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What is a board certified physician?

A physician is board certified after a two stage process.  Following the completion of formal training in a specialty or subspecialty, the physician must then pass the examination offered by that specialty’s national board. There are 24 specialties recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. To be eligible to sit for the certification exam of the American Board of Family Practice, one must complete a three year residency program. Dr. Eidus is a graduate of the Overlook Family Practice Residency Program in Summit, NJ.

The American Board of Family Practice was established in 1969.(www.abfp.org) Dr. Eidus first became board certified in 1977. To maintain board certification status, the ABFP requires its  physicians (also called diplomats) to sit for a re-certification exam every 7 years. In order to be eligible to take this exam, one must average at least 50 hours of continuing medical education per year.

Dr. Eidus passed his latest exam in 2001. To maintain his board certification, he will need to next take the recertification exam in 2008.

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