American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is a professional association of medical doctors specializing in obstetrics and gynecology in the United States. It has a membership of over 49,000 [ [http://www.acog.org/from_home/acoginfo.cfm About ACOG ] ] and represents 90 percent of U.S. board-certified obstetrician-gynecologists. [ [http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/1465 'Partial-Birth' Abortion Term Puzzles Many Doctors ] ]
Members are referred to as fellows and use the post-nominal letters FACOG to indicate their status. To become a fellow, candidates must pass a two-part exam given yearly. The first part is a written exam, which must be taken the first year the candidate is eligible. The second part is the oral exam, taken the year after the written exam is passed. The oral boards are based on a collection of a year's worth of cases known as the "case list".
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* [http://www.acog.org/ Official ACOG website]
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