Specialty committees (Norway)

Specialty committees in Norway are government-appointed committees, usually consisting of five full members, for each medical specialty. They serve as experts to the Norwegian Directorate of Health in matters relating to their specialty, particularly with a view to the requirements to be certified as a specialist in that specialty. From 1982 to 2011, the speciality committees were appointed by the executive board of the Norwegian Medical Association; they have been appointed by the Directorate of Health since 2011. There are currently committees for 44 specialties and subspecialties.^[1] The specialty committees have a roughly similar role as the American Board of Medical Specialties.

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