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board-certified
adjective
: being a professional whose qualifications have been approved by an official group
a board-certified doctor
Examples of board-certified in a Sentence
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Educators who become board-certified can receive a salary bump of up to $17,000.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2024
Our Experts Meghan Schlitt, MD, FAAP, mom and board-certified pediatrician based in New Jersey.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 28 Mar. 2024
It's generally considered safe when performed by a licensed or board-certified practitioner.
—Stephanie Booth, Health, 1 Dec. 2023
By Jonathan Cluett, MD Jonathan Cluett, MD, is board-certified in orthopedic surgery.
—Jonathan Cluett, Md, Verywell Health, 9 Nov. 2023
Samantha Nazareth is double board-certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology/Hepatology.
—Elizabeth Bacharach, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
Blackstock suggested researching if the surgeon is board-certified before delving into additional plans.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 2 July 2023
Attorney Virginia Hammerle has been board-certified in civil trial law for 25 years.
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 25 June 2023
According to his bio, Cho, who is board-certified in internal medicine, graduated from the University of Florida College of Medicine in 2017, and completed a fellowship at Maine Medical Center.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
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“Board-certified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board-certified. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
board-certified
adjective
of a physician
: having graduated from medical school, completed residency, trained under supervision in a specialty, and passed a qualifying exam given by a medical specialty board
—abbreviation BC
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