A practicing Doctor Who is not board certified is still a licensed physician who has met a minimum set of requirements. Board certification means the doctor is highly specialized in a certain area of medicine.
There is no such board certified chiropractic. It is an incomplete terminology. It must be "board certified chiropractic "something" like orthopedist, neurologist, radiologist...etc. Board certified chiropractic specialist means doctor of chiropractic (DC) who is certified by specialty boards such as neurology, orthopedic, radiology...etc. by passing specialty board examinations. Usually, the board certified doctors have an extensive training (2-3 years of residency) in the specialty to obtain the credential.
FAAFP after a doctor's name means she's board certified through the American Academy of Familiy Practice.
The suffix "ABFM" signifies that the physician is board-certified by the The American Board of Family Medicine. Board-certified physicians are also known as "Diplomates" of their respective specialty's certifying board. For example, "Dr. Robert Jones, M.D., ABFM" means that Dr. Jones is a diplomate or in other words is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. "Dr. William Smith, D.O., ACC" is a diplomate or is board-certified by the American College of Cardiology.
According to the doctor I work for who has this next to his name, means, Fellow of Surgeons of Vascular Medicine. They are board certified in a spcialty.
I can't figure out what this question is supposed to mean. There is apparently a plastic surgeon by that name in New York, and as far as I can tell he is a valid, board certified, plastic surgeon.
I saw my doctor for a injury sustanin at work his report said non certified. What does this mean. Does it mean I can not work.
DO FACOG means Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. It's a board-certified OBGYN who went to a college of osteopathic medicine.
It means that the physician has passed an in-depth set of examinations (usually both written and oral) certifying that his/her knowledge base is broad-ranging (for the specialty in question) and up-to-date.
Physicians can take a special examination to become "certified" in an area of expertise... such as pediatrics, or internal medicine, etc. Certification must be renewed (via another examination) every several years. Not all physicians are board certified.
BC after an NP's name means s/he is board certified.
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. It indicates that the cardiologist is board-certified.
Not a doctor, but a certified clinical nutritionist. Could also stand for "critical care nurse".