Logo

Log In Sign Up |  An official publication of: American College of Emergency Physicians
Navigation
  • Home
  • Multimedia
    • Podcasts
    • Videos
  • Clinical
    • Airway Managment
    • Case Reports
    • Critical Care
    • Guidelines
    • Imaging & Ultrasound
    • Pain & Palliative Care
    • Pediatrics
    • Resuscitation
    • Trauma & Injury
  • Career
    • Practice Management
      • Reimbursement & Coding
      • Legal
      • Operations
    • Awards
    • Certification
    • Early Career
    • Education
    • Leadership
    • Profiles
    • Retirement
    • Work-Life Balance
  • Compensation Reports
  • Columns
    • ACEP4U
    • Airway
    • Benchmarking
    • By the Numbers
    • EM Cases
    • End of the Rainbow
    • Equity Equation
    • FACEPs in the Crowd
    • Forensic Facts
    • From the College
    • Kids Korner
    • Medicolegal Mind
    • Opinion
      • Break Room
      • New Spin
      • Pro-Con
    • Pearls From EM Literature
    • Policy Rx
    • Practice Changers
    • Problem Solvers
    • Residency Spotlight
    • Resident Voice
    • Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine
    • Sound Advice
    • Special OPs
    • Toxicology Q&A
    • WorldTravelERs
  • Resources
    • mTBI Resource Center
    • ACEP.org
    • ACEP Knowledge Quiz
    • CME Now
    • Annual Scientific Assembly
      • ACEP14
      • ACEP15
      • ACEP16
      • ACEP17
      • ACEP18
      • ACEP19
    • Annals of Emergency Medicine
    • JACEP Open
    • Emergency Medicine Foundation
  • Issue Archives
  • Archives
    • Brief19
    • Coding Wizard
    • Images in EM
    • Care Team
    • Quality & Safety
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Medical Editor in Chief
    • Editorial Advisory Board
    • Awards
    • Authors
    • Article Submission
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Subscribe
    • Privacy Policy
    • Copyright Information

Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Improves Patient Care, Lowers Malpractice Risk

By Lara C. Pullen, PhD | on October 27, 2014 | 1 Comment
ACEP14 Features
Share:  Print-Friendly Version

Dr. Kowelanko concluded his presentation by reminding his audience that the ABEM MOC satisfies the social contract between the public and emergency medicine, which allows for continued self-regulation.

You Might Also Like
  • ABEM to Grant Certification in EMS
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Moves to Continuous Maintenance of Certification
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine President Dr. Barry Heller Talks the Future of Maintenance of Certification
Explore This Issue
ACEP14 Daily News Tuesday: Vol 33 - No10B - October 2014

Dr. Pullen is a medical writer based in the Chicago area.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Pullen is a medical writer based in the Chicago area.

Pages: 1 2 | Single Page

Topics: ACEP14board certificationEducationEmergency MedicineMOCregulation

Related

  • Full Circle: The Power of Long-Term Mentorship in Emergency Medicine

    February 10, 2026 - 0 Comment
  • FACEPs in the Crowd: Dr. John Ludlow

    November 5, 2025 - 0 Comment
  • ACEP4U: the ACEP/CORD Teaching Fellowship

    November 4, 2025 - 0 Comment

Current Issue

ACEP Now: February 2026 (Digital)

Read More

About the Author

Lara C. Pullen, PhD

Lara C. Pullen, PhD, is a freelance medical writer in Chicago.

View this author's posts »

One Response to “Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Improves Patient Care, Lowers Malpractice Risk”

  1. March 8, 2017

    clyde umney Reply

    Your link to support “MOC improves patient care” includes no MOC-absent control.

Leave a Reply Cancel Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *


*
*



Wiley
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Advertise
  • Cookie Preferences
Copyright © 2026 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved, including rights for text and data mining and training of artificial technologies or similar technologies. ISSN 2333-2603