While I'm brainstorming about how to further the birth of our
profession, I've come up with an idea, but it's based on my limited and
possibly incorrect information.  Doctors: don't they take their exams
(or an exam) and even get called "Dr So-and-So" BEFORE they are then
interns/residents?  In other words, doesn't the medical field take the
approach that the passage of an exam (or the completion of a course of
study such as medical school) allows you to THEN go and get SUPERVISED
clinical hours?

If so, then (and I'm thinking out loud here so be merciful) perhaps
we've got this all backwards.  Perhaps we're putting our board exam at
the end of a process, whereas it actually belongs somewhere in the
middle?

I know that's probably crazy. If so, blame it on the fact that I haven't
had breakfast yet :-)
 

Regina M. Roig-Romero, BS IBCLC, who needs her Cuban toast in order to
do her best thinking
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Miami-Dade County Health Dept WIC/Nutrition 
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