RT Journal T1 NEws and comment JF Archives of Internal Medicine JO Archives of Internal Medicine YR 1939 FD November 1 VO 64 IS 5 SP 1128 OP 1128 DO 10.1001/archinte.1939.00190050234012 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1939.00190050234012 AB GENERAL  Directory of Medical Specialists.  —The first edition of the Directory of Medical Specialists, listing approximately 14,000 specialists certified by the twelve American boards and the two affiliate boards in the specialties, will be issued by the Advisory Board for Medical Specialties in December. It will be the official publication of the American Board for Medical Specialties and will contain, without expense to them, only the names of those specialists who have been certified by the American boards. It is expected that the directory will be issued every two years.The directory will contain three sections: (1) a brief description of the Advisory Board for Medical Specialties, its organization and its objectives; (2) a description of the individual boards, with a geographic and a detailed biographic listing of their diplomates, the requirements for admission to their examinations for certification, the details of their organization and other general information, and (3)