title: The future of board certification: learning is competency.
authors.affiliation: The American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Nichols
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association; D002568:Certification / Q000639:trends*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003162:Competency-Based Education; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D013044:Specialty Boards / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States