MOC for Non Time-Limited Certificate Holders and
Former Time-Limited Certificate Holders
MOC Enrollment
To participate in the MOC process, the ABO requires two groups of applicants to
submit a MOC enrollment form:
- Diplomates who hold a non time-limited certificate (certified prior
to 1992) and who wish to voluntarily participate in MOC must submit an
enrollment form to initiate participation in MOC. Non time-limited
diplomates who complete the MOC process will receive a recertification
certificate valid for ten years in addition to their non time-limited
certificate, which will not be affected.
- Former diplomates whose time-limited certificates (certified in 1992
and after) have lapsed and who wish to participate in MOC must submit an
enrollment form to initiate participation in MOC. Former diplomates who
complete the MOC process will receive a recertification certificate valid
for ten years.
MOC enrollment forms are accepted February-May 1 of each year.
Once your enrollment form is received, you will be sent a username and
password and instructions for initiating the MOC process. Please allow five to
ten business days for processing.
Required MOC Components
Applicants can obtain a recertification certificate by completing the current
MOC components listed below.
- Evidence of Professional Standing: A valid and unrestricted
license to practice medicine is required throughout certification.
- Evaluation of Practice Performance: One online, on-demand Office
Record Review (ORR) is required. ORR is a self-review of 15 current patient
records.
- Evidence of a Commitment to Lifelong Learning and Self Assessment:
- Part A: Submission of a total of 300 Continuing Medical Education
(CME) credits obtained in the past ten years is required prior to
successful completion of MOC.
- Part B: Two Periodic Ophthalmic Review Tests (PORT) are required.
PORTs are 50-item online, on-demand open-book self-assessment tests that
reflect the content of the closed-book cognitive exam (DOCK).
- Evidence of Cognitive Expertise: The Demonstration of Ophthalmic
Cognitive Knowledge (DOCK) examination is a secure, proctored 150-item
computer-based examination given by one-day appointment in September of each
year.
- Applicants can complete the MOC components in any order, as they are
offered.
Approved applications are valid until December 31 of the third year following
application. For example, if an application is approved February 1, 2011, that
application is valid until December 31, 2011.
