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

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 Credits^tm (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
ASCP Case Reports
ASCP Check Path
ASCP Patient Safety
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

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

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

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

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

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