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All three specialty area examinations and the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine examination will be offered in conjunction with the annual meetings of ACPM, ACOEM, AsMA, and the UHMS. This implementation plan was developed to provide our diplomates with maximum flexibility in selecting the date and location of their examination. Information on the examination dates and locations is listed below:

    ACPM Prevention 2012
    Wednesday, February 22, 2012
    1:00 pm registration
    Buena Vista Palace
    1900 E. Buena Vista Drive
    Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

    ACOEM – AOHC
    Sunday, April 29, 2012
    9:00 am registration
    Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
    2025 Avenue of the Stars
    Los Angeles, CA 90067

    AsMA Annual Scientific Meeting
    Sunday, May 13, 2012
    1:00 pm registration
    Hilton Atlanta Hotel
    255 Courtland Street, NE
    Atlanta, GA 30303

    UHMS Annual Meeting
    Wednesday, June 20, 2012
    1:00 pm registration
    UHMS Annual Scientific Meeting
    JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa
    5350 E. Marriott Drive
    Phoenix, AZ 85054

    ACPM Review Course
    Thursday, August 23, 2012
    10:00 am registration
    Omni Shoreham Hotel
    2500 Calvert Street, NW (at Connecticut Ave)
    Washington, DC 20008

    ACOEM Fall Courses
    TBD

You may take the examination beginning three years before your certificate expires. Applications and fees will be accepted by the ABPM until 15 days prior to the examination or until seating capacity is filled. You can submit your registration and examination fee online by logging into your record at the ABPM website or you may request a paper copy of the application by calling the Board office at 312-939-2276. Please note, online registration for the 2012 MOC examinations will not be available until early December after the final 2011 exam offering has been completed.

Part 4 of Maintenance of Certification (MOC)

Practice Performance Assessment materials for completion of Part 4 of MOC are available through the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) and the Aerospace Medicine Association (AsMA). Please contact the appropriate specialty society for more detailed information.

ACOEM: www.acoem.org/moc.aspx

ACPM: www.acpm.org/education/moc_descr.htm

AsMA: www.asams.org/MOC.htm

The 2012 examination will be administered at 200 Pearson VUE Professional Testing Centers across the United States. In addition, select international sites will also be available. In order to accommodate our candidates and to avoid problems with lack of seats at testing centers, the examination is offered over a two week period from October 1 to October 12, 2012. The online application will open on March 1, 2012 and applications need to be completed by June 1, 2012 to avoid late charges.