Sorry to bring this post up again, but it’s still a good lesson-
BOARD CERTIFICATION MATTERS!
A “BOARD EXAM” is simply a very rigorous test, usually written and oral, that a doctor takes at the end of his or her training. This is well after medical school- just because you have a MD degree doesn’t mean you have a board. You have to finish residency and sometime further fellowship training to be even allowed to take the written and oral board exam.
A “real” board is affiliated with a Medical Specialty within the ABMS/ American Board of Medical Specialties. Note that Plastic Surgery is one of the member specialties.
http://www.abms.org/About_ABMS/member_boards.aspx
I recently got an application from the “American Academy of Cosmetic Breast Surgery/ AACBS”. It’s not a “real” board, in the sense that I can’t find how it fits into the ABMS. There’s an article in the latest “Plastic Surgery News”, a journal for plastic surgeons, that states that the AACBS is NOT a part of any official plastic surgery organization that they’re aware of, and that they’re looking into it.
I thought I would post a copy of the application, just in case you wanted to join. Who knows? Maybe you can start doing cosmetic breast surgery after you get this certificate!
American Academy of Cosmetic Breast Surgery
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