title: [Board-certifying systems of the Japan Surgical Society and subspecialty surgical societies].
abstract: In postgraduate training courses to develop superior surgeons with both general and subspecialty surgery competence, board-certifying systems play an important role as guideposts. The board-certified surgeon designation of the Japan Surgical Society as the first guidepost has provided the foundations for board-certified surgeon systems of subspecialty surgical societies as the second guidepost. A committee consisting of representatives from nine surgical societies has been working actively to make these board-certifying systems more reasonable and consistent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D007564:Japan; D008511:Medicine; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013038:Specialization