The term board certified is used in reference to the doctors at UOC. What does this term mean?
Being certified by the ABOS (American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery) or the AOBOS (American Osteopathic Board of Orthopaedic Surgery) means that the orthopedic surgeon has met the specified educational, evaluation, and examination requirements of the Board. The board certification process includes the following components: Education: Orthopedic surgeons must have graduated from an accredited medical school and have passed all examinations necessary to receive an unrestricted medical license. Additionally, they must have satisfactorily completed five years of graduate orthopedic surgery education in an accredited orthopedic surgery residency program in the United States or Canada. The residency training must include experience with all age groups in operative and non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal injuries, diseases, fractures, deformities, and other injuries in the spine, hand, foot and ankle, and elbow and shoulder. In addition, their training must also have included experience
