Maintenance of Licensure
Authors: Paul Kempen
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2013)

Letters5 February 2013Maintenance of LicensurePaul Kempen, MD, PhDPaul Kempen, MD, PhDFrom Broadview Heights, Ohio.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-158-3-201302050-00018 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Chaudhry and colleagues' article (1) was written by 5 people with financial relationships with the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and 1 person who works for the American College of Physicians (1). Both organizations are heavily invested in selling physicians the requisite materials for maintenance of certification (MOC) and maintenance of licensure (MOL). This article is little more than an unpaid advertisement for their corporate programs of board certification (which already consumes more than $400 million in gross receipts annually). Practicing physicians do not want or need these programs, which have yet to be shown to ...References1. Chaudhry HJ, Talmage LA, Alguire PC, Cain FE, Waters S, Rhyne JA. Maintenance of licensure: supporting a physician's commitment to lifelong learning. Ann Intern Med. 2012;157:287-9. [PMID: 22733035] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Kumar D, Sechler JL, Perkins J, Talmage L Jr, Cooper CJ, Soin A, et al. Joint Letter From 11 Medical Societies to the SMBO. Accessed at www.itraumaohio.org/aws/OACEP/asset_manager/get_file/54757/2012.10.5_joint_mol_letter_to_medical_board.pdf on 20 December 2012. Google Scholar3. Johnson A. State medical board ousts chief. Columbus Dispatch.18 October 2012. Accessed at www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/10/18/state-medical-board-ousts-chief.html on 20 December 2012. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Paul Kempen, MD, PhDAffiliations: From Broadview Heights, Ohio.Disclosures: Payment for lectures including service on speakers bureaus: Northwest Anesthesia Seminars, MOYA-Current Reviews in Anesthesia; Travel/accommodations/meeting expenses unrelated to activities listed: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoMaintenance of Licensure: Supporting a Physician's Commitment to Lifelong Learning Humayun J. Chaudhry , Lance A. Talmage , Patrick C. Alguire , Frances E. Cain , Sandra Waters , and Janelle A. Rhyne Maintenance of Licensure Marc S. Frager Maintenance of Licensure James J. Glazier Maintenance of Licensure Connie Nugent and Kenneth M. Nugent Maintenance of Licensure Humayun J. Chaudhry , Lance A. Talmage , and Janelle A. Rhyne Metrics Cited byCorporate Interests Necessitate Conflict of Interest Declarations by All AuthorsMaintenance of Certification and LicensureEnsuring high-quality patient care: the role of accreditation, licensure, specialty certification and revalidation in medicine 5 February 2013Volume 158, Issue 3Page: 219KeywordsAlcoholismAnesthesiaDrug abuseDrugsMedical educationSurgeons ePublished: 5 February 2013 Issue Published: 5 February 2013 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2013 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...