What is LifeGuard®?
Why LifeGuard®?
What is LifeGuard?
LifeGuard is a nationally recognized program that addresses clinical competency assessment needs for physicians and other health care professionals.
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We provide comprehensive assessment services and recommendations for remediation that are tailored to the individual needs of each participant.
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Through carefully customized evaluation programs, we facilitate higher performing physicians and promote patient safety to ensure complete clinical competence.
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LifeGuard is not associated with any health system and works with a team of independent, actively practicing evaluators to fairly evaluate our participants.
Why Choose LifeGuard?
When an event arises wherein a physician's medical knowledge, clinical skills, or health status are called into question, LifeGuard is a resource for:
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State boards of medicine
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Hospital & health systems
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Physician group practices
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Health care attorneys
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Physicians
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LifeGuard is also available as a resource for physicians looking to re-enter active medical practice after an extended absence, to transition into being a retired physician (PA physicians only), or to become re-eligible for board certification for Emergency Medicine.
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LifeGuard's programs, inclusive of recommended remediation services when applicable, are uniquely tailored to the individual's needs and specialty.
Relationship to Licensing Board
LifeGuard serves as a referral source for state licensing boards for physicians and physicians assistants who are seeking to re-enter practice or for those who are seeking reinstatement of a medical license after a disciplinary action.