Professional Standing

LBC recognizes that diplomates change the nature of their practices over the course of their careers; and it recognizes that diplomates may be engaged in patient care at some points of their careers, i.e., clinically active, and not at other points of their careers, i.e., clinically inactive.

LBC recognizes that many diplomates' clinical activity status will change from time-to-time and that LBCR must be built to accommodate these changes.

Each American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) member board will be required to identify its diplomates who are maintaining certification as either clinically active or clinically inactive. This status will be reported to the ABMS and will be public information. ABEM will report this information as part of its diplomate verification processes. It will not be identified on diplomates' certificates.

LBC will assume that all diplomates are clinically active until diplomates inform LBC that they are clinically inactive .
Clinically inactive diplomates will be able to change their status to clinically active by completing one APP requirement, i.e., being involved in a quality improvement program that meets LBC standards, attesting to that involvement, and identifying an appropriate individual to verify that involvement. LBC will change a diplomate's clinical activity status in accordance with the diplomate's related activities.