An American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) task force report on hand surgery subspecialty certification and ASSH membership.
Citation: J Hand Surg [Am]. 39(2):330-4, 2014 Feb.Journal of Hand Surgery - American Volume. 39(2):330-4, 2014 Feb.PMID: 24342262Institution: Curtis National Hand CenterForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Advisory Committees | *Fellowships and Scholarships | *Hand/su [Surgery] | *Research Report | *Societies, Medical | *Specialties, Surgical | *Specialty Boards | Clinical Competence/st [Standards] | Curriculum/st [Standards] | Humans | Practice Patterns, Physicians'/st [Standards] | Specialties, Surgical/ed [Education] | United StatesYear: 2014Local holdings: Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - 2002, Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - presentISSN:- 0363-5023
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Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - 2002, Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - present
A task force for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) recently investigated the practice patterns, board certification, subspecialty certification status, and ASSH membership of hand surgeons after completion of fellowship training. A total of 37% of the fellowship graduates from 2000 to 2006 had not attained subspecialty certification for a variety of reasons. A smaller group of fellowship graduates obtained the subspecialty certification but had not become Active Members of the ASSH. Efforts to strengthen the hand surgeon community and best serve our patients should focus on evolving patterns in post fellowship choices that reflect practice type choices and generational changes. Copyright © 2014 American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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