In a message dated 9/26/2002 9:04:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
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> Consumers have the
> right to know (as they are currently assured with OTs and PTs) that the
> person has graduated from an accredited educational program and that they
> have a professional association and a licensing or certifying agency who
> can
> discipline them for practice violations.  Until our profession gets serious
> about demanding the same kind of standardized education, we will be left
> out
> in the cold and probably deserve to be.

This is the very concern of most MDs.  I agree with Barbara.

Nancy
Nancy E. Wight MD, FAAP, IBCLC
Neonatologist, Children's Hospital, and Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women
Medical Director, Lactation Services, Sharp HealthCare
San Diego, CA, USA

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