Local Physician Achieves Board Certification -- Dr. Clairborne adds to her prestigious resume

Lexington, Kentucky September 2011 – The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) is pleased to announce the successful completion of its Maintenance of Certification Examination by Maiysha Tania Clairborne, MD. Board certification confers a standard of excellence in knowledge and practice to physicians who not only certify via the examination process, but who also work diligently on the maintenance of these skills during the cycle between examinations.

To achieve and maintain certification by the ABFM, Dr. Clairborne must possess a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States; complete online educational self-assessment modules; verify the completion of 150 hours of acceptable continuing and medical education every 3 years; demonstrate ongoing, systematic quality improvement within practice; and successfully complete a one-day, written examination of cognitive knowledge and problem-solving abilities. This examination covers, but is not limited to: adult medicine; care of newborns, infants, children and adolescents; maternity and gynecological care; community medicine; care of the older patient; human behavior and mental health; and care of the surgical patient.

The American Board of Family Medicine, one of twenty-four Member Boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties, is the second largest medical specialty board in the United States. Founded in 1969, it is a voluntary, not-for-profit, private organization whose purposes include improving the quality of medical care provided to the public by family physicians, establishing and maintaining standards of excellence in the specialty of Family Medicine; improving the standards of medical education for training in Family Medicine, and determining by evaluation the fitness of physicians who apply for and hold certificates in the specialty of Family and Medicine.

Additional information regarding the American Board of Family Medicine may be obtained from its website at www.theabfm.org.

Additional information regarding Dr. Clairborne may be obtained via her website http://www.mbswellness.org/about-dr.html or call 877-841-7244

About Dr. Maiysha Clairborne

Dr. Maiysha Clairborne is an American board certified family physician turned wellness & stress management coach. She is the founder of Mind Body Spirit Wellness Inc., where she has focused on helping clients achieve and maintaining emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being through her various programs for nearly a decade. She received her BA in Psychology at Emory University then completed her medical degree at Morehouse School of Medicine. She completed her Family Medicine Residency at Florida Hospital in Orlando, FL. She also completed her post-graduate training in acupuncture with The Academy of Pain Research Acupuncture and the International Academy of Medical Acupuncture. She is an internationally recognized author and public speaker, giving wellness techniques to individuals and groups alike. She is the author of the book “Eat Your Disease Away,” and has been featured on numerous Television, Radio and Magazine features surrounding Health, Wellness and Disease Prevention. You can visit her wellness website at http://mbswellness.org/index.html, follow her on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/DrMaiysha or follow her on twitter at https://twitter.com/DrMaiysha.

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