AAPS Survey: Physicians Skeptical of Recertification (Association of American Physicians and Surgeons‪)‬

Method From a list of active, full dues-paying physician members of AAPS, who had been members for at least two years, 100 randomly selected physicians were sent the questionnaire in Box 1, with a self-addressed stamped envelope. Approximately 70% returned the questionnaire promptly. The others received a second letter, and nonrespondents were contacted by telephone and asked to return the questionnaire by facsimile. After as many as six attempts, a survey was received from 98%. With 98 responses, the margin of error is 10%. One physician in the sample, according to his office, had had to retire suddenly and could not be contacted, and one apparently simply chose not to respond.