Dr. Wes

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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Take Twenty-two Minutes to Learn About the ABIM

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My talk given to the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS): For those who have been following this blog closely, much of...
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Monday, September 26, 2016

Just Dues

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She reached into her large canvas bag and handed it to me. “I read about your award, Dr. Fisher, and wanted you to have this to remember it ...
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Sunday, September 18, 2016

Who Makes Insurance Companies Require MOC?

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One of the largest reason physicians must participate in the ABMS Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program is because insurance companies ...
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Sunday, September 11, 2016

I'm Thinking Vasodepressor Syncope

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Hillary Clinton leaving the 9-11 memorial service: When you try to roll to Chili's with the squad after Gameday still shitfaced. pic.t...
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Thursday, September 08, 2016

A Rebuttal to ABIM President and CEO's Defense of MOC

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In August, Medical Economics published an interview with Richard Baron, MD entitled: "The Man Behind MOC Defends the Program Against ...
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Monday, September 05, 2016

How the ABMS MOC Program Threatens Major Medical Journal Integrity

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They are two of the most prestigious academic journal's in the United States: the New England Journal of Medicine  (NEJM) and the Journa...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Hillary Clinton's Physician Does Not Participate in MOC

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In case anyone cares, Lisa R, Bardack, MD, reportedly Hillary Clinton's personal physician who issued a letter  in 2015 concerning Ms. C...
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Sunday, August 14, 2016

American College of Physicians Stands By ABIM MOC Program

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Like the co-dependent spouse of a raging alcoholic, the American College of Physicians (ACP) continues to support the completely corrupt and...
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Thursday, August 04, 2016

ABIM Foundation: "Co-creating" Healthcare?

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Should the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation be using our testing fees to "co-create" healthcare? Here is wh...
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Tuesday, August 02, 2016

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against the American Osteopathic Association

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From the Philadelphia Business Journal : A group of osteopathic doctors have filed a class-action lawsuit against the American Osteopath...
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Saturday, July 30, 2016

When Patients Tweet Their Own Heart Attack

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I was called at 04:30AM for a patient with tachycardia in the hospital and as I logged into my EMR from home, I saw this on Twitter: Usu...
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Moving Forward With Ending MOC

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Legislative action at the level of state medical societies to end requirements for participation in the unproven American Board of Medical S...
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Thursday, July 21, 2016

The Untold Story of Three ABIM-Sanctioned Physicians

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He was a bright medical resident in his third year of internal medicine residency - industrious, committed, a team player. He never thought ...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

ABMS vs The Poor

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The chilling reality of what is happening to patients when the ABMS changes the definition of what is required to be Board certified and tie...
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Sunday, July 10, 2016

Too Little Too Late: The ABIM Foundation Sells Its Condo

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It was a story that broke on this blog nearly two years ago when the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation was putting thei...
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Thursday, July 07, 2016

Pennsylvania Medical Society Spearheads Effort to End MOC Nationwide

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Recently, the Pennsylvania Medical Society sent this letter to the executive vice presidents of all US state medical societies and many sp...
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Wednesday, July 06, 2016

An Upcoming ABIM "Community Exploration" Day in Chicago!

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(Click image to enlarge) I just received the notice above in my inbox at work. It seems there's going to be an "ABIM Explorati...
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Saturday, July 02, 2016

The ABMS MOC Contagion Spreads

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It seems the humiliation of physicians to collect revenues by member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Maintenance ...
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Friday, July 01, 2016

One Small Step

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Here's the official final wording of the AMA House of Delegates' Resolution 309, Continuing Medical Education Pathway for Recertific...
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ACGME Announces New Affiliation with ABMS

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PRNewswire - (Chicago) July 1, 2016 - Today, the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education ( ACGME ) announced a new affiliation w...
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DrWes
Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC is a board certified internist, cardiologist, and cardiac electrophysiologist (doctor specializing in heart rhythm disorders) practicing at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, IL, USA and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine. He is an unpaid co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America, a 501c6 non-profit business league for working physicians. He entered the blog-o-sphere in November, 2005. DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed in this blog are strictly the those of the author(s) and should not be construed as the opinion(s) or policy(ies) of NorthShore University HealthSystem, nor recommendations for your care or anyone else's. Please seek professional guidance instead.
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