2011 ABOS MOC/RECERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS 
	SCHEDULE
	
	ALL PATHWAYS
	Written, Practice-Based Oral, Computer-Administered, Combined Hand, Combined 
	
Sports Medicine, and Practice-profiled Adult Reconstruction, Sports 
	Medicine, and Spine
	
	
February 1, 2012
	Applications Available online at www.abos.org
	
	
May 1, 2012
	Deadline for application online and postmarked documents to be mailed.
	
	
May 2 - May 15, 2012
	Application late deadline with additional $350.00 late fee online and 
	postmarked documents to be mailed. 
	
	
October 2012
	Credentials Committee meets to decide admission of applicants to the 
	examinations. Letters of notification mailed to candidates.
	
	
December 15, 2012
	Examination fee due for all chosen pathways
	
	
December, 15, 2012
	Case list due for oral examination. 
	
	
February, 2012
	Scheduling permits emailed to Computer Administered Recertification 
	Examination candidates (except Combined Hand and Combined Sports Medicine 
	Examinations will be mailed at a later date).
	
	
March/April 2012
	Computer Pathways -- Computer Administered Recertification Examinations, 
	Prometric Technology Centers (excluding Combined Hand and Combined Sports 
	Medicine Examinations).
	
	
May 15, 2012
	Oral Pathway list of selected 12 cases available online at www.abos.org
	
	
June, 2012
	Scheduling permits emailed to Combined Hand Computer Examination candidates.
	
	
June, 2012
	Admission cards are mailed to Oral Pathway candidates.
	
	
June 30, 2012
	Computer Administered Recertification Examination results online at 
	www.abos.org (except Combined Hand and Combined Sports Medicine 
	Examinations).
	
	
July 18, 2012
	Oral Pathway -- Practice-Based Oral Recertification Examination
	Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL 
	
	
August, 2011
	Combined Sports Medicine Pathway scheduling permits emailed to candidates.
	
	
August, 2011
	Oral Pathway examination results online at www.abos.org
	
	
September 12 - 24, 2011
	Combined Hand Computer Examination to be held at Prometric Technology 
	Centers
	
	
October, 2011
	Combined Hand examination results online at www.abos.org
	
	
November 3 - 16, 2011
	Combined Sports Medicine Examination to be held at Prometric Technology 
	Centers
	
	
January, 2012
	Combined Sports Medicine examination results online at www.abos.org