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ABMS 
The American Board of Ophthalmology is a founding Member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), an organization comprised of 24 approved medical specialty boards. The ABMS mission is to maintain and improve the quality of medical care by assisting Member Boards in their efforts to develop and utilize professional and educational standards for the certification of physician specialists. The intent of both the initial certification of physicians and the maintenance of certification is to provide assurance to the public that a physician specialist certified by a Member Board of the ABMS has successfully completed an approved educational program and evaluation process which includes components designed to assess the medical knowledge, judgment, professionalism and clinical and communication skills required to provide quality patient care in that specialty. The ABMS serves to coordinate the activities of its Member Boards and to provide information to the public, the government, the profession and its Members concerning issues involving certification of physicians. 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 ABO 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. Please see the ABMS site for links to the websites of the other medical specialty Boards.
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