title: [Specialists in endocrine and thyroid surgery].
abstract: It was common for specialists in endocrine and thyroid surgery to join both the Japan Association of Endocrine Surgeons (with membership of approximately 1,000 surgeons and urologists) and the Japanese Society of Thyroid Surgery (with membership of approximately 1,000 surgeons and otolaryngologists), which was established in 2008. On January 1, 2009, the category of specialist in endocrine and thyroid surgery was created, and as of January 2012, 358 specialists were listed. The first specialist examination (written and oral) will be conducted in October 2012, allowing specialists to be certified. There are now total of 127 authorized and associated institutions. This report gives an outline of this system and future issues to be addressed.
authors: Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Sonoo
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D013507:Endocrine Surgical Procedures; D007564:Japan; D013043:Specialties, Surgical; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy