title: Predictors of performance on the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® (MOCA®) examination.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to determine the independent factors associated with performance on the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program (MOCA) examination.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  The American Board of Anesthesiology, Raleigh, NC.
  
  
  METHODS
  The American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) diplomates who were certified between 2000 and 2006 and had taken the MOCA examination at least once by July 2013.
  
  
  METHODS
  MOCA examination score for the first attempt.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Independent positive predictors for MOCA examination score in multiple regression analysis included passing the ABA Part 1 and Part 2 certification examinations on the first attempt and male sex, whereas negative predictors included history of action(s) taken against any medical license, taking the examination later in the MOCA cycle and older age at primary certification.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Several factors in addition to performance on the written examination for primary certification (Part 1 Examination) are independently associated with performance on the MOCA examination. Because many of these factors are not modifiable, those diplomates who possess unfavorable risk factors should pay special attention to engaging in continuing learning to prepare for the MOCA examination.
authors.affiliation: The American Board of Anesthesiology, Raleigh, NC, 27609. Electronic address: huaping.sun@theaba.org.
authors.forename: Huaping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: The American Board of Anesthesiology, Raleigh, NC, 27609; Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115.
authors.forename: Deborah J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Culley
authors.affiliation: The American Board of Anesthesiology, Raleigh, NC, 27609; Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 10065.
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Lien
authors.affiliation: The American Board of Anesthesiology, Raleigh, NC, 27609.
authors.forename: Diana L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kitchener
authors.affiliation: The American Board of Anesthesiology, Raleigh, NC, 27609.
authors.forename: Ann E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Harman
authors.affiliation: The American Board of Anesthesiology, Raleigh, NC, 27609; Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905.
authors.forename: David O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Warner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis
keywords: MOCA examination; Regression analysis; The American Board of Anesthesiology; The Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program (MOCA)