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2026 Exams
Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology
Exam date(s)
Dec. 5
Request deadline
July 15
Documentation deadline
July 31
ADVANCED (Summer)
July 17-18
March 15
March 31
ADVANCED (Winter)
Jan. 16-17
Sept. 15, 2025
Sept. 30, 2025
BASIC (Summer)
June 5-6
Feb. 15
Feb. 28
BASIC (Fall)
Nov. 6-7
June 15
June 30
Critical Care Medicine
Oct. 3
Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Nov. 10
ITE-Anesthesiology
Feb. 5-9
Nov. 15, 2025
Nov. 30, 2025
ITE-Critical Care Medicine
March 12-14
Dec. 15, 2025
Dec. 30, 2025
ITE-Pain Medicine
March 19-21
ITE - Pediatric Anesthesiology
Feb. 19-21
Pain Medicine
Sept. 26
May 15
May 31
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Oct. 10
Sleep Medicine
2026 Exam Dates
March 2-5
Request Deadline
Documentation Deadline
March 23-26
April 20-23
May 18-21
Jan. 15
Jan. 31
Sept. 28-Oct. 1
May 30
Oct. 26-29
