Ellen, I do value the importance of difference diciplines coming together and becoming the best IBCLC. I chose to use the most difficult of pathways to qualify to sit for the IBCLC. Eventhough I am a certified Doula and a CNA1 & CNA2. I was a lactation intern for 4 years with 6,000 clinical hours before sitting for the IBCLC boards. I studied under the supervision of 4 wonderful lactation consultants. In a hospital inpatient, outpatient setting. I learned fromthe best. They had me experience every avenue of lactation. The most difficult of cases. I learned inpatient, outpatient consulting.The office skills. Pump cleanings and keeping records. My exsperience with these ladies is so vast. These ladies made the way for me to also intern with 2 other hospitals and 2 county WIC departments. Every other year I attend a week long Lactation Education program to keep current at my exspense. I recertified with cerps this year. I too worked also as a hospital based lactation consultant, as yourself. As you well respected. I knew to stay within scope of care Never going beyond my scope of care. Proud to be apart of a nursing team. And them me for I worked for them. We are Board Certified Lactation Consultants. Why is it not enough to stand on its own merits? Why must I be more. *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html