Carlos W Graham, Poston Jason T, Michaud Gaetane C, Dela Cruz Charles S, Luks Andrew M, Boyer Debra, Moore Paul E, McSparron Jakob I, Hayes Margaret M, Balachandran Jay S, Wang Tisha S, Larsson Eileen, Siegel-Gasiewski Jennifer, Kantz Alan, Beck James M, Thomson Carey C
1 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
2 Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Apr;14(4):495-499. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201612-1001PS.
Medical professional societies exist to foster collaboration, guide career development, and provide continuing medical education opportunities. Maintenance of certification is a process by which physicians complete formal educational activities approved by certifying organizations. The American Thoracic Society (ATS) established an innovative maintenance of certification program in 2012 as a means to formalize and expand continuing medical education offerings. This program is unique as it includes explicit opportunities for collaboration and career development in addition to providing continuing medical education and maintenance of certification credit to society members. In describing the development of this program referred to as the "Core Curriculum," the authors highlight the ATS process for content design, stages of curriculum development, and outcomes data with an eye toward assisting other societies that seek to program similar content. The curriculum development process described is generalizable and positively influences individual practitioners and professional societies in general, and as a result, provides a useful model for other professional societies to follow.
医学专业协会的存在是为了促进合作、指导职业发展并提供继续医学教育机会。认证维持是医生完成认证组织批准的正规教育活动的过程。美国胸科学会（ATS）于2012年设立了一项创新的认证维持计划，作为使继续医学教育课程正规化并加以扩展的一种方式。该计划独具特色，因为除了为协会成员提供继续医学教育和认证学分维持外，还包括明确的合作和职业发展机会。在描述这个被称为“核心课程”的计划的发展过程时，作者着重介绍了ATS的内容设计过程、课程开发阶段和成果数据，旨在帮助其他寻求设计类似内容课程的协会。所描述的课程开发过程具有普遍性，总体上对个体从业者和专业协会产生积极影响，因此为其他专业协会提供了一个有用的可效仿模式。
