Comments on: Recertification hits the UK http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/07/recertification-hits-uk.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/07/recertification-hits-uk.html#comment-86750 Anonymous Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:40:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/07/recertification-hits-the-uk.html#comment-86750 Recertification for my specialty is much more than a competency exam. It is a broader behavioral control tool, and even a political control tool as they require membership in professional associations, regardless of whether you agree with their politics or ethics.<br/><br/>It also costs much more than the original certification process--which is what it is really about I think. I was one of the last with life-time certification. I thought I would recertify anyway, until I saw what it was about and how much it would cost. <br/><br/>It is bullshit. Recertification for my specialty is much more than a competency exam. It is a broader behavioral control tool, and even a political control tool as they require membership in professional associations, regardless of whether you agree with their politics or ethics.

It also costs much more than the original certification process–which is what it is really about I think. I was one of the last with life-time certification. I thought I would recertify anyway, until I saw what it was about and how much it would cost.

It is bullshit.

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