In 1990, the American College of Chest Physicians conceived the idea of the Assessment in Critical Care and Pulmonology: Self-Education and Evaluation of Knowledge (ACCP-SEEK) program. The goals of the program were four-fold: (1) to provide a self-assessment program for practicing specialists in pulmonary and critical care medicine designed to reinforce training and experience; (2) to disseminate important new knowledge in the field; (3) to assist both the practicing specialist and individuals in training in preparing for certification and recertification examinations sponsored by the medical specialty boards; and (4) to publish in alternating years practice specialty board question and answer booklets in pulmonary medicine and critical care medicine.
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