Education & Meetings

• Live Courses
  • Kidney Week
  • Board Review Course
  • ASN Highlights
• Self-Assessment
  • Nephrology Self-Assessment Program (NephSAP)
  • Kidney Self-Assessment Program (KSAP)
• Distance Learning
• Maintenance of Certification
• CME Credits
• Training
• Additional Resources
  • Kidney Education Contest
  • Other Meetings

Lifelong Learning and Board Certification

ASN continues to support the priority physicians have always placed on lifelong learning and its role in improving patient care. For information on certifying boards and their requirements for participating in lifelong learning, please click here.

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC)

For information and updates on ABIM's MOC program, please click here.

How ASN Helps Its Members Meet These Requirements

Medical Knowledge

• ASN Kidney Self-Assessment Program (KSAP) - Volume 1: 25 MOC points per module and 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per module. Other volumes: 25 MOC points per module and 25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per module
• ASN Nephrology Self-Assessment Program (NephSAP) issue – 10 MOC points per module and 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per module
• Board Review Course & Update 2016 – 62 MOC points per module and 62 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per module.
• BRCU Online 2016: Complete Program – 62 MOC points per module and 62 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per module.
• BRCU Online 2016: CKD and ESRD – 11 MOC points per module and 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per module.
• BRCU Online 2016: Potassium and Acid Base; Tubulointerstitial Disorders and Nephrolithiasis – 11.75 MOC points per module and 11.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per module.
• BRCU Online 2016: Hypertension; AKI, ICU Nephrology, and Pharmacology – 9.5 MOC points per module and 9.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per module.
• BRCU Online 2016: Glomerular and Vascular Disorders – 10 MOC points per module and 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per module.
• BRCU Online 2016: Bone and Mineral Metabolism; Transplantation – 9.75 MOC points per module and 9.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per module.
• BRCU Online 2016: Assessment of Kidney Function and Structure; Perturbations in the Distribution of the Body Fluid Compartments and Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders – 10 MOC points per module and 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per module.

Through 12/31/2018 ABIM does not require Practice Assessment, Patient Safety and Patient Voice in its MOC program.

More Continuing Medical Education Opportunities

Secure Examination

• American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology exam dates
• American Board of Physician Specialties exam dates
• American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine exam dates
• National Board of Physicians and Surgeons recertification information

Updated and posted November 2016