Scalpel…Suture…Suction…Pencil?

The concept of Maintenance of Certification (MOC) was to ensure that physicians who had been certified in their specialty kept current with medical practice and the current guidelines. It's not that concept that Dr. Paul Teirstein objects to, but its heavy-handed implementation by, as he puts it, "people not directly involved in patient care who have lost contact with the realities of day-to-day clinical practice." Ouch!
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs