What's the difference between certified and non-certified gynecologists?

What's the difference between certified and non-certified gynecologists?

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A board certified gynecologist is someone who has finished the 4 years of residency and then collected a certain number of cases and has gone through an oral and a written exam. This person, once he or she passes the requisite tests, which are sometimes very rigorous, gets board certification, proof that now they are a board certified physician who knows what they're doing. It takes maybe 3 or 4 years for doctors to become board certified to practice gynecology. However, some physicians never become board certified. They are still allowed to practice gynecology. However, they may not be accepted as attending physicians in certain hospitals, where some insurance groups may not accept them in their list of physicians.