It turns out that licensed doctors can stop practicing medicine for as long as they want, and then pick up the job again later without having their competency re-assessed. Fair enough, you can keep your driver's license valid and go without driving for years, bu no one will ask you to re-take your driver's test before you can get back behind the wheel. Of course, driving a car and performing brain surgery aren't exactly alike.
Researchers at the University of Michigan are concerned that states aren't checking up on the competency of inactive doctors who return to active practice. Of course, since the licensing board for the District of Columbia is the only one that requires a minimum number of patient visits to keep a license registered as "active," most of these boards wouldn't even know which ones were in danger of getting rusty.
Of course, since bloggers don't need a license to do their thing, I can pick back up where I left off without worrying too much.
2 comments:
Glad to see you back. What kind of computer did you get?
Thanks! I just got a low-end Gateway because it was affordable. As long as I can get on the internet, I'm happy.
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