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JAMA. 1976;235(7):725-726.

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IN RESPONSE to social pressures, plans for recertification of physicians are being made by specialty boards and other organizations as a means to improve patient care. For example, the American Board of Surgery¹ has decided that beginning Sept 1, 1975, surgeons certified by this board will be examined every ten years. Since physicians are concerned that their professional careers may be unfairly placed in jeopardy, equitable plans must be developed that protect the rights of both the patient and the physician, with a minimum dislocation of practice. To achieve these objectives, the assessment of the physician's knowledge should be based on a program of multiple testing² as follows: (1) training and professional standing, (2) postgraduate study, (3) reexamination on basic knowledge in the specialty, and (4) periodic review of surgery performed or patients treated.

Training and Professional Standing

The standing of a physician or surgeon in his hospital, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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From the Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

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