Lifelong Learning Level 1 (Year 2-5) Requirements
- Online Application
- Practice Assessment Protocol (PAP) – Part A & B to be completed in the same calendar year
- Peer Review
- CME - 90 hours of Urology-focused CME credits (minimum of 30 Category 1 urology focused) earned 3 years prior to the date submitted (must provide documentation). NOTE: For L1 PEDS and L1 FPM-RS, the 30 Category 1 CME’s must focus on your chosen subspecialty.
- Patient Safety Videos (PSV) – 5 individual parts (approximately 15 – 20 minutes per video) – must provide documentation
- Professionalism and Ethics Module (PEM) – choose 1
All requirements to be completed by April 1 of the diplomates last eligible year based on the L1 timeline table, except Part B of the PAP which is due by October 1 of the same calendar year of the completion of Part A.
A late fee of $275 will apply to requirements completed after April 1 of the diplomates last eligible year (except for Part B of the PAP due by October 1).
All above materials can be accessed via the ABU Diplomate Portal.
Initial Certification/Recertification/Initial Subspecialty Certification Table
Certification Exam Year | L1 Entry Timeframe | L2 Entry (Year 7) | Certificate Expiration |
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2015 | 2019-2020* | 2022 | 2025 |
2016 | 2019-2021* | 2023 | 2026 |
2017 | 2019-2022 | 2024 | 2027 |
2018 | 2020-2023 | 2025 | 2028 |
2019 | 2021-2024 | 2026 | 2029 |
2020 | 2022-2025 | 2027 | 2030 |
2021 | 2023-2026 | 2028 | 2031 |
*New policy, implemented in 2019, allows up to four years for completion of all L1 components.