What does MOC stand for?

It also means that he or she is participating in ongoing maintenance of certification activities, and will be periodically re-examined to ensure and document current knowledge and skills.

The RCPSC certifies its members, specialist physicians, through the Maintenance of Certification Programs.

In 2000, the 24 member boards of the ABMS approved a plan to move toward a more comprehensive assessment of physician competence called maintenance of certification (MOC) (Horowitz, Miller, and Miles 2004; Miller 2005; Holmboe and Cassel 2007).

The ABNS envisions using the measures to teach neurosurgery residents how to collect outcomes data and to use the data for quality improvement, for neurosurgeons to prepare for board certification, and as part of the maintenance of certification process.

Requirements for the Maintenance of Certification In order to maintain status as a Certified Chaplain, the chaplain must: MNT1: Participate in a peer review process every fifth year.

It is unlikely that it will be possible to use data that are already collected for another purpose to satisfy the needs of the "competency-based" maintenance of certification process.

Its recommendations were presented to the ABMS Assembly in March 2000, which voted to require that all member Boards evolve their recertification processes into programs of maintenance of certification (MOC).

Credentialers, Member Boards Discuss Evolving Maintenance of Certification Initiatives CHICAGO -- Brought together by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) to encourage alignment of healthcare quality improvement efforts, key stakeholders spoke at the first ABMS Board Congress: "MOC That Matters," to discuss the evolving and envisioned role of the ABMS Maintenance of Certification([R]) (ABMS MOC([R])) program.