The ongoing certification process administered by the NCCAA involves:
1) Initial certification after successful completion of the Certifying Examination (CERT) for Anesthesiologist Assistants;
2) Registration of credit for continuing medical education (CME) and successful completion of any applicable CME audits;
3) Successful completion of Examination for Continued Demonstration of Qualifications (CDQ).
The certification cycle, year by year.
From the Certification Process Handbook. Year 0 is the year you pass the Certification Exam.
Certification ExamCDQ ExamCME registrationNothing due
- Year0Successful Passing of the Certification Exam
- Year1No required submissions or examination
- Year2Successful CME Registration & Compliance with audit as applicable
- Year3No required submissions or examination
- Year4Successful Passing of the Continued Demonstration of Qualifications (CDQ) Exam and Successful CME Registration & Compliance with audit as applicable
- Year5No required submissions or Examination
- Year6Successful CME Registration & Compliance with audit, as applicable
- Year7No required submissions or Examination
- Year8Successful CME Registration & Compliance with audit, as applicable
- Year9No required submissions or Examination
- Year10Successful Passing of the Continued Demonstration of Qualifications Exam and Successful CME Registration & Compliance with audit as applicable
- Years11, 13, 15, 17, 19No required submissions or Examination
- Years12, 14, 16, 18Successful CME Registration & Compliance with audit, as applicable
- Year20Successful Passing of the Continued Demonstration of Qualifications Exam and Successful CME Registration & Compliance with audit as applicable