Surgery Recertification
Requirements for Recertification
Beginning in 2014, physicians who are currently certified in Surgery must meet the following Continuous Competency in Certification® (CCC) Requirements:
- Submit a completed recertification application with required information and $200 application fee by December 1, bi-annually;
- Included with the application, submit documentation (copies of an official printout or copies of certificates) of 50 hours of CME, with at least 25 of those hours being related to Surgery, per year;
- Included in the CME, submit documentation of the completion of at least 100 questions of Surgery-related Self-Assessment**, per year;
- Hold active and unrestricted medical license(s) to practice in the U.S. or Canada and provide a copy with current expiration date;
- Submit payment of annual CMF by January 1 of each year;
- Complete 4 CME hours of ABPS-approved*** Medical Ethics every eight years.
Note: The first bi-annual application is due by December 1 of the year the current certification expires. All other requirements apply, beginning in 2014. The first bi-annual application needs to be accompanied by the applicable CME documentation for the full eight-year certification period. In the years following the first bi-annual application, ALL of the above requirements must be met in order for certification to remain in good standing.
** CME activities that require you to pass a quiz or test to attain AMA PRA Category 1 creditsTM can be used to satisfy the requirement for completion of Self-Assessment questions. The following resources are available for on-line CME and self-assessments:
A list of CME/Self Assessment Resources compiled by Dr. Bernard Sklar (Online Continuing Medical Education) is available at http://www.cmelist.com.
Another resource for On-Line self assessments is NetCE at www.netce.com.
***ABPS-Approved courses include ABPS-sponsored courses or presentations designated as Medical Ethics credit OR must contain the term “Medical Ethics” in the title or syllabus of the course, must be intended for physicians, and cannot be the same course taken multiple times to meet the 4 credit requirement.