Fees for Certification and Finances of Medical Specialty Boards

Fees for Certification and Finances of Medical Specialty Boards.

Fees for Certification and Finances ofMedical Specialty Boards Theprocess of board certificationhas a central role in the selfregulation of physician quality standards.1,2 However, many physicians have objected to programs by theAmerican Board ofMedical Specialties (ABMS),particularlymaintenanceof certification (MOC), citing a lack of clinical relevance and evidence to support efficacy as well ...

Disagreements between medical specialty boards and their diplomates.

Osteopathic specialty board certification.

The Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists continually assesses the skills of osteopathic physician specialists in response to the growth of specialization in the osteopathic medical profession. Most recently, the Bureau has mandated that all osteopathic specialty certifying boards fully implement Osteopathic Continuous Certification no later than January 1, 2013. The authors discuss communication e...

AOA specialty board certification.

The authors details information related to the 2012 certification processing activity of the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists, which oversees the work of the 18 specialty certifying boards of the American Osteopathic Association.

Evolution of AOA specialty board certification.

The launch of Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC) signifes the next stage of the osteopathic board certification process. The OCC process replaces the old recertification system for all osteopathic physicians who earned time-limited certificates from American Osteopathic Association (AOA) certifying boards. All 18 AOA certifying boards are now engaged in the continuous certification proc...