Beebe neurologist Abraham Scheer earns brain injury medicine certification

The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Inc. announced that Abraham Scheer, MD, has passed the Brain Injury Medicine certification.

Scheer, director of neurology/stroke services at Beebe Healthcare, is a diplomate of The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and The American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He also is board certified in adult neurology with special qualifications in child neurology.

Scheer joined Beebe Healthcare in 2009 with the goal of leading the hospital in an effort to attain stroke center certification. In 2010, Beebe attained certification from the Joint Commission as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. That certification means Beebe provides a nationally recognized standard of care that fosters the best possible outcomes for stroke sufferers.

Beebe Healthcare continues to be certified as an advanced primary stroke center. Recently, Beebe earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers. The Gold Seal of Approval and the Heart-Check mark represent symbols of quality from their respective organizations.

Scheer, in becoming board certified in Brain Injury Medicine, completed rigorous training and achieved the gold standard in each of the six core competencies of patient care, medical knowledge, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, systems-based practice and practice-based learning and improvement, to practice quality specialized medicine in the brain injury field.