Public Survey about Board Certification and Maintenance of Certification

* 1. Your gender:

Male

Female

* 2. Your age group:

18 to 35

36 to 50

51 to 65

66 or above

* 3. Before being asked to participate in this survey, had you heard of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology?

Yes

* 4. When you choose a doctor, how important is each of the following to you?

	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not at All Important
Board certification status	Board certification status Very Important	Board certification status Somewhat Important	Board certification status Not at All Important
Participation in Maintenance of Certification (recertification)	Participation in Maintenance of Certification (recertification) Very Important	Participation in Maintenance of Certification (recertification) Somewhat Important	Participation in Maintenance of Certification (recertification) Not at All Important
Assessment of his/her quality of care by an outside organization	Assessment of his/her quality of care by an outside organization Very Important	Assessment of his/her quality of care by an outside organization Somewhat Important	Assessment of his/her quality of care by an outside organization Not at All Important

* 5. What does it mean for a doctor to be Board Certified? (check all that apply)

Don't know

Graduated from a qualified medical school

Graduated from an accredited residency program

Has an unrestricted medical license

Passed a specialty examination

Meets continuing education requirements

Can admit patients to the hospital

Relates well to patients

Is respected by his/her peers

Is competent

Provides excellent patient care

Has never been sued for malpractice

Other qualifications

* 6. To maintain competence, a doctor may have to do several things. How important do you think each of these is?

	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not at All Important
Take tests at regular intervals to assess their medical knowledge	Take tests at regular intervals to assess their medical knowledge Very Important	Take tests at regular intervals to assess their medical knowledge Somewhat Important	Take tests at regular intervals to assess their medical knowledge Not at All Important
Participate in continuing medical education activities	Participate in continuing medical education activities Very Important	Participate in continuing medical education activities Somewhat Important	Participate in continuing medical education activities Not at All Important
Get feedback from patients about the care they provide	Get feedback from patients about the care they provide Very Important	Get feedback from patients about the care they provide Somewhat Important	Get feedback from patients about the care they provide Not at All Important
Get feedback from patients about how well they communicate	Get feedback from patients about how well they communicate Very Important	Get feedback from patients about how well they communicate Somewhat Important	Get feedback from patients about how well they communicate Not at All Important
Get feedback from colleagues (other doctors, nurses, and health professionals) about the care they provide	Get feedback from colleagues (other doctors, nurses, and health professionals) about the care they provide Very Important	Get feedback from colleagues (other doctors, nurses, and health professionals) about the care they provide Somewhat Important	Get feedback from colleagues (other doctors, nurses, and health professionals) about the care they provide Not at All Important
Get feedback from colleagues (other doctors, nurses, and health professionals) about how well they communicate	Get feedback from colleagues (other doctors, nurses, and health professionals) about how well they communicate Very Important	Get feedback from colleagues (other doctors, nurses, and health professionals) about how well they communicate Somewhat Important	Get feedback from colleagues (other doctors, nurses, and health professionals) about how well they communicate Not at All Important
Compare their care of patients to professional practice guidelines	Compare their care of patients to professional practice guidelines Very Important	Compare their care of patients to professional practice guidelines Somewhat Important	Compare their care of patients to professional practice guidelines Not at All Important