The American Board of Medical Specialties and its member boards have been serving as a
key foundation for professional self-regulation for the past century. During this time the …

Board certification began in 1917 with the American Board of Ophthalmology as the first
specialty board. The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) was incorporated in 1936; …

Specialty board certificationis a longstanding component of the US medical profession's
system of collective self-regulation. Although processes for board certification have changed …

Background: Traditionally the role of certifying boards has been to hold physicians
accountable for demonstrating standards of competence. In recent years, the authority of …

AS THE HEALTH CARE WORLD LOOKS MORE CLOSELY AT ways to measure and
improve quality of care, the role of board certification has been emerging as one important …

Board certification is a process for documenting professional accountability. It assures the
public that certified specialists successfully completed a specified educational program and …

In this era of physician accountability, many organizations are searching for ways to
evaluate physicians' performance. The principal method of the past—namely, the …

Family practice has long been a leader in recertification. In 1969, the American Board of
Family Practice (ABFP) was the first specialty board to issue time-limited certificates and to …

In the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, the medical profession is
accountable to the public for the delivery and quality of care provided to patients …

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