A process by which a physician who has been tested for proficiency in a medical specialty or subspecialty, by a medical specialty board, has passed those tests and therefore been certified as proficient in that medical specialty.
A status awarded by a professional association indicating that the health care practitioner has met specific standards of knowledge and clinical skill within a specified field. The board certification process usually involves passing a written and oral examination administered by the professional certification committee.
A physician who is board certified has pursued advanced training in his or her specialty and has passed a qualifying examinations; a physician who is board eligible has received the training but has not taken or passed the exam.
The credential of Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC) is initially obtained by successful passage of the national board certification examination designed and administered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT). Each certificant must re-certify every five years. Re-certification may be accomplished either through re-examination or through accrual of appropriate continuing education as specified by CBMT.
Certified: Doctors with board certification have passed a comprehensive test by a medical specialty board. A doctor voluntarily chooses to take this test.
The process by which a medical specialty Board certifies that a health professional is competent to practice as a specialist in the designated field. The physician or other health professional must meet the requirements set by the Board for his or her specialty, such as working in the field for a certain period of time, performing a certain number procedures, and taking an examination. Hospitals or other health care providers sometimes require board certification as a precondition for holding certain positions or performing certain procedures.
An examination program that establishes the clinical proficiency of a dental specialist according to the procedures established by the individual Specially Certification Board under the rules and authority of the Council on Dental Education of the American Dental Association. The recognized board in the specially of orthodontics is the American Board of Orthodontics.
After meeting certain requirements set by national boards, completing residency training, passing exams, and practicing for several years, physicians can become certified. To maintain certification the physician must continue to take medical classes throughout their careers.
Board Certified physicians have passed additional examinations in their specialties that are administered by a board of specialists.
a credential granted to a physician who has passed an examination given by a medical specialty board and who has been certified as a specialist in that medical area.
Specialized training and examination of medical staff in a particular area of medicine. For obstetrics, board certification training is offered by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecologists and required expertise in care of pregnant women.
The American Board of Allergy and Immunology is a conjoint board of the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Internal Medicine. Physicians who have met the training requirements and have passed the certification exams are considered board-certified.
