The American Board of Legal Medicine sets the standards for training and certifying competency in health care law for dual degreed physician attorneys, with the self-stated aim of promoting excellence in practice through its certification process. Candidates who have completed the requisite training may take an examination to become board-certified by ABLM.
 Logo of the American Board of Legal Medicine | |
| Type | Professional Society |
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| Headquarters | Severna Park, Maryland |
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Chairman | Peter Rheinstein |
| Website | http://www.ablminc.org/ |
History
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The current American Board of Legal Medicine is a nonprofit organization incorporated in 1951 in the state of Delaware.[1][2] In 1980, the American Board of Law in Medicine, Inc. also was incorporated in the state of Delaware. To facilitate the recognition of Legal Medicine as a specialty, the two entities merged in 1987 with the surviving entity being the American Board of Legal Medicine, Inc.
Organization
editThe ABLM is governed by a twelve-member board, who elect their own chairman, secretary, and treasurer.
Examination process
editABLM administers examinations to individuals with both legal and medical degrees. The Board has certified approximately 300 MD/JDs in legal medicine by means of computer-based or paper based examinations.[3] The ABLM also furnishes study materials and courses in Legal Medicine and Medical Malpractice.
Board members
edit- Peter Rheinstein, Chairman
- Matthias Okoye,[4] Secretary
- John D. Busowski, Treasurer
- S. Sandy Sanbar, Executive Director [5]
- Michael Brooks
- Marvin Firestone
- John K. Hall
- Weldon E. Havins
- Richard Kelly
- Joseph P. McMenamin
- Daniel L. Orr II
- Richard Wilbur
Past Chairpersons
edit- Edgar Reed, 1980-84
- Lee Goldsmith, 1984-86
- Cyril Wecht,[6] 1986-96
- Allan Gibofsky, 1996-2003
- Sal Fiscina, 2003-2007
- S. Sandy Sanbar, 2007-2011
References
edit- ^ Collected papers, 1956-1959. American Board of Legal Medicine. Central Book Company, Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y., 1960
- ^ Medical Economics, Volume 30 p 154, 1953
- ^ Shafeek S. Sanbar, American College of Legal Medicine. Legal Medicine. 8th edition Elsevier 2024
- ^ Cyril H. Wecht, Matthias I. Okoye. Forensic Investigation and Management of Mass Disasters. Lawyers & Judges Publishing 2007 p447
- ^ Shafeek S. Sanbar, American College of Legal Medicine. Legal Medicine. 8th edition Elsevier 2024
- ^ Cyril Wecht. Preparing and Winning Medical Negligence Cases. Juris Publishing, Inc. 2009