Comments on: Hospitalists, officists, and recertification http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/hospitalists-officists-and.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:50:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/hospitalists-officists-and.html/comment-page-1#comment-78977 Anonymous Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:00:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/08/hospitalists-officists-and-recertification.html#comment-78977 There was a revolt by the family docs, and the recert process was made at least a little less onerous.<br/><br/>I dropped my AAFP membership over their high-handed attitude. There was a revolt by the family docs, and the recert process was made at least a little less onerous.

I dropped my AAFP membership over their high-handed attitude.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/hospitalists-officists-and.html/comment-page-1#comment-78950 Anonymous Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:28:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/08/hospitalists-officists-and-recertification.html#comment-78950 Recertification exams are, on the face of it, a good idea. But the boards are making it way too expensive and way too complicated. It should be really simple. Confirm that you were previously certified, then go down to your Sylvan center and take the recertification exam on whatever Saturday is convenient for you. Shouldn't cost more than 300 bucks.<br/><br/>But that would defeat the real purpose--money. Recertification exams are, on the face of it, a good idea. But the boards are making it way too expensive and way too complicated. It should be really simple. Confirm that you were previously certified, then go down to your Sylvan center and take the recertification exam on whatever Saturday is convenient for you. Shouldn’t cost more than 300 bucks.

But that would defeat the real purpose–money.

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