Diplomates are expected to remain current in the CC Program by satisfactorily completing all CC requirements and meeting all CC deadlines.
- Reporting form requirements must be reported to ABPath every two years via PATHway.
- The CC Assessment requirement must be met per a certification's deadline.
Diplomates whose CC performance does not meet ABMS competencies and ABPath expectations will be required to submit to ABPath an implementation plan to improve performance, including objective measures of improvement (i.e., examination performance, Part IV PI/QA activities) or letters of attestation of improvement in areas that do not lend themselves to objective assessment, such as interpersonal and communication skills and professionalism. Diplomates who fail to show significant improvement throughout the 10-year CC cycle could be subject to intensified practice review by ABPath. Such review might include submission of detailed information regarding the area of practice in question (i.e., additional reports, quality assessment plans).
A diplomate may appeal to ABPath according to the standard appeals procedure at any point in the CC process if they believe that the CC standards have been unfairly or inappropriately applied.