Board certification and urban-rural migration of physicians in Japan

• Main Authors: Soichi Koike (Author), Masatoshi Matsumoto (Author), Hideaki Kawaguchi (Author), Hiroo Ide (Author), Hidenao Atarashi (Author), Kazuhiko Kotani (Author), Hideo Yasunaga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The board certification system serves as a quality assurance system for physicians, and its design and operation are important health policy issues. In Japan, board certification was established and operated independently by academic societies and has not been directly linked to...