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Board of Certification NewS
OPS Board of Certification Announces NEW Certification Fees
The OPS BOC has approved a new fee structure to reflect increased costs
to administer the examinations. The new fees can be found in the
current program guides. In addition to the examination fee, there
is a materials fee that will be applied for each examination and a test
center fee when the examination is conducted at an OPS approved test
center.
- Materials Fee: The materials fee covers test boolket production, scoring
and reporting. This fee is in addition to the Examination Fees. The Materials
Fee is a pass-through fee from the testing company contracted to perform
these services for the OPS BOC.
- Test Center Fee: The test center fee is a seat fee for examination
when candidaates sign up to take the written examination at testing
centers. This fee is in addition to the examination and materials fee
above. The test center fee is a pass-through fee from the testing company
contracted to perform these services for the OPS BOC.
Testing at Test Centers NOW AVAILABLE
The CRA Written Examination and the OCT-C Examination are now
available to be taken by candidates at approved test centers both within
the United States and Internationally. Please contact boc@opsweb.org for
details. A PDF list of approved centers is available HERE.
2010 Recertification Reminder
Certified Retinal Angiographers and Optical Coherence Tomographer-Certifieds
who were certified or recertified in 2007, this is the third (2008-2010)
and final year that your certification remains valid.
If you are up for recertification in 2010, please take the
time now to:
- Review C.E.C. requirements
- Review OPS membership status
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Check that the OPS/BOC has your current contact
information (Member Search)
If you are up for CRA recertification in 2010, NOW is
the time to:
Sign up for an American Red Cross or American Heart Association
CPR course near you.
Links to CPR Classes near you:
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3012360
http://www.redcross.org/?action=ChangeZip
For more info, please contact the Recertification Chairs:
Peter
B. Hay, CRA, FOPS, recert@opsweb.org
OCT-C: John Carpentier, CRA, OCT-C oct@opsweb.org
DOWNLOAD the 2010 Recertification
forms
Cleveland,
OH |
July 9, 2010 |
Portfolio Submission Deadline |
August 6, 2010 |
Exam Application Deadline |
August 21, 2010 |
CRA Written and OCT-C Examination |
August 21, 2010 |
CRA Performance Examination |
Chicago,
IL |
September 3, 2010 |
Portfolio Submission Deadline |
October 1, 2010 |
Exam Application Deadline |
October 17, 2010 |
CRA Written and OCT-C Examination |
October 18, 2010 |
CRA Performance Examination |
Questions? Contact the CRA Chair at CRA@opsweb.org,
or the OCT-C Chair at OCT@opsweb.org.
OPS Board of Certification |
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The Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (OPS) created the Board
of Certification (BOC)
in 1979. The OPS BOC serves as the formal body responsible for the certification
of
retinal angiographers, ophthalmic photographers and ophthalmic tomographers.
The BOC’s foremost certification is the Certified
Retinal Angiographer (CRA) program.
The OPS administered the first CRA exam in 1979. The National Commission
for
Certifying Agencies (NCCA) accredited the CRA program in 1999, and
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CRA Certification requires
submission of work examples that meet established
standards as well as successful completion of written and performance
examinations.
To date, more than 740 ophthalmic photographers have attained the Certified
Retinal Angiographer (CRA) credential. For more information, download
the CRA
Program Guide (PDF).
The BOC launched a certification program
for Ocular Optical Coherence Tomography
(OCT-C) Imaging in July of 2007. OCT-C certification requires submission
of work
examples that meet established standards and successful completion
of a written
examination. For more information, check out the OCT-C
Certification Program Guide (PDF). |
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