ACCOMMODATIONS

We offer extra break time for nursing mothers during our exams

How to request a nursing mother break

We will provide extra break time for nursing mothers during the following exams, if requested. Please send all request forms to us at accommodations@theaba.org.

Request form

In-Training Exams (ITE)

Nursing mothers may request a 45-minute break for any of the ITEs listed below.

  • Anesthesiology
  • Critical Care
  • Pain Medicine
  • Pediatric Anesthesiology

Deadline

Requests must be submitted between 60 and 120 days prior to the exam date. Requests submitted outside this time frame will not be considered.

 

Other ABA-administered written exams (2022 and later)

Nursing mothers may request a 45-minute break in addition to the standard 20-minute break for the exams listed below. Nursing mothers will also have access to a private space to pump, if one is available at the Pearson VUE testing center selected.

See Pearson VUE’s Policy

  • BASIC Exam
  • ADVANCED Exam
  • Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology Exam
  • Critical Care Medicine Exam
  • Pain Medicine Exam
  • Pediatric Anesthesiology Exam

Deadline

Requests must be submitted between 60 and 120 days prior to the exam date. Requests submitted outside this time frame will not be considered.

 

APPLIED Exam

Nursing mothers may request a 45-minute break in addition to the standard 15-minute break between components of the APPLIED Exam. This policy applies only to candidates taking both components of the APPLIED Exam.

Deadline

Requests must be submitted between 90 and 120 days prior to the first day of the candidate’s assigned exam week. Requests submitted outside this time frame will not be considered. You can view the Nursing Mothers Break deadlines for the APPLIED Exam here.