tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post4458598406580737860..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: The Business of Testing PhysiciansDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-9886970895498660052014-04-21T22:55:51.081-05:002014-04-21T22:55:51.081-05:00Those of you who see MOC for the scam that it is s...Those of you who see MOC for the scam that it is should join up with like minded docs via this website: http://www.changeboardrecert.com/index.php<br />Reach out and get in touch! Let us know who you are; strength in numbers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064582821201639244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-63731162568671366222014-04-15T15:52:17.722-05:002014-04-15T15:52:17.722-05:00Given the former ABIM President's history of u...Given the former ABIM President's history of undisclosed conflict of interest, and the weakness of the ABIM policies on conflicts of interest, (see: <br />http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2014/03/american-board-of-internal-medicine.html) it might be worth trying to find out if there are other financial ties between Pearson and ABIM or ABIM leadership.<br />Roy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-6899702466133988092014-04-11T18:23:29.836-05:002014-04-11T18:23:29.836-05:00Off topic--your Medicare number for 2012 was $163,...Off topic--your Medicare number for 2012 was $163,185. Michelle Obama made $350k with no nights, weekends, call, malpractice, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-46673054688812147222014-04-10T22:16:07.104-05:002014-04-10T22:16:07.104-05:00Even more than WORM stated, we have bought into th...Even more than WORM stated, we have bought into the nonsense of standardized testing - the fig leaf of education that blends from the "credible" to the IQ tests and the "lie detector." We pretend that a person who knows the answers to ACLS is useful at a code. Personally, I know a lot of ACLS, and I'm damn useful at a code - but I haven't memorized the new algorithmsSteveofCaleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-36385839009358615542014-04-05T23:32:52.122-05:002014-04-05T23:32:52.122-05:00I do not know this for a fact but I would bet that...I do not know this for a fact but I would bet that most of the money generated by the test goes to ABIM. Exams at this level are very expensive to prepare due to all of the psychometric standards that must be met. I am basing this observation on the NREMT exam which I took and have helped write questions for. I think most, if not all, major certification and licensing exams are developed Jeffmedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116264716799205554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-68558646089424127712014-04-05T08:52:22.281-05:002014-04-05T08:52:22.281-05:00They also earn additional $$ by selling our inform...They also earn additional $$ by selling our information (ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists).<br /><br /> <br />Single concurrent user - $849.00<br />IP Recognition - 5 concurrent users; single location $949.00<br /><br />professional information provided includes Birth Place and DOB, total invasion of privacy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-53270268737850375332014-04-05T07:48:47.594-05:002014-04-05T07:48:47.594-05:00Nothing to see here...Move along,Nothing to see here...Move along,Art Fougner MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01289871715221493960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-60368165730471918602014-04-04T19:15:08.080-05:002014-04-04T19:15:08.080-05:00Until physicians, one person at a time, REFUSE t...Until physicians, one person at a time, REFUSE to kneel before the false god of re-certification, nothing will change.<br />It's past time to take off our blinders, acknowledge the outrage and recognize the ABMS and its subsidiaries for what they are. Well funded and powerful autocratic organizations that quite literally threaten our very livelihoods with their proprietary brand of W.O.R.M.noreply@blogger.com