Requests for Re-Examination

Requests for Re-Examination for Multiple-Choice Assessments (Qualifying Examination, Focused Practice Examinations, Part III, Re-Entry) 

Candidates who are scheduled to take the examination but do not do so, as well as candidates who do not pass the examination and who wish to repeat the examination, must complete a new application on the ABOG website and pay a new fee. It is necessary for each applicant to meet the requirements in effect the year the application is submitted. These requirements can be found in the Bulletin for the year the application is submitted. The reapplicant must complete the application process before the applicable deadline.  

Requests for Re-Examination for the Certifying Examination 

Candidates who are disapproved for the Certifying Examination, scheduled to take the Certifying Examination but do not do so, as well as candidates who do not pass the examination and who wish to repeat the examination, must complete a new application on the ABOG website and pay a new fee. It is necessary for each applicant to meet the requirements in effect the year the application is submitted. These requirements can be found in the Bulletin for the year the application is submitted. The re-applicant must complete the application process before the applicable deadline. Following notification of approval to retake the Certifying Examination, the candidate must submit a new case list, submit their thesis (for Subspecialty Certifying Examination only), and pay the examination fee on or before the established deadlines. Candidates may submit a previously submitted thesis or another work that was completed during fellowship.