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The American Board of Otolaryngology, 1924-1999
75 Years of Excellence
Robert W. Cantrell, MD;
Jerome C. Goldstein, MD
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1999;125:1071-1079.
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INTRODUCTION
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the American Board of Otolaryngology ("the Board" or ABO). It has been a productive and innovative 75 years as the Board has strived to elevate the standards of otolaryngology, certify qualified practitioners, protect against unqualified practitioners, and advance the cause of the specialty. Along with American ophthalmologists, otorhinolaryngologists should have considerable pride for the role their specialty has played in introducing board certification to American medicine. The ABO established and maintains a successful certification process that enhances the professional life of its diplomates and provides health care organizations and patients with confirmation of the education, training, and continuing education of practitioners. Otolaryngologists should also be grateful to the ABO for its foresight and tenacity in preserving the specialty's scope of practice against possible diminishment.
THE BIRTH OF SPECIALIZATION
Specialization within medicine follows the creation of knowledge . . . [Full Text of this Article]
THE STATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
THE EMERGENCE OF ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATION
TRAINING REQUIREMENT EVOLUTION
EVOLUTION OF THE EXAMINATION
THE CURRENT EXAMINATION
PROTECTING CERTIFIED PRACTITIONERS
THE ABMS
TURF BATTLES
CONCLUSION
From the University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville (Dr Cantrell) and the American Board of Otolaryngology, Houston, Tex (Dr Goldstein).
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