Des Prez L, Reed C E, Schwartz L B, Yunginger J W
American Board of Allergy and Immunology, 510 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3699, USA.
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2001 Apr;107(4):592-4. doi: 10.1067/mai.2001.114244.
Thirty years ago the Allergy Subspecialty Boards of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) merged to form the American Board of Allergy and Immunology (ABAI). The ABAI mission was to: establish qualifications and examine physician candidates for certification as specialists in allergy and immunology; serve the public, physicians, hospitals, and medical schools by providing the names of physicians certified by the Board; assist educational and professional organizations to improve the quality of care and availability of allergists to deliver such care, to establish and improve standards for the teaching of allergy and immunology, to establish standards for training programs, and to encourage development of increased opportunities for training of physicians interested in allergy and immunology. This mission statement has guided the activities of the Board ever since by providing a strong focus on the 2 major responsibilities: examining and certifying candidates in a fair objective way, and setting standards for the content and conduct of training programs.
30年前，美国儿科学会（ABP）和美国内科医学委员会（ABIM）的过敏专科委员会合并，成立了美国过敏与免疫学委员会（ABAI）。ABAI的使命是：确定资质并考核医师候选人，以认证其为过敏与免疫学专科医生；通过提供经委员会认证的医生名单，为公众、医生、医院和医学院校服务；协助教育和专业组织提高医疗质量，增加过敏症专科医生的可及性，以提供此类医疗服务，建立并完善过敏与免疫学教学标准，制定培训项目标准，并鼓励为对过敏与免疫学感兴趣的医生提供更多培训机会。自那时起，这一使命声明一直指导着委员会的活动，使其高度专注于两项主要职责：以公平客观的方式考核和认证候选人，以及为培训项目的内容和实施设定标准。
