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		Enhance Your Career: Tips for Building Your Professional Recognition</h2>
	<i>Madonna Ringswald, D.O.- Author</i>
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		ABPS board certification unequivocally demonstrates a physician&rsquo;s specialty specific knowledge and understanding. As an ABPS Diplomate, your board certification is concrete evidence of your clinical knowledge and command of scientific concepts and medical procedures.</p>
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		Physician board certification personifies your credibility. It communicates to patients, colleagues, employers, and managed care companies that you are motivated, knowledgeable and committed to quality; valuable assets to any team.</p>
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		Foster Increased Recognition for Your Certification</h2>
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		ABPS certification provides you a substantial framework to present the indisputable evidence of your qualifications. You raise the profile and perception of physician board certification by telling the world what your certification is about; a demonstration of your knowledge, experience and skills to provide high quality patient care in your specific specialty.</p>
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		Be a Leader in Your Medical Community</h2>
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		&nbsp;Certification adds an important credential to your CV designating you as a dedicated and committed health care community leader. Certification enables you to stay current in your work and promote high standards in your specialty. Whether your medical community is local or global, virtual or real-life, take advantage to show your leadership qualities with well-honed volunteer skills. Volunteer opportunities may include:</p>
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			hospital by-law committees</li>
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			state medical boards</li>
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			political campaigns</li>
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			medical societies</li>
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			healthcare advisory committees</li>
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			editorial boards of medical journals</li>
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			managed care organization, i.e. third-party payers</li>
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		Incorporating the ABPS Diplomate Certification Service Mark into your marketing communications can also raise the profile of your certification. Please visit the ABPS website at www.abpsus.org for service mark usage guidelines. Below are some opportunities:</p>
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			advertising</li>
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			news releases/public relations</li>
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			in-office marketing materials</li>
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			patient outreach</li>
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			newsletter articles</li>
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			website listings</li>
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			trade shows</li>
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			social media</li>
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		Inspire Others</h2>
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		Finally, by demonstrating the value of board certification you also encourage others to become certified or recertified. The American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS) the governing association of ABPS, provides a framework of support to enhance your career. If you need additional guidance in building your professional recognition, contact William J. Carbone, CEO at (813) 433-2277 or wcarbone@aapsus.org. AAPS is willing to help each of us in our professional pursuits. Just ask!</p>
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		<small><i>Madonna Ringswald is Chief Hospitalist at Baptist Hospital in La Grange, Kentucky were she is active on various committees. She is chair of the ABPS Board of Certification of Internal Medicine and also a member of the ABPS American Board of Hospital Medicine. Dr. Ringswald is a member of the board of the Kentucky Osteopathic Medical Association. Her other professional community involvement includes membership in the American Osteopathic Association, American Medical Association, Kentucky Medical Association, the Greater Louisville Medical Society, American Association of Physician Specialists, the Society of Hospital Medicine, and the American College of Physicians. Dr. Ringswald was recently named Physician of the Year by the American Academy of Internal Medicine</i></small></p>
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