A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breast. Mammograms can be used to check for breast cancer in women who have no signs or symptoms of the disease. This type of mammogram is called a screening mammogram.
Board certified: In medicine, a description for a physician who has taken and passed a medical specialty examination by one of several recognized boards of specialists. Before obtaining board certification, the physician must become board eligible.
Being Board Certified in today's world of the practice of medicine is seen by credentialing organizations, hospitals, medical groups, insurers and the public as a surrogate for measuring competence in your field.