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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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Vera Clinic surgeons are board-certified with extensive experience in advanced techniques.
—William Jones, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
One ob-gyn routinely performed surgeries on cancer patients without being board-certified in oncology.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
In addition, some national acupuncture associations also maintain lists of members who are board-certified.
—Tim Petrie, Dpt, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Ensure that the surgeons are board-certified and have extensive experience in performing hair transplant procedures.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
They are licensed to practice podiatric medicine and are board-certified.
—Adam H. Kaplan, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
Dietitians, however, are necessarily board-certified.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2024
As told to Lindsey DeSoto, RD, LD 4 Sources
By Angela Fitch, MD
Dr. Angela Fitch is board-certified in obesity medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 9 July 2024
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Dr. Cluett is board-certified in orthopedic surgery.
—Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
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“Board-certified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board-certified. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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