Well said, Jennifer.

And hey, I'm American, living in the US, and the new requirements
effectively ended my prospects for taking the exam. The vast change in
requirements is a worldwide problem, as far as I'm concerned.

Amy
Amy West, CLC (who was 165 clinical hours toward sitting the exam via
Pathway 3 when the requirements changed and my mentor opted not to
recertify, leaving me mentor-less and ending my plan to sit the exam in
2011. Hence the 'CLC' after my name, that will likely never expand to
'IBCLC' after the change in requirements between 2011 & 2012!)

On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 12:42 AM, Sharon Craig Economides <
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> > Aren't we an International credential? It appears to me that Americans
> are
> > completely unaware that the 2012 guidelines, while, IMO a pointless, but
> at
> > least potentially attainable exercise in clambering to be accepted by
> people
> > we should not care to be accepted by, are actually impossible criteria in
> > many other countries.
> >
> >
> Jennifer et al,
>
> I live in Afghanistan and have the same concerns.  I had hopes of creating
> a
> lactation consulting course here, with the dream of some of the students
> eventually being able to take the exam.  However, with the added
> requirements it will be nearly impossible unless the program includes all
> of
> the additional courses that are required.
>
> --
> Sharon Craig Economides, LM, CPM, MMid, IBCLC
>
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