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Manhattan Footcare
Distance: 0.3 Mi44 W 34th St
10001-3099 New York -
Doctor Lionel Hausman
Distance: 0.9 Mi205 E 22ND ST
10010 New York -
Gramercy Park Podiatry
Distance: 1.0 Mi380 2nd Ave Ste 303
10010 New York -
The Body Pro
Distance: 1.1 Mi250 W 57th St Ste 622
10107-0616 New York -
Manhattan Medical Arts
Distance: 1.4 Mi492 6th Ave, New York, NY 10011, United
10011 New York
Description
The American Board of Multiple Specialties in Podiatry was organized in 1986 by podiatrists for the purpose of granting board certification to office-based or ambulatory surgeons. Incorporated in 1986 as the American Institute of Foot Medicine (AIFM), the name was changed in 1992 to better reflect its mission. The American Board of Multiple Specialties in Podiatry is the only podiatric board accredited and approved by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), an accreditation division of the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA). Background information on NCCA and the Executive Summary of requirements for accreditation is available by request. NCCA boasts such founding members as Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA) as well as the American Hospital Association (AHA). HIAA was a founding member of NCCA and strongly supports the value and validity of NCCA and its accredited programs. AHA strongly supports voluntary certification programs that are meaningful and valid and has been involved with NCCA since its inception as the National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies. AHA believes that NCCA criteria help ensure that approved agencies meet prescribed standards for certification programs. NCCA approval means that the agency has met prescribed standards to assess the quality of its certification process. Standards include administrative independence, periodic review of evaluation mechanisms, valid and reliable examinations, a...