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American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry

Board of Directors

Current Board Members

  • President, Kenneth J. Myers, Ph.D., O.D.
  • Vice President, Richard J. Zimbalist, O.D., FAAO
  • Secretary, Gerald Selvin, O.D.
  • Trustee, Molly McGinty-Tauren, O.D.
  • Trustee, Michael W. Ohlson, O.D., FAAO

Special Advisor to the Board

  • Charles F. Mullen, O.D.

Emeritus Board Members

  • Trustee, Alden Haffner, Ph.D., O.D.

Organizational Bylaws

  • ABCMO Bylaws (PDF)

ABCMO News and Updates

  • Background Information – Article 19 – Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
  • Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry Exam – June 12, 2020
  • Accept No Substitutes
  • Who Knows You Are Board Certified?

Reflections

Articles of Interest, Editorials and Comments

  • The Education Apocalypse
  • Optometry Schools Should Begin to Reduce Class Size
  • To Extinguish Burnout, Bring Back Physician Autonomy

Comments are welcome and can be sent to editor@abcmo.org for publication under the author's name.

Certification Requirements

The following are in addition to an O.D. degree from an accredited North American school or college of optometry and a current state license to practice.

Residency: Completion of a full-time, ACOE (or equivalent) accredited, postgraduate clinical residency training program having major emphasis on medical optometry.

ACMO Exam: Passage of the Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry exam (or equivalent) offered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry.

Practice: Documented significant practice of medical optometry for a minimum of two years immediately prior to application for certification.

The Practice requirement is waived in the two years immediately following residency training.

Complete Application and Requirements

Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry Exam

The next Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry exam will be administered at over 220 U.S. Pearson VUE Professional Centers on Friday, June 12, 2020.

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Career Links

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