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ABMS
The American Board of Ophthalmology is a member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties
(ABMS). The ABMS is an organization comprised of the 24 approved medical specialty boards. The mission of the ABMS is to maintain and improve the quality of medical care by assisting Member Boards in developing and implementing educational and professional standards for the evaluation and certification of physician specialists. It also serves to coordinate the activities of its Member Boards and to provide information to the public, government, the profession and its members concerning issues involving specialization and certification.
The ABMS was established in 1933 to serve in an advisory capacity to the American Specialty Boards and to cooperate with organizations that seek its advice concerning the certification of medical specialists. The American Board of Ophthalmology is officially recognized by the ABMS, and contributes an annual fee in addition to a per capita fee for each new Diplomate certified, as do all other medical specialty boards, to the ABMS in support of ABMS activities.
The American Board of Ophthalmology provides an annual listing of new diplomates for inclusion in the Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists and the ABMS Medical Specialists Plus CD-ROM, published by Marquis Who's Who and the ABMS, which are used by credentialing organizations. Each Diplomate will be contacted directly by Marquis Who's Who (Reed Elsevier Publishing) to update biographical information each year. This listing is cost free.
See the ABMS site for links to the web sites of the other medical specialty Boards.
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