Florida boosts ABD certification.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(American Board of Dermatology)(Brief article)

When Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) signed Senate Bill 720 in mid-June, the Florida Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery celebrated a "victory" for dermatology and patients. In an online letter, FSDDS President Albert J. Nemeth advised members to read "between the tines" of the law's wording: 'A physician may not hold himself or herself out as a board-certified specialist in dermatology unless the recognizing agency, whether authorized in statute or by rule, is triennially reviewed and reauthorized by the Board of Medicine." That means, wrote Dr. Nemeth, that it will be much harder for dermatologists certified through the American Association of Plastic Surgeons or the American Board of Plastic Surgery to stay credentialed in Florida unless they a]so pursue certification through the American Board of Dermatology.

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