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Continuing Certification (Maintenance of Certification)

ASCP helps guide you through the Continuing Certification (CC) (formerly Maintenance of Certification or MOC) process. If you are a pathologist who was certified by the American Board of Pathology (ABPath) in 2006 or later, you must meet certain CC requirements to maintain our certification as you continue your practice. The ASCP online portal provides you the ability to manage your CC through education and credit tracking. As your CC partner, ASCP is here to provide you with tools and resources to help you meet your CC requirements.

ABPath CC (formerly MOC) Requirements
ASCP Resources to Manage CC (fomerly MOC)
ABPath Requirements

Part I: Professionalism & Professional Standing

The American Board of Pathology (ABPath) requires you to demonstrate your professionalism and professional standing.

How to Meet Requirement

  • Maintain a full and unrestricted license
  • Document your medical staff membership and health care privileges
  • Provide a description of your current scope of practice

How Often

  • Every 2 years

 

The American Board of Pathology

American Board of Pathology

Visit the American Board of Pathology website to learn more about CC (formerly MOC) Part I.

 

Learn About MOC Part I

Part II: Lifelong Learning

The American Board of Pathology (ABPath) requires you to demonstrate your lifelong learning.

How to Meet Requirement

  • Document 70 AMA PRA Category 1 Creditstm (35 per year)

Beginning in 2021, SAMs credits are no longer a part of the ABPath's CC Program.

How Often

  • Every 2 years

ASCP Education that Meets CC (Formerly MOC) Requirements

ASCP has developed an array of educational products to meet Part II requirements for CME credits, including:

  • ASCP CE Packages
  • ASCP Case Reports
  • ASCP Check Path
  • Lab Management University
  • ASCP Education Courses
  • University of Path Informatics
  • ASCP Annual Meeting
  • On-Demand Webcasts
  • ASCP GYN Assessment
  • ASCP NonGYN Assessment
  • ASCP NonGYN Digital Image Program
  • ASCP GYN PT and Lab Comparison

Learn More About Education Products

Part III: Assessment of Knowledge, Judgement and Skills

The American Board of Pathology (ABPath) requires you to demonstrate your assessment of knowledge, judgement and skills. The six module cognitive examination is administered by ABPath.


How to Complete Requirement

  • Pass the cognitive exam
  • Can sit for the exam in the 7th, 8th, 9th or 10th year

How Often

  • Required every 10 years

ASCP PRISE

ASCP's Pathologist Recertification Individualized Self-Assessment Examination (PRISE) helps pathologists who need to meet Continuing Certification (CC) (formerly Maintenance of Certification or MOC) requirements for recertification prepare for their Part III cognitive examination.

PRISE provides hundreds of questions based on the outline used by ABPath for the CC (formerly MOC) cognitive examination.

  • Questions are cased-based and include images, educational feedback, and references
  • Each module contains 25 questions and provides 2 CME credits
  • PRISE is available in a browser-based online format
  • Modules are available in AP, CP and Common Areas

Learn More About PRISE


Part IV: Improvement in Medical Practice

The American Board of Pathology (ABPath) requires you to demonstrate improvement in medical practice.


How to Complete Requirement

  • Document participation in at least one laboratory improvement and quality assurance activity or program
  • Document peer evaluation in the 4th and 8th years

How Often

  • Every 2 years

ASCP Education that Meets CC (Formerly MOC) Requirements


ASCP has developed an array of educational products to meet Part IV requirements.

The products below offer meet Part IV requirements.
  • ASCP GYN Assessment
  • ASCP GYN PT
  • ASCP NonGYN Assessment
  • ASCP NonGYN Digital Image Program

Learn More About Quality Improvement Education

ASCP Education and Tracking Tools

Earn CME Credits

Earn all the CME credits you need for Part II and participate in Part IV activities. Choose from a wide variety of courses, events, and interactive assessment programs to meet your learning preferences.

ASCP Products that Meet Part II Requirements

ASCP has created a variety of educational products to meet Part II requirements for CME credits, including:

  • ASCP CE Packages
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  • ASCP Check Path
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  • ASCP Education Courses
  • Lab Management University
  • University of Path Informatics
  • ASCP Annual Meeting
  • On-Demand Webcasts
  • ASCP GYN Assessment
  • ASCP NonGYN Assessment
  • ASCP NonGYN Digital Image Program

Learn More About Online Education

ASCP Products  that Meets Part IV Requirements

ASCP has developed an array of educational products to meet Part IV requirements.


Learn More About Quality Improvement Education

ASCP PRISE

ASCP's Pathologist Recertification Individualized Self-Assessment Examination (PRISE) helps pathologists who need to meet Continuing Certification (CC) (formerly Maintenance of Certification or MOC) requirements for recertification prepare for their Part III cognitive examination.

PRISE provides hundreds of questions based on the outline used by the ABPath for the CC cognitive examination.

  • Questions are cased-based and include images, educational feedback, and references
  • Each module contains 25 questions and provides 2 CME credits
  • PRISE is available in a browser-based online format
  • Modules are available in AP, CP and Common Areas

Learn More About PRISE

Content Areas Covered in 2017 PRISE

AP

  • Autopsy Pathology
  • Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
  • Breast Pathology
  • Cytopathology - Gynecological
  • Cytopathology - Non-Gynecological
  • Dermatopathology Neoplastic
  • Dermatopathology - Non-Neoplastic
  • Forensic Pathology
  • Gastrointestinal/Liver Pathology 1 & 2
  • General Anatomic Pathology
  • General Surgical Pathology
  • Genitourinary Pathology
  • Head and Neck Pathology
  • Medical Renal Pathology
  • Molecular Pathology – Cancer
  • Molecular Pathology – Clinical Cytogenetics
  • Neuropathology
  • Obstetrics/Gynecologic Pathology
  • Pediatric Pathology
  • Thoracic Pathology

CP

  • Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
  • Chemistry/Immunopathology
  • Coagulation
  • General Clinical Pathology
  • Hematology
  • Microbiology

COMMON

  • Flow Cytometry
  • Hematopathology–Bone Marrow
  • Hematopathology-Lymph Node-Spleen

Track Your CC (formerly MOC) Progress

ASCP provides pathologist members access to an Education portal where you can track your ASCP CME credits earned, add Non-ASCP CME credits earned from another approved CME provider, as well as track your progress towards reaching your Part II and Part IV requirements.

How to Access and Manage Your CC (formerly MOC) Credits

  1. Login to your ASCP account
  2. Under "My Education," you will be able to view CME credits earned
  3. You will also be able to access any education that you have purchased by not yet completed
  4. You will be able to add Non-ASCP credits

Access My Education

Submit Your Documentation

Pathologists under CC (formerly MOC) will need to submit documentation to ABPath every 2 years to demonstrate proper certification maintenance.  The submission timeline is based on your initial date of certification. 

ABP PATHway is a tool developed by ABPath that will step you through the documentation process.  It is also where you will need to submit your documentation at each 2-year checkpoint.  To set up a PATHway account, or access your existing account, click the button below.

Access ABP Pathway

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