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The American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Masterfile includes current and historical data on all physicians, including AMA members and nonmembers, and graduates of foreign medical schools who reside in the United States and who have met the educational and credentialing requirements necessary for recognition as physicians. [1]
Through the FPDC's Disciplinary Alert Service, the FSMB electronically notifies all member boards within 48 hours when any member board reports a disciplinary action against a physician or physician assistant. A similar service advises hospitals and managed care organizations when one of their physicians has been disciplined. The FPDC is ...
The American Association of Physician Specialists (AAPS) is the smallest of three multi-specialty physician/surgeon certifying entities in the United States, providing board certification to both M.D. and D.O. physicians. The AAPS has grouped its certification activities within a single subdivision called the American Board of Physician ...
Association for the Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education; Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse; Association of American Medical Colleges; Association of American Physicians; Association of American Physicians and Surgeons; Association of Internes and Medical Students; Association of Latter-day Saint Counselors and ...
The core body of knowledge that defines an area of medical specialization is referred to as the core competencies for that specialty. Core competencies are developed through detailed review of the medical literature combined with review by recognized experts from established medical specialties, experts within the new area of specialization and experts from outside the medical profession.
The American Medical Association (AMA) is an American professional association and lobbying group of physicians and medical students. This medical association was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. [4] [5] Membership was 271,660 in 2022. [6]
The Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA), founded in 1995, is the largest medical organization in the USA representing Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) medical and pre-medical students and physicians.
In the United States, an independent practice association (IPA) is an association of independent physicians, or other organizations that contracts with independent care delivery organizations, and provides services to managed care organizations on a negotiated per capita rate, flat retainer fee, or negotiated fee-for-service basis. [1] [2]