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See how much your doctor receives in financial
compensation from pharmaceutical companies:
http://projects.propublica.org/docdollars/payments
http://projects.propublica.org/docdollars/states/illinois?sort=city&sort_order=0
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For an accurate database of docs and their
credentials, please check out these links:
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- To see if a doctor is board
certified in family or internal medicine, check out
the consumer/patient links:
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- To summarize and also quote the ABIM.com and
ABFM.com web sites:
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- The American Board of Family Medicine, founded in
1969, is a not-for-profit organizations that exists to
improve the quality of medical care that is available
to the public. The goal is to establish and maintain
standards of excellence in the specialty of Family
Medicine and to determine the fitness of physicians in
Family Medicine who apply for and hold certificates
They have a certification and maintenance of
certification program that helps establish, maintain,
and measure high standards of excellence of doctors
who are Board Certified in Family Medicine. The ABFM
works to provide assurance to the public that board
certified family physicians possess the knowledge,
skills and attitudes necessary to provide quality
medical care in a professional standing with continued
competency and lifelong learning.
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- "The boards were founded by their respective
specialties to protect the public by assessing and
certifying doctors who meet specific educational,
training and professional requirements. The American
Board of Family Medicine is an independent, non-profit
organization. For more information about ABMS, visit
www.abms.org."
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Information is obtained from public resources,
including websites, phone books, online medical staff
listings, and newspapers. As always, go to the source to
verify any questions or information.
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