title: Excellence in Ophthalmology: Continuous Certification.
abstract: Over the course of a century, American medical specialty boards including the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) have developed significant expertise in assessing physician competence on completion of postgraduate training and, more recently, in defining appropriate criteria for continuous learning and quality improvement in practicing physicians. This article explores why maintaining career-long excellence is an evolving challenge, but one that is at the heart of the ABO's mission to protect the public by improving patient care.
authors.affiliation: American Board of Ophthalmology, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania; Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Electronic address: RMichael-Siatkowski@dmei.org.
authors.forename: R Michael
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Siatkowski
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000266:history*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000592:standards*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000266:history; D013044:Specialty Boards / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States