23AMW2467140 - ABOHNS Special Session: Upcoming Changes to the Oral Certifying Exam

Sunday, October 1, 2023

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: MCC, Grand Ballroom A2

Moderator(s)

Gaelyn Garrett, MD

Professor and Vice-Chair
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN, United States

Panelist(s)

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Ronald B. Kuppersmith, MD, MBA

Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon
Texas ENT and Allergy
College Station, TX, United States
Brian Nussenbaum, MD, MHCM

Executive Director
American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Houston, TX, United States
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Kathleen C. Sie, MD

Professor
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, WA, United States
Timothy L. Smith, MD, MPH

Professor
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR, United States
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James C. Denneny III, MD

EVP/CEO
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation
Alexandria, VA, United States

Disclosure(s):

Ronald B. Kuppersmith, MD, MBA: No relevant relationships to disclose.

Brian Nussenbaum, MD, MHCM: No relevant relationships to disclose.

Timothy L. Smith, MD, MPH: No relevant relationships to disclose.

James C. Denneny III, MD: No relevant relationships to disclose.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ABOHNS) President C. Gaelyn Garrett, MD, will moderate a panel that discusses the upcoming changes to the Oral Certifying Exam for initial board certification. The panel consists of ABOHNS Board members—Ronald B. Kuppersmith, MD, MBA, Kathleen C. Sie, MD, and Timothy L. Smith, MD, MPH— and ABOHNS Executive Director Brian Nussenbaum, MD, MHCM. This includes the decision the Board has made to incorporate cases from a candidate’s practice into the content of their exam, beginning with the next OCE administration – which will likely be in 2025.

Learning Objectives:

To explain the rationale for changing the format, structure, and process of the ABOHNS Oral Certifying Exam.
To develop an understanding of key decisions that will guide the exam changes.
To describe implementation plans for the redesigned exam.