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What Is Board Certification?

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Board certification indicates that a particular doctor has completed education and experience requirements, and meets ethical standards.

A specialist is a doctor who has graduated medical school and received a MD (Medical Doctorate) or DO (Doctor of Osteopathy). The doctor then completes three to eight years of additional training in an accredited residency program.

Each specialist must pass a written examination given by a specialty board. Fifteen of the specialty boards also require an oral examination.

All of the ABMS Boards issue a time-limited certificate, which are valid for six to 10 years. In order to remain certified, doctors must become recertified and must show continuing education in the specialty.


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