Boarded to death - Why maintenance of certification is bad for doctors and patients

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 372, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 106-108

  Teirstein, Paul S ^a  

^a SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE; CERTIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PUBLICATION; RECERTIFICATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFLICT; ECONOMICS; STANDARDS;

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; SPECIALTY BOARDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84920573607     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1407422     Document Type: Article

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