The American Board of Anesthesiology
Member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties
Recertification in Anesthesiology
The American Board of Anesthesiology is replacing its Recertification in Anesthesiology program with the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®) program. Currently either program is available to ABA diplomates who were certified prior to January 1, 2000. The Recertification in Anesthesiology program will close in 2009.
The ABA issued diplomates certified on or after January 1, 2000 a certificate that is valid for 10 years. Diplomates with a time-limited certificate must satisfactorily complete Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®) before their time-limited certificate expires to maintain diplomate status in the specialty. The Recertification in Anesthesiology program is not available to these diplomates.
Calendar of Activities
- April 15, 2006
- Continuous Application Cycle Opened
- January 5 - 19, 2008
- Recertification Examination Administered
- August 2 - 16, 2008
- Recertification Examination Administered
- Jan 3 - 17, 2009
- Recertification Examination Administered
- August 1 - 15, 2009
- Recertification Examination Administered
Application for Certification
To submit an application, you must first log into your portal account. Click here to log in and proceed to the online application. If you do not have a portal account, click here to create one.
Entrance Requirements
The ABA's Entrance Requirements are detailed in the
Booklet of Information, Section 4.02a.
Fees
The ABA's application and examination fees are listed in the
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.
Recertification Exam 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.
Examination Results
The results of ABA examinations are available to candidates online through their personal portal account, and are also mailed to candidates. The schedule for the 2007 Recertification in Anesthesiology examination is shown below. 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.
Examination Schedule Examination Online Mailed January 2008 Recertification in Anesthesiology March 26, 2008 April 2, 2008 August 2008 Recertification in Anesthesiology October 15, 2008 October 22, 2008 January 2009 Recertification in Anesthesiology March 25, 2009 April 1, 2009 August 2009 Recertification in Anesthesiology October 14, 2009 October 21, 2009