&mdash;during the all administration (September-October). At the current time, an examinee is permitted no more than three attempts to pass the Oral Examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Should you have any questions, please call ABPS at 813-433-2277.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 21:42:40','2010-04-01 21:42:40',1),(435,163,2,NULL,'','Psychiatry Description','psychiatry-description','board certification, medical board certification, medical specialties, physician certification, board certified doctors','An outline of the subject areas covered on the certification examination is included to help candidates prepare for the exam. Candidates should review this outline carefully and focus study on the areas listed. ','Psychiatry Examination Description','','','<p align=\"left\">\r\n	An outline of the subject areas covered on the certification examination is included to help candidates prepare for the exam. Candidates should review this outline carefully and focus study on the areas listed. Candidates should be aware that the outline reflects the responses to practice-analysis questionnaires and enables codification of the examination for subsequent analysis of the results. Each question is linked to a specific area of the outline. No question is meant to be obscure or tricky. The percentage of questions in an area conveys the relative importance of each area of the examination. The information in the outline is meant to serve as a study aid only and not as a guarantee of success in taking the certification examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><font size=\"4\">Psychiatry Classification System </font> </b></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"75%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"50\">\r\n				&nbsp;</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					<b>Subject Area </b></div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					<b># of Questions on Exam </b></div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					1</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Interviewing/Diagnosis Testing DSM-IVTR</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				15</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					2</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Mood/Anxiety/Adjustment Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				25</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					3</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Psychotic Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				20</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					4</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Delirum/Dementia</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					5</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Infancy/Childhood/Adolescence</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					6</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Impulse Control, Psychosexual, Eating Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					7</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Treatment</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				20</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					8</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Forensic/Legal/Ethical Issues</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					9</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Somatoform/ Factitious/ Malingering/ Depersonalization</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					10</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Amnestic/Sleep Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				10</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					11</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Substance Abuse Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				20</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					12</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Neurology</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				25</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div align=\"center\">\r\n					13</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				Personality Disorders</td>\r\n			<td align=\"center\">\r\n				15</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><b>Psychiatry Examination Study References </b> </font><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study materials to prepare for the <b>written</b> certification or recertification examinations. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"75%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/PY - Specialty Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(12).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></a></td>\r\n			<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n				<a href=\"/userfiles/files/PY - Specialty Resources(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b><font color=\"black\">Download Study References</font></b></a></td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/userfiles/files/PY - Specialty Resources(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font size=\"4\"><b>Description of the Oral Examination in Psychiatry </b></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Oral Certification Examination in Psychiatry is an opportunity for the Board to examine your ability to diagnose and treat patients requiring psychiatric services. The cases you will be presented will be based upon real or hypothetical patients. For each case you will be given a brief history of the patient&rsquo;s present symptoms or complaints. You may need to probe for more information. You will be expected to describe the treatment process. Additionally, the examinee may be questioned regarding the risks related to a treatment process or what other treatment options might be considered. In obtaining the information, you should speak clearly and be cognizant of time constraints applicable to your handling each case. You may ask the examiner to repeat information that you did not hear clearly. Be certain that you understand what is being asked of you before responding.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The examination consists of 3 (three) case studies. For each case study a threshold score has been established. The threshold score represents the minimum passing score that is expected of a practicing physician in Psychiatry. The threshold score for each case has been established prior to its administration. Board Diplomates in Psychiatry, with the guidance of a psychometrician, have estimated the expected minimal performance for each area within each case. These minimal performance expectations are combined to obtain the minimum expected score on a case.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	For each case, an examinee is scored in several areas. An examinee&rsquo;s performance is typically scored in each of the following areas:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		History of the patient&mdash;The examinee is expected to probe for the history of the patient (e.g., onset/course/associated symptoms, allergies, medications, past medical history; social/family history, surgical history, and psychological history).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Physical examination&mdash;The examinee is expected to request information about specific aspects of the patient&rsquo;s physical condition (e.g., heart, mental status, neurological, and other areas applicable to the case).</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Requested laboratory tests and diagnostic examinations&mdash;The examinee will order appropriate laboratory tests and diagnostic examinations; the examinee will be provided the results.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Management of the patient&mdash;The examinee will indicate what treatment is recommended, including acute hospitalization, acute outpatient, and chronic or ongoing management. The examinee may be asked to provide a rationale.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Disposition/Pathophysiology&mdash;The examinee may be presented with follow-up conditions of the patient, including complications&mdash;to which the examinee will be asked to recommend appropriate actions; or the examinee may be asked to describe possible complications/outcomes and appropriate corrective actions. Additionally, other related questions regarding the patient&rsquo;s condition may be asked.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	A candidate&rsquo;s score on any one case is completely independent of his or her score on any other case. To pass, the examinee must minimally obtain a total score (sum of the scores from all cases) that equals or exceeds the sum of the threshold scores for the studies. Therefore, it is possible that an examinee may score less than the threshold score for one case, but still pass the examination, provided he or she scores well on the remainder of the cases to offset the lower score. Each case contains approximately the same number of possible points. Therefore, the cases are approximately equally weighted in the overall calculation of examinee&rsquo;s total score.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The cases presented will address a variety of situations. No cases will address exactly the same topic. Topics presented to the examinee may include, but not limited to:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		General Psychiatric Management</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Psychiatric Liaison Consultation Service</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Voluntary / Involuntary Psychiatry</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Personality Disorder Management</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Psychotic Disorder Management</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Affective Disorder Management</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Addictive Disorder Management</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Geriatric Psychiatry</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Child / Adolescent Psychiatry</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>\r\n	Examiners will not indicate whether you have passed a case or failed. No comments made by the examiner should be interpreted by the examinee as implying that he or she has either passed or failed a case.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Examinees should plan to arrive one-half hour before the scheduled beginning of the examination and expect to be in the examination room for nearly two hours. For this examination you will be given pencils and paper to use during the course of the examination. Also, you will not be permitted to bring into the examination room books, electronic devices, backpacks, or parcels. The only thing you will absolutely need to bring is a government-issued photo ID card such as a Driver&rsquo;s License or Passport for examination check-in.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Drinking water will be available in the room. A restroom break is permissible, but only between cases.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, provided the disabilities are documented and the accommodations requested are applicable to the disabilities. Requests for special accommodations should be made to ABPS at least two months in advance of the examination. ABPS will forward specific instructions for the documentation that will be needed from the examinee or the evaluator of the examinee&rsquo;s disability. Any requests for special accommodations less than two months before the examination will not be honored since there will not be sufficient time to review the documentation and arrange for the special accommodations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	All ABPS examinations are administered only in English. Responses from examinees to examination questions must be in English for the candidate to be eligible to receive credit towards his or her examination score.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The results of the examinee&rsquo;s performance on the Oral Examination are mailed within 75 days of the examination. A careful review of the scoring and analyses of the results are conducted after the examination and before issuing reports, to verify the accuracy and validity of the results.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Examinees who fail to pass an Oral Examination have the opportunity to take an examination consisting of different cases at the next scheduled administration. Oral Examinations in Psychiatry are administered once a year&mdash;during the all administration (September-October). At the current time, an examinee is permitted no more than three attempts to pass the Oral Examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Should you have any questions, please call ABPS at 813-433-2277.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 21:43:48','2010-04-01 21:43:48',1),(436,56,3,NULL,'','Dermatology Recertification','dermatology-recertification','','','Recertification','','','<h2>\r\n	DERMATOLOGY RECERTIFICATION</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification. See <b>ABPS Standards for Recertification</b>. <a href=\"/downloads/ABPS_re-cert_brochure.pdf\">Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure. Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians. <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b> (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.) CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Dermatology prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Note: The following requirements apply only to the next recertification. After recertifying, the physician will be required to meet the new recertification requirements, listed below.</b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours: For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005&mdash;30 CMEs per year in the field of Dermatology; and for the years 2006 and later: an <u>average</u> of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Dermatology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Dermatology.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Dermatology after 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n						<tbody>\r\n							<tr>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n								</td>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\">www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a>.</b></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com/\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n								</td>\r\n							</tr>\r\n						</tbody>\r\n					</table>\r\n					<p>\r\n						&nbsp;</p>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Dermatology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Dermatology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Dermatology_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"19\" src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" width=\"15\" /></a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Dermatology_Recert.pdf\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><a href=\"/userfiles/files/Dermatology_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application Fees are non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year. Included among the specialties for which examinations are offered are those for the Board of Certification in Dermatology. ABPS offers the written recertification examinations in <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:city w:st=\"on\">Tampa</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Florida</st1:country-region></st1:place>, twice yearly, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Dermatology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices.&nbsp; (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination.&nbsp; These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.)&nbsp; Each scorable question has only one correct answer.&nbsp; For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet.&nbsp; ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question.&nbsp; All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed.&nbsp; Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination.&nbsp; Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent.&nbsp; Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">The following table lists the</font> <u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">approximate</font></u> <font size=\"3\">number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:</font></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font size=\"3\">Domain</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Basic Science</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">10</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Surgical</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">21</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Dermatopathology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">36</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Clinical Dermatology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">33</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Dermatology Examination Study References<br />\r\n	</b><br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p align=\"right\">\r\n					<img alt=\"\" height=\"19\" src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" width=\"15\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif/downloads/DM%20-%20Specialty%20Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Study References</b></a></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When Examination Results are Available</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 21:43:49','2010-04-01 21:43:49',1),(437,45,19,NULL,'','Anesthesiology Recertification','anesthesiology-recertification','','','Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification. ABPS Standards for Recertification. <a href=\"/userfiles/files/ABPS_re-cert_brochure(3).pdf\" linkindex=\"23\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure. Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomats certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians. <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b> (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.) CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Anesthesiology prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the recertification fee schedule* <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">click here</a><br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours: For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005 an average of 30 CMEs per year in the field of Anesthesiology; and for the years 2006 and later: an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years should be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Anesthesiology after 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\" target=\"_blank\">www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a>.</b></p>\r\n					<p>\r\n						<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee. Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 CMEs in the field of Anesthesiology. At least 25 of the CME hours received during the eight years must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/userfiles/files/cme_form(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Anesthesiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(2).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/userfiles/files/Anesthesiology_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fees are non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year, once during March-April and once during September-October.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Anesthesiology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\" linkindex=\"28\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices. (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination. These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.) Each scorable question has only one correct answer. For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet. ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question. All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed. Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination. Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent. Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">The following table lists the approximate&nbsp; number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:<br />\r\n	</font></font></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font size=\"3\">Domain</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Pharmacology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">27</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Management</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">31</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anesthetic Preparation</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">17</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">Anatomy &amp; Physiology</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\">25</font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h2>\r\n	Anesthesiology Examination Study References</h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination. The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(1).png\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" /><a href=\"/userfiles/files/AN - Specialty Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Study References</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<br />\r\n	When Examination Results are Available ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 21:44:57','2010-04-01 21:44:57',1),(438,119,1,NULL,'','Diagnostic Radiology Recertification','diagnostic-radiology-recertification','','','Diagnostic Radiology Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	<font color=\"red\">Revised September 2008</font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification.&nbsp; See <b>ABPS Standards for Recertification</b>. <a href=\"/downloads/ABPS_re-cert_brochure.pdf\">Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure.&nbsp; Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians. &nbsp; <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here</a> for full details.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b>&nbsp; (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.)&nbsp; CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Diagnostic Radiology prior to 2006</u></b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Note:&nbsp; The following requirements apply only to the next recertification.&nbsp; After recertifying, the physician will be required to meet the new recertification requirements, listed below.</b></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\">recertification fee schedule</font></a><font face=\"Times New Roman\">*.&nbsp;<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		</font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font face=\"Times New Roman\">Submit documentation of CME hours:&nbsp; For the years since certified or last recertified submit a minimum of twenty (20) Category 1 CME per year.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\">click here</font></a><font face=\"Times New Roman\">. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		</font></font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		</font></font></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Successfully pass a written examination in Diagnostic Radiology.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		</font></font></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Diagnostic Radiology after&nbsp; 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></font></font></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n						<tbody>\r\n							<tr>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n								</td>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at <a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\">www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a>.</b></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<strong>Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com/\"><strong>www.netce.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<b>For Diagnostic Radiology the Board has also identified the following resources:</b></p>\r\n									<ul type=\"square\">\r\n										<li>\r\n											<st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:placename w:st=\"on\">American</st1:placename><st1:placetype w:st=\"on\">College</st1:placetype></st1:place>of Radiology - www.acr.org<br />\r\n											<br />\r\n											&nbsp;</li>\r\n										<li>\r\n											Syllabi and Continuous Professional Development Programs Lippincott Williams and Wilkins - www.LWW.com<br />\r\n											<br />\r\n											&nbsp;</li>\r\n										<li>\r\n											Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology - Oakstone Medical Publishing - www.oakstonemedical.com - Practical Reviews Radiology</li>\r\n									</ul>\r\n								</td>\r\n							</tr>\r\n						</tbody>\r\n					</table>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule</a>*.&nbsp;<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		</font></font></li>\r\n	Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of twenty (20) Category 1 CME per year.The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view . Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Diagnostic Radiology.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<img src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" /></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<a href=\"/downloads/Dermatology_Recert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fee is non-refundable</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers computer-based recertification examinations twice a year in testing centers across the United States and Candada.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examination process in Diagnostic Radiology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices.&nbsp; (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination.&nbsp; These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.)&nbsp; Each scorable question has only one correct answer.&nbsp; For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet.&nbsp; ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question.&nbsp; All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed.&nbsp; Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination.&nbsp; Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent.&nbsp; Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Test Blueprint</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">The following table lists the <u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">approximate</font></u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <font size=\"3\">number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:</font></font></font></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><b><font size=\"3\">Domain</font></b></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">Ultrasound</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">15</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">Breast Imaging</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">10</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">Thoracic Imaging</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">9</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">Genitourinary Tract Imaging</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">6</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">Basic Knowledge of Physics</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">15</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">Gastrointestinal Studies (Contrast and Non-Contrast)</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">6</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">Angiography/Interventional Radiology</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">3</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">Anatomy</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">6</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">Neuroradiology</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">4</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">MRI</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">5</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">Musculoskeletal Imaging</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">11</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">Nuclear Medicine</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">6</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\" width=\"343\">\r\n				<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">Miscellaneous Topics<br />\r\n				</font></font></font></font></font>\r\n				<ul>\r\n					<li>\r\n						<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <font size=\"3\">Bone<br />\r\n						</font></font></font></font></font></font></li>\r\n					<li>\r\n						<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <font size=\"3\">Chest<br />\r\n						</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></li>\r\n					<li>\r\n						<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <font size=\"3\">URO-Radiology<br />\r\n						</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></li>\r\n					<li>\r\n						<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <font size=\"3\">Osteology<br />\r\n						</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></li>\r\n					<li>\r\n						<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <font size=\"3\">Pediatrics<br />\r\n						</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></li>\r\n				</ul>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" valign=\"center\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">4</font></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><b>Diagnostic Radiology Examination Study References<br />\r\n	</b><br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination.&nbsp; The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</font></font></font></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p align=\"right\">\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><img o:href=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" /></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p>\r\n					<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><a href=\"/downloads/RD%20-%20Specialty%20Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Study References</b></a></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\"><b>When Examination Results are Available</b></font></font></font></font></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font size=\"3\">ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</font></font></font></font></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 21:48:33','2010-04-01 21:48:33',1),(439,124,1,NULL,'','Emergency Medicine Recertification','emergency-medicine-recertification','','','Emergency Medicine Recertification','','','<p>\r\n	Updated September 2008</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	Beginning in 2006, all physicians who are newly certified will be required to meet the new ABPS Standards for Recertification.&nbsp; See <b>ABPS Standards for Recertification</b>. <a href=\"/downloads/ABPS_re-cert_brochure.pdf\">Click here</a> to download a PDF copy of the brochure.&nbsp; Physicians who were initially certified prior to 2006 will not have to meet the new recertification requirements until after their next recertification.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	ABPS will accept Diplomates certified by the Boards that are part of The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) as candidates for recertification with ABPS in any specialty in which ABPS currently certifies physicians.&nbsp; <a href=\"/recertification-details\">Click here for full details.</a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Please note that in addition to the recertification requirements listed, all applicants due for recertification in 2012 or later will be required to show proof of completion of an AAPS-approved course in Medical Ethics.</b>&nbsp; (To assist physicians in meeting this requirement, AAPS will periodically schedule for its members a one-day course in Medical Ethics.)&nbsp; CMEs earned for attending the medical ethics course may also be applied to meeting the CME recertification requirements.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<a href=\"/recertification-details\"><b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Emergency Medicine prior to 2006</u></b></a></p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule*.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		</a></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Submit documentation of CME hours:&nbsp; For the years since certified or last recertified through the year 2005&mdash;an average of 25 CMEs per year in the field of Emergency Medicine; 100 of those hours must have been attained during the immediate preceding three (3) calendar years. Non-emergency CME hours will not be accepted.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used in compiling the CMEs, view click here. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		<p>\r\n			<b>Note:&nbsp; Reporting obscure or difficult-to-verify CME may result in an untimely delay in approval of a candidate&#39;s application.</b></p>\r\n	</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		</a></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		Successfully pass a written examination in Emergency Medicine.<br />\r\n		&nbsp;</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b>Note:&nbsp; After recertifying, the physician will be required to meet the new recertification requirements, listed below.</b></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<b><u>New Recertification Requirements for Physicians Who are Initially Certified in Emergency Medicine after&nbsp; 2005 and for Physicians After Recertifying in 2006 or Later</u></b></p>\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<div>\r\n					<p>\r\n						The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:</p>\r\n					<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n						<tbody>\r\n							<tr>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;</a></p>\r\n								</td>\r\n								<td>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<b>A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (</b><b>Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at </b><b><a href=\"http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm\">www.cmelist.com/list.htm</a>.</b></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										&nbsp;</p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<strong>Other resources for On-Line self assessments are NetCE at</strong> <a href=\"http://www.netce.com/\"><strong>www.netce.com<strong>.</strong></strong></a></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<strong><strong>AND</strong></strong></p>\r\n									<p>\r\n										<strong><strong>BCEM Self-Assessment CME sources</strong> </strong><strong><a href=\"/downloads/BCEM%20CME%20Self-Assessment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>.<a href=\"http://www.netce.com/\"><strong><br />\r\n										<br />\r\n										</strong></a></strong></p>\r\n								</td>\r\n							</tr>\r\n						</tbody>\r\n					</table>\r\n				</div>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the </a><a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">recertification fee schedule*.&nbsp;<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		</a></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<a href=\"/board-recertification-fees\">Submit documentation of CME hours:an average of 50 hours per year with at least 25 hours per year in the field of Emergency Medicine. Over the eight-year certification period, the totals would be 400 CME, with 200 of those CME in Emergency Medicine. During the eight-year recertification cycle, at least 25 of the CME hours must be obtained through AAPS-sponsored programs.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		The ABPS CME form must be used in compiling the CMEs, view </a><a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.<br />\r\n		</a>\r\n		<p>\r\n			<a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Note:&nbsp; Reporting obscure or difficult-to-verify CME may result in an untimely delay in approval of a candidate&#39;s application.</b></a></p>\r\n		<a href=\"/files/pdf/certification/cme_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n		</a></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<strong><a href=\"http://www.netce.com/\"><strong>At least 50 questions of self-assessment CME Examination(s) must be satisfactorily completed each year, except in the final year of the certification/recertification cycle.CMEs obtained from self-assessments may be used to meet the annual CME requirements specified in item 2 of this section.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		</strong></a></strong></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<strong><a href=\"http://www.netce.com/\"><strong>Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.<br />\r\n		<br />\r\n		</strong></a></strong></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<strong><a href=\"http://www.netce.com/\"><strong>Successfully pass a written examination in Emergency Medicine.</strong></a></strong></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><a href=\"http://www.netce.com/\"><strong><img src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" /></strong></a></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td valign=\"top\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><a href=\"/downloads/Emergency%20Medicine_Recert1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/downloads/Emergency%20Medicine_Recert1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n					(.pdf, 163 KB)</a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/downloads/Emergency%20Medicine_Recert1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fee is non-refundable</b></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/downloads/Emergency%20Medicine_Recert1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong>The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS), offers written recertification examinations twice a year.&nbsp; Included among the specialties for which examinations are offered are those for the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine.&nbsp; ABPS offers the recertification examinations in computer-based testing centers in the US and Canada twice yearly, once during May and once during November.</strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/downloads/Emergency%20Medicine_Recert1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The recertification examination process in Emergency Medicine requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\">Click Here</a><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><b>Examination Day Schedule</b></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\">The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\">The written examination consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions of four choices.&nbsp; (Experimental or non-scorable items may also appear on an examination.&nbsp; These questions will not necessarily be identified as non-scorable.)&nbsp; Each scorable question has only one correct answer.&nbsp; For each session candidates are provided an examinations booklet and an optically scannable answer sheet.&nbsp; ABPS also provides a formal comment form on which a candidate can write comments regarding any question.&nbsp; All comments are read to determine if a question may be flawed.&nbsp; Upon review of the comments and item analysis (statistical data), if an item is considered flawed, it is removed from the scoring of the examination.&nbsp; Currently the passing score on the recertification examination is 60 percent.&nbsp; Candidates receive score reports indicating their pass/fail status on the examination, whether their total score was within 5%, 10% or beyond 10% of the minimum passing score, and a breakdown of their performance by subject content domains and if their performance on each domain met an expected minimum level of performance.</a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><b>Test Blueprint</b></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">The following table lists the</font></font></a><font face=\"Arial\"><a href=\"/downloads/Emergency%20Medicine_Recert1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">approximate</font></u> <font size=\"3\">number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:</font></a></font></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"543\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><b><font size=\"3\">Domain</font></b></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><b><font face=\"Arial\">Approximate Number of Questions on the Examination</font></b></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Administrative and Legal Aspects, Disaster Medicine, and Emergency Medical Services</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">3</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Cardiovascular Disorders</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">10</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Dermatologic Disorders</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">2</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Endocrinology</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">5</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Endocrine, Metabolic, &amp; Nutritional Disorders</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">2</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Disorders</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">7</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Hematologic, Oncologic, and Immunologic Disorders</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">2</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Infectious Diseases</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">4</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Nephrologic Disorders</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">3</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Neurologic Disorders</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">6</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Obstetrics and Gynecology</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">6</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Ophthalmologic Disorders</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">3</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Orthopedic Disorders</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">6</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Pediatric Disorders</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">5</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Pharmacology</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">2</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Procedures &amp; Skills</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">2</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Pulmonary &amp; Respiratory Disorders</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">6</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">3</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Toxicology and Environmental Disorders</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">6</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Traumatic Disorders</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">12</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">Urogenital Disorders</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">3</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td width=\"343\">\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">ENT</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"200\">\r\n				<p align=\"center\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><font face=\"Arial\">2</font></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><b>Emergency Medicine Examination Study References</b></a><b><a href=\"/downloads/Emergency%20Medicine_Recert1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\r\n	</a></b><br />\r\n	You may wish to use the study references to prepare for the written recertification examination.&nbsp; The Examinations Committee uses these references to create questions for the examinations.</strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p align=\"right\">\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/recertification-exam-schedule\"><img src=\"/images/icons/acrobat.gif\" /></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n			<td>\r\n				<p>\r\n					<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/downloads/EM%20-%20Specialty%20Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download Study References</b></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/downloads/EM%20-%20Specialty%20Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>When Examination Results are Available</b></a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><b><strong><strong><a href=\"/downloads/EM%20-%20Specialty%20Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</a></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></b></strong></strong></p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 21:55:29','2010-04-01 21:55:29',1),(440,3,5,NULL,'','Physician Career - ABPS Physician Career Center & Job Board','career-center','physician career, physician careers, alternative careers for physicians, physician career change, careers for physicians, physician career information, physician career network, physician career opportunities, medical licensing board\r\n','The ABPS Physician Career Center offers its members, and the industry at large, an easy-to-use and highly targeted resource for online employment connections.\r\n','Physician Career Center','','<p>\r\n	Physician Career Center</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<a href=\" /career-center\">Career Center<br />\r\n		</a></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<a href=\"/mission-and-objectives\">Mission &amp; Objectives<br />\r\n		</a></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<a href=\"/code-of-ethics\">Code of Ethics<br />\r\n		</a></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<a href=\"/organization\">Organization<br />\r\n		</a></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<a href=\" /governance\">Governance<br />\r\n		</a></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<a href=\"/usage-guidelines\">Certification Mark Usage Guidelines<br />\r\n		</a></li>\r\n	<li>\r\n		<a href=\"/directions\">Directions<br />\r\n		</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n','<p>\r\n	Starting December 1, ABPS launches their interactive job board, the ABPS Physician Career Center. With its focus on the medical industry and professionals, the ABPS Physician Career Center offers its members, and the industry at large, an easy-to-use and highly targeted resource for online employment connections.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	Both members and non-members can use the ABPS Physician Career Center to reach qualified candidates. Employers can post jobs online, search for qualified candidates based on specific job criteria, and create an online resume agent to email qualified candidates daily. They also benefit from online reporting that provides job activity statistics.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	For job seekers, the ABPS Physician Career Center is a free service that provides access to employers and jobs in the medical industry. In addition to posting their resumes, job seekers can browse and view available jobs based on their criteria and save those jobs for later review, if they choose. Job seekers can also create a search agent to provide email notifications of jobs that match their criteria.<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	<br />\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n',0,'2010-04-01 21:57:46','2010-04-01 21:57:46',1),