MOC-D/Recertification Examination
Requirements, Deadline for Applications and Date of Examination

The 2011 MOC-D/Recertification examination will be given on the following dates:
February 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, and 16, 2011
August - to be announced.

The application for the 2011 examinations will be available online July 7, 2010.

• Application fee: $900. Checks or credit cards (American Express, MasterCard, or VISA) are accepted.
• Application/fee deadline for February 2011 examination: September 13, 2010.
• Application/fee deadline for August 2011 examination: March 14, 2011.
• To apply, a username and password is required to login to one's ABD profile at www.abderm.org. Diplomates who do not know their username and password can call the ABD office at 313-874-1088 or email the office at abderm@hfhs.org.
• Diplomates are required to register for two modules. General Dermatology is required plus one of the following modules: Medical Dermatology, Surgical Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology, or Dermatopathology.
• Required application supporting documentation: copy of currently valid, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States or Canada, 75 hours of Category 1 PRA CME for the three years prior to the examination, and a letter attesting to the Diplomate's ethical standards and lack of drug dependency.

Mail or fax the supporting documentation to:
        Antoinette F. Hood, MD, Executive Director
        American Board of Dermatology, Inc.
        Henry Ford Health System
        1 Ford Place
        Detroit, MI 48202
        Tel: (313) 874-1088
        Fax: (313) 872-3221
        abderm@hfhs.org

The study guide for the 2011 MOC-D/Recertification Examination is posted in the Diplomate's ABD profile. The study guide contains a list of 150 conditions from which the General Dermatology Module 100-image questions will be drawn as well as 72-80 questions (without answers) for the self-selected 50 question modules (Medical, Dermatopathology, Pediatric, or Surgical). The General Dermatology Module will consist entirely of images with the accompanying question, "The most likely diagnosis is."

Notification of performance on the examination will be emailed to the candidates approximately 8-10 weeks following the examination.

Diplomates with time-limited certificates may apply to take the MOC-D/Recertification examination any year in which it is offered. However, for official completion of the MOC-D process, candidates must take and pass the MOC-D/Recertification examination in year 8, 9, or 10 of his/her ten-year cycle.

Diplomates with lifetime certification may elect to pursue voluntary recertification in any year the examination is offered. We are beginning to see the first practical steps taken by insurers to link reimbursement to participation in maintenance of certification (MOC) programs. Additionally, the Federation of State Medical Boards is preliminarily considering linking licensure to participation in MOC. Any questions or correspondence relating to the MOC-D process should be directed to the Executive Director of the American Board of Dermatology.