Shared medical regulation in a time of increasing calls for accountability and transparency: Comparison of recertification in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom

JAMA

Volumn 302, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 2008-2014

  Shaw, Kirstyn ^a   Cassel, Christine K ^b   Black, Carol ^a   Levinson, Wendy ^c  

^a Academy of Medical Royal Colleges   (United Kingdom)

^b AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CANADA; CONFIDENTIALITY; GOVERNMENT; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY CONTROL; RECERTIFICATION; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; CERTIFICATION; DISCLOSURE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LICENSURE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449914895     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1620     Document Type: Review

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