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About Board Certification
After graduating from medical school, doctors who want to treat patients must complete an internship, residency and some additional medical education, and then pass a general exam to be licensed by the state where they intend to practice. As a board certified medical director doctors set the standard of care, treatment protocols, and ensure quality care through an on going quality assurance process. Many medical directors, however, choose to become board certified in one or more specialty — like aesthetic medicine, long term care or skilled nursing facility management. This requires further, extensive specialty-specific training and passing an exam for each medical specialty once the physician has become board a board certified medical director.
The American Board of Medical Directorship (ABMD) is the recognized leader in developing and setting the gold standard for medical director certification and adhere to rigorous training and assessment standards.
Board Certification is a significant achievement that not all doctors attain. Board Certified Medical Directors:
- Skilled and knowledgeable
- Experts in their specialty
- Meeting a higher standard
About Board Certified Medical Directors
Expert Health Care in Medical Directorship
When you or a family member needs health care or medical treatment, you want a highly qualified medical staff dedicated to providing outstanding care. When you choose a location who run by Board Certified Medical Director, you can be confident he or she is skilled and knowledgeable, an expert in the specialty, and meets a higher standard developed and overseen by volunteer doctors. Board Certification is an extra step that many doctors choose to take to become a medical director.
The Highest Standard
Board Certification is an extra step that many doctors choose to take to become a medical director. This step demonstrates that they know the latest advancements in their specialty and are committed to providing quality care through medical oversight. Board Certified Medical Directors are doctors who demonstrate their desire to practice at the top of their profession and deliver high-quality care to their patients.
Doctors with an ongoing commitment to Medical Director Board Certification:
- Participate in assessment and training beyond what is required of their peers
- Work to continually improve the care they deliver
About ABMD
Higher Standards Mean Better Care
For more than 115 years, medical directors have been committed to providing patients with the highest quality health care by developing and implementing uncompromising professional standards for doctors. You can trust Board Certified Medical Directors to take excellent care of you and your family. That’s because doctors who are Board Certified Medical Directors by the American Board of Medical Directorship and participate in the ABMD Program for Maintenance of Medical Directorship Certification® program are voluntarily part of a rigorous process that continually assesses and enhances their medical knowledge, judgment, professionalism, clinical techniques and communication skills.
A Trusted Resource
ABMD collaborates with community clinics, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities to create lifelong learning standards that help to ensure doctors keep abreast of the latest practices and treatments. We also verify Board Certification of Medical Directors to patients, the government, schools and business, providing a respected foundation for a national movement that supports medical directorship accountability and the highest standards of quality care for every patient.
ABMD Member Boards
Our Member Boards evaluate candidates and certify those who meet the established educational requirements and peer evaluation standards.