What is a Performance Assessment?

Performance Assessments are TESTS that are:

• SHORTER in length (60 questions that are structured just like the Practice questions in the SAP)
• FOCUSED on only 20% of the ABIM blueprint each year.
• OPEN BOOK
• TIMED – you will have ~2 hours to complete the test and you must complete it in one sitting.
• ONLINE – you may take a performance assessment in your home or office
• Available during specific weeks each year. In normal/nonpandemic years, Performance Assessments will be available during two one week periods each year. Due to the pandemic, the CMP for 2020 has been extended into 2021 and Performance Assessments have been spread across the two years.
• You have 2 CHANCES TO PASS EACH YEAR – once during each week of availability. Starting the year that your MOC assessment requirement is due, you will need to pass a Performance Assessment each year.

How do I take a Performance Assessment?

To take a Performance Assessment, you must have:

• A PRIVATE SPACE THAT IS FREE FROM DISRUPTIONS FOR THE 2 HOURS allotted for the assessment.
• RELIABLE INTERNET access.
• The DEVICES and BROWSERS outlined in the table below:

When can I take a Performance Assessment?

Performance Assessments are offered during specific one-week windows each year. During each one-week window, you may take the Performance Assessment ONCE at your convenience any time of day or night. You do not need to schedule a specific time. Please avoid waiting until the last two hours of the one-week window to take your Performance Assessment so there is time to resolve any unforeseen issues that may occur.

In normal/nonpandemic years, Performance Assessments will be available during TWO WEEKS EACH YEAR; due to the pandemic, the CMP for 2020 has been extended into 2021 and Performance Assessments have been spread across the two years as shown in the table below.

ACCSAP and HF SAP will feature a total of three Performance Assessments during 2020 / 2021, and you may participate in any two of them. Please keep in mind that if you want two chances to pass, you must participate in either the first or second Performance Assessment. If you miss or skip them both, then you will only have one opportunity to pass with the third Performance Assessment.

CathSAP and EP SAP will offer two Performance Assessments each in 2020 and 2021. You may take a Performance Assessment once during each offering.

Do I have to PASS the Performance Assessment?

Normally, you must pass a Performance Assessment every year starting in the year that your assessment requirement is due; however, due to the ongoing pandemic, ABIM has extended deadlines for all Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements to December 31, 2022. Here's what that extension means for the Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP):

• If your MOC assessment requirement is due in 2020 or 2021 or 2022, you must pass ONE CMP Performance Assessment in 2020, 2021, OR 2022 to be counted as meeting your MOC assessment requirement. Instead of passing every year during this time, you only need to pass once.
• If you PASS a CMP Performance Assessment in 2021, you don't need to worry about passing in 2022; you can participate in 2022 without the stress of achieving a passing score.
• If you FAIL a CMP Performance Assessment in 2021, you have two more chances to pass in 2022.
• The CMP is designed to promote continuous learning. Even though you are not required to participate yearly during 2020, 2021, and 2022, ongoing participation in the pathway is encouraged to help you realize its full educational value and keep your knowledge current. If you skip a year, you will miss out on an entire 20% of the field. Between now and 2023, you can keep participating without the stress of passing every year!
• IN 2023 AND BEYOND, YOU MUST MEET THE ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENT AND PASS the Performance Assessment every year to be considered as meeting your ABIM assessment requirement. You will have 2 chances to pass each year. Please note that if you want two chances to pass, you must participate in the first Performance Assessment; if you miss it or skip it, then you will only have one attempt to pass with the second Performance Assessment.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON'T PASS THE CMP PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT IN THE YEAR THAT MY ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT IS DUE?

• Starting the year that your MOC assessment requirement is due, you MUST PASS THE CMP PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT EVERY YEAR to be considered as meeting your assessment requirement.
• You get 2 CHANCES TO PASS each year.
• If you DO NOT PASS a CMP Performance Assessment in the year that your assessment requirement is due, YOU MUST TAKE AND PASS AN ABIM ASSESSMENT, such as the 10-year exam, within the following year. After passing one of ABIM's alternative assessment options, you can then return to the CMP.

How do I know if I pass the CMP?

• After completing a Performance Assessment, most participants will receive IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK about whether they passed or did not pass.
• Some participants will score within a range that requires additional analysis and will not learn immediately whether they passed. They will learn their pass/fail status via the Score Report described below.
• Detailed Score Reports will be released two weeks after the Performance Assessment window closes. Score Reports will include:
• Your score
• The passing score
• Recommended content for further study based on the questions you answered incorrectly. (To maintain question security, you won't be able to see the questions again or see exactly which questions you answered correctly or incorrectly.)
• ACC will email all participants when the score report is available within the CMP Hub.

Can I take the Performance Assessment as many times as I want during the administration windows?

No, you may take a Performance Assessment once during each administration window.

Where Can I Find My CMP Score Report?

1. Login to your SAP and enter the CMP Hub.

2. Scroll to the bottom of the CMP Hub and click the link titled Click Here to See Your Score Report for Performance Assessment X.

3. Click the button labeled CMP Score Report (it's in the orange Score Box).