Becker E R, Culler S, Ohsfeldt R
J Med Educ. 1985 Jan;60(1):9-15. doi: 10.1097/00001888-198501000-00002.
In the study reported here, the authors, using data from two American Medical Association surveys, examine the impact of board certification on selected physician practice characteristics. The results indicate that board certification is more prevalent for certain specialties, ages, types of practice, and locations of practice. Board certification has a substantial impact on the gross income of most major specialties, but these differences decline significantly for net incomes. Finally, comparisons of the hours worked per week and weeks worked per year show only small differences between board-certified and nonboard-certified physicians.
在本文所报道的研究中，作者利用美国医学协会两项调查的数据，考察了委员会认证对选定的医生执业特征的影响。结果表明，委员会认证在某些专业、年龄、执业类型和执业地点更为普遍。委员会认证对大多数主要专业的总收入有重大影响，但这些差异在净收入方面显著下降。最后，对每周工作小时数和每年工作周数的比较表明，获得委员会认证的医生和未获得认证的医生之间只有很小的差异。
