The American Board of Urology

Lifelong Learning Level 1 (year 2-5) Requirements (see table below):

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 FPMRS urology focused) earned 3 years prior to the date submitted (must provide documentation)

Patient Safety Videos (PSV) – 5 individual parts (approximately 15 – 20 minutes per video) - must provide documentation

Professionalism and Ethics Module (PEM) – choose 1

2020 Lifelong Learning Handbook

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 which can be found here: https://portal.abu.org

Initial Certification/Recertification/Initial Subspecialty Certification Table

*New policy, implemented in 2019, allows up to four years for completion of all L1 components.