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Jo Shapiro, MD |
Jo Shapiro, MD,
BWH's chief of the Division of Otolaryngology, was appointed as a member of the
Ethics and Professionalism Committee (EPCOM) by the American Board of Medical
Specialties (ABMS), the leading entity that oversees physician certification in
the United States.
The American Board
of Medical Specialties (ABMS), a not-for-profit organization, was established
in 1933 to create uniformity in physician certification and to increase public
awareness of the value of specialty certification. The board advocates for safe, quality
health
care
through efforts to establish and maintain high standards for professional
physician certification.