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SUBSPECIALTY DIVISIONS
Certification, maintenance of certification and approval of graduate medical education programs for the subspecialties of obstetrics and gynecology are the responsibility of the Subspecialty DIvisions.
HISTORY
Three specialty divisions to define qualifications and determine eligibility for certification of special competence in gynecologic oncology, maternal-fetal medicine and reproductive endocrinology and infertility were established by The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inc., in June 1972.
Authorization to certify for special qualification in these fields was approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties in March 1973.
These enabling actions were preceded by intensive study, beginning with The Conference on Specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology held in December 1969.
Implementation was not begun until the study of the implications and probable effects upon the field of obstetrics and gynecology indicated that such advanced training would promote improvement in the health care of women.
Authorization to certify for added qualification in critical care was approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties in 1983, and reaffirmed in 1985.
In 1996, in compliance with other members of the American Board of Medical Specialties, the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology ceased using the terms "special qualifications" and "added qualifications". Today, the term "subspecialty" has replaced these older designations.
PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES
The general objective of the specialty divisions is to improve health care of women with special disorders of the reproductive tract or the reproductive process by:
a. elevating standards of education and training relating to those special areas.
b. enhancing the recruitment of qualified physicians into obstetrics and gynecology and into the special areas.
c. improving the organization and distribution of patient services.
d. increasing basic knowledge of the special areas.
ORGANIZATION
There are six members of each division, all of whom shall have been nominated by the division and/or the Board and elected by the Board.
Tenure of such members shall be 6 years, subject to re-election yearly by the Board.
One member shall be an organizational member of the Corporation. This individual is selected by the Board and will be the Board representative.
No member of a division shall be eligible to serve consecutive terms, regardless of the manner of selection, unless the initial term has been of less than 2 years' duration.
The Executive Director of ABOG serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the divisions but does not vote.
The ABOG is responsible for fiscal commitments of the divisions.
The tenure of the directors (officers) of the divisions will be elected by the Corporation from names nominated by the divisions and/or the Board. The tenure of the directors (officers) of the divisions ends with the end of tenure as a member of the division.
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