Tampa, FL -- Disaster medicine is the featured medical specialty in the recently released Fall 2011 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Medicine© (AJCM©). Included in the current issue are expert presentations based on the proceedings of the 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc.©.

Tampa, FL - According to the latest projections from the Association of American Medical Colleges, the country is expected to see a shortage of 33,100 physicians in specialties such as emergency medicine by 2015 (only 3 years away) -- calling for greater recognition of career emergency medicine physicians. With board certification in all physician specialties now becoming a requirement, in

Tampa, FL –  The recent destruction along the East Coast caused by the earthquake and Hurricane Irene proved, once again, how disasters can strike anytime and anywhere. These recent events affected areas not accustomed to hurricanes & earthquakes and demonstrated the need of preparedness for all types of disasters.

  Tampa, FL - The American Academy of Disaster Medicine (AADM) strongly believes that knowledge of how to respond to disasters and how to coordinate that response with other agencies and organizations involved is essential for every physician.

Tampa, FL - The American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc.® (AAPS) has announced its Board of Directors for 2011-2012. Leaders were elected and installed at the AAPS House of Delegates & Annual Scientific Meeting held recently in McLean, VA. AAPS is the governing body of the American Board of Physician Specialties® (ABPS).

Tampa, FL -- Rear Admiral Alton L. Stocks, MD, U.S. Navy Medical Corps, has been honored as the first recipient of the American Academy of Disaster Medicine’s (AADM) Distinguished Service Award. The award was recently presented at the Annual House of Delegates and Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. in McLean, Virginia.

Tampa – The recent devastation by tornados in Missouri demonstrates disasters can strike anywhere, anytime and in many forms as evidenced by recent events in the U.S. and around the world. Because local physicians are often among the first responders, the American Academy of Disaster Medicine advocates for disaster medicine to become every physician’s second specialty.

The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) invites patients to join in thanking physicians on National Doctor’s Day, March 30. Doctor’s Day pays tribute to all physicians for their personal sacrifice and continued service for the well-being of public health.

Tampa, FL - Debra Cascardo, MA, MPA, CFP, of Armonk, NY, has been appointed to the American Board of Disaster Medicine® (ABODM®) as a public member.  Cascardo is a health care practice management consultant. She educates physicians and medical staffs on disaster preparedness and planning.

Tampa - Do you know an individual, organization or community making a positive difference in emergency preparedness and disaster health care response?  The American Academy of Disaster Medicine (AADM) is seeking nominations for the Distinguished Service Award, honoring deserving individuals, organizations and communities positively affecting public health care in the disaster life cycle

Tampa - Graduate fellowships in emergency medicine help solve critical workforce shortages in many over-crowded emergency departments. The American Academy of Emergency Physicians (AAEP) invites medical teaching institutions to learn how its Post-Primary Care Graduate Fellowship in Emergency Medicine program may help them alleviate this growing shortage.

Mary O’Neill Mundinger, DrPH, RN, of New York City, has been appointed to the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM) as a Public Member of the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS).  

Tampa, FL - The Board of Certification in Radiology, an ABPS physician specialty certification board, announced the appointment of Charles E. Murphy as public board member.

Tampa, FL - Anthony P. Russo, D.O., FAAA, of Bluffton, South Carolina has been elected president of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS) for 2010-11.  Dr. Russo, an anesthesiologist with Anesthesia Associates of Savannah, has an office in Georgia and South Carolina.  

BCUCM® Offers Physician Board Certification in Urgent Care Medicine Tampa, FL -- The American Board of Physicians Specialties® (ABPS) recently announced the formation of the newly developed Board of Certification in Urgent Care Medicine® (BCUCM).  BCUCM will offer board certification to physicians interested in advancing urgent care medicine and meeting the rigorous standar

Tampa, FL -- “Many times, resident physicians do not realize they have a choice in Board Certification” said William J. Carbone, Chief Executive Officer of the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS). “Once a resident physician becomes board eligible, he or she may choose any of the boards that offer certification in their appropriate specialty”, he added.

Tampa, FL - The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the nation’s third largest physician multispecialty certifying organization, announced today the formation of the American Board of Hospital Medicine (ABHM). The ABHM is North America’s first and only board of certification devoted exclusively to hospital medicine founded by hospitalists and governed by hospitalists.