Guest guest Posted November 30, 1999 Report Share Posted November 30, 1999 Good point Jana hay even I can be in a bad mood at times sorry if I insulted anyone [texasems-L] Re: Retests >> > >> > >> >Doctors are routinely retested. I graduated from medical school in 1987. >> I >> >took >> >a 4 day exam called the Federal Licensure Examination (FLEX). It cost >over >> >$1,000.00. In addition, I had to take the texas Medical Jurisprudence >> >Examination. I am board certified in two specialities (family practice >and >> >emergency medicine). Family practice boards require you to recertify >every >> >seven >> >years (everbody takes them in 6 years so they will have a year in case >they >> >fail.) Emergency Medicine requires that you recertify every 10 years. >> >These >> >exams are expensive. For example, Part I of emergency medicine was given >> in >> >Chicago. I had airfare costs, hotel costs, plus $900.00 for the exam. >> Part >> >II >> >was in Philadelphia. I had the same costs again. By law, we are >required >> >to >> >take approved continuing education courses each year including mandatory >> >classes >> >on medical ethics and AIDS. Again, as Gene said, this is after 4 years >of >> >college, 4 years of medical school, and 4 years of residency. Believe >me, >> >retaking the FLEX every couple of years would, in no way, make me a >better >> >physician. >> > >> > Bledsoe, DO, FACEP, FAAEM >> > >> >LPate@... wrote: >> > >> >> In a message dated 11/29/99 12:50:29 AM Central Standard Time, >> >> WEGandy@... writes: >> >> >> >> << WARNING! Typical Gandy Rant Follows: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> RANT ON, Gandy!! >> >> >> >> Personally, it worries me that the doctors and nurses who care for me, >> my >> >> children, and my grandchildren may have completed their initial medical >> >> training 20+ years ago, and done little, if anything, (such as required >> >> testing) since then to prove to me that they have maintained/improved >> >their >> >> knowledge and skills. We daily ask people to trust us with their lives >> >and >> >> the lives of their family members. Why do we have such a problem with >> >having >> >> to prove that we are deserving of that trust? >> >> >> >> Maxine >> >> >> >> Maxine >> >> >> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Easy as one, two, FREE! FREE shipping, Gift Wrap and >> >> ShimmerRing with any prurchase at iBeauty.com We have >> >> over 500 brands of frangrances, treatment, cosmetics. >> >> http://clickhere./click/1790 >> >> >> >> -- 20 megs of disk space in your group's Document Vault >> >> -- /docvault//?m=1 >> > >> > >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >Easy as one, two, FREE! FREE shipping, Gift Wrap and >> >ShimmerRing with any prurchase at iBeauty.com We have >> >over 500 brands of frangrances, treatment, cosmetics. >> >http://clickhere./click/1790 >> > >> >-- Create a poll/survey for your group! >> >-- /vote?listname= & m=1 >> > >> > >> > >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >Easy as one, two, FREE! FREE shipping, Gift Wrap and >> >ShimmerRing with any prurchase at iBeauty.com We have >> >over 500 brands of frangrances, treatment, cosmetics. >> >http://clickhere./click/1790 >> > >> >eGroups.com Home: /group// >> > - Simplifying group communications >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Get 75% Off Our Best Selling Health and Wellness Books! >> SelfCare.com has everything you need to take care of you and your family, >> plus spend $40 or more and your shipping is free! >> http://clickhere./click/1824 >> >> >> >> -- Check out your group's private Chat room >> -- /ChatPage?listName= & m=1 >> >> >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Buy 1 Get 2 FREE at FamilyWonder.com! Choose from over 50,000 videos >and CDs! FamilyWonder.com is dedicated to helping parents and friends >make the best possible purchase decisions for children. >http://clickhere./click/1807 > > >-- 20 megs of disk space in your group's Document Vault >-- /docvault//?m=1 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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