American Academy Of Cosmetic Surgery Applauds Decision By Superior Court Of California
Main Category: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic SurgeryArticle Date: 24 Sep 2006 - 0:00 PDT
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The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) is pleased to announce that yesterday a California judge ruled against a decision by the California Medical Board, thereby granting equivalency status to those practitioners board-certified by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery (ABCS) in the state of California.
This decision will allow practitioners board-certified in cosmetic surgery to advertise their certification by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, just as those who practice specialties recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. The Court determined that the ABCS's certification requirements meet or exceed the training requirements maintained by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).
The ABCS President and Academy Fellow, Robert Jackson, MD applauded the Court's decision: "This Board has spent several years and taken every step to assure its certification requirements meet or exceed the requirements maintained by the American Board of Medical Specialties. The Court was apparently the first to actually review and consider ABCS's certification requirements. The California Medical Board certainly did not. I believe, and hope, this decision, and the recognition that ABCS's certification requirements meet or exceed those of other ABMS boards, will raise the bar for cosmetic surgeons. This can only lead to higher quality health care and greater patient safety."
It is suspected that this decision will lead the way for equivalency in other states and set a precedent for other states dealing with issues surrounding this topic.
For additional information about this decisions, please contact the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery at 312.981.6769 or via the web at http://www.cosmeticsurgery.org.
The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery is a professional medical society whose members are dedicated to patient safety and physician education in cosmetic surgery. Most members of the AACS are dermatologic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, head and neck surgeons, general surgeons, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, plastic surgeons, or ocular plastic surgeons - all of whom specialize in cosmetic surgery. AACS is the organization that represents all cosmetic surgeons in the American Medical Association through its seat in the AMA House of Delegates.
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