International Board For Certification in
IBCFPRS Certification
The international certification process is aimed at setting standards of knowledge in the area of facial plastic surgery worldwide. With the support of the ABFPRS, the AAFPRS, and the IFFPSS, the International Board for Certification in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc. was established in 2012. Eligibility criteria were developed following the standards of excellence established by the ABFPRS. Today, if international specialists fulfill these criteria, they may be eligible for certification by the IBCFPRS, if sponsored by the IFFPSS and the national facial plastic surgery society in their country or geographic area.
To accommodate facial plastic surgeons who do not have access to their own IFFPSS member society, an At-Large category has been developed by the IBCFPRS and IFFPSS. Eligibility criteria are the same as those required of IFFPSS society members. To carry out its mission, the IBCFPRS has established a mechanism for the education, qualification, training, review, and certification of international surgeons specializing in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
To achieve international certification the surgeon must:
The IBCFPRS, sponsored by the IFFPSS, is neither an educational institution nor a licensing body, and the certificates it issues are neither degrees nor legal licenses to practice medicine or the specialty of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Possession of an IBCFPRS certificate indicates neither total qualification for practice privileges nor exclusion of others not so certified. IBCFPRS certification in no way limits the professional activities of any licensed physician in delivery of legitimate healthcare services. Finally, certification implies no intent by the IBCFPRS for its diplomates to gain special privileges, recognition, or hospital staff positions or to define who shall or shall not perform facial plastic and reconstructive procedures. The IBCFPRS is not a primary source of censure or primary review of ethical problems.
For more information about IBCFPRS certification, please visit ibcfprs.org or contact Lisa Novitsky at [email protected]
The international certification process is aimed at setting standards of knowledge in the area of facial plastic surgery worldwide. With the support of the ABFPRS, the AAFPRS, and the IFFPSS, the International Board for Certification in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc. was established in 2012. Eligibility criteria were developed following the standards of excellence established by the ABFPRS. Today, if international specialists fulfill these criteria, they may be eligible for certification by the IBCFPRS, if sponsored by the IFFPSS and the national facial plastic surgery society in their country or geographic area.
To accommodate facial plastic surgeons who do not have access to their own IFFPSS member society, an At-Large category has been developed by the IBCFPRS and IFFPSS. Eligibility criteria are the same as those required of IFFPSS society members. To carry out its mission, the IBCFPRS has established a mechanism for the education, qualification, training, review, and certification of international surgeons specializing in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
To achieve international certification the surgeon must:
- Have earned prior certification by the National Examining Body in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery or Plastic Surgery.
- Have been in practice a minimum of two years.
- Have a minimum of 100 consecutive reports (in the area of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery) performed in a two-year period, accepted by a peer-review committee.
- Successfully pass a two-day written and oral examination in the specialty.
- Hold the appropriate licensure and adhere to the IFFPSS Code of Ethics.
- To establish standards of qualification for international facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons.
- To determine which candidates fulfill these standards of qualification.
- To utilize the ABFPRS examination to test such candidates and to issue IBCFPRS certificates upon satisfactory completion of requirements.
- To improve and broaden the opportunities for graduate education and training of facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons.
The IBCFPRS, sponsored by the IFFPSS, is neither an educational institution nor a licensing body, and the certificates it issues are neither degrees nor legal licenses to practice medicine or the specialty of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Possession of an IBCFPRS certificate indicates neither total qualification for practice privileges nor exclusion of others not so certified. IBCFPRS certification in no way limits the professional activities of any licensed physician in delivery of legitimate healthcare services. Finally, certification implies no intent by the IBCFPRS for its diplomates to gain special privileges, recognition, or hospital staff positions or to define who shall or shall not perform facial plastic and reconstructive procedures. The IBCFPRS is not a primary source of censure or primary review of ethical problems.
For more information about IBCFPRS certification, please visit ibcfprs.org or contact Lisa Novitsky at [email protected]