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of certification is an appropriate concept, but whether we can find
better tools to assure the public, the payers, and ourselves that
doctors in MOC bring higher value to their patients.
References:
1. Baron RJ; ABIM announces immediate changes to MOC
program. ABIM News, Feb3, 2015
2. Hanson KL, Butts GC, Friedman S, Fairbrother G. Physician credentials and practices associated with childhood
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efit regarding my own board certifications (except some personal
gratification) in multiple disciplines including Internal Medicine,
Canadian Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Hypertension, Nuclear Cardiology and Clinical
Lipidology. I have spent over $80,000 to get these board-certifications
over the last 35 years with significant sacrifices regarding time and
effort commitment in studying fo