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Obstetrics & Gynecology Board Certification Exams
The ABPS's obstetrics & gynecology board certification exams enable successful candidates to present themselves to the public as qualified medical specialists in obstetrics & gynecology. Completing the obstetrics & gynecology board certification exams indicates mastery of obstetrics & gynecology knowledge and experience, as well as a professional commitment to adhere to the ABPS Medical Code of Ethics.
The obstetrics & gynecology board certification examination process consists of written, oral, and clinical (on-site) exams.
The format of the written exam is multiple-choice, single-response questions. The questions are developed by obstetrics & gynecology Diplomates of the Board of Certification in Surgery (BCS) under the direction of the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) and psychometric consultants.
If successful in passing the written portion of the obstetrics & gynecology board certification exams, the candidate will advance to the oral exam at the next testing administration.
The oral exam of the obstetrics & gynecology board certification exams is comprised of three to five case presentations in which the candidate describes their approach to managing a case presented by an examiner. Trained examiners who are board certified in obstetrics & gynecology conduct the oral exam.
If successful in passing the oral portion of the obstetrics & gynecology board certification exams, the candidate will advance to the clinical (on-site) exam at the next testing administration.
The clinical (on-site) exam consists of at least two major operations of diversified character in the field being covered by the applicant. Prior to the performance of the surgical procedures, the applicant must provide the clinical examiner with copies of the preoperative history, medical examination(s), and lab work upon which the working diagnosis is based. The applicant must provide his/her clinical (on-site) examiner with a list of all surgical procedures they performed during the six months immediately preceding the clinical (on-site) examination. This list must include the date of procedure, hospital case number, patient's initials, name of the surgeon, operative procedure, and case termination, including the medical pathologist's report.
To complete the clinical (on-site) exam, the applicant must provide his/her examiner with a copy of the case record for each procedure performed, including all preoperative diagnostic medical procedures, operation technique, anesthetic record, progress notes, pathological report, and case summary to date of the patient's discharge from the hospital.
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