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Where does the new regime of medical specialty certification go?

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The certification system of medical specialty is going to be changed to a new regime after the proposal of reorganization conducted by the Government in 2013. This review focuses on the issue of program-based accreditation of the training institution which is the core of the new regime. In particular, the strategy for surgical subspecialty such as thoracic surgery is discussed.

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It should be noted that this review includes some personal opinion.

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  1. Japanese Board of Medical Specialty, Tokyo, Japan

    Hikaru Matsuda

  2. Hyogo University of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan

    Hikaru Matsuda

  3. Higashi Takarazuka Satoh Hospital, Nagao-cho 201, Takarazuka, Hyogo, 665-0873, Japan

    Hikaru Matsuda

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The review was submitted at the invitation of the editorial committee.

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Matsuda, H. Where does the new regime of medical specialty certification go?. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 61, 547–550 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-013-0301-x

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