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Ann E Harman1, David O Warner1, Daniel J Cole2
1From 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).
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.
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