JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW RECERTIFICATION

In order to recertify through the Journal Article Review Recertification Pathway, eligible diplomates must:

• Earn 60 Journal Article Review points by reading a minimum of 60 articles on the topic of obesity designated by the MOC committee during the 10-year certification period, including at least 12 articles every two years, and responding correctly to 75% of the post-article questions for each article. Each article is worth one Journal Article Review point.
• For each article, if a diplomate does not answer 75% of the questions correctly the first time, the diplomate will be allowed the opportunity to try a second time to answer the questions correctly. There is only one retake opportunity per article.
• At the end of the 10-year certification period, diplomates earning the required Journal Article Review points will need to show proof of an active medical license and active certification in an ABMS board in order to be eligible for recertification.
• Diplomates successfully earning the required Journal Article Review points and providing proof of active medical license and active ABMS board certification will be exempt from the recertification exam. These diplomates will be granted another 10-year certification term.