Specialty Boards
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Judges' perception of candidates' organization and communication, in relation to oral certification examination ratings.

30 Oct 2009 PURPOSE: To determine (1) whether judges differed in the levels of severity they exercised when rating candidates' performance in an oral certification exam, (2) to what extent candidates' clinical competence ratings were related to their ... Read more...

Benefits of mock oral examinations in a multi-institutional consortium for board certification in general surgery training.

30 Aug 2009 The Southeast Michigan Center for Medical Education (SEMCME) is a consortium of teaching hospitals in the Greater Detroit metropolitan area. SEMCME pools its resources for several educational means, including mock oral board examinations. The ... Read more...

Career longevity in clinical pediatric emergency medicine.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVES: Pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) is more than a quarter of a century old; yet, very little is known about the career longevity of its practitioners. The purpose of our survey was to examine different aspects of career longevity in the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Specialty Boards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Judges' perception of candidates' organization and communication, in relation to oral certification examination ratings. 30 Oct 2009
• Jumpstarting academic careers with a novel intern research rotation: the AIMS rotation. 30 Oct 2009
• How can the specialty establish a standard of care? 29 Sep 2009
• Board certification critical to preservation of a specialty. 29 Sep 2009
• Recommendations for antibiotics in patients with joint prosthesis are irresponsible and indefensible. 30 Aug 2009
• Benefits of mock oral examinations in a multi-institutional consortium for board certification in general surgery training. 30 Aug 2009
• The competent surgeon: individual accountability in the era of "systems" failure. 30 Aug 2009
• Doctors, not company policies, decide how to treat. 30 Aug 2009
• Don't trust the future of our specialty to luck. 30 Jul 2009
• Career longevity in clinical pediatric emergency medicine. 30 Jul 2009
• Consultants in Scotland: survey of educational qualifications, experience and needs of Scottish consultants. 30 Jul 2009
• [Medical education in the dilemma between theory and praxis. The reforms in medical studies make an impact] 30 Jul 2009
• Health plan use of board certification and recertification of surgeons and nonsurgical subspecialists in contracting policies. 30 Jul 2009
• Use of board certification and recertification in hospital privileging: policies for general surgeons, surgical specialists, and nonsurgical subspecialists. 30 Jul 2009
• Diagnostic errors and patient safety. 13 Jul 2009
• American board of family medicine in-training examination. 29 Jun 2009
• [Comparison of Cormack/Lehane classification grades decided by novice residents and those by board certified anesthesiologists] 29 Jun 2009
• Pharmacists' advancing roles in drug and disease management: a review of states' legislation. 29 Jun 2009
• Longitudinal integrated clerkships for medical students: an innovation adopted by medical schools in Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the United States. 29 Jun 2009
• Internal medicine clerkship characteristics associated with enhanced student examination performance. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Specialty Boards'

Definition: Organizations which certify physicians and dentists as specialists in various fields of medical and dental practice.

Descriptor UI: D013044

Alternative terms: Specialty Boards; Board, Specialty; Boards, Specialty; Specialty Board;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N03.706.110.120.580; N05.700.200.190.750;

History Note: 91(Aug 77); was see under CERTIFICATION 1977-90

Technical Notes: specify specialty (IM) + geog