Board Certification: From Marketing Accolade to False Idol
I'm Board certified.
So is Carmen A. Puliafito, MD.
So is Farid Fata, MD.
So are plenty of other Medscape "Best and Worst" physicians from 2012-2016.
So what is "Board certification?"
Truth be known, it is little more than a marketing accolade.
And for a while, it worked. Doctors took board certification examin ations to market themselves as competent in their field. They would take a (Source: Dr. Wes)
Source: Dr. Wes - July 25, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Westby G. Fisher, MD Source Type: blogs
US Physician ABMS Board Certification: From Voluntary to Mandatory
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is very careful to claim their version of "Board certification" is a "voluntary process," otherwise, this Chicago-based non-profit 501(c)(6) organization might be accused of anti-trust behavior.
"ABMS Maintenance of Certification" and "ABMS MOC" were registered by the ABMS in the US Patent and Trademark Office August 21, 2007 after filing the (Source: Dr. Wes)
Source: Dr. Wes - July 18, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Westby G. Fisher, MD Source Type: blogs
A Critical Review of the ABIM Knowledge Check-In Program
This video is a first attempt at something new. I look forward to your thoughts. (Yes, as always, the comments are open).
As a professional physician who has devoted his whole life to helping others, the introduction of the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) latest iteration of Maintenance of Certification (MOC), called "Knowledge Check-in," is maddening. Knowledge Check-in (Source: Dr. Wes)
Source: Dr. Wes - June 29, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Westby G. Fisher, MD Source Type: blogs
