MOCA-Peds is an alternative to the ABP's traditional 10-year, proctored recertification exam.

MOCA-Peds is a quarterly open-book assessment given over the course of 5 years by the ABP.

You’ll take MOCA-Peds on a five-year cycle, but it’s important to think about it in year-long increments. Each year the ABP releases new learning objectives and featured readings that the questions will cover.

MOCA-Peds is an online, non-proctored exam. Up to 20 questions are delivered each quarter through the MOCA-Peds platform. MOCA-Peds participants have 5 minutes to answer each question. Unanswered questions are marked as incorrect.

MOCA-Peds questions follow a single-best answer “multiple choice” format and will present a clinical vignette, followed by the question. After you submit your answer for the question, you'll see the rationale.

You can answer all of your MOCA-Peds questions at once, or in any increment you want throughout the quarter.

You'll get 20 questions per quarter for 5 years. Over the course of your MOCA-Peds period, you will go through 400 questions.

The passing standard for MOCA-Peds is 180.

The ABP uses a standardized score scale ranging from 1 to 300. The scale takes the difficulty level of each question into consideration since every examinee may receive a different set of questions.

The American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) is not a CME-awarding organization—however you can submit your participation in MOCA-Peds for CME credits.

Throughout your MOCA-Peds cycle, you'll be able to see your performance broken out by

• total number of questions
• number of questions answered correctly
• percentage of questions answered correctly

Each year you'll see an interim scaled score in your MOCA-Peds dashboard so you can track your performance on the exam.

If you haven't passed MOCA-Peds by the end of your cycle in the fourth year, you need to take and pass the ABP's traditional, proctored MOC exam to fulfill your Part 3 MOC requirements and maintain your ABP certification.