Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology
The Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®) program is available to all ABA diplomates, whether or not their initial certification is time-limited. MOCA® is a ten-year program, and diplomates with a time-limited certificate must complete the program before their current certification expires in order to maintain their diplomate status.
Calendar of Activities
- Ongoing
- MOCA Applications Available
- Jan 3 - 17, 2009
- MOCA Cognitive Examination Administered
- Aug 1 - 15, 2009
- MOCA Cognitive Examination Administered
How to Submit CME (LL-SA) Activities
Click here to view the submission instructions.
MOCA Components
The MOCA program consists of four components:
- Professional Standing Assessment
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- BOI Section 4.03.A
- Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment
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- BOI Section 4.03.B
- Cognitive Expertise Assessment
- BOI Section 4.03.C
- Practice Performance Assessment
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- BOI Section 4.03.D
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Application for Maintenance of Certification
To submit an application, you must first log into your portal account.
Log in and proceed to the online application.
If you do not have a portal account, create one.
Examination Tutorial
For important instructions on taking the MOCA/Recertification examination on computer, please click
here.
You may download a tutorial from Pearson VUE onto your home computer by clicking
here.
For instructions for downloading the tutorial onto your home computer, click
here.
Please click here for the answers to questions on the ABA MOCA/Recertification Tutorial.
Content Outline
The ABA MOCA/Recertification Examination is comprised of 200 questions, of which approximately one-half of the questions are in General Anesthesia and approximately one-twelfth of the questions are in each of the following areas: Pediatric Anesthesia, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Neuroanesthesia, Critical Care Medicine, Obstetrical/Gynecologic Anesthesia, and Pain Medicine.
Click here to access the content outline.
Examination Results
The results of ABA examinations are available to candidates online through their personal portal account, and are also mailed to candidates. The dates below represent the latest dates that the results will be available online or mailed.
To access your results, you must first log into your portal account.
Click here to log in and proceed to the examination results.
If you do not have a portal account, click here to create one.
2008 - 2009 MOCA Cognitive Examination Results Schedule
| Examination |
Online |
Mailed |
| January 2009 MOCA Cognitive Examination |
March 25, 2009 |
April 1, 2009 |
| August 2009 MOCA Cognitive Examination |
October 14, 2009 |
October 21, 2009 |
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