Table 1 MOC/Accreditation of training programs

American Board of Medical Specialties through American Board of Allergy and Immunology certification examination http://www.abms.org

MOC examination and modules 10 year cycle requiring a certain number of modules; take home test every 5 years

Yes: http://www.abms.org/; American Board of Medical Specialties: http://www.abms.org/Maintenance_of_Certification/

Mexican Board of Certification in Allergy and Immunology. www.conica.orghttp://www.fmposgrado.unam.mx/espmed/puem/puem.htm#plan

Examination every 5 years and CME requirement

Yes

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Five year recertification cycle

Yes; Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Joint Scientific Advisory Council

Internal Medicine and Pediatric Societies

Recertification every 5 years

Yes; cContact: bwcho@cau.ac.kr or Kaim4364@kams.or.kr

JSA: info@jsaweb.jp; JSA Web site at http://www.jsaweb.jp/index.html

No recertification system

Yes; all universities and hospitals that have JSA certified allergists

Institute for Postgraduate Education in Medicine (Certification Board for Allergy and Clinical Immunology) and Universities

No recertification system;CME

Yes; programs are approved by the Accreditation Council for Allergy and Clinical Immunology of Czech Ministry of Health

German Medical Association sets up content and duration of training; Certification is done by the respective Chamber of Physicians (per county), oral test, etc

Chamber of Physicians establish local criteria

Yes; 250 credit points in 5 years; however, these points may also be acquired in different related specialties (eg, dermatology, otorhinolaryngology, etc)

University gives to the Specialty the legal value on behalf of the government

No, but CME is required

Yes; the programs of the training are the same for the Specialty Schools

Federatio Medicorum Helveticorum

No recertification; continuous CME required

Yes; the Swiss Society of Allergology and Immunology offers yearly courses and certificates, which are voluntary; they are attended by 70%-80% of all certified allergologists

PMETB and the JRCPTB, now merged with the General Medical Council

No set recertification requirements; CME credits being considered as revalidation

Yes; PMETB and the JRCPTB merged with GMC. These committees look after the Specialist Register.

A Certification Agency may be a Hospital Residency/Postgraduate Course either at the University, an Allergy Association, or a Regional Medical College

Recertification every 5 years. by (1) proof of minimum number of CME credits or (2) written test

No uniform policy

University/Hospital

None

No

HPCSA

CME: 30 hours every 2 years

Yes; CME compulsory for all Specialists and general practitioners to continue practice; this is randomly audited by the HPCSA; no specific credits enforced for Allergology, yet as specialty still being gazetted (2011)