CAQ-OccMed

The AOBPM lists one dated administration: Oct. 15, 2026, for the CAQ Occupational Medicine Initial and Recertification Examination. That is the only date shown in the source material, so treat any other date you hear as unconfirmed until it appears on the board's Exam Dates & Deadlines page.

No. The board lists them as separate items: a CAQ in Occupational Medicine, and a primary certification pathway in Occupational/Environmental Medicine with its own written and oral examinations on the same date. Confirm which credential matches your situation before you apply, because the eligibility routes differ.

The board does not publish an item count or time limit on the pages summarized here. Rather than rely on numbers from older cycles or third-party forums, check the Exam Registration and Remote Exam Preparation pages in the Certification Portal, where the board posts the current format for each administration.

No passing standard is stated in the available source material. Passing scores are set by the board and are not always published in advance. If a specific threshold matters to your planning, ask the board directly through the contact channel listed on its site rather than assuming a percentage.

The source material does not describe a retake policy, including how soon you may reapply or how many attempts are allowed. Board Policies is the page where such rules would appear. Read it before your first attempt so you understand the consequences of an unsuccessful sitting.

A validity period is not stated in the source. What is clear is the maintenance structure: Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC), with Components 1 through 4 plus Longitudinal Assessment, managed through the Physician Portal. Note that the board lists OCC longitudinal assessment windows separately from the CAQ examination.

Start with the board's own documents: the Exam Registration page, Board Policies, and the Remote Exam Preparation guidance, so you know the format before you touch content. Then build your content review around occupational medicine practice - surveillance, fitness for duty, exposure and hazard evaluation, and regulatory frameworks - and finish with timed practice under exam-like conditions.

The usual causes are predictable: preparing from outdated format assumptions, neglecting the regulatory and administrative side of occupational medicine in favor of clinical trivia, and never practicing under time pressure. Confirm the current format with the board first, then let practice-test performance, not familiarity, tell you when you are ready.

The board publishes a Test Accommodations page and an OMT Designation page, which suggests both are handled as separate requests rather than through the standard application. If either applies to you, start those requests early - accommodation approvals typically take longer than the registration itself.

No. This is independent study material written for candidates preparing for the AOBPM CAQ in Occupational Medicine. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the AOA or AOBPM. Verify every date, fee, and policy on aobpm.org before you act on it.