Evaluating Board Certification Within the Aesthetic Marketplace.

IF 1.4 4区 医学 Q3 SURGERY
Shirley Chen, William C Lineaweaver
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Abstract

Background: Unlike most health care sectors, patients can select an aesthetic surgery provider without considering insurance coverage. Patients therefore must be able to make informed choices regarding provider selection. Surgeon qualifications are part of the data patients evaluate in their decision making. To characterize the provider landscape that patients face, this study compares the certification requirements of various boards within the aesthetic marketplace.

Methods: Four boards were identified for analysis based on a Google search of "board of plastic surgery": the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS), the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery (ABCS), the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS), and the American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery (ABFCS). Information on certification requirements was obtained from each board's official website.

Results: ABPS requires that diplomates complete an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited plastic surgery residency, pass a written and oral examination that includes a case collection, and meet continual standards to maintain certification. ABCS and ABFCS both require an American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) cosmetic surgery fellowship and passage of a written and oral examination. Neither board has case collection or continuing certification requirements. ABFPRS requires completion of either an ACGME-accredited otolaryngology or plastic surgery residency. Its examination process includes written and oral components as well as a case log. ABFPRS has enacted continuing certification requirements for diplomates credentialed in 2001 and later. ABPS is the only board that is a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).

Conclusions: ABPS stands apart as the only board within the aesthetic marketplace with rigorous standards for precertification training, demonstrating competency through examinations and case logs, and maintaining certification. Being an ABMS member board also contributes to ABPS being the preeminent organization for identifying physicians who practice safe, effective aesthetic surgery.

评估美容市场中的委员会认证。
背景:与大多数医疗行业不同,患者在选择美容外科医疗机构时无需考虑保险范围。因此,患者必须能够在知情的情况下选择医疗机构。外科医生的资质是患者在做决定时需要评估的部分数据。为了描述患者所面临的医疗机构情况,本研究比较了美容市场中不同委员会的认证要求:根据谷歌搜索 "整形外科委员会",确定了四个委员会进行分析:美国整形外科委员会(ABPS)、美国美容外科委员会(ABCS)、美国面部整形与重建外科委员会(ABFPRS)和美国面部美容外科委员会(ABFCS)。有关认证要求的信息来自各委员会的官方网站:ABPS 要求毕业证书获得者完成毕业后医学教育认证委员会 (ACGME) 认可的整形外科住院医师培训,通过包括病例收集在内的笔试和口试,并达到持续认证标准。ABCS 和 ABFCS 都要求获得美国美容外科学会 (AACS) 的美容外科奖学金,并通过笔试和口试。这两个委员会都没有病例收集或持续认证要求。ABFPRS 要求完成 ACGME 认可的耳鼻喉科或整形外科住院医师培训。其考试过程包括笔试、口试和病例记录。ABFPRS 对 2001 年及以后获得资格证书的医生提出了继续认证要求。ABPS 是美国医学专科委员会 (ABMS) 的唯一成员:ABPS 是美容市场上唯一一个对资格认证前培训、通过考试和病例记录展示能力以及保持认证有严格标准的委员会。作为 ABMS 的成员委员会,ABPS 也是鉴定从事安全、有效美容手术的医生的卓越组织。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
2.70
自引率
13.30%
发文量
584
审稿时长
6 months
期刊介绍: The only independent journal devoted to general plastic and reconstructive surgery, Annals of Plastic Surgery serves as a forum for current scientific and clinical advances in the field and a sounding board for ideas and perspectives on its future. The journal publishes peer-reviewed original articles, brief communications, case reports, and notes in all areas of interest to the practicing plastic surgeon. There are also historical and current reviews, descriptions of surgical technique, and lively editorials and letters to the editor.
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