American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

About This Association

At the 1912 meeting of the American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society (a.k.a The Triological Society), Dr. Wishart proposed a standardized period of post-graduate medical education for its specialists which would be part of a certification process. This initiative, the first of its kind, was published in The Laryngoscope in 1913, and embraced by the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology (now two separate academies). The American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (ABOHNS) was subsequently founded and incorporated in 1924. It was the second specialty certifying body founded, following shortly after the establishment of the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1916. Today, there are 24 Member Boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), and ABOHNS was one of the founding boards for this organization in 1933.

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Conventions

Annual

Specialties:

1. Medicine

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