Doctors are facing new requirements to keep up-to-date in their knowledge and care for patients in order to stay certified by medical boards. The new requirements, called maintenance of certification, are controversial among some physicians. But they reflect growing evidence that doctors need to be more regularly assessed for competence in a fast-changing medical world.
Doctors face new requirements to stay certified
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