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About Sturgis Medical Group (SMG)
Sturgis Medical Group (SMG) is a group of
physician offices affiliated with Sturgis Hospital.
SMG is comprised of physicians and physician
assistants/nurse practitioners who provide services
in the areas of family practice, internal medicine,
pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology. Offices are located
in Sturgis, Bronson, Constantine, and Howe,
Indiana. The SMG Business Office handles the billing
and collection functions for all offices.
Board Certified Physicians
The scope of modern medical knowledge is vast, most
medical school graduates take additional training
before entering clinical practice. Those choosing
to become specialists take at least three years
of residency training during which they are designated
as PGY 1 (postgraduate-year-one resident), PGY 2
(postgraduate-year-two resident), and so on. The
recognized standard-setting organization is the
American
Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS, which is
composed of 24 primary medical specialty boards
and six associate members: the American Hospital
Association, American Medical Association, Association
of American Medical Colleges, Council of Medical
Specialty Societies, Federation of State Medical
Boards of the United States, and National Board
of Medical Examiners. The American Osteopathic Association
(AOA) sets standards for osteopathic physicians
(DOs) who undergo residency training at osteopathic
institutions. (ABMS also certifies DOs who train
at MD-run programs.)
Medical specialty boards require high standards
of training and performance and ensure them by rigid
examinations. Successful applicants receive diplomas
and are considered "board-certified." They are also
referred to as "diplomates" in their particular
specialties. The number of ABMS-approved credentials
has risen sharply during the past ten years. Certificates
are now available for 37 specialties and about 75
subspecialties [1]. Most certificates expire within
seven or ten years and require reexamination for
renewal.
Physicians who complete all requirements for certification
except the examination may be identified as "board-eligible."
Although the American Board of Medical Specialties
has officially abandoned the term, it is still in
common use.
According to: http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/QA/board.html
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