Regulatory agencies, health maintenance organizations, and the community require reassurance and documentation of continual professional development and education by physicians. MOC is a professional response to the need for public accountability and transparency, assessing physicians using the Six Core Competencies as defined by ABMS.

Maintaining a certificate is a voluntary expression of professional accountability and all Diplomates, especially those involved in training programs, are strongly encouraged to recertify at a minimum of every ten years. MOC is a voluntary process for time-unlimited certificate holders. Please review the components for complete details.