board-certified

adjective

: being a professional whose qualifications have been approved by an official group
a board-certified doctor

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Recent Examples on the Web Attorney Virginia Hammerle has been board-certified in civil trial law for 25 years. —Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 16 May 2023

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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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