Connecting Purpose and Performance: Rethinking the Purpose of Maintenance of Certification

Ann E Harman; David O Warner; Daniel J Cole

doi:10.3122/jabfm.2020.S1.190400

Connecting Purpose and Performance: Rethinking the Purpose of Maintenance of Certification

J Am Board Fam Med. 2020 Sep-Oct;33(Suppl):S15-S20. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.S1.190400.

Authors

Ann E Harman¹, David O Warner¹, Daniel J Cole²

Affiliations

¹ From the American Board of Anesthesiology, Raleigh, NC, USA (AEH); Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (DOW); Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (DJC).
² From the American Board of Anesthesiology, Raleigh, NC, USA (AEH); Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (DOW); Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (DJC). [email protected].

PMID: 32928944
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.S1.190400

Abstract

American Boards of Medical Specialties have emphasized single point in time testing for summative assessment of cognitive expertise necessary for board certification. In 2016, the American Board of Anesthesiology introduced Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA), a longitudinal assessment platform that provides diplomates formative feedback with continuous questions over time and adapts questions to areas of knowledge weaknesses over time. This paper describes the rationale, history, and early results of the American Board of Anesthesiology MOCA platform.

Keywords: Anesthesiology; Certification; Formative Feedback.

MeSH terms

Anesthesiology* / standards
Certification*
Clinical Competence* / standards
Humans
Specialty Boards
United States