American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Part II Calendar

2025 Part II Examination

1
december
2023

Start logging patients for Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs)

5
december
2023

Webinar on the 2025 ABOS Part II Examination at 7:30 pm ET. To register, go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ko4kcTdAQHqBAoF3Hn0YSA

1
january
2024

Scribe Six-Month Case List available on your Candidate Dashboard

-
january
2024

Applications for the 2025 Part II Oral Examination available on your Candidate Dashboard

15
august
2024

Deadline for submission of completed Application, Fee, and Scribe Six-Month Case List due by 4 pm ET

31
august
2024

Late deadline for submission of completed Application, Fee, Late Fee, and Scribe Six-Month Case List due by 4 pm ET

-
april
2025

Credentials Committee meets to determine admission to the 2025 Part II Oral Examination

17
april
2025

Letters of notification of approval to sit for the examination available on your ABOS Dashboard and Selected cases also posted on your ABOS Dashboard

30
may
2025

Candidates receive date and time of their examination on Candidate Dashboard

6
june
2025

Deadline to upload images, arthroscopic prints, records into Scribe system for the selected cases and pay the examination fee by 1 pm ET

13
june
2025

Late deadline to upload images, arthroscopic prints, records into Scribe system for the selected cases and pay the examination fee and late fee by 1 pm ET

20-23
july
2025

Part II Examinations

1
sept
2025

Examination results posted on your Dashboard

2
november
2025

Alternate date Part II Examinations for those Candidates who had a life event, making it impossible to attend the July Oral Examinations (and received approval from ABOS Credentials Committee to utilize the alternate date)

2026 Part II Examination

1
december
2024

Start logging patients for Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs)

9
december
2024

Webinar on the 2026 ABOS Part II Examination at 7:30 pm ET. To register, go to https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_glkP5anRQIis5WtdvxLtdQ

1
january
2025

Scribe Six-Month Case List available on your Candidate Dashboard

-
january
2025

Applications for the 2026 Part II Oral Examination available on your Candidate Dashboard

15
august
2025

Deadline for submission of completed Application, Fee, and Scribe Six-Month Case List due by 4 pm ET

31
august
2025

Late deadline for submission of completed Application, Fee, Late Fee, and Scribe Six-Month Case List due by 4 pm ET

-
april
2026

Credentials Committee meets to determine admission to the 2026 Part II Oral Examination

-
april
2026

Emails of notification of approval to sit for the examination sent and selected cases also posted on your ABOS Dashboard

29
may
2026

Candidates receive date and time of their examination on ABOS Dashboard

-
june
2026

Deadline to upload images, arthroscopic prints, records into Scribe system for the selected cases and pay the examination fee by 1 pm ET

-
june
2026

Late deadline to upload images, arthroscopic prints, records into Scribe system for the selected cases and pay the examination fee and late fee by 1 pm ET

19-22
july
2026

Part II Examinations

1
sept
2026

Examination results posted on your Candidate Dashboard

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