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Development and results of the first ABMS subspecialty Certification Examination in Sleep Medicine.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18853709     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In November 2007, the first Certification Examination in Sleep Medicine was administered to 1,882 candidates under the cosponsorship of five member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)--the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Family Medicine, the American Board of Otolaryngology, the American Board of Pediatrics, and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. The pass rate was 73%. This paper chronicles the history of a certification examination in Sleep Medicine and the development of this new ABMS examination.
Authors:
Stuart F Quan; Richard B Berry; Daniel Buysse; Nancy A Collop; Madeleine Grigg-Damberger; Susan M Harding; Conrad Iber; W Vaughn McCall; Michael J Sateia; Stephen H Sheldon; Michael H Silber; Adam Sorscher; Sally L Davidson Ward; Sigrid Veasey; B Tucker Woodson; Brian Hess; Roberta Kangilaski
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1550-9389     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2008 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-10-15     Completed Date:  2009-01-09     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101231977     Medline TA:  J Clin Sleep Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  505-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. squan@arc.arizona.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Certification*
Curriculum
Education, Medical*
Humans
Sleep*
Specialization*
Specialty Boards*
United States
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