Continuing Medical Education and Maintenance of Certification.
作者信息
Loughlin Kevin R, Granatir Tom, Jordan Gerald H
机构信息
American Board of Urology, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
出版信息
Urol Pract. 2016 Nov;3(6):481-485. doi: 10.1016/j.urpr.2015.10.002. Epub 2016 Aug 23.
INTRODUCTION
The ABMS (American Board of Medical Specialties) mandated maintenance of certification in 2000 for its 24 member boards. The ABU (American Board of Urology) initiated the maintenance of certification process in 2007.
METHODS
A literature review using Medline® and a Google® search was performed using continuing medical education and maintenance of certification as search terms to identify pertinent literature.
RESULTS
The relevant literature was reviewed, and a distillation of the controversial issues regarding continuing medical education and maintenance of certification was composed.
CONCLUSIONS
The body of literature reviewed supports the conclusions that maintenance of certification serves as the most reliable vehicle to ensure lifelong learning and continuing medical education alone is not sufficient.
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