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Primary care physicians that are not board certified?
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February 28th, 2015
Looking for a new PCP today and I noticed that none of the local providers seem to be board certified. The insurance website has this description of what they consider “board certified”:
“Board Certification – When a health care practitioner is board certified, it means that he or she has applied for and been awarded certification from the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), American Osteopathic Association, or other recognized board. Board certification is a voluntary process. To become board certified, a physician must:
Graduate from an accredited professional school
Complete a specific type and length of training in a specialty
Practice for a specified amount of time in that specialty
Pass an examination given by the professional specialty board”
How much does it matter that they aren’t certified? It seems like it should be required, right?
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