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LEAD launches in 2022!

ABFAS is transitioning its ten-year Maintenance of Certification programs to the LEAD Continuous Certification program.

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Video: Diplomates Explain LEAD

ABFAS Diplomates explain the LEAD Continuous Certification program.

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ABFAS Update on COVID-19

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New ABFAS Statement on Credentialing & Privileging

The importance of certification provided by the specialty board recognized for assessing the qualification and training of candidates within that specific specialty.

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A Credential You Can Trust

We strive to protect and improve the health and welfare of the public by advancing the art and science of foot and ankle surgery.

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Exam Dates

In-Training

2021 PGY 1&2 (and 3 in 4-year programs) In-training Examinations (ITE)

Exam Starts: September 20
Exam Ends: September 25

Registration Opens: June 1, 2021

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Board Qualification & Certification

Fall 2021 Foot & RRA Surgery Didactic and NEW CBPS Examinations [2021 Graduated Residents only]

Exam Starts: October 12
Exam Ends: October 13

Registration Opens: June 1, 2021

Registration Closes: September 28, 2021

Foot Surgery Didactic Examination
Exam Date: October 12, 2021

RRA Surgery Didactic Examination
Exam Date: October 13, 2021

Foot Surgery NEW CBPS Examination
Exam Date: October 12, 2021

RRA Surgery NEW CBPS Examination
Exam Date: October 13, 2021

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Part II CBPS

Spring 2020 Part II Foot and RRA Surgery CBPS Examinations

Exam Starts: September 22
Exam Ends: September 22

Registration Opens:
November 4, 2019

Registration Closes:
April 29, 2020

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Recertification/SAE

Spring 2021 Foot and RRA Surgery Recertification and Self-assessment Examinations

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Cancelled

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Latest News

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Scheduled PLS Site Maintenance: Sept. 14, 2021
The Podiatry Logging Service for Surgery (PLS) website will be offline for scheduled maintenance starting at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, September 14.
In Memory of Carl Lawrence
ABFAS is saddened to report the passing on August 28, 2021, of longtime staffer Carl Lawrence, a beloved fixture of the ABFAS community.
A Message from ABFAS President William R. Adams, DPM
The pandemic has been difficult for all of us. Quarantines and patient appointment cancellations have evolved into webinars, teleconferences, and telehealth visits.

Important Dates

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Western Foot and Ankle Conference (virtual)
June 25 to 28, 2020
TPMA Southwest Foot and Ankle Conference
September 24 to 26, 2020

Join us for the TPMA Southwest Foot and Ankle Conference in Irving, TX!