ABOS Residency to Retirement Roadmap

This infographic guides you through 3 stages of your orthopaedic surgery career.

Click on the next stage to see more details.

Orthopaedic
Surgery Residency

Initial Board
Certification Examinations

Orthopaedic
Surgery Residency

Initial Board
Certification Examinations

Maintenance
of Certification

Below you will see links in the bullet points that will take you directly to the ABOS webpage related to that topic.

Board Certification
Go to MOC
Optional Subspecialty in Surgery of the Hand or Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
  • *Pass Part I & Part II
  • Requires a 1 year ACGME-accredited fellowship in subspeciality
  • Apply and submit Application by February 1
  • Examination administered at testing center in August
*Can take Subspecialty Examination after passing Part I but cannot earn Subspecialty Certification until becoming ABOS Board Certified
MOC
Failure to Maintain ABOS Board Certification
  • Subject to ABOS Credentials Committee review and re-entry oral examination to regain certification
  • ABOS Board Certification may be subject to ABOS Credentials Committee review prior to expiration of any 10-year MOC period
Retirement
The ABOS recommends that you carefully review the appropriate Rules and Procedures for Residency, Initial Board Certification, and Maintenance of Certification. The ABOS reserves the right to make changes in its rules and procedures for its examination and certification at any time and without prior notice. This infographic is a visual aide and may not appropriately reflect your pathway.