American Board of Medical Specialties Research & Education F

THROUGH ITS ACTIVITIES, ABMS REF SUPPORTS THE SCIENTIFIC, SCHOLARLY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PURPOSES OF ABMS BY ENCOURAGING AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO (I) IMPROVE MEASUREMENT, ASSESSMENT, AND EVALUATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, CLINICAL, AND (CONTINUED IN SCH O) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE OF PHYSICIANS WHO PRACTICE IN MEDICAL SPECIALTIES; (2) CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC TO ASSIST IN THE RECOGNITION, EVALUATION, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPORTANCE OF BOARD CERTIFICATION OF PHYSICIAN SPECIALISTS; AND (3) FOSTER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION RELATED TO INITIAL CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING CERTIFICATION AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.