The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Fellows Exam 2023-2024 (Pretest)

PURPOSE

The AOSSM Fellows Exam is designed to help you identify strengths and weaknesses in your understanding of the clinical and practice management areas of orthopaedic sports medicine.
 

STATEMENT OF NEED

On March 20, 2003, the American Board of Medical Specialties approved a subspecialty certification in orthopaedic sports medicine to be administered by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS). The content of this self assessment was derived from eleven areas of orthopaedic sports medicine identified and provided by the ABOS about critical areas that will be covered in the subspecialty certificate in orthopaedic sports medicine examination. For more information about the subspecialty certificate in orthopaedic sports medicine, go to the ABOS website at www.abos.org.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This self-assessment examination should prove valuable to any orthopaedic sports medicine fellow.

OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the Fellows Exam, participants should be able to:

• Identify and assess orthopaedic sports medicine conditions.
• Develop appropriate treatment, including surgery, rehabilitation, medical management, orthoses, and other therapeutic measures in sports medicine.
• Apply critical concepts in sports medicine research.
• Review and analyze specific issues unique to the orthopaedic sports medicine practitioner with the goal of identifying strategies to improve patient outcomes.

QUESTION REVIEWERS (FACULTY)

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine has convened the Self-Assessment Committee to develop the questions of the exam. This Committee has followed a rigorous process based on the standards established by the National Board of Medical Examiners to develop a comprehensive self assessment and board review. Below is the list of reviewers (faculty) who reviewed already published Self-Assessment Exam questions for this fellows exam enduring material. 

Lutul D. Farrow, MD, Member, AOSSM Fellowship Committee
Craig Mauro, MD, Member, AOSSM Fellowship Committee
James Dreese, MD, Member, AOSSM Fellowship Committee
Nikhil Verma, MD, Member, AOSSM Fellowship Committee

ACCREDITATION

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME CREDITS - AMA/PRA

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Participants may claim credit after completion of the posttest in June 2024. 

DISCLAIMER

The material presented in this continuing medical education activity is being made available by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine for educational purposes only. This material is not intended to represent the only, nor necessarily the best, methods or procedures appropriate for the medical situation discussed, but rather is intended to present an approach, view, statement, or opinion of the authors or presenters, which may be helpful, or of interest, to other practitioners.

The individual agrees to participate in this continuing medical education activity sponsored by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) with full knowledge and awareness that they waive any claim that they may have against AOSSM for reliance on any information presented in the AOSSM Self Assessment and Fellows Exam.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

It is the policy of The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, in accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), that question writers and reviewers (faculty) and planners disclose to the learners all financial relationships during the past twelve months with any commercial interest. The ACCME defines a commercial interest is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. Any and all disclosures are provided online to all participants. In accordance with AOSSM policy, the participation of question writers and reviewers in this enduring material will be predicated upon timely submission and review of AOSSM disclosure. Non-compliance will result in a question writer’s questions to be stricken from the online material.

DESCRIPTION OF FELLOWS EXAM

AOSSM is offering the Fellows Exam in a web-based format. The time it will take participants to complete the Fellows Exam is approximately 12 hours.

The web-based format is an online interactive database that contains 125 questions, associated graphics, explanations, answers, bibliographic references and an evaluation form. Participants will be issued a username and password to access the web-based version and will be able to answer questions and obtain individual and normative group scores as well as the explanation and answers to questions. When completing the Fellows Exam, preferred responses and references will be provided when all 125 questions to the pretest AND posttest have been answered. Participants will be asked to complete an evaluation of the Fellows Exam.

AMA ENDURING MATERIALS REQUIREMENT
The AMA requires that all enduring materials include a minimum performance level that must be demonstrated in the assessment in order to successfully complete the activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. CME credit for the Fellows will be awarded only to physicians who meet at least the minimum performance level on the assessment as established by the AOSSM. The minimum performance level established for this enduring material is 51%. Physicians who do not achieve this minimum performance level should contact AOSSM. (Effective July 1, 2011). Participants may claim credit after the posttest is completed in June 2023.

REQUESTING CME

CME credit is recorded in the AOSSM CME Transcript once a learner has completed the Fellows Exam pretest AND posttest and evaluation. The CME Transcript is available on the AOSSM Website: www.sportsmed.org. Click the "My AOSSM" tab, then click "My Profile" page and choose the "CME" tab within the My Profile page to claim the credit commensurate with the extent of participation in the enduring material.

COST, REGISTRATION and TERM OF USE

The cost of participating in the Fellows Exam is based on the pricing structure set forth by AOSSM. AMA/PRA Category 1 Credits™ will only be awarded when the participant completes all pretest AND posttest questions and evaluation. The web-based version of the Fellows Exam will be available to the participant until notified by AOSSM.

September 13, 2023

TERM OF CME EXPIRATION

September 13, 2026

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

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HELP

If you have questions or require technical assistance, please contact Jenny Ramion at [email protected]. 

By the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)

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