Med/Peds Combined Credentially to be Reviewed at changed for New Residents

[DarthNeurology]

I just read that for new Med-Peds students entering residency this fiscal year July 1, 2008, there will be an extended credentially process to make sure residents are competent in both pediatrics and medicine, . . . for a person to sit for the board certification for specialties the AAP and ACP and AFC will scrutinize medical school records for the number of pediatrics electives and medicine electives, . . . so if you took under a certain number of pediatrics electives you may not be BE/BC in peds, but in internal medicine and vice versa, most states will also require a SubI or Acting Internship in BOTH pediatrics and medicine, yikes!!! Does anybody else think this is unfair? Why wait to tell people who were accepted now? Supposedly you can grandfather in by doing an extra three month pediatric elective or three month internal medicine elective after residency . . . but you graduate late from residency!

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[jones173]

would you mind telling me the source of where you read that?

 

[Gas4Life]

This is but a lame joke on the dumbest day of the year - April Fools.

Seriously, do you think any licensing board or specialty board or credentialing board gives a rat's patootey about what sub-I you did in med school? Put your thinking cap on, dude.

I hate April Fools day. Everybody trying way too hard to be funny and falling flat on their face in the process.

 

[DarthNeurology]

I just read that for new Med-Peds students entering residency this fiscal year July 1, 2008, there will be an extended credentially process to make sure residents are competent in both pediatrics and medicine, . . . for a person to sit for the board certification for specialties the AAP and ACP and AFC will scrutinize medical school records for the number of pediatrics electives and medicine electives, . . . so if you took under a certain number of pediatrics electives you may not be BE/BC in peds, but in internal medicine and vice versa, most states will also require a SubI or Acting Internship in BOTH pediatrics and medicine, yikes!!! Does anybody else think this is unfair? Why wait to tell people who were accepted now? Supposedly you can grandfather in by doing an extra three month pediatric elective or three month internal medicine elective after residency . . . but you graduate late from residency!

I did mention that this was put out by the AFC, otherwise known as the April Fool's Committee, he he

 

[racerx]

I hate April Fools day. Everybody trying way too hard to be funny and falling flat on their face in the process.

1. From your post, it sounds like you hate a good portion of every day, not just April Fools Day.

2. Who cares if people are trying to be funny and failing. At least they're trying to create a better atmosphere for others around them.

3. Sucks that you're the arbiter of what is funny and not.

In short, "lighten up Francis", and quit being so severe.