medical boards

Physician certification tests

Medical boards are the licensing examinations physicians must pass to practice medicine, typically taken in stages during and after medical school: She's studying for her medical boards.

The term also refers to state regulatory agencies that grant licenses and investigate misconduct: The medical board revoked his license after the malpractice findings.

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examination type

medical boardscontinuing education

Ongoing professional coursework after graduation

recertification · practical experience · clinical rotations · self-assessment · peer review

professional qualification pathway

medical boardscontinuing education

Ongoing professional coursework after graduation

on-the-job training · apprenticeship · self-directed learning · folk medicine · traditional healing

regulatory authority

medical boardsself-regulation

Managing one's own behavior

professional autonomy · quackery · alternative medicine · deregulation · medical freedom

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