The Florida Comprehensive Assessment and Remedial Education Services Program (Florida CARES)

Description
The Florida Comprehensive Assessment and Remedial Education Services Program (Florida CARES) provides a specialty specific assessment of a physician’s medical knowledge, decision making process, patient communication skills and level of psychological functioning. It is designed to help organizations such as the Board of Medicine and hospital medical staff’s make decisions regarding whether a physician demonstrates the abilities and attributes to practice medicine in a safe and competent manner. Some common circumstances include:
– Returning to practice after treatment for chemical dependency.
– Returning to practice after an extended leave of absence.
– Diagnosed with a physical or mental illness that could affect his or her ability to practice medicine.
– The subject of a patient care or malpractice complaint before the Board in which the knowledge or judgment of the physician is in question.
Subject/Objective
Clinical Competency Assessment Program, Physician Re-entry
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Affiliated or Accredited by:
Florida University College of Medicine, member of the Physician Coalition for Physician Enhancement
ABMS/ACGME Competencies
Medical Knowledge
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Professionalism