title: Board Certification: The Global Perspective.
abstract: This article reviews globalization of quality standards in medicine, with emphasis on accreditation and certification. In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the American Board of Ophthalmology, the author explores globalization movements, standards of quality, expectations of others seeking certification, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) International, interrelationships with the ABMS, and considerations both pragmatic and philosophical in addressing globalization of standards.
authors.affiliation: ACGME International, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: sday@acgme-i.org.
authors.forename: Susan H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Day
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D009885:Ophthalmology; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D013044:Specialty Boards; D014481:United States