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Home Research Research Library The Evolution of Physician Certification and the Canary in the Coal Mine The Evolution of Physician Certification and the Canary in the Coal Mine 2016 Author(s) Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Volume Mayo Clinic Proceedings Source Mayo Clinic Proceedings In an address before the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology in 1908, Derrick T. Vail introduced the concept of using a peer-review system to evaluate the education, training, and qualifications of medical specialists and advocated for the development of a specialty board that would oversee this process. His foresight served as the springboard for the genesis of the specialty board movement in the United States and led to the establishment of the American Board for Ophthalmic Examinations, now the American Board of Ophthalmology,1 in 1916 Read More ABFM Research Read all 2021 Mandating Clinician COVID-19 Vaccination May Hinder Population-Level Uptake Go to Mandating Clinician COVID-19 Vaccination May Hinder Population-Level Uptake 2018 How Is Family Medicine Engaging Patients at the Practice Level?: A National Sample of Family Physicians Go to How Is Family Medicine Engaging Patients at the Practice Level?: A National Sample of Family Physicians 2009 The measure of family medicine Go to The measure of family medicine 2020 The Built Environment for Professionalism. Go to The Built Environment for Professionalism.
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