Working on attestations? The good news is that Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA), a new way to satisfy Part 3 requirements, now helps you meet your Part 2 goals. When you complete your OLA progress requirement for a particular year, your self-assessment CME (SA-CME) obligations decrease from 25 to 15 for the previous three-year period. The…

Diplomates from interventional radiology, medical physics, and radiation oncology started their Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA) activities last month. Like their diagnostic radiology counterparts last year, these diplomates can help make the process fair and relevant by serving as question raters.   Mark Supanich, PhD, didn’t wait to begin rating OLA questions: he started on January…

By Sanjeev Bhalla, MD   Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA) was launched in 2019 for diplomates with certification in diagnostic radiology and DR subspecialties to replace the periodic high-stakes examination as part of Maintenance of Certification (MOC). As the cardiopulmonary trustee, I am thrilled to be part of the development of a less stressful, quick process…