certification - CISMeF

Preferred Label : certification;

MeSH definition : Compliance with a set of standards defined by non-governmental organizations. Certification is applied for by individuals on a voluntary basis and represents a professional status when achieved, e.g., certification for a medical specialty.;

MeSH synonym : certifications;

DeCS synonym : Certification of Professionals;

Related MeSH term : certification level; Certification Levels; Level, Certification; Levels, Certification;

MeSH annotation : by the profession; certification by various boards can go here but consider also LICENSURE; coordinate IM with specialty or discipline (IM); specify geographic term if pertinent; ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATION see ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION is also available;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certification;

Details

Origin ID

D002568;

UMLS CUI

C0007836;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- organization & administration [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Certification [NCIt concept]
Record concept(s)
- certification [MeSH concept]
- certification level [MeSH concept]
See also
- accreditation [MeSH Descriptor]
- licensure [MeSH Descriptor]
- specialty boards [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Governmental or Regulatory Activity [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Certification [LOINC component]
- Certification [NCIt concept]

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