American Board of Otolaryngology
Encyclopedia
The American Board of Otolaryngology, located in Houston, Texas
, is an non-profit corporation
that has set the mission of ensuring professional standards with certificates and memberships, and have offered training in the fields of head neck surgery to professionals since 1924.
A five years of training in an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education program, along with the successful completion of both a written and oral exam is required to achieve certification.
, MD, MBA.
Physicians who are not board certified by ABOTO, can misrepresent their boArd credentials and are NOT censured or punished by the board.
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, is an non-profit corporation
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
that has set the mission of ensuring professional standards with certificates and memberships, and have offered training in the fields of head neck surgery to professionals since 1924.
A five years of training in an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education program, along with the successful completion of both a written and oral exam is required to achieve certification.
Staff
The board examinations are currently handled by Executive Director Robert H. MillerRobert H. Miller
Robert Harold Miller is an American surgeon and the executive director of the American Board of Otolaryngology in Houston, Texas, U.S.A.-History:...
, MD, MBA.
Physicians who are not board certified by ABOTO, can misrepresent their boArd credentials and are NOT censured or punished by the board.