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Diplomate Update
Important news and announcements exclusively for UCNS diplomates
October 12, 2022
Congratulations to Early Bird Incentive Drawing Winners
Congratulations to the diplomates who won the early bird incentive drawing! Five lucky winners were randomly selected from the pool of diplomates who all annual C-cert requirements as of the October 5th incentive deadline. Winners of $100 Amazon gift cards include:

  • Sayed Azizi, MD, PhD
  • Tomoko Sampson, MD, MPH
  • Martha Sajatovic, MD
  • Angela Hays Shapshak, MD
  • Paul Mazzeo, MD

Haven't completed your 2022 C-cert requirements yet? Pay the C-cert administrative fee now so your quiz is available when you are ready to complete the quiz by December 1st. Quiz access and instructions are emailed within five business days of payment receipt.

Questions about C-cert? Go to C-cert Frequently Asked Questions or contact Bryan Hagerla, C-cert Manager, at bhagerla@ucns.org or (612) 928-6326.
2022 C-cert Deadline Countdown
(50 Days to December 1st Deadline)

3 Easy Steps

  1. PAY - Sign into your diplomate profile to pay the annual C-cert administrative fee (quiz access granted within 5 days of payment)
  2. READ - Read the articles on your respective subspecialty certification reading list
  3. QUIZ - Login to take the 25-question C-cert assessment quiz (pass with a score of 80% or better to meet requirements)

Diplomates earn up to a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 credits and ABPN self-assessment credits
for meeting 2022 C-cert requirements!
Seeking Volunteers for Subspecialty Certification Examination Committees
Share your time and expertise to advance your subspecialty. Each year, the UCNS reaches out to the subspecialty sponsoring organizations to solicit nominations for volunteers to serve on their respective subspecialty certification examination committee. Certification examination committee members are responsible for the development of their subspecialty's certification examination and Continuous Certification (C-cert) annual reading list and quiz. 

If you are interested in being considered to serve as a volunteer on your subspecialty's certification examination committee, view the volunteer opportunity details and information and submit the online Volunteer Interest Form. Submission deadline for 2023 volunteer nomination consideration is October 28, 2022. Submissions received after the deadline will be considered for 2024 nominations.
New "Show and Tell" Online Resources for Diplomates
View the new quick and helpful "show and tell" video clips where you can see the screen navigation for the most frequently asked diplomate questions. A sample of some of the tutorials include:

More tutorials, instructions, and assistance are available at www.ucns.org under "Website Help."
Important Diplomate Dates & Deadlines

November 11: UCNS and AAN Offices Closed
November 24-25: UCNS and AAN Offices Closed
December 1: Final deadline for completing 2022 C-cert requirements
January 31, 2023: Deadline to submit fellowship program accreditation applications for spring review
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