ABIM does about-face on changes to MOC program

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ABPMR-MOC Pain medicine re-certification exam conducted by ASA result speaks.......

Passed ----89-------67.4%
Failed-----43-------32.6%

32.6% of pain physicians failed after 10 years of full time practice. Of course, they don't know the answers for the useless questions and cases they don't see in day-to-day practice.


Many also likely not agcme fellowship trained and grandfathered in after taking the test first time around.
 
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Absolutely, I agree.
Taking the MOC computerized examination sitting in a cold air-conditioned room and answering hundreds of questions in 4 hours ( rate of 1 q/1 minute) gives you the psychological stress of participating in a formula 1 auto race. You don't and never make a clinical decision in one minute in your office.
 
is this unique to ABIM or would you find something similar looking into ABPM&R's rabbit hole?