This page covers MOSC Requirement 1: Professional Standing and Direct Patient Care Hours.

The ABPTS Maintenance of Specialist Certification (MOSC) is a model for certification that focuses on continuing competence of the physical therapist specialist. This page covers MOSC Requirement 3: Practice Performance Through Examples of Clinical Care and Reasoning.

The ABPTS Maintenance of Specialist Certification (MOSC) is a model for certification that focuses on continuing competence of the physical therapist specialist. This page covers MOSC Requirement 4: Year 10 Non-Proctored Knowledge Review.

The clinical electrophysiologic specialty area within the physical therapy profession encompasses those areas of practice that use electricity to monitor, measure, or produce physiologic responses in the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of human dysfunction. Specialists in this area are skilled

The pediatric specialty area within the physical therapy profession includes treatment of traumatic, developmental, and systemic disorders that relate specifically to children.

Where and When Do You Start? Review timeline and fee structure for information on how this pertains to already certified specialists in the process of preparing for maintenance. Already started the MOSC process? If you're already in the process of your board-certification maintenance and know where you

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There are opportunities at varying levels to become involved with the ABPTS certification process. From being an item writer, to participating in a specialty panel, all the way to become an ABPTS Board member.

The specialist certification program was established to provide formal recognition for physical therapists with advanced clinical knowledge, experience, and skills in a special area of practice and to assist consumers and the health care community in identifying these physical therapists.

May 3, 2021/Article