Maintenance of Licensure
Authors: Humayun J. Chaudhry, Lance A. Talmage, Janelle A. Rhyne
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2013)

Letters5 February 2013Maintenance of LicensureHumayun J. Chaudhry, DO, MS, SM, Lance A. Talmage, MD, and Janelle A. Rhyne, MD, MAHumayun J. Chaudhry, DO, MS, SMFrom Federation of State Medical Boards, Euless, Texas; University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio; and South East Area Health Education Center, Wilmington, North Carolina.Search for more papers by this author, Lance A. Talmage, MDFrom Federation of State Medical Boards, Euless, Texas; University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio; and South East Area Health Education Center, Wilmington, North Carolina.Search for more papers by this author, and Janelle A. Rhyne, MD, MAFrom Federation of State Medical Boards, Euless, Texas; University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio; and South East Area Health Education Center, Wilmington, North Carolina.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-158-3-201302050-00022 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We respectfully disagree with Dr. Kempen's assertion that MOL is not needed. More than 7 years of thoughtful discussion and study persuaded the FSMB's House of Delegates in 2010 that a physician's commitment to lifelong learning should be supported, and nearly a dozen state medical boards are beginning to survey physicians to determine how to implement MOL over time. The FSMB's guiding principles are that MOL should neither be onerous nor compromise patient care.As medicine continues to evolve and grows more complex, the need for lifelong learning and maintenance of skills has increased. Research suggests that some ...References1. Institute of Medicine. Best Care at Lower Cost: The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America. 6 September 2012. Accessed at www.iom.edu/Reports/2012/Best-Care-at-Lower-Cost-The-Path-to-Continuously-Learning-Health-Care-in-America.aspx on 26 December 2012. Google Scholar2. Federation of State Medical Boards. Maintenance of Licensure. Board Report 10-3. April 2010. Accessed at www.fsmb.org/pdf/BD_RPT_10-3_MOL.pdf on 26 December 2012. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Federation of State Medical Boards, Euless, Texas; University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio; and South East Area Health Education Center, Wilmington, North Carolina.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M12-0364. 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 Paul Kempen Maintenance of Licensure Marc S. Frager Maintenance of Licensure James J. Glazier Maintenance of Licensure Connie Nugent and Kenneth M. Nugent Metrics Cited byComplex and novel determinants of empathy change in medical studentsMaintenance of Certification and LicensureAssessment in the Context of Licensure and Certification 5 February 2013Volume 158, Issue 3Page: 220-221KeywordsConflicts of interestDisclosureForecastingHealth care qualityPatients ePublished: 5 February 2013 Issue Published: 5 February 2013 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2013 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...