Impact of peripheral artery disease on short-term outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention: A report from Japanese nationwide registry. by Takayuki Ishihara, Kyohei Yamaji, Osamu Iida, Shun Kohsaka, Taku Inohara, Toshiro Shinke, Hirohiko Ando, Tetsuya Amano, Yasushi Sakata, Toshiaki Mano, Yuji Ikari

“…J-PCI is a universal (all-comer) nationwide registration system in Japan, regulated and audited by professional society that controls national board-certification system. For the present study, we extracted data of 894,014 percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) cases performed between 2014 and 2017 (mean age 70.2 years [standard deviation 11.0]). …”
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Psychiatric pharmaceutical care service across Malaysian hospitals: results from a cross-sectional study by Aya Ahmed Abousheishaa, Ahmad Hatim Sulaiman, Hasniza Zaman Huri, Siti Fatimah Binti Kamis, Hafizah Hamidi, Wei Chern Ang, Zainol Akbar bin Zainal, Noorasyikin Shamsuddin, Ng Chong Guan

“…There was no statistically significant difference in the provision of pharmaceutical care services with respect to gender, age, years of practice, and professional board certification. However, the services offered were influenced by the respondent’s education and pharmacy setting. …”
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Care for caregivers- a mission for primary care by Aya Biderman, Sara Carmel, Shimon Amar, Yaacov G. Bachner

“…On a multivariate regression, PCP's higher level of risk awareness, their country of medical school and board certification were significant for explaining recommendations for preventive care. …”
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Surgical Trends in the Treatment of Acute Achilles Ruptures by Bryant Ho MD, Sandeep Soin, Ashlee MacDonald, Judith Baumhauer MD, MPH, John Ketz MD

“…Methods: All operative cases submitted by part II applicants from 2003 to 2015 for primary board certification by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Selected Speakers at Plastic Surgery Conferences by Grace Ha, MD, Paige Benyamein, MD, Meera Reghunathan, MD, Sohrab Vatsia, BS, Jessica Blum, MS, Amanda A. Gosman, MD, FACS

“…Given the results of the study, the researchers conclude that racial minorities are disproportionately underrepresented as selected speakers at plastic surgery conferences, despite similarities in qualifications such as fellowship training, publication number, and years since board certification.…”
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Postgraduate specialties interest, career choices and qualifications earned by male dentists graduated from King Saud University by Yousef H. Al-Dlaigan, Ra’ed Al-Sadhan, Mohammed Al-Ghamdi, Abdullah Al-Shahrani, Mohammed Al-Shahrani

“…Objectives: To study the career development of male graduates of King Saud University (KSU), College of Dentistry in terms of pursuit of postgraduate dental education, higher degrees or Board Certification, choice of universities and countries of study, and place of work after qualification.Methods: A questionnaire survey was carried out through face to face or telephone interview among 666 KSU graduates of 1982–2004.Results: 80% (532 graduates) response rate. (77%) finished postgraduate dental education. 17% specialized in Prosthodontics, 16% in Saudi Board Advanced Restorative Dentistry, 14% in Advanced General Dentistry, 10.5% in Orthodontics, 10% in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 8.3% in Pediatric Dentistry, 7.7% in Endodontics, 6% in Periodontics, 5.5% in Operative Dentistry, 5% in other Specialties. 61% had a Master’s degree and 16% had a Doctorate degree. 23% had Board Certificates and 8% had a Fellowship Certificate. (78%) are working in the government, 15% at the university and 6% in private, and 19% in administrative positions.Conclusion: Most of the dental graduates were motivated and eager to continue their postgraduate education to get either clinical specialty or academic degrees from nationally and internationally well recognized and known Universities and programs. …”
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A Novel Evaluation Model for Assessing ChatGPT on Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Certification Examinations: Performance Study by Cai Long, Kayle Lowe, Jessica Zhang, André dos Santos, Alaa Alanazi, Daniel O'Brien, Erin D Wright, David Cote

“…However, its performance on otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (OHNS) certification examinations and open-ended medical board certification examinations has not been reported. …”
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An analysis of the selection criteria for postgraduate physician assistant residency and fellowship programs in the United States by Vasco Deon Kidd, Sarah Vanderlinden, Jennifer M. Spisak

“…The most heavily weighted factor is the interview itself; other selection criteria perceived to be extremely/very important included board certification/eligibility, letters of recommendation, advanced degree, and personal essay. …”
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Overview of general surgery medical residency programs and prerequisite program in basic surgical area in Brazil: Historical review and update by ELIZABETH GOMES DOS SANTOS, VIVIANE CRISTINA ULIANA PETERLE, MAGALI MACHADO SANCHES, ADNAN NESER, MARCELO DI BONIFACIO, LUIZ CARLOS VON BAHTEN, FERNANDO TALLO, MAURO RIBEIRO, ROSANA LEITE DE MELO, PAULO ROBERTO GOMES DOS CORSI

“…Conclusion: Brazil by 2018 was the only country to grant the Board Certification to General Surgeon with only 2 years of training. …”
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Demographic and professional profile of Brazilian women in vascular surgery: final results by Fernanda Costa Sampaio Silva, Monique Magnavita Borba da Fonseca Cerqueira, Magno Conceição das Mercês, Flávia Magalhães Silveira Magella, Bárbara Beatriz Couto Ruivo, Marita von Rautenfeld, Roque Aras Junior

“…Among those who worked exclusively in the private sector, 79.8% had at least one board certification (OR: 0.76, 95% CI: 0.65-0.89; p = 0.001). …”
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Evaluation and enhancement of medical knowledge competency by monthly tests: a single institution experience by Khan AR, Siddiqui NS, Thotakura R, Hasan SS, Luni FK, Sodeman T, Hinch B, Kaw D, Hariri I, Khuder S, Assaly R

“…Keywords: American Board of Internal Medicine, certification examination, health care, board certification, residency program…”
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Advancing pediatric antimicrobial stewardship: Has pharmacodynamic dosing for gram-negative infections taken effect? by Lauren M. Puckett, Jason G. Newland, Jennifer E. Girotto

“…Factors including routine MIC monitoring and formal postgraduate training and board certification of ASP pharmacists were associated with increased utilization of pharmacodynamic dosing. …”
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USMLE step 1 and step 2 CK as indicators of resident performance by Conner V. Lombardi, Neejad T. Chidiac, Benjamin C. Record, Jeremy J. Laukka

“…Common resident performance measures included ITE scores, board certification, ACGME milestone ratings, and program director evaluations. …”
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Career satisfaction among acute care resident physicians in Japan by Takashi Shiga, Toru Hifumi, Yusuke Hagiwara, Norio Otani, Hiroshi Tanaka, Minoru Nakano, Yasuhiro Kuroda

“…Aim With the introduction of the new national board certification system, sustainable education of acute care physicians has become an important topic. …”
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Factors associated with delayed pediatric hypospadias surgery in Taiwan: A population-based, nationwide analysis by Yu-Fen Chen, Wei-Yi Huang, Shyh-Chyan Chen, Ya-Jun Guo, Chung-Fu Lan, Shing-Hwa Liu, Kuo-How Huang

“…Multivariate analysis showed that several factors were significantly associated with age at hypospadias surgery: specialty of clinics where first diagnosis was made; specialty of physician making the first diagnosis, age of physician making the first diagnosis; specialty of surgeon performing the surgery; number of years since surgeon's board certification; urbanization level of subject's residence; modality of surgery; concomitant cryptorchidism; concomitant prematurity and low birth weight; age at diagnosis; and number of well-baby clinic visits. …”
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Requirements for hospitals in Japan to have low operative mortality and failure‐to‐rescue rates by Itaru Endo, Arata Takahashi, Hisateru Tachimori, Hiroaki Miyata, Yuki Homma, Takafumi Kumamoto, Ryusei Matsuyama, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Yuko Kitagawa, Yasuyuki Seto

“…IDs were classified according to the number of annual surgeries, board certification status, and locality. In addition, the top 20% and bottom 20% of IDs were identified based on FTR rates and matched with the results of the questionnaire survey. …”
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Pharmaceutical payments to Japanese board-certified dermatologists: a 4-year retrospective analysis of personal payments from pharmaceutical companies between 2016 and 2019 by Anju Murayama, Sae Kamamoto, Hiroaki Saito, Akihiko Ozaki

“…The number of dermatologists receiving payments and per-dermatologist payments increased by 4.3% (95% CI 3.1‒5.5%, p < 0.001) and 16.4% (95% CI 13.5‒19.4%, p < 0.001) each year. The board-certification in dermatology-oncology, in cosmetic dermatology, and male sex were significantly associated with higher personal payments with relative monetary values of 2.29 (95% CI 1.65–3.19, p < 0.001), 3.16 (95% CI 1.89–5.26, p < 0.001), and 5.38 (95% CI 4.12–7.04, p < 0.001). …”
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Factors associated with frequent buprenorphine / naloxone initiation in a national survey of Canadian emergency physicians. by Nathalie MacKinnon, Daniel Lane, Frank Scheuermeyer, Janusz Kaczorowski, Kathryn Dong, Aaron M Orkin, Raoul Daoust, Jessica Moe, Gary Andolfatto, Michelle Klaiman, Justin Yan, Justin J Koh, Kathryn Crowder, Paul Atkinson, David Savage, James Stempien, Floyd Besserer, Jason Wale, Andrew Kestler

“…Of the remaining 649 respondents from 34 EDs, 374 (58%) practiced in metropolitan areas, 384 (59%) reported high OUD prevalence, 312 (48%) had high OUD resources, and 161 (25%) initiated BUP frequently. Age, gender, board certification and years in practice were not associated with frequent BUP initiation. …”
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Korean rheumatology workforce from 1992 to 2015: current status and future demand by Chan Uk Lee, Ji Na Kim, Ji-Won Kim, Sung-Hoon Park, Hwajeong Lee, Seong-Kyu Kim, Jung-Yoon Choe

“…Background/Aims Rheumatology in Korea has rapidly advanced in the 24 years since the subspecialty board certification program was established in 1992. The objective of this investigation was to analyze the distribution of rheumatology practices in Korea in order to better understand the rheumatology workforce. …”
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Influential Factors for Selecting a Plastic Surgeon: A National Survey in Saudi Arabia by Abdullah A. Al Qurashi, MBBS, Hatan Mortada, MBBS, Noorah Abuthiyab, Nura Al Zaid, Tala Aletani, Khalid Arab, MBBS, FRCSC

“…Additionally, the most preferred aesthetic surgeon was a surgeon with international board certification (mean score, 4.17). Conclusions:. This study showed that the most common factor for choosing an aesthetic surgeon was the surgeons’ qualifications. …”
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