Sequence of academic degrees after a name--any standards?

[Dick Margulis <margulisd -at- comcast -dot- net>]

Folks,

In a medical conference program, faculty list, note on the authors, and 
similar applications, is there a standard sequence for listing a 
person's degrees and accreditations after the name? That is, does the 
individual provide the list in order of personal preference? Should the 
list be in first-to-last chronological order? Is there some hierarchy of 
prestige that should apply?

I realize that in most fields people have gotten away from listing 
anything at all after a name, but in medicine apparently that is not yet 
the case.

I can't find anything in Chicago on the subject, other than a list of 
standard abbreviations for academic degrees. If someone could point me 
to another resource, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks,

Dick

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