Relevance of Recertification for Primary Care Physicians
IN RESPONSE:
Dr. Gonzalez's response confirms my belief about the shortcomings of the recertification process. Physicians' practices, particularly those of primary care physicians, become customized over time, and it is wrong for any board examination to rate them according to academic standards that are disconnected from the practical problems these physicians face every day.
More important, the idea of failing a physician on a recertification examination is abhorrent and …
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