title: Certification of transplant coordinators by the American Board of Transplant Coordinators.
abstract: Voluntary certification of transplant coordinators has taken place in the United States since 1988 and has operated under the auspices of the American Board of Transplant Coordinators since its formation in 1987. This article reviews the rationale for development of a certification process, how the examinations were developed and are updated, eligibility to take the examination, and relationship with standards of practice for transplant coordinators.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Dutton
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D004496:Education, Continuing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States