title: Invited lecture: American Board of Surgery Maintenance of Certification explained.
abstract: The American Board of Surgery Maintenance of Certification program requires more effort on the part of individual diplomates, but the principle is to create a better way of documenting the approach to maintenance of certification. The Maintenance of Certification program was designed to document that American Board of Surgery diplomates are maintaining the necessary competencies to provide quality care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The University Hospital, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, MSB 2463, P.O. Box 670558, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, USA. michael.nussbaum@uc.edu
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Nussbaum
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013044:Specialty Boards / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States