Part I
Professional Standing, Professionalism, & Professional Conduct
OVERVIEW Stay Certified Continuing Certification supports lifelong practice through assessment, education, and performance pathways that keep patient care at the forefront.
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Stay Certified Overview
The Continuing Certification program is a continuous professional development process to ensure that ABOG-certified physicians maintain a high level of knowledge, judgment, and skills in their specialty and/or subspecialty throughout their careers.
The goals of the CC program are to:
- Promote professional standards
- Advance scientific knowledge by supporting lifelong learning
- Foster improvements in Health and Health Care
The CC program is designed over a 6-year cycle. However, diplomates must complete requirements annually. After completion of each 6-year cycle, a new cycle begins the following year.
credentialed expertise
Focused Practice
Designations
ABOG currently offers Focused Practice Designations (FPDs) in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS) and Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (PAG). The process for obtaining FPDs with ABOG is voluntary.
Approved by ABMS in March 2017, FPDs recognize the value that diplomates who focus some or all their practice within a specific area of a specialty and/or subspecialty can provide to improving health care. It reflects an evolution of practice that occurs following initial certification and is relevant to continuing certification.
- Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS)
- Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (PAG)
