>Now wouldn't this be perfect for IBCLC wannabes? Pass a preliminary
>exam on lactation to gain "resident" status. It would mean that you have
the
>basic knowledge and are just working on experience.  What do you all
think?

This suggestion seems to have great merit!!!  It validates and preserves
the IBCLC designation while recognizing those "in progress".

I am very interested to hear how this strikes the rest of my good LC
friends out there....I'm also married to an engineer but he never had
that option--he needed 4 years of on-the-job-experience before he was
eligible to take the professional engineer exam.


Karen Zeretzke, MEd, IBCLC
Baton Rouge, Louisiana