Step 1: Be currently certified by the ABIM and not in an MOC exam grace period.

You can participate in the 2020 CMP if you are currently Board certified by the ABIM and NOT in an MOC exam grace period. A grace period occurs when you fail an assessment in the year you were due but have met all your other MOC requirements. If you are in a grace period and you have questions, please contact the ABIM directly.

You can check your certification status by signing in to your ABIM Physician Portal at www.abim.org.

ABIM Contact Information:
Phone: 800-441-2246
Email: request@abim.org

Step 2:  Purchase the relevant SAP. Your purchase provides you with 5 years of access.

Be sure you use the latest versions of ACCSAP and CathSAP to participate in the CMP! ACCSAP 9 and CathSAP 5, which were released in 2016 and 2017, do NOT offer the CMP.

Step 3:  Spend 7 or more hours “engaging” in the topic(s) covered by the 2020 CMP Performance Assessment.

This means you need to spend at least 7 hours:

1. a. Reading the text, watching/listening to presentations and/or completing practice questions in the CMP topic(s) for the year
2. b. Completing all practice questions and answering at least 70% of them correctly (you may answer as many times as necessary to achieve that score).
3. c. If you study online, the SAP tracks your time. If you download files to listen/read offline, that time will not be counted.

Step 4: Enroll in the CMP.

Enrollment is open for Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, and Electrophysiology. Please check back in late March 2020 to enroll in the CMP for Heart Failure.

Enrolling is easy! To enroll, you must:

1. - Have a PERSONAL SUBSCRIPTION to the SAP*.
2. - Have your ABIM DIPLOMATE number, DATE OF BIRTH, and the NAME that appears on your ABIM certificate.
3. - Have a CELL PHONE NUMBER or EMAIL ADDRESS that you can use for 2-Factor Authentication.

After enrolling:

1. - Go to ACC.org and LOG OUT. Then log back in and go to the SAP.
2. - You will now have ACCESS TO THE CMP HUB within the SAP, where you can track your 7 hours and access Performance Assessments.
3. - You can CONTINUE WORKING TOWARD YOUR 7 HOURS / 70% (you don’t have to complete this prior to enrolling).

*SAPs through CardioSource Plus do not include the CMP

Enroll in the CMP What to do AFTER Enrolling.

Step 5: Take a Performance Assessment

How do I take a Performance Assessment?
To take a Performance Assessment, you must have:

1. - CHROME, FIREFOX, OR SAFARI on your laptop/desktop. (ACC recommends that you avoid using Internet Explorer)
2. - A PRIVATE SPACE THAT IS FREE FROM DISRUPTIONS FOR THE 2 HOURS allotted for the assessment.
3. - RELIABLE INTERNET access.
4. - A DESKTOP OR LAPTOP.  You may not use a mobile phone to complete a Performance Assessment.

Do I have to PASS the Performance Assessment?
That depends on which CMP you are participating in. You must pass for CMP SAPs in a “regular” year in 2020 (ACCSAP).  You do not have to pass for CMP SAPs in a “no consequences” year in 2020; as long as you participate in the CMP, you will be considered as meeting your assessment requirement:

A “no consequences” year doesn't mean you can skip the assessment. If you skip it, and your certification expires in 2020, your status will change to Not Certified.

IN 20201 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 2020?
That depends on which CMP you are participating in:

• ACCSAP / Cardiovascular Disease CMP: If you do not pass a CMP Performance Assessment in 2020, you have the option to meet your assessment requirement by passing an ABIM assessment. After passing one of ABIM's alternatives, you can then return to ACC’s CMP.
• All Other CMPs (IV, EP, HF): If you don’t pass in 2020, you will still be counted as meeting your assessment requirement because 2020 is a “no consequences” year. Starting in 2021, you must pass the CMP Performance Assessment every year to be considered as meeting your assessment requirement. But remember, you have two chances to pass each year —once with each Performance Assessment window.

Step 6:  Repeat steps 3 and 5 each year (but on a different 20% of the field each year).

Each year, the CMP will focus on approximately 20% of the field. The table below outlines the topics of focus over the next five years within each SAP.

You have to do something EVERY YEAR to maintain your certification via the CMP – spend 7 hours engaging in the topic(s), achieve a score of 70% or better on the practice questions for the topic(s), and pass the Performance Assessment.