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Requirements
LLSA Test Availability and Registration Process
Taking the Test
Notification of Results
Requirements Only diplomates and former diplomates may take an LLSA test. For diplomates, each LLSA test will be available for three years after it is posted online, unless the physician gains or renews certification. In that case, the physician will be blocked from taking LLSA tests posted on or before the new certification date. Former diplomates regaining certification through EMCC or by passing the qualifying examination alone may take LLSA tests. Former diplomates who are not in the process of regaining certification or are regaining certification by passing both the qualifying and oral certification examinations may not take LLSA tests. The Policy on Regaining Certification describes LLSA requirements and restrictions for former diplomates.
LLSA Test Availability and Registration Process
A physician may register for an LLSA test any time the test is available to that physician. Once the physician has registered for the test, the registration remains in effect until the physician has passed the test or it is no longer available to that physician. The test is no longer available if
- the physician has failed the test three times, although the physician may re-register for the test if it has not been retired
- the three years the test is online have passed - each test is retired on March 31, at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, three years after the year in which it was posted online
- the physician has passed the ConCert or oral certification examination in or after the year the LLSA test was posted
- the physician has not met his or her EMCC requirements within the alloted time
Registration is a five-step process:
- Select the LLSA test to take.
- Update medical license information and affirm that your medical license(s) comply with ABEM’s Policy on Medical Licensure.
- Pay for the test. The payment step involves entering appropriate credit card information and obtaining immediate approval, or selecting the option of paying off-line. View the Policy on Fees for more information about LLSA test fees.
- Review billing information to make sure it is correct.
View the Policies and Procedures – EMCC book for more information about LLSA registration.
Taking the Test
The LLSA test must be taken online. Once registered, physicians may take the LLSA test any time it is available to them. Physicians may take the LLSA immediately upon registering for it, or may wait to take the test later. There is no need to complete the test in one sitting. The LLSA test is open-book, and ABEM diplomates and former diplomates may prepare for it and take it in groups.
Once registered, a physician may take the LLSA test any time during the three years it is available. He or she may take the LLSA immediately upon registering for it, or may wait to take the test later.
Notification of Results
EMCC Online will automatically score the LLSA test when the physician submits it for scoring. The score will be available online immediately. If the physician has not passed the test, information about the number of attempts remaining within the current registration will also appear. The physician may take the LLSA test again immediately or at a later date.
A physician who passes the LLSA test has the options of printing out a certificate of test completion and e-mailing the certificate to one or more e-mail addresses, such as employers.
Revised 9/23/09 (pgs)
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