Exam Dates and Locations

Initial Certification Exams

The ABR administers exams for each of its specialties and subspecialties. Exams are administered remotely; for more information, please click here.

The following table includes the 2022 exam schedule. Please note that a one-day oral exam administration has been added. While this additional date is intended for candidates who must miss the main exam administration, or those who conditioned or failed a prior attempt, anyone who is eligible to sit for an oral exam may choose the one-day exam.

The one-day oral exam administration will have limited registration availability. Candidates are strongly encouraged to take the main oral exam administration unless they have an unavoidable life event.

 

2021
Description	Date	Location	Registration Opens
RO Biology and Physics Qualifying Exam	August 2	Remote	May 2021
RO Clinical Qualifying Exam	August 3	Remote	May 2021
RO Oral Certifying Exam Registration is limited to candidates eligible for the 2021 exam.	September 11-14	Remote	June 2021

 

2022
Description	Date	Location	Registration Opens
RO Clinical Qualifying Exam	May 11	Remote	February 2022
RO Oral Certifying Exam	May 15-18	Remote	January 2022
RO Biology and Physics Qualifying Exam	July 1	Remote	April 2022
RO Oral Certifying Exam	October 301	Remote	July 2022

¹While this additional date is intended for candidates who must miss the main exam administration, or those who conditioned or failed a prior attempt, anyone who is eligible to sit for an oral exam may choose the one-day exam.