Certification and maintenance of certification: updates from the American Board of Pathology

Abstract

The American Board of Pathology continues to update the certification process to ensure that all candidates have appropriate training and credentials and meet the competency requirements of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The maintenance of certification process, instituted in 2006, has gone through 2 reporting cycles; and the American Board of Pathology is preparing for administration of the first maintenance of certification examination in 2014. This article updates the pathology community on these changes.