SAMs Availability

Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs) are a specific form of Category 1 CME required by the American Board of Pathology (ABP) as part of its MOC program. These modules must meet requirements as defined in the MOC SAMs Provider Information and Agreement available on this web site. These activities may be used for Category 1 CME credit to meet CME requirements for licensure and educational requirements of other organizations.

At its May 2008 meeting, the ABP voted to waive Part II MOC requirements for SAMs through 2009. Diplomates with time-limited certificates are still required to obtain an average of 35 CME credits per year. The ABP encourages all diplomates to participate in SAMs where these are available in your area of practice.

The ABP anticipates that electronic reporting of CME (including SAMs) will be available by the end of 2010. A reporting form will be posted by November 2009 for those candidates certified by the ABP in 2007. These reports will be due in the ABP office by January 31, 2010 along with $50 annual fee.

The following CME providers have been approved by the ABP as providers of SAMs. Please check with these organizations to determine what SAMs are offered and when they are available.

SAMs Links

AABB – http://www.AABB.org
American Association of Neuropathologists – http://www.neuropath.org
Association for Molecular Pathology – http://www.amp.org
American Society for Cytopathology – http://www.cytopathology.org
American Society for Clinical Pathology – http://www.ascp.org
American Society of Dermatopathology – http://www.asdp.org
American Society of Investigative Pathology – http://www.asip.org
ARUP Laboratories – http://www.ARUPlab.com
College of American Pathologists – http://www.cap.org
Clinical Cytometry Society – http://www.cytometry.org
California Society of Pathologists – www.calpath.org
Forensic Drug Abuse Advisor – www.fdaa.com
Harvard Medical School Department of Pathology – http://pathology.hms.harvard.edu
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine – http://www.hopkinscme.edu
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center – http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/44.cfm
Society for Pediatric Pathology – http://www.spponline.org
University of California, San Francisco Department of Pathology – http://labmed.ucsf.edu/
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology – http://www.uscap.org

This page was last modified on June 15, 2010.