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)
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ABOG)
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Our mission is to define standards, certify OB-GYNs, and facilitate continuous learning to advance knowledge, practice, and professionalism in #womenshealth.
Joined April 2018
- Read the full statement: abog.org/about-abog/new…
- 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.
- It's Match Day for OB GYN fellowships! We wish you a successful match! #FellowMatch
- 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!
- Replying to @boardobgynMore 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 [email protected]. (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: bit.ly/42FNWHB
- Dr. Harriet B. Jones (1856-1943), who pursued gynecology and abdominal surgery, was the first woman licensed as a physician in West Virginia. bit.ly/2HJzyID #WomensHistoryMonth
- ABOG would like to send a thank you to the Specialty examiners from the 2018 exam season: bit.ly/2FsfRlB ABOG would also like to say congrats to all the newly certified diplomates from the 2018 Specialty Exam season: bit.ly/2TzHvlZ
- Happy Match Day from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology! We wish you a successful match! #FellowMatch ___ #obstetrics #gynecology #obstetriciangynecologist #obgyn #cfp #rei #mfm #gynonc @TheNRMP
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- 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: bit.ly/3k2ELQV










