Hi everyone, I recently took the AOA BP boards and overall it was okay. Just wondering what the turnaround time for score release is? Nervous out here due to failing boards previously, and still kicking myself for missing some easy questions this time around too! Hopefully a generous curve lol.
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Hello! I also took the exam in April. Any idea on when we'll get scores back? It looks like it was May 28th last year.
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Some great updates about the AOBP exam you guys!! It is 100% recognized by all ACGME Pediatric residency programs, and all residency programs now also encourage residents to take it if one chooses to do so.
The AOBP test is 100% legally equivalent to the ABP test, and both and MD and DO can take it!
It is even the official goal of ACGME to prepare residents for both these tests:
www.acgme.org
“Graduates of residency and fellowship programs are prepared to take certification exams given by American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) specialty boards, AOA specialty boards, and other organizations. Maintenance of Certification (MOC) is conducted by ABMS member boards; Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC) is conducted by AOA certifying boards.”
And most importantly if you would like to work as a faculty member in a Peds residency program, the qualifications are to be either board certified by the ABP or the AOBP:
“Physician faculty members must: (1) have current certification in the specialty by the American Board of Pediatrics or the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics, or possess qualifications judged acceptable to the Review Committee.”
“The Review Committee expects faculty members who are recent graduates of ACGME-accredited AOA-approved pediatrics programs to take and pass the next available ABP or AOBP pediatric examination…”
www.acgme.org
A Program Director can also be AOBP only certified:
“The program director must possess current certification in the specialty for which they are the program director by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) or by the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics (AOBP), or specialty qualifications that are acceptable to the Review Committee.
The program director must meet the requirements for either Maintenance of Certification in pediatrics or a subspecialty of pediatrics through the ABP or Osteopathic Continuous Certification through the AOBP.”
So for example if you’re allowed to work at CHOP or Boston Children’s ACGME residency program being AOBP only certified, then any job in the US obviously also accepts the AOBP, as it is illegal to discriminate against someone who took this test and passed (state laws prohibit employers from discriminating against osteopathic medical education or any DO exams, including AOA board certification which now an MD can take)!
Lastly, the ABP also officially recognizes the AOBP as its legal equivalent:
“Is the ABP the only organization that certifies pediatricians?
The American Osteopathic Board of Pediatricians also certifies pediatricians”
Congrats again to everyone for recently passing the AOBP, and for anyone that wants to take the AOBP exam instead of the ABP (or wants to be certified by both lol), you can be rest assured that the AOBP is equal to the ABP, the ACGME unequivocally supports it, and thus don’t let anyone tell you otherwise! (If they do, then it’s law$uit time 😉).
The AOBP test is 100% legally equivalent to the ABP test, and both and MD and DO can take it!
It is even the official goal of ACGME to prepare residents for both these tests:
Physician Licensing and Certification
“Graduates of residency and fellowship programs are prepared to take certification exams given by American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) specialty boards, AOA specialty boards, and other organizations. Maintenance of Certification (MOC) is conducted by ABMS member boards; Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC) is conducted by AOA certifying boards.”
And most importantly if you would like to work as a faculty member in a Peds residency program, the qualifications are to be either board certified by the ABP or the AOBP:
“Physician faculty members must: (1) have current certification in the specialty by the American Board of Pediatrics or the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics, or possess qualifications judged acceptable to the Review Committee.”
“The Review Committee expects faculty members who are recent graduates of ACGME-accredited AOA-approved pediatrics programs to take and pass the next available ABP or AOBP pediatric examination…”
Program Requirements and FAQs and Applications
A Program Director can also be AOBP only certified:
“The program director must possess current certification in the specialty for which they are the program director by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) or by the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics (AOBP), or specialty qualifications that are acceptable to the Review Committee.
The program director must meet the requirements for either Maintenance of Certification in pediatrics or a subspecialty of pediatrics through the ABP or Osteopathic Continuous Certification through the AOBP.”
So for example if you’re allowed to work at CHOP or Boston Children’s ACGME residency program being AOBP only certified, then any job in the US obviously also accepts the AOBP, as it is illegal to discriminate against someone who took this test and passed (state laws prohibit employers from discriminating against osteopathic medical education or any DO exams, including AOA board certification which now an MD can take)!
Lastly, the ABP also officially recognizes the AOBP as its legal equivalent:
“Is the ABP the only organization that certifies pediatricians?
The American Osteopathic Board of Pediatricians also certifies pediatricians”
Congrats again to everyone for recently passing the AOBP, and for anyone that wants to take the AOBP exam instead of the ABP (or wants to be certified by both lol), you can be rest assured that the AOBP is equal to the ABP, the ACGME unequivocally supports it, and thus don’t let anyone tell you otherwise! (If they do, then it’s law$uit time 😉).
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