News - Maintenance of Certification
TUCSON, Ariz., March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Your doctor, after a decade of rigorous training and 20 years of experience, may be driven out of practice by a $300 million industry
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) today announced major changes in how the nation's medical residency programs will be accredited in the years ahead, putting in place an outcomes-based evaluation system where the doctors of tomorrow will be measured for their competency in performing the essential tasks necessary for clinical practice in the 21st century.
TUCSON, Ariz., June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While most physicians are genuinely dedicated to constantly improving their skills, increasingly costly bureaucratic demands for recertification may cause many to say "Enough!" just as baby boomers retire and a physician shortage looms. In the past, board certification was for life, after years of intensive training.