The American Board of Anesthesiology
Member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties
Initial Certification in Anesthesiology
Primary certification in Anesthesiology is available to individuals not yet certified by the ABA or who are not currently a candidate in the ABA examination system.
Calendar of Activities
- October 15, 2007
- 2008 Application Cycle Opens
- December 15, 2007
- Standard Deadline for 2008 Applications
- January 15, 2008
- Late Deadline for 2008 Applications
- April 14 - 18, 2008
- 2008 Spring Part 2 (Oral) Examination Administered
- August 4 - 5, 2008
- 2008 Part 1 (Written) Examination Administered
- September 22 - 26, 2008
- 2008 Fall Part 2 (Oral) Examination Administered
- October 15, 2008
- 2009 Application Cycle Opens
- December 15, 2008
- 2009 Application Deadline for 2009 Applications
- January 15, 2009
- Late Deadline for 2009 Applications
- April 20 - 24, 2009
- 2009 Spring Part 2 (Oral) Examination Administered
- August 3 - 4, 2009
- 2009 Part 1 (Written) Examination Administered
- October 5 - 9, 2009
- 2009 Fall Part 2 (Oral) Examination Administered
Application for Certification
To submit an application, you must first log into your portal account. Click here to log in and proceed to the online application. If you do not have a portal account, click here to create one.
Entrance Requirements
The ABA's Entrance Requirements are detailed in the
Booklet of Information, Section 2.04.
Fees
The ABA's application and examination fees are listed in the
Part 1 (Written) Examination Documentation
- Part 1 (Written) Examination General Information
The Part 1 (Written) Examination will be delivered in a Computer Based Training, CBT, format starting in 2008. This slide show presentation gives general information about the new testing procedures. Click here for the presentation. - Part 1 (Written) Examination Content Outline
The content outline has been updated for the 2008 examination. Please click here to access the content outline. - Part 1 (Written) Examination Item Formats
The Part 1 (Written) Examination has three types of item formats: A-type, R-type, and G sets. K-type questions will no longer be on the examination. Click here for examples of all item formats.
Part 2 (Oral) Examination Documentation
- An overview of the Part 2 (Oral) examination process is available in PDF format by clicking here.
- A description of Part 2 (Oral) examination is available in PDF format by clicking here.
- The Part 2 (Oral) examination example is available in PDF format by clicking here.
Examination Results
The results of ABA examinations are available to candidates online through their personal portal account, and are also mailed to candidates. The schedule for the 2008-2009 Part 1 (Written) and Part 2 (Oral) examinations for primary certification is shown below. The dates below represent the latest dates that the results will be available online or mailed.
To access your results, you must first log into your portal account. Click here to log in and proceed to the examination results. If you do not have a portal account, click here to create one.
Examination Schedule Examination Online Mailed 2008 Spring Part 2 (Oral) Examination May 16, 2008 May 23, 2008 2008 Part 1 (Written) Examination October 4, 2008 October 11, 2008 2008 Fall Part 2 (Oral) Examination October 24, 2008 October 31, 2008 2009 Spring Part 2 (Oral) Examination May 22, 2009 May 29, 2009 2009 Part 1 (Written) Examination October 3, 2009 October 10, 2009 2009 Fall Part 2 (Oral) Examination October 7, 2009 October 14, 2009