title: Professionalism, career-long assessment, and the American Board of Medical Specialties' Maintenance of Certification: an introduction to this special supplement.
authors.affiliation: President and Chief Executive Officer, American Board of Medical Specialties. lmnora@abms.org.
authors.forename: Lois Margaret
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Nora
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D013044:Specialty Boards / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States
keywords: assessment; board certification; longitudinal; maintenance of certification; professionalism/ethics; self-assessment