tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post3860867245646433219..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: The ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Controversy a Year LaterDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-5162901807676361582017-03-18T14:32:56.883-05:002017-03-18T14:32:56.883-05:00I'm considering signing up for nurse practitio...I'm considering signing up for nurse practitioner school. Their organization seems to want to promote them.<br />Unwantednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-4107894914942783112016-01-11T01:05:14.187-06:002016-01-11T01:05:14.187-06:00Is the ABIM Foundation supporting the destruction ...Is the ABIM Foundation supporting the destruction of the Brazilian rainforest?<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/17/world/americas/tiaa-cref-us-investment-giant-accused-of-land-grabs-in-brazil.html?_r=0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-7317035038275495032015-12-23T10:41:54.897-06:002015-12-23T10:41:54.897-06:00Dear Dr Wes,
Thank you for another excellent post...Dear Dr Wes,<br /><br />Thank you for another excellent post exposing ABIM.<br /><br />I suffered significantly after I disobeyed ABIM and did not re-certify.<br /><br />Please post if you hear of any class action, I visit you blog often.<br /><br />wish you and your family Happy Holidays.<br /><br />best regards Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-760455139956714962015-12-22T14:32:19.869-06:002015-12-22T14:32:19.869-06:00It is doubly inexplicable when you see the pile of...It is doubly inexplicable when you see the pile of money such spokespersons and others have made off these lucrative and powerful positions, whether serving as a highly paid executive or handsomely rewarded board member of the ABMS cartel. They tell us/remind us how they are there to serve and protect the public; yet the facts and reality indicate otherwise. <br /><br />They profiteer and serve Corporate Angelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-25523523133931888402015-12-22T14:31:24.553-06:002015-12-22T14:31:24.553-06:00The ABMS, including all member boards, has/have in...The ABMS, including all member boards, has/have institutionalized themselves into the exact opposite(s). This once non-profit organization or goodwill society and relationship drifted and deviated far over time. It is a broken relationship. <br /><br />ABMS is now a monetized and a brutally coercive institution. It is not voluntary any longer. It produces negative results. No one trusts the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-13692459856494325542015-12-22T14:17:48.330-06:002015-12-22T14:17:48.330-06:00Anonymous, Mon Dec 21, 05:27:00 PM CST
You wrote, ...Anonymous, Mon Dec 21, 05:27:00 PM CST<br />You wrote, "Pardon my cynicism, but I believe that ABOG may be anticipating some un-wanted scrutiny of their own MOC program (and finances), as a result of the ABIM MOC controversy."<br /><br />We should be suspicious and critical thinkers; we should become doers and not just passive cynics. You/we are right to break out of that mode of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-3167496768507590242015-12-22T04:37:22.301-06:002015-12-22T04:37:22.301-06:00People remain anonymous because the ABMS has unvet...People remain anonymous because the ABMS has unvetted employees and contractors spying on us. They keep secret files on physicians and websites. This should be understood that they operate outside decency and outside the law. Privacy is not an issue for them. Money and copyright; monopoly are all they care about. <br /><br />They are in a tower well protected, exempt from the law, or so they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-56330606917308143102015-12-21T17:27:34.897-06:002015-12-21T17:27:34.897-06:00Dear Dr. Wes,
I find it interesting that so many o...Dear Dr. Wes,<br />I find it interesting that so many of those leaving comments are choosing (like myself) to remain anonymous. I have been certified by ABOG since 1993, and I have seen ever more costly and time-consuming methods of re-certification in the past 20+ years. First, diplomates had to pass a closed-book written exam every 10 years. Then the Board shortened the exam interval to every 6Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-30976508793165751272015-12-21T13:59:56.332-06:002015-12-21T13:59:56.332-06:00dr wes , i m with you. i have decided not to renew...dr wes , i m with you. i have decided not to renew my MOC. it is a online scam, i agree. if i loose my hospital privileges due to abim, i will sue it. thank you for exposing ABIM.xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-38458158341231269092015-12-21T00:53:19.145-06:002015-12-21T00:53:19.145-06:00What else did the ABIM and their co-partners at th...<br /><br />What else did the ABIM and their co-partners at the ABMS do wrong?<br /><br />They used highly questionable and tainted investigative practices and unethical legal tactics that brought shame to their company brands. They used shock and awe terror to produce ultimate levels of fear. Clear rational thinking was not encouraged by ABIM officials. Only moralism and hypocritical Cassel-gate, spy-gate scandal of 2008-noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-7387381221184210052015-12-20T15:19:13.412-06:002015-12-20T15:19:13.412-06:00"No teacher left behind" https://en.wiki..."No teacher left behind" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind_Act<br />was just replaced on Dec 10 2015 by the "Every student succeeds act"<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Student_Succeeds_Act<br /><br />This new law gives more power to the states. Read about it. The new bill was possible only with Republican sponsorship and backed by a strong teachers&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-52643327633697312092015-12-20T10:10:27.048-06:002015-12-20T10:10:27.048-06:00A good read on how opting out is disrupting Pearso...A good read on how opting out is disrupting Pearson Vue's school testing. It has an impact! It also may give some insight as to the trajectory and consequences of a physician testing opt out movement. http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/04/what-happens-when-students-boycott-a-standardized-test<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-17595038993529719742015-12-20T09:17:48.810-06:002015-12-20T09:17:48.810-06:00It is also time to stike at Pearson Vue! Those th...It is also time to stike at Pearson Vue! Those that can should think about having their children "opt out" of their state's Pearson Vue school testing. IE: the common core PARCC tests etc. Stop feeding the ABIM and their cronies. Come at the battle from multiple directions just as they are trying to flank physicians! I am sure that there are other indirect angles of attack thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-69795503163047688092015-12-20T00:01:35.035-06:002015-12-20T00:01:35.035-06:00We are not looking for regime change, but MOC must...We are not looking for regime change, but MOC must go.The Cost of Keeping Upnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-52056443698719410692015-12-18T12:40:39.698-06:002015-12-18T12:40:39.698-06:00I researched what you said in this blog post about...I researched what you said in this blog post about the spying and privacy issues in the testing industry. I'm doing my own fact checking. What you write is disturbing but true. <br /><br />What the hell is a British company Pearson/Pearson Vue doing spying on US citizens! It is despicable to spy on children like that. They create the testing market with regulatory capture, lobby to broaden New Sons and Daughters of Libertynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-66654726017888646942015-12-17T21:16:26.817-06:002015-12-17T21:16:26.817-06:00The ABMS is very much like that "terror organ...The ABMS is very much like that "terror organization" the UN pledged to join forces against today in an attempt to cut off their funding. The UN declared economic war on an "artificial state" in the Levant where everyone must work and live under the conditions of fear and coercion. Everyone must remit and submit. Of course they say it is voluntary. <br />They suddenly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-75942675133971464402015-12-17T18:44:18.810-06:002015-12-17T18:44:18.810-06:00Kurt Eichenwald called for an investigation of Mar...Kurt Eichenwald called for an investigation of Martin Shkreli some time ago and predicted (tweeted) almost before anyone that he would be indicted. <br />Here we go. But, surprise it is on "something unrelated."<br /><br />Kurt also called for an investigation of the ABIM months ago encouraging several government agencies to do so. <br /><br />Eichenwald has the instincts of a Piccolonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-57889277604454049102015-12-17T17:09:07.241-06:002015-12-17T17:09:07.241-06:00Biotech executive Martin Shkreli arrested and char...Biotech executive Martin Shkreli arrested and charged with securities fraud conspiracy, securities fraud, and wire fraud conspiracy. Can the ABIM principals be next?Ed Ricohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594005925360252636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-43993669079522455262015-12-17T17:08:54.016-06:002015-12-17T17:08:54.016-06:00ABMS MOC steals money and time.ABMS MOC steals money and time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-88431607158857289282015-12-17T16:46:12.447-06:002015-12-17T16:46:12.447-06:00I wondered why my MOC test results weren't bac...I wondered why my MOC test results weren't back yet (the exam was 10/16/15)--it's because the ABIM is still prepping for their day in court.Dogtroephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495864905398210685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-89325459636447757402015-12-17T15:51:51.403-06:002015-12-17T15:51:51.403-06:00AGA supports ABIM's extended suspension of pra...AGA supports ABIM's extended suspension of practice assessment for MOC<br /><br /><br />“Throughout 2015, AGA has pushed ABIM to reconsider the burdensome recertification process. Gastroenterologists need a recertification system that fosters active learning, not high-stakes testing,” the AGA wrote in the statement.<br /><br />AGA will continue to work with other societies to establish the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-44788820417523737912015-12-17T13:44:19.522-06:002015-12-17T13:44:19.522-06:00If physicians/we want a sick dysfunctional relatio...If physicians/we want a sick dysfunctional relationship keep paying the ABIM/ABMS. <br /><br />If you want to be normal life, get a lawyer and "sue the pledge off these bastards!" <br /><br />They are cleverly 'playing us' for ever new ways to collect money. Even the 10 year MOC test, if that is discontinued, will not be because we want it; it will be because there are new ways Straight-Up Dopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-61614934972500724262015-12-17T13:31:40.872-06:002015-12-17T13:31:40.872-06:00The DOJ and IRS are asleep at the switch.
They a...The DOJ and IRS are asleep at the switch. <br /><br />They are not protecting the public from testing company fraud. They turn a blind eye at blatant tax omission, misstatements and other irregularities at the ABIM. <br /><br />The ABMS is a for-profit alliance of membership organization! Each member pays the head Chicago organization in order to belong. <br /><br />How much does each member Backbone connected to the Jawbonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-78864120821270735542015-12-17T10:14:54.793-06:002015-12-17T10:14:54.793-06:00"In a policy retreat LONGER than Napoleon'...<br /><br />"In a policy retreat LONGER than Napoleon's march from Moscow, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) once again has relaxed its controversial requirements for maintenance of certification (MOC).<br /><br />ABIM announced today that it is lifting the requirement that physicians earn MOC credits for improving patient care and safety and incorporating their preferences Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-24412937151118231762015-12-17T06:11:07.006-06:002015-12-17T06:11:07.006-06:00Well...The ABIM has spoken.
" Diplomates sti...<br />Well...The ABIM has spoken.<br /><br />" Diplomates still need to take and pass an examination every 10 years and earn 100 MOC points every five years as well as complete some MOC activity every two years to participate in the program."<br /><br />Dr. Baron.... You're not listening to spit.<br /><br />Goodbye ABIM... Hello NBPAS.<br /><br />You Sir are shameless. <br /><br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com