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Certification Matters.
Finding the right doctor is essential to your good health. ABMS Member Board Certifi ed Specialists are leaders in their fi eld because they voluntarily participate in lifelong learning to keep their skills and knowledge current. They demonstrate their commitment to quality clinical outcomes, patient safety and a responsive, patient-centered practice through participation in a continuous Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.


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How to Be a Smart Patient >
What does it mean that a doctor is board certifi ed? Find out why it’s important that your doctor is board certified.

The Importance of Board Certification >
Learn more ways to become a more informed healthcare consumer.

Which Specialties are Board Certified? >
Learn more about the more than 145 specialties and subspecialties where ABMS Member Boards offer certification.

How a Physician Becomes Board Certified >
Becoming board certified requires meeting certain basic requirements, along with written and oral examinations and other tests appropriate to a doctor's specialty. Find out more about the process here.

The Gold Star is the New Gold Standard. Find a Board Certified Specialist Here >
There are easy (and free!) ways to find out if your physician is board certified. Learn how you can check verification through the mail, online or over the phone.