Our mission is to define standards, certify OB GYNs, and facilitate continuous learning to advance knowledge, practice, and professionalism in
#womenshealth
.
Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases across the country and concerns regarding the U.S. Supreme Court opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, ABOG has decided to transition the 2022 Specialty Certifying Exam to a remote format for candidates. (1/2)
ABOG recognizes February 28 and March 1 as the formal acknowledgement of Lucy, Anarcha, and Betsey, and the contributions to women’s healthcare made by enslaved women. (1/2)
This
#WomenInMedicineMonth
, we're highlighting Dr. Dee Fenner, who served as Vice President of ABOG (2016-2018) and FPMRS Division Chair (2010-2014). Dr. Fenner was instrumental in leading the efforts for the official recognition of URPS/FPMRS as a subspecialty.
ABOG mourns the passing of Dr. Wendy Brewster, a longstanding volunteer and integral member of the ABOG Gynecologic Oncology Division. We had the privilege of working with her while she served on the Gyn Onc Division over the past year and as an examiner since 2007.
ABOG would like to congratulate all senior candidates who passed the 2022 Complex Family Planning (CFP) Exam! We applaud you all for your hard work and dedication to women's health and to becoming the first certified diplomates in ABOG's newest subspecialty!
More information and instructions will be released to candidates impacted by this change soon.
If candidates would prefer to postpone their exam to 2023, please email exams
@abog
.org. (2/2)
ABOG is pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Young, MD, as its next Executive Director, effective September 13, 2023. Dr. Young is ABOG's first female Executive Director in its nearly 100-year history.
Read the full announcement:
Dr. Harriet B. Jones (1856-1943), who pursued gynecology and abdominal surgery, was the first woman licensed as a physician in West Virginia.
#WomensHistoryMonth
ABOG would like to send a thank you to the Specialty examiners from the 2018 exam season:
ABOG would also like to say congrats to all the newly certified diplomates from the 2018 Specialty Exam season:
ABOG has approved
@AAGL
's Essentials in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (EMIGS) Training and Testing Program as an alternative option for candidates to meet the Surgical Skills Program standard for ABOG certification.
Read the full announcement:
As we finish celebrating
#AANHPIHeritageMonth
, we're spotlighting Dr. Amy Park, first-year ABOG Examiner and Section Head of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at
@clevelandclinic
, who shares how her background has enriched her approach to patient care.
Happy International Women's Day! Today we celebrate all women, including the first women certified by ABOG: Dr. Eloise Parsons (1895-1998) and Dr. Beatrice E. Tucker (1897-1984) who both became board-certified in 1934.
ABOG would like to welcome our new 2022 Board of Directors Officers and Members, Division Chair, and Subspecialty Division Members, who started their terms on July 1!
Read more:
Happy
#NationalWomenPhysiciansDay
! Today, we celebrate all women physicians, especially our diplomates and candidates, who work tirelessly to ensure safe and high-quality care of their patients! Thank you for all that you do!
Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases across the country, ABOG has decided to transition all 2021 Specialty Certifying Examinations to a virtual format. More information and instructions will be released to candidates impacted by this change soon. (1/2)
In this challenging and stressful time, we would like to take a moment and thank all clinicians, including residents, fellows, candidates and diplomates for all you are doing to serve your patients and the public. We appreciate your passion and commitment!💙
Happy National Women Physicians Day! On the 200th anniversary of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell's birth, the first woman to receive an MD from an American medical school, we celebrate all women physicians. Thank you for all that you do!
Congratulations to our newly certified diplomates! Be on the lookout for an email from Credly within the next two weeks with instructions on how to claim your badge.
Have you recently passed your Certifying Exam and are wondering the best way to share your new accomplishment? Claim your digital badge!
Digital badges offer an easy way to share your board certification online, including on social media. Learn more:
Happy Women in Medicine Month (
#WIMmonth
)!
👩⚕️👩🏻⚕️👩🏼⚕️👩🏽⚕️👩🏾⚕️👩🏿⚕️
This month, we celebrate and honor all
#womeninmedicine
and their dedication, hard work, and tireless efforts in their fields. Thank you for all that you do! 💙🩺
Congratulations to ABOG Associate Executive Director Susan M. Ramin, MD, for being elected to serve as Secretary-Treasurer on the
@ABMSCert
Board of Directors:
ABOG wishes you a happy and safe Thanksgiving! Today, we are thankful for all our candidates, residents, fellows, program administrators, and diplomates and all the continued hard work they have done this year.
Dr. Kenneth Kim, ABOG Specialty Examiner and Qualifying Exam Development Subcommittee member, shares what he finds most rewarding about being an examiner.
ABOG recognizes the dates for the Subspecialty Examinations this year coincide with Ramadan, and our candidates who observe will be fasting all day. As we begin the scheduling process, we would like to offer a morning exam opportunity (if possible) for those who observe. (1/2)
Happy
#ThankaResidentDay
! Thank you residents for all you do for your patients, the public, and the OB GYN specialty! We appreciate all that you do!❤️
A big congratulations to our ABOG volunteers who were recently elected into
@theNAMedicine
! Election to the NAM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. Read more:
#Juneteenth
is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the emancipation of slaves in the United States. Today, ABOG celebrates, acknowledges, and reflects on this important day of freedom, hope, and progress in our nation’s history.
Vaccines are not only important to pregnant women and newborn babies, but to people of all ages. Curious about how
#vaccineswork
? Healthy Children has answered common questions about vaccines:
Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, ABOG and
@ABUrology
will officially change the name of the co-sponsored Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) subspecialty to Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS) across our systems. Read more:
ABOG is celebrating
#WomensHistoryMonth
by sharing some female OB GYNs who paved the way for future women!
Dr. Emeline Horton Cleveland was one of the first American women physicians to perform major gynecological and abdominal surgery. Learn more:
March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month!
#Endometriosis
affects 11 percent of American women between the ages of 15 and 44. Learn more about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of endometriosis:
Dr. Jane E. Hodgson was a Founding Fellow of
@acog
in 1952 and later established numerous freestanding clinics, offering gynecologic and reproductive care, including safe outpatient abortions.
#WomensHistoryMonth
If you're planning on taking the 2022 Subspecialty Certifying Exam, the first application deadline without late fees is quickly approaching! Log into your portal and apply now:
This
#WomensHistoryMonth
, ABOG spotlights Dr. Deborah Driscoll, an OB GYN geneticist, who was the first woman elected president of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) in 2014.
ABOG CIO and Psychometrician presenting on Utilizing a Data Driven Framework to Ensure a Relevant and Results-Oriented LLSA at ABMS conference 2018, thank you both!
#abog
#boardcertification
Congratulations to all our newly board-certified Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Gynecologic Oncology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility subspecialists who passed their Certifying Exams! 🎉
#ABOGproud
#ABOGcertified
Dr. Susan Ramin, our Associate Executive Director of MOC, was a featured speaker at this morning's 2023
@ABMSCert
Conference Opening Plenary. Her presentation focused on the critical role of providing comprehensive reproductive health care during challenging times.
#2023ABMS
As we celebrate
#AANHPIHeritageMonth
, we're spotlighting Dr. Stephen Thung, 10-year ABOG Examiner and Vice Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at
@YaleMed
, who shares his inspiration for becoming an OB GYN.
Celebrating
#WomensHistoryMonth
: Every March, ABOG recognizes female physicians who paved the way in women's health and the OB GYN specialty.
Today, learn about Dr. Georgeanna Seegar Jones:
Week 2 of the administration of the 2022 Specialty Certifying Exam has begun. Good luck to all the candidates taking the exam this week!
#abogcertified
#abog
#boardcertified
The deadline to apply and pay for the 2023 Subspecialty Certifying Exam without late fees is July 7!
Login to your portal and apply now at .
Questions? Contact the Exams Department at exams
@abog
.org or 214.871.1619.
Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases across the country, ABOG has decided to transition all 2021 Specialty Certifying Examinations to a virtual format. More information and instructions will be released to candidates impacted by this change soon. (1/2)
ABOG Director and 11-year ABOG examiner Dr. Abimbola Famuyide explains why volunteering is important to him.
Learn how you can become an ABOG examiner:
#abog
#abogcertified
#abogproud
#ABOGCE
This
#BlackHistoryMonth
, ABOG spotlights Dr. Helen Octavia Dickens (1909-2001), who in 1946 became the first board-certified African American female OB GYN in Philadelphia. Learn more about Dr. Dickens and her achievements:
Eight-year subspecialty examiner Dr. Kian Behbakht explains why volunteering is important to him.
Interested in becoming an ABOG Subspecialty Examiner? The deadline to submit a nomination form is July 1, 2023! Learn more:
#ABOG
#ABOGcertified
#ABOGproud
It’s challenging to find the words to express our gratitude for the extraordinary care all clinicians, including residents, fellows, candidates, and diplomates, are providing women and the public, so we’ll say it simply and humbly: thank you.💙
This
#BlackHistoryMonth
, ABOG spotlights Dr. Frederick Douglass Parrott Jr. (1927-2022), who was a practicing
#OBGYN
for over 30 years and was known for establishing the Real Men Cook Foundation, which raised over 3 million dollars for the medical schools of four HBCUs.
ABOG is here at the 2023 CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting! Come visit us at booth
#204
in the exhibit hall! We're happy to answer questions about ABOG’s Qualifying and Certifying exams, FLS and EMIGS, CFP, and more!
Interested in becoming an examiner for the Specialty Certifying Exam?
The application to submit a self-nomination form opens in 1️⃣ week! The application period runs September 1 - February 1.
Read more about the self-nomination process:
Postpartum care should be an ongoing process, not a single encounter. This can prevent pregnancy-related & -associated conditions from becoming fatal & set the stage for long-term health & well-being.
Learn more on optimizing postpartum care:
#123forMoms
ABOG honors all veterans for their service to our country, especially our candidates and diplomates who have served. Thank you for your dedication and sacrifice!
#VeteransDay
This
#WomenInMedicineMonth
, we're highlighting Dr. Shani Delaney, who is a member of our Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) Division and is a Subspecialty Examiner. She also serves on our Qualifying Examination Development Committee (QEDC).
Sylvia Aziz, ABOG MOC Program and Communication Manager, presents on ABOG’s Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment component at ABMS 2018 Conference. Thank you Sylvia!
#ABMS2018
#ABOG
In lieu of flowers, her family asks for gifts in honor of Dr. Brewster to be made to the Society of Gynecologic Oncology/Foundation for Women’s Cancer Wendy R. Brewster MD, PhD Young Investigator Award:
View her obituary here:
ABOG announces the planned retirement of George D. Wendel, Jr., MD, Executive Director, effective December 31, 2023. We would like to recognize Dr. Wendel for his nearly 12-year-long career at ABOG. Read the full announcement:
ABOG celebrated the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art center on Thursday, January 18. The new facility reflects ABOG’s dedication to meeting the demands of today’s complex and technology-focused certification processes and programs.
Read more:
Every 3-5 years, ABOG completes a Job Task Analysis (JTA), which is a fundamental step to establish fair and valid certification decisions. Learn more about the ABOG JTA process:
Celebrating Women's History Month: This month, we're honoring female physicians who paved the way and broke barriers in women's health.
Today, learn about Dr. Mary Amanda Dixon Jones:
It's
#ThankaResidentDay
! Thank you residents for all you do for your patients, the public, and the OB GYN specialty! We appreciate all that you do!❤️💙
Reminder: Case list entry is open for the 2024 Subspecialty Certifying Exam! The deadline to submit case lists is February 1, 2024! Log in to your portal to begin entering cases:
(2/2) These women's bodies were experimented upon without their consent and contributed to the surgical treatment for vesico-vaginal fistulae.
Learn more:
It's Women's History Month! Every day this month, we're highlighting a female OB GYN who broke barriers and paved the way for future women.
Today, learn about Dr. Georgeanna Jones:
There are two weeks left to apply for the 2023 Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program! All applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. CT on November 15, 2023: