MOC Participation Guidelines

 

Schedule for MOC Annual Reviews

MOC Year	MOC Elements Checked
First	Licensure and OLA
Second	Licensure and OLA
Third	Licensure and OLA
Fourth	First FULL Annual Review:  Licensure, CME/SA-CME, OLA, PQI, Audit
Fifth and beyond	Licensure, CME/SA-CME, OLA, PQI, Audit

 

Items Checked for Meeting Requirements

MOC Component	Element	Compliance Requirement
Professionalism and Professional Standing	Licensure1	Valid and unrestricted in all states of practice
Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment	CME	At least 75 Category 1 CME in previous 3 years
	SA-CME	At least 25 of the 75 Category 1 CME must be self-assessment CME (SA-CME)2
Assessment of Knowledge, Judgment, and Skill	OLA or traditional exam	Passed the most recent performance evaluation for ABR Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA) or passed a traditional exam in the previous 5 years3
Improvement in Medical Practice	PQI Project or Activity	Completed at least 1 PQI Project or Participatory Quality Improvement Activity in previous 3 years
	Audit	Achieved “compliant” audit status. Applies only to those selected for an audit.

¹Medical Physics Diplomates Only: Part 1 requires valid, unrestricted licensure if practicing in FL, HI, NY, or TX. Those with a license but practicing in other state(s) may also attest to licensure. Those without licensure must have one available attester as defined by the ABR. ²When diplomates complete their Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA) progress requirement for a particular year, their self-assessment CME (SA-CME) obligations decrease from 25 to 15 for the previous three-year period. The total number of CME credits required (75) remains the same. Participation in OLA cannot be used to earn CME credit, because the ABR is not an accredited CME provider. The ABR relies on the expertise and experience of societies and associations to provide regular opportunities for diplomates to earn CME credit. ³If a diplomate was meeting MOC requirements at the 2017 MOC Annual Review, then his or her Part 3 requirement was deferred until the rollout of Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA). If he or she was NOT meeting MOC requirements at this review because he or she had not taken an MOC exam in the past 10 years, he or she will be required to take an MOC exam. Please call the ABR office for more information. Diplomates are limited to three attempts if taking the traditional exam to satisfy Part 3 of MOC.