American Board of Medical Specialties, Chicago, Illinois 60601, USA.
J Am Board Fam Med. 2010 Mar-Apr;23 Suppl 1:S32-9. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.S1.090283.
The American Board of Medical Specialties and its member boards have been serving as a key foundation for professional self-regulation for the past century. During this time the standards for specialty board certification have evolved to meet the public's needs. Recent major changes have included time-limited certification status, the adoption of 6 core competencies, and the multifaceted recertification program termed Maintenance of Certification. During the past decade there has been a dramatic increase in the public's interest in improving the quality, safety, and efficiency of the US health care system. This article describes some of the milestones in the evolving public demand for physician accountability. The public's growing need for better health care delivery is, in turn, creating the need for the American Board of Medical Specialties and its member boards to evolve to meet the public's expectations of the profession of medicine to maintain its privileged status in specialty certification through self-regulation.
美国医学专业委员会及其成员委员会在过去一个世纪一直是专业自我监管的重要基础。在此期间，专业委员会认证的标准已经发展以满足公众的需求。最近的重大变化包括有限的认证状态、采用 6 项核心能力以及称为认证维护的多方面再认证计划。在过去十年中，公众对提高美国医疗保健系统的质量、安全性和效率的兴趣大幅增加。本文介绍了公众对医生问责制不断发展的需求中的一些里程碑。公众对更好的医疗服务的需求反过来又要求美国医学专业委员会及其成员委员会不断发展，以满足公众对医学专业的期望，即通过自我监管来维持其在专业认证中的特权地位。
