I have been researching this question..being the pain in the toosh that I
am. And, what I find is that "some" specialties require retaking board exams.
However, being board certified has nothing to do with "license to practice
medicine". They are two different things and doctors are not required to be
board certified to be licensed. _http://www.abms.org/which.asp_
(http://www.abms.org/which.asp) is one place I found information about the
requirements...and yes...certification in boards requires re-examination -- recently, but
not always in the past from what I am reading. And again, a doctor can
practice medicine without board certification in any speciality as long as she/he is
licensed to do so in his/her state.
As for nurses, I can't find any information that says it is necessary to
retake the board exams nation wide. I can't say state to state, but as far as I
know, in my state you need to keep current ceu's, etc. but do not have to
take your exam again.
_http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/nur_faq.html#Renewal_ (http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/nur_faq.html#Renewal) only
discusses the requirement of continuing education hours.
So, I still maintain that re-taking the exam should not be required, but
more frequent continuing education should be. Also, lactation consultants in
the private practice world are NOT working as doctors, not being paid the fee
of a doctor, and certainly not getting the respect of a doctor. So, I have a
hard time thinking I should have to have as many years of education, and meet
the same requirements as a doctor.
Definitely think we should have more required than you need to paint nails,
but if we are comparing the credential of LC to a medical field, I don't
think MD is the right comparison....certainly isn't in the bank account. Haha.
There must be some other similar field of allied health that we could fit into
that would make more sense than comparing us to what doctors have to
do....even though I am the one who made the comparison.
I am finding this discussion very interesting, and especially since for me
it is such a reversal from what I used to think IBCLC should be working
towards.
As for the term "lactation consultant" is it too late to make claim it? CLC
is Certified Lactation Counselor, Lamaze has Breastfeeding Specialist, CAPPA
has Certified Lactation Educator, maybe we should ask if ILCA can work
towards "Lactation Consultant" being owned by those who hold the IBCLC credential.
I guess that is a question that has already been asked and answered, huh?
How about the new RLC - Registered Lactation Consultant..has that been
'trademarked' so we could all be sure to use that after our IBCLC at all times to
set us apart from the other credentials.
Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC
Who if she fails the exam this year will stick her head in the mud, change
her name, and cease to exist in all lactation circles....Haha.
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