Dear Colleagues: Organized opposition to MOC is gaining momentum. Since the June 2010 launch of Change Board Recertification (http://www.changeboardrecert.com) we have had overwhelming support and consensus from our colleagues. We have updated our website with many articles and letters, new physician commentary and revealing financial information about our nonprofit Boards, all showing how MOC has […]
Do you know how much Maintenance of Certification (MOC) or Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC) is really costing you? Please download our Excel worksheet that will help you figure our your real costs and then tell us your results. Please note that we are asking for your costs per MOC / OCC Exam cycle. Some physicians […]
Background information Advances in healthcare have required physicians to remain current in their own specialty on a continuing basis. Physicians generally remain current in their knowledge base by attending seminars, reading journals, discussions with other physicians, and various other endeavors which are designed to continually improve a physician’s delivery of medical care. Many states require […]
n =167 Maintenance of certification is good, we should support it. yes = 9, 5% I have been recertified yes = 74, 44% I am grandfathered and certified for life yes = 57, 34% I found the process to be: educational 10, 14% reasonable 5, 7% a valuable protection for patients 3, 4% onerous 45, […]
Passed at the AAPS 67th Annual Meeting, Sept. 2010. Mandatory Maintenance of Certification Whereas: physicians are among the nation’s most rigorously trained professionals, and Whereas: requirements for maintaining the skills needed to serve their patients vary greatly depending upon their patient population and chosen set of treatments offered; and Whereas: no one is in a […]