Orthopaedic recertification

Frank J Eismont; Suzanne Anderson; Richard L Cruess; G Paul DeRosa; Gary Kohn; Stephen Miller; Stuart Weinstein

doi:10.2106/00004623-200206000-00026

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Orthopaedic recertification

Frank J Eismont, Suzanne Anderson, Richard L Cruess, G Paul DeRosa, Gary Kohn, Stephen Miller and Stuart Weinstein

Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, Vol.84(6), pp.1069-1077

06/2002

DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200206000-00026

PMID: 12063346

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Abstract

This report summarizes a symposium presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Association that was designed to assess the current status of recertification by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) and to determine how it will change in the near future. Recertification is a process whereby the general public is assured of quality medical care by a competent and knowledgeable physician. As a professional organization, we have an obligation to provide quality care. The nature of the public demand for standards ensuring competence and the history of recertification in orthopaedic surgery are examined. The recertification of commercial airline pilots is reviewed, as it provides a model of an unrelated but highly skilled profession requiring intellectual and technical proficiency. The goals and plans of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), which encompasses the views of all twenty-four major specialty boards including orthopaedic surgery, are reviewed. Finally, the future plans of the ABOS for recertification are considered.

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Education, Medical, Continuing

Societies, Medical - trends

United States

Humans

Orthopedics - education

Societies, Medical - standards

Orthopedics - standards

Certification

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Title: Subtitle: Orthopaedic recertification
Creators: Frank J Eismont - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Fl 33101, USA
Suzanne Anderson
Richard L Cruess
G Paul DeRosa
Gary Kohn
Stephen Miller
Stuart Weinstein
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, Vol.84(6), pp.1069-1077
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200206000-00026
PMID: 12063346
NLM abbreviation: J Bone Joint Surg Am
ISSN: 0021-9355
eISSN: 1535-1386
Publisher: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Incorporated; United States
Language: English
Date published: 06/2002
Academic Unit: Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Record Identifier: 9984040442402771

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