Are there models in other HP professions to legitimize an emeritus option?
Most health professions don't require recertification by exam, even when
not a lifetime credential. Certification is maintained via CE. Some may
have difficulty opening this article re: "Do Recertification Demands Waste
Doctors' Time and Money?" which addresses recertification by exam, but I
think apt and I think one may "subscribe" for free:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/825921_2.

Jennifer, my diploma, BSN and MSN acknowledge my education, but to maintain
my RN I must document a certain amount of CE plus pay a fee every 2 years.
If I don't, I will no longer be able to practice as a RN. A MD is an
acknowledgement of education, but medical boards test knowledge to obtain a
license to practice - ditto with specialty boards. However, my husband is
board certified FACOG as an OB/Gyn by the American College/Congress of OB &
Gyn (ACOG can't seem to decide if College or Congress). Because of a hand
condition that required numerous surgeries and the amputation of one
finger, he had to retire several years ago. But rather than "emeritus,"
he's able to maintain FACOG at a lower fee as "retired" FACOG.

What about a "retired" status? It makes sense that if practicing as an
IBCLC, one should maintain a higher level of CE (or recertification). But
if no longer practicing, I think one should be able to acknowledge the
certification as IBCLC (Ret.)...




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> Date:    Mon, 11 Aug 2014 11:03:43 -0400
> From:    Naomi Bar-Yam <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: IBCLC emeritus status
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> Quick question about the idea of an emeritus campaign. Are there models in
> other professions for this? IBCLC works very hard to establish its
> credibility in the medical world, a model in other ancillary health
> professions would help to legitimize such a plan.
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> Naomi
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> Date:    Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:06:24 -0400
> From:    "Alla Gordina MD, IBCLC, FAAP" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: CLC/IBCLC
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> On 8/11/2014 1:36 AM, Jennifer Tow, IBCLC wrote:
> > Enough is enough with the absurd retaking of exams. I think what has
> always troubled me is that you can ever lose a credential that you acquired
> through education. I have always said the IBCLC should be for life, while
> the RLC should mean that you have maintained your registration. A doctor
> does not lose her MD bc she retires, but she does give up her license. The
> same is true for RNs and every other credential I can think of. Passing
> that test should mean you are an IBCLC. Period. Ongoing education (which I
> think needs to be better supervised and more rigorous) should mean you
> maintain the RLC. One's knowledge does not disappear bc she wants to move
> into education or research or volunteer work. How is it that someone at 75
> must take a test to maintain a credential she earned 25 or 30 years earlier?
>
> This discussion is raising several very important questions.
>
> First and foremost - is IBCLC designation a life-time credential as RN,
> MD, PhD and so on or it is a verification of certain level of
> credentialing like FAAP, FABM and so on.
> Understanding that IBCLC stands for International /*BOARD CERTIFIED*/
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