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Edward Jackson, MD

Edward Jackson, MD EDITORIAL The Father of Board Certification HYSICIAN SELF-REGULATION IN THE UNITED cal Education and the Accreditation Council for Gradu- States had its origin in the early 20th cen- ate Medical Education may be at risk as greater public tury when concern about the quality of scrutiny is involved in the assessment of medical errors medical education prompted the Ameri- and the desire for continuous quality improvement. In P can Medical Association to create the Coun- this context, it is important to recognize the individuals cil on Medical Education in 1904. In 1908, the council involved in the beginning and to understand and en- contacted the Carnegie Foundation for the Advance- dorse the founding principles of the first certifying board, ment of Teaching to conduct a survey of North Ameri- the American Board of Ophthalmology. can medical schools. The Carnegie Foundation chose Vail has been considered the father of medical spe- Abraham Flexner, a noted educational theorist and for- cialty board certification based on comments made in mer high school principal, to lead the research. Flexner his 1908 presidential address to the American Academy visited all 155 medical schools and issued a report in of Ophthalmology. O’Day and Ladden confirm http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Ophthalmology American Medical Association

Edward Jackson, MD

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JAMA Ophthalmology , Volume 130 (2) – Feb 1, 2012
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American Medical Association
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2168-6165
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10.1001/archopthalmol.2011.1672
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EDITORIAL The Father of Board Certification HYSICIAN SELF-REGULATION IN THE UNITED cal Education and the Accreditation Council for Gradu- States had its origin in the early 20th cen- ate Medical Education may be at risk as greater public tury when concern about the quality of scrutiny is involved in the assessment of medical errors medical education prompted the Ameri- and the desire for continuous quality improvement. In P can Medical Association to create the Coun- this context, it is important to recognize the individuals cil on Medical Education in 1904. In 1908, the council involved in the beginning and to understand and en- contacted the Carnegie Foundation for the Advance- dorse the founding principles of the first certifying board, ment of Teaching to conduct a survey of North Ameri- the American Board of Ophthalmology. can medical schools. The Carnegie Foundation chose Vail has been considered the father of medical spe- Abraham Flexner, a noted educational theorist and for- cialty board certification based on comments made in mer high school principal, to lead the research. Flexner his 1908 presidential address to the American Academy visited all 155 medical schools and issued a report in of Ophthalmology. O’Day and Ladden confirm

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