Next Steps in Becoming Board Certified
Start Logging Cases
Following the successful achievement of Board Qualified status, you have seven years to pass ABFAS Case Review. This is the final step towards becoming ABFAS Board Certified.
Documenting your patient encounters in the way that is consistent with ABFAS Case Review begins with your very first patient. Now that you have completed residency, you should start logging all post-residency cases for which you are the surgeon of record into the Podiatry Logging Service (PLS). Log into PLS using your ABFAS username and password. You may log cases performed in a fellowship program, as long as you were surgeon of record.
Once you have met quantity and diversity requirements, you will be eligible to register for Case Review.
RESOURCE: Use this Case Review Quick Guide to help you get started.
Promote Your Status
Pay the Annual Fee
Update Your Directory Address
Log into your ABFAS profile to ensure your professional information is up to date, including your practice name and address in the “Directory Address” section. If you practice at more than one facility, make sure to list your website too.
The information in this section helps prospective patients find ABFAS Board Qualified and Board Certified DPMs when they use the Find a Surgeon feature on the ABFAS website.