<p>
	<font color="red">Revised September 2008</font></p>
<p>
	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>
<p>
	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>
<p>
	<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>
<p>
	The Board recommends that all applicants keep a copy of all application materials sent to ABPS.</p>
<p>
	<b>Requirements for Recertification</b></p>
<p>
	<b><u>Recertification Requirements for Physicians who were Initially Certified in Diagnostic Radiology prior to 2006</u></b></p>
<p>
	<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>
<ol>
	<li>
		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href="/board-recertification-fees">recertification fee schedule*</a>.</li>
	<li>
		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 />
		<br />
		The ABPS CME form must be used, in compiling the CMEs.view <a href="/userfiles/files/cme_form(14).pdf" target="_blank">click here</a>. Copies of an official printout or copies of certificates must be attached to the ABPS CME Form.</li>
	<li>
		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.</li>
	<li>
		Successfully pass a written examination in Diagnostic Radiology.</li>
</ol>
<p>
	<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>
<p>
	The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:<font face="Times New Roman"><font face="Times New Roman"><b><u><br />
	</u></b></font></font><b><br />
	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><strong><br />
	<br />
	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>
<p>
	<b>For Diagnostic Radiology the Board has also identified the following resources:</b><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"></st1:placename></st1:place><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"></st1:placename></st1:place></p>
<ul>
	<li>
		<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</li>
	<li>
		Syllabi and Continuous Professional Development Programs Lippincott Williams and Wilkins - www.LWW.com</li>
	<li>
		Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology - Oakstone Medical Publishing - www.oakstonemedical.com - Practical Reviews Radiology</li>
</ul>
<ol>
	<li>
		Submit a completed recertification application, along with payment of appropriate fee.&nbsp; Refer to the <a href="/board-recertification-fees">recertification fee schedule*</a>.</li>
	<li>
		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.</li>
	<li>
		Provide a copy of current medical license with expiration date.</li>
	<li>
		Successfully pass a written examination in Diagnostic Radiology.</li>
</ol>
<p>
	<a href="/downloads/Dermatology_Recert.pdf" target="_blank"><b><img alt="" src="http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(27).png" style="width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />Download Board Recertification Application</b></a><br />
	(.pdf, 163 KB)</p>
<p>
	* NOTE: <b>Recertification Application fee is non-refundable</b></p>
<p>
	<b>When and Where the Examinations are Offered</b></p>
<p>
	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>
<p>
	The recertification examination process in Diagnostic Radiology requires candidates to pass only a written examination.</p>
<p>
	<a href="/recertification-exam-schedule" target="_blank">Click Here</a> for a full listing of upcoming ABPS Recertification Exam Dates.</p>
<p>
	<b>Examination Day Schedule</b></p>
<p>
	The recertification examinations administrations begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m.</p>
<p>
	<b>The Written Examination&mdash;What to Expect</b></p>
<p>
	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>
<h2>
	Test Blueprint</h2>
<p>
	<b>The following table lists the approximate&nbsp; number of items in each domain included on each form of the examination:</b></p>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="543">
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td width="343">
				<p align="center">
					<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>
			</td>
			<td nowrap="nowrap" width="200">
				<p align="center">
					<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>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign="top" width="343">
				<p>
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font size="3">Ultrasound</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
			<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" width="200">
				<p align="center">
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font face="Arial">15</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign="top" width="343">
				<p>
					<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>
			</td>
			<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" width="200">
				<p align="center">
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font face="Arial">10</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign="top" width="343">
				<p>
					<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>
			</td>
			<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" width="200">
				<p align="center">
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font face="Arial">9</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign="top" width="343">
				<p>
					<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>
			</td>
			<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" width="200">
				<p align="center">
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font face="Arial">6</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign="top" width="343">
				<p>
					<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>
			</td>
			<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" width="200">
				<p align="center">
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font face="Arial">15</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign="top" width="343">
				<p>
					<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>
			</td>
			<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" width="200">
				<p align="center">
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font face="Arial">6</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign="top" width="343">
				<p>
					<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>
			</td>
			<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" width="200">
				<p align="center">
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font face="Arial">3</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign="top" width="343">
				<p>
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font size="3">Anatomy</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
			<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" width="200">
				<p align="center">
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font face="Arial">6</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign="top" width="343">
				<p>
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font size="3">Neuroradiology</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
			<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" width="200">
				<p align="center">
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font face="Arial">4</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign="top" width="343">
				<p>
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font size="3">MRI</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
			<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" width="200">
				<p align="center">
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font face="Arial">5</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign="top" width="343">
				<p>
					<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>
			</td>
			<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" width="200">
				<p align="center">
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font face="Arial">11</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign="top" width="343">
				<p>
					<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>
			</td>
			<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" width="200">
				<p align="center">
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font face="Arial">6</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign="top" width="343">
				<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font size="3">Miscellaneous Topics<br />
				</font></font></font></font></font>
				<ul>
					<li>
						<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 />
						</font></font></font></font></font></font></li>
					<li>
						<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 />
						</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></li>
					<li>
						<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 />
						</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></li>
					<li>
						<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 />
						</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></li>
					<li>
						<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 />
						</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td nowrap="nowrap" valign="center" width="200">
				<p align="center">
					<font face="Arial"><font size="3"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font size="3"><font face="Arial">4</font></font></font></font></font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>
<h2>
	Diagnostic Radiology Examination Study References</h2>
<p>
	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.</p>
<h2>
	<strong>When Examination Results are Available</strong></h2>
<p>
	ABPS sends to candidates the results of their examinations within 75 days of the administration date.</p>
<p>
	<b><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><img alt="" src="http://www.abpsus.org/userfiles/images/reader_icon_thumb(28).png" style="width: 15px; height: 15px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />Download Study References</b></a></font></font></font></font></b></p>
