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Al-Jarallah, Khaled F.; Moussa, Mohamed A. A. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2003
Introduction: This study examined postgraduate specialty training of Kuwaiti medical graduates during 1968 to 1999 and identified their attained professional qualifications to reveal scarcity in some specialties. Method: A survey was carried out involving review of the records maintained at the Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization (KIMS)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Surgery, Specialization, Qualifications
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Jackson, Marcia J.; Gallis, Harry A.; Gilman, Stuart C.; Grossman, Michael; Holzman, Gerald B.; Marquis, Damon; Trusky, Sandra K. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2007
At present there is no curriculum to guide physician lifelong learning in a prescribed, deliberate manner. The Conjoint Committee on Continuing Medical Education, a group representing 16 major stakeholder organizations in continuing medical education, recommends that each specialty society and corresponding board reach consensus on the…
Descriptors: Physicians, Ophthalmology, Lifelong Learning, Graduate Medical Education
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Bower, Elizabeth A.; Choi, Dongseok; Becker, Thomas M.; Girard, Donald E. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2007
Introduction: National health care concerns have led to the emergence of maintenance of certification (MOC) as a means to ensure the competence of practicing physicians. Little is known about physician perceptions of the barriers and/or benefits of MOC or proportions of physicians who participate in MOC programs. The purposes of this study were to…
Descriptors: Physicians, Certification, Medical Education, Professional Continuing Education