Physicians Participating in ABMS MOC Share Their Stories

CHICAGO, Ill. – June 30, 2010 – Physicians certified by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Board have shared their experiences with ABMS Maintenance of Certification®.  Additional Reflection Stories have been added to the ABMS Web site at http://www.abms.org/Maintenance_of_Certification/reflections_on_MOC.aspx.

The ABMS MOC Reflection Stories include a review of the physicians’ careers, highlighting their experiences with MOC and the impact of being enrolled in the program from their specialty board. ABMS has interviewed specialists from many of its Member Boards, including American Board of Dermatology, American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Nuclear Medicine, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Board of Radiology and American Board of Thoracic Surgery.  The additional stories now available are from the American Board of Dermatology, American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Neurological Surgery and the American Board of Nuclear Medicine.

If you are a board certified physician enrolled in MOC and would like to share your story or know someone who would, please contact Sylvia McGreal at smcgreal@abms.org or call (312) 436-2620.

About ABMS
For over 75 years, American Board of Medical Specialties is the medical organization overseeing physician certification in the United States. It assists its 24 Member Boards in their efforts to develop and implement educational and professional standards for the evaluation and certification of physician specialists. ABMS Member Boards provide physician certification information to ABMS for its certification verification service programs. ABMS is recognized by the key healthcare credentialing accreditation entities as a primary equivalent source of board certification data for medical specialists. Patients can visit www.abms.org or call toll-free 1-866-ASK-ABMS to see if their physician is board certified by an ABMS Member Board. For more information about ABMS visit www.abms.org or call (312) 436-2600.

The 24 Member Boards that make up the ABMS Board Enterprise, cover over 145 medical specialties and subspecialties, and include: American Board of Allergy and Immunology, American Board of Anesthesiology, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, American Board of Dermatology, American Board of Emergency Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Medical Genetics, American Board of Neurological Surgery, American Board of Nuclear Medicine, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Board of Ophthalmology, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Otolaryngology, American Board of Pathology, American Board of Pediatrics, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Board of Preventive Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Radiology, American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and American Board of Urology.