The Empire strikes back.

[Drwine]

The American Board of Medical Specialties Response to National Board of Physicians and Surgeons’ Assertion of Certifying Body Equivalency - THE LATEST

The American Board of Anesthesiology fully supports the following statement by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) regarding the value of certification and misleading assertions from the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons (NBPAS). The ABMS strongly disagrees with the...

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How many colleagues not required to participate in MOCA do so voluntarily? If not, do you meet all or most of the requirements?

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[Dr. Rude]

The American Board of Medical Specialties Response to National Board of Physicians and Surgeons’ Assertion of Certifying Body Equivalency - THE LATEST

The American Board of Anesthesiology fully supports the following statement by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) regarding the value of certification and misleading assertions from the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons (NBPAS). The ABMS strongly disagrees with the...

aba-thelatest.org

How many colleagues not required to participate in MOCA do so voluntarily? If not, do you meet all or most of the requirements?

I would think that only those who have a specific secondary gain in mind would choose to. E.g., Wannabe ASA or ABA officer, Wanting a subspecialty certification, Part of an academic department where there is pressure to do so, changing jobs, etc.

 

[nimbus]

Of course ABA and ABMS will fight a threat to their monopoly. I’ve never done MOCA. Don’t plan to.

 

[Dr. Rude]

Of course ABA and ABMS will fight a threat to their monopoly. I’ve never done MOCA. Don’t plan to.

You just haven’t been incentivized properly.

 

[nimbus]

You just haven’t been incentivized properly.

Correct. I actually have a choice.

 

[Dr. Rude]

Correct. I actually have a choice.

Nobody who has a choice (or zero incentive) chooses to participate in MOCA.

 

[amyl]

We have a choice?

 

[Fpg1245]

We have a choice?

Choice is an illusion created by those who have actual power.

 

[Dr. Rude]

We have a choice?

grandfathered types have a low risk choice. Non grandfathered types have a high risk choice.

 

[secretasianman]

It’s like saying we have a choice to either jump off a bridge or not. Either way, at least it’s a choice.

 

[epidural man]

Wow. This is so very disappointing of the ABA.

Why did they need to say anything? Saying anything can ONLY diminish their own credibility.