General Information

The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Assessment Tool (OMSSAT) is an assesment tool developed to permit residents, interns and practicing surgeons an opportunity to assess their knowledge of the breadth and scope of the oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty.

The questions/items are developed by a committee of oral and maxillofacial surgeons.  Editors for each section or content area in the OMSSAT review items.  Valid psychometric criteria are applied at each stage of development.  The OMSSAT is criterion referenced and is not graded on a curve.  Items will not be equated because a new OMSSAT will be developed and administered yearly.

The OMSSAT serves as a learning tool as well as an assessment mechanism.  After scores have been reported all participants will have online access to the entire self assessment, correct response, a rationale for the correct answer, and references for each item.  We believe this will be advantageous for future study needs.

The ABOMS has moved to online registration and testing to benefit those participating in the assessment process. We encourage you to review the registration process on our website aboms.org.  If you have any questions please feel free to contact Erin Killeen at eekilleen@aboms.org or 312-642-0070.