Continuing Education Requirements Flashcards
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Hospitals often review a physician's board certification status during which process?
Answer: Credentialing and recredentialing for privileges
Hospitals and payers verify board certification and licensure during credentialing and periodic recredentialing for privileges.
Which organization's Maintenance of Licensure framework encourages state boards to link license renewal to continuous professional development?
Answer: Federation of State Medical Boards
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) created the Maintenance of Licensure framework for state medical boards.
A physician licensed in several states through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact must meet CME requirements for which states?
Answer: Each state in which they hold a license
The Compact speeds up licensure, but each license issued is still a separate state license with that state's renewal and CME rules.
In ABMS terminology, what does 'MOC Part III' correspond to?
Answer: Assessment of Knowledge, Judgment, and Skills
Part III is the assessment of knowledge, judgment, and skills, which ABOHNS now meets through CertLink longitudinal assessment.
Which feature of CertLink questions supports learning rather than just testing?
Answer: Immediate feedback with explanations and references after each answer
CertLink gives immediate feedback, rationales, and references so diplomates can close knowledge gaps.
An otolaryngologist completes an accredited CME course whose provider is also approved to award ABOHNS Continuing Certification credit. What is a key benefit?
Answer: The completion can count toward both CME totals and board Continuing Certification requirements
Activities registered for both CME and continuing certification credit let one activity count toward multiple requirements.
Which group's time-limited ABOHNS certificates are subject to Continuing Certification requirements?
Answer: Diplomates certified in 2002 or later
ABOHNS began issuing time-limited certificates in 2002, so diplomates certified since then must take part in Continuing Certification.
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- abohns.org — Renewal, eligibility, passing score, exam dates · verified Oct 2026