Re: Professional or Not (was Database Design)

Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote:
> J Alex wrote:
>
> > The careers you mention are not really self-regulating. They're
> > government regulated. If you practice medicine without a license, the
> > penalty isn't losing your status, it's jail.
>
> You are partially correct and partially incorrect. I consult for some
> medical board in the US so I can speak on this with some expertise.
>
> In the US becoming a licensed physician requires government licensing
> that is true. But within that profession, with respect to
> specializations, it is not true.
>
> For example, any physician can practice medicine. But not every
> physician can call him or herself a urologist. To be a urologist
> requires an active certification from the American Board of Urology
> (http://www.abu.org). Which means the physician has completed an eight
> year residency, passed a written test, and passed two oral exams, and
> submitted volumes of documentation. And to maintain that certification
> they must recertify every five years: Which means proof of continuing
> education, more exams, and more documentary proof of the quality of
> their practice.
>
> And for all of that no government agency is involved. If they lose their
> certification they can no longer practice urology though they can
> continue to practice medicine per their state license.

What stops them from continuing to practice urology? Do goons from the ABU show up and break their knees?

Xho

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