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Links to American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology readings for Continuing Certification (Formerly MOC)

ABOG Continuing Certification

About ABOG

 

The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) is a non-profit organization that board certifies obstetricians and gynecologists (OB GYNs) and offers continuing certification to OB GYNs in the United States and Canada. Board certification is a voluntary process for those physicians who choose to pursue certification.

ABOG also administers board certification in five subspecialties: 

  • Complex Family Planning

  • Gynecologic Oncology

  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine

  • Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

  • Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

ABOG has Focused Practice Designations in:
Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 
Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery.

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Overview

Physicians must apply for the Continuing Certification program annually. The application is available via the ABOG portal on the ABOG website at www.abog.org. Applications for the 2025 CC process will be accepted starting mid-January 2025 and must be submitted with the correct fee no later than August 1, 2025. Applications submitted between August 2, 2025 and September 1, 2025 will be charged a service fee. No applications will be accepted after September 1, 2025.

Overview of Continuing Certification (CC) Formerly MOC

Dates and Fees

Specialty & Subspecialty Continuing Certification (CC) Bulletin

Journals with Dedicated Publication Pages

Some journals have provided dedicated web pages with links to all articles in that publication used for ABOG CC. They are as follows:

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Gray Journal): http://www.ajog.org/content/abog

Fertility & Sterility: https://www.fertstert.org/content/moc

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology: https://www.jmig.org/content/moc

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology: https://www.jpagonline.org/content/moc_collection

Obstetrics and Gynecology (Green Journal): http://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Pages/ABOG.aspx