American Board of Family Medicine co-sponsors new CAQs.

摘要

The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) has joined with 10 fellow American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Boards to offer a Hospice and Palliative Medicine Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ). This new certification was recently approved by the ABMS and marks the first time 10 ABMS Member Boards have collaborated to offer certification in 1 specific area.In addition to Family Medicine, the ABMS Boards of Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Neurology, Radiology, and Surgery are co-sponsoring the certification. Several ABMS Member Boards received a joint request from a number of Hospice and Palliative Medicine-focused organizations proposing the development of certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.