board-certified
adjective
: being a professional whose qualifications have been approved by an official group
a board-certified doctor
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Willett is board-certified in both criminal law and juvenile law.
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Amy Caggiula is board-certified in emergency medicine and is an associate professor of emergency medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
—Amy Caggiula, STAT, 23 Jan. 2026
Extra Health states that all physicians on the platform are board-certified and that referral and laboratory pathways are in place.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Ideally, the surgeon should be board-certified in facial plastic surgery or be a plastic surgeon with extensive experience focusing on rhinoplasty.
—Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Both men became board-certified in plastic surgery.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
Nancy explained to me that after medical school, doctors need to complete residency, obtain a state license, apply to their specific board and pass rigorous exams to get board-certified in their specialty.
—Leslie Mancillas, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2025
Withdrawing from her residency without graduating means she never was allowed to test to become board-certified -- an exam to prove a high level of expertise in a medical specialty.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
According to the complaint, Driscoll was board-certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology, a specialty that focuses on treatment and surgery of head and neck areas.
—Fred Schulte, NBC news, 30 Sep. 2025
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Amy Caggiula is board-certified in emergency medicine and is an associate professor of emergency medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
—Amy Caggiula, STAT, 23 Jan. 2026
Extra Health states that all physicians on the platform are board-certified and that referral and laboratory pathways are in place.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Ideally, the surgeon should be board-certified in facial plastic surgery or be a plastic surgeon with extensive experience focusing on rhinoplasty.
—Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Both men became board-certified in plastic surgery.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
Nancy explained to me that after medical school, doctors need to complete residency, obtain a state license, apply to their specific board and pass rigorous exams to get board-certified in their specialty.
—Leslie Mancillas, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2025
Withdrawing from her residency without graduating means she never was allowed to test to become board-certified -- an exam to prove a high level of expertise in a medical specialty.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
According to the complaint, Driscoll was board-certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology, a specialty that focuses on treatment and surgery of head and neck areas.
—Fred Schulte, NBC news, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Board-certified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board-certified. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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