title: The American College of Cardiology's response to the American Board of Internal Medicine's Maintenance of Certification requirements.
authors.affiliation: American College of Cardiology, Washington, DC. Electronic address: president@acc.org.
authors.forename: Patrick T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: O'Gara
authors.affiliation: American College of Cardiology, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Oetgen
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000193:education*; D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States