Timelines

 

October 3, 2025

Online Application material due

December 31, 2025

Preliminary Residency Graduation Program Director Recommendation for 2026 Senior Residents due

February 3, 2026

Online Registration (Reply Form) material due

Registration Forms will be available only to those with approved applications

March 2026

Scheduling Permits available

Permits will be posted on the Board’s website.Candidates schedule an appointment at a Prometric Test Center.

Permits are available only to those with an approved Registration Form to take the examination.

April 12, 2026

Withdrawal deadline with partial refund

May 12, 2026

Written Examination Computer Based Test at Prometric Test Centers located in the United States and Canada.

The examination is approximately 5 hours in duration, with an optional 60-minute break period.

July 1, 2026

Final Residency Graduation Program Director Confirmation due

End of July 2026

WE Results available

Note: Results will be withheld if the Final Confirmation of Graduation is not received from the Program Director

 

 

July 2025

Information Letter and Case Collection Instructions mailed to candidates who are admissible to the Oral Examination

July 2026

Written Examination – Results available

July 1st – March 31st

Case List Collection Period – pre/post, and intraoperative photos are required for cases selected for examination

April 1, 2026

Peer Evaluations sent

April 21, 2026

Case List Submission with required documents and online Review Fee due

July 2026

Registration Form with notification of Board Selected Cases available online to those with approved case list.

An email notification will be sent when this information is available on your Oral Examination tab on the Board’s website.

July 31, 2026

Registration Form material and Examination Fee due.

August 17, 2026

Final date for notification to Board of insufficient case report documentation and request for 3 additional cases

August 20, 2026

Case report documents upload deadline

October 2026

Cases cleared notification & Admission Form available

October 12, 2026

Withdrawal deadline with partial refund

November 12-14, 2026

Oral Examination

December 31, 2026

Results available

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