Can MOC be Stopped? Yes! Volume 69, no. 5 May 2013 American physicians have long been acting like the faithful horse Boxer on George Orwell’s Animal Farm, working harder and harder for less and less to sustain a dysfunctional system. They are also treated like scapegoats and cash cows for government, third-party payers, and a […]
By: Alieta Eck MD, On April 26, 2013, The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) was delivered a shot across the bow. Physicians who had been laboring under increasing burdens and requirements have finally said “enough is enough.” The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) served this Board with a lawsuit in the federal […]
On the weekend of April 13, 2013, the Medical Society State of New York House of Delegates adopted resolutions in opposition to MOC and MOL. RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO MANDATORY MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION Resolutions 165 and 168, Opposition to Mandatory Maintenance of Certification, were combined. A substitute resolution was offered by the Reference Committee and […]
Dear New York AAPS members and friends: The time is NOW to speak out against new licensure requirements in New York State before they are implemented. Please read the below letter from Lawrence Huntoon, MD, PhD for more information including links to sample MSSNY resolutions. Ask your county medical societies to support these resolutions and […]
Medical relicensure is intended to protect the public by assuring ethical behavior and a basic level of competence. But a new cottage industry would like to make it a cash cow, writes Dr. Paul Kempen, an anesthesiologist, in the winter issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. The effort has been thwarted, at […]