The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Boards have been formally designated by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) as...
As the nation’s oldest and largest organization responsible for the creation of standards overseeing physician certification in the United States,...
“ABMS recognizes that professionalism is grounded in the social contract between medicine and society. Physicians are afforded autonomy, self-regulation, and...
Policy 1.8 of the American Board of Medical Specialties, adopted by the ABMS Board of Directors and effective on October...
Society expects physicians to put patient needs above their own, respect patient values and preferences, protect patient safety, maintain clinical...
On the anniversary of the Opinion by the Supreme Court of the United States in Thomas E. Dobbs, et al....
The medical profession exists to serve patients, and medical care should represent a shared decision between a patient or guardian...
Professionalism is a shared value across the ABMS Member Boards and a core element of ABMS board certification. To preserve...
ABMS disagrees with the misleading assertion that NBPAS’ recertification provides a means of continuing ABMS board certification or is equivalent...
Certification by a Member Board represents that a diplomate has demonstrated the professionalism, knowledge and skills to practice safely in...
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