tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post6842696571939016085..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Schulman: End This Maddening Waste of Time for Rhode Island DoctorsDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-64660511470413458512019-04-12T05:06:46.258-05:002019-04-12T05:06:46.258-05:00It's so ironic. The ABIM works opaquely hiding...It's so ironic. The ABIM works opaquely hiding behind a farcical platinum star. <br /><br />ABIM claims their "platinum star" (pasted on their web pages by their own tech teams) is for achieving financial transparency. Nothing could be further from the truth. <br /><br />In reality their platinum star represents executive greed and the lust for political power. Their lustrous star, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-42770950577753904822019-04-12T05:02:05.826-05:002019-04-12T05:02:05.826-05:00There is an eerie journalistic chill that has sett...There is an eerie journalistic chill that has settled over the ABIM and topic of MOC. <br />The CEOs of the ABIM and ABMS have said nothing of substance and ABIM's BS attorneys haven't adequately responded to the civil (and criminal) complaints.<br /><br />The ABIM's communications team led by mainstream media veterans have the right to remain silent, but silence has been their modus Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1991190746424250392019-04-11T17:57:57.606-05:002019-04-11T17:57:57.606-05:00Nobody has really studied/addressed all of MOC'...Nobody has really studied/addressed all of MOC's menacing issues surrounding physicians' professional and personal lives. From depression and suicide to endless stress fatigue leading to infertility of many affected families. As more women enter medicine the latter and former points need to be studied together as I know many families have suffered tremendously. It is akin to serving in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1010532785316322282019-04-11T17:51:48.521-05:002019-04-11T17:51:48.521-05:00When a physician graduates they should be certifie...When a physician graduates they should be certified for life at that time -- yes, for life. CME is already required by the states and territories. This is more than enough along with the daily study that continues anyway. <br /><br />The ABMS is an over-the-top cartel of politically motivated activists who use their positions to self-deal and control the labor force for the medical industrial Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-80418645131564735382019-04-11T08:48:37.590-05:002019-04-11T08:48:37.590-05:00Yes ,, nice well thought out post. MORE docs n... Yes ,, nice well thought out post. MORE docs need to be involved ,,,, take more control . I continue to observe the stress in clinics <br />( I am not a doc , but , spend/ spent three decades with docs ,,all over world ). I worry about the young ones . My older MD friends are throwing in the " towel " early. Please --- we support you . But , more docs need to step up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com