It would be comparable to the specialty boards in medicine.

US board certification in critical care medicine is available through all five specialty boards.

The requirement could also be met by recertification from a medical specialty board.

The first American specialty board, ophthalmology, was incorporated in 1917.

A properly trained specialist has completed such training and been certified by the appropriate medical specialty board.

The name was changed in 1994 to be more congruent with the nomenclature of other medical specialty boards.

After finishing the education and training needed for their specialty, they must pass an exam given by the specialty board.

Historically, she said, doctors have been licensed by states and certified by medical specialty boards.

Medical specialty boards can approve (certify) doctors who have had special training and taken an examination (see Board certification below).

They are not recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties.