Case Review Dates and Registration

2025 Case Review Timeline

November 4, 2024: Case Review registration opens.

December 6, 2024: Case Review registration closes.

December 10, 2024: Candidates receive facility audit instructions.

January 8, 2025: Facility audit upload deadline

January 22, 2025:  The list of selected procedures becomes available on the PLS site.

March 14, 2025: Deadline for candidate upload of case documentation and Surgeon of Record checks with opportunity to fix. Candidates must submit all documentation by 11:59 pm PT.

April 10–12, 2025: Case Reviewers meet. Candidates do not attend Case Review.

Results are available 6–8 weeks after reviewers meet.

 

Case Review Registration

Eligibility

  • In order to register for Foot Surgery Case Review, you must be ABFAS Board Qualified in Foot Surgery.
  • In order to register for RRA Surgery Case Review, you must be ABFAS Board Qualified or Board Certified in Foot Surgery and ABFAS Board Qualified in RRA Surgery.
  • Once you have met your case number and diversity requirements in PLS, you are eligible to register for Case Review. You can register for Foot Surgery Case Review and RRA Surgery Case Review at different times, depending on having met the case number and diversity requirements for each exam. 
 
 
How to Register for Case Review 

To get started, login to your ABFAS profile with your ABFAS user name and password. User name and password assistance is available on the login page, if needed.

Once you have signed in, click on “Register for an Exam” on the left-hand side and follow the steps to select and pay for your exam. If you are logging in by smartphone or tablet, you will find “Register for an Exam” under the Account Overview heading.

 

See detailed registration instructions.

 

Case Review Withdrawal and Refund Policy

  Circumstance                                     Policy              

Candidate self-withdrawal before facility case list and attestation letter upload deadline.
ABFAS withdraws candidate because of failed facility audit.
Candidate self-withdrawal after passing facility audit.

Examination fee refunded.

Application fee non-refundable.

Candidate must have uploaded facility case list and attestation letter from the facility into PLS before the deadline.

Examination fee refunded.

Application fee non-refundable.

Must withdraw before deadline for submission of complete electronic case documentation.

Examination fee refunded.

Application fee non-refundable.

ABFAS will not refund any fees if you fail to upload either the facility case list and attestation or the electronic case documentation. You should email scheduling@abfas.org with a request to withdraw by their respective deadlines. 

 

Exam Windows for Board Qualified Candidates

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*Candidates who have not previously fulfilled the Part II CBPS Examination Requirement must take the NEW CBPS Examination. The Part II CBPS Examination is no longer offered and is superseded by the NEW CBPS Examination.

Resources

Board Certification Document (pdf)
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Exam Registration Guide (pdf)
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