ABA Oral boards

[sweetalkr]

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Curious,

When I am done with my pain fellowship, is it required I take my oral boards? a staff at my institution went to a great fellowship and never took her orals but still practices pain medicine.

just curious the benefits, etc.

 

[Mister Mxyzptlk]

1. Being board-certified doesn't mean much, but not being board certified means a lot and you will always be under a cloud of suspicion as to why you don't have your boards.

2. In most states you can practice whatever you want even if you're not board certified. However, hospital privileges are another story. Many hospitals now will not grant privileges unless you are BC/BE. ASCs will usually grant privileges only if you have hospital privileges somewhere.

3. Getting malpractice coverage could be a problem or it might be more expensive. Your competition could use your lack of boards in their marketing or to keep you off the staff of certain facilities.

4. In a malpractice suit, lack of board certification is very negative.

As I understand it, you need the orals to get anesthesia boards, and you need anesthesia boards to get the subspecialty pain certificate. Get your tickets punched. You need every edge you can possibly get.

 

[mille125]

1. Being board-certified doesn't mean much, but not being board certified means a lot and you will always be under a cloud of suspicion as to why you don't have your boards.

2. In most states you can practice whatever you want even if you're not board certified. However, hospital privileges are another story. Many hospitals now will not grant privileges unless you are BC/BE. ASCs will usually grant privileges only if you have hospital privileges somewhere.

3. Getting malpractice coverage could be a problem or it might be more expensive. Your competition could use your lack of boards in their marketing or to keep you off the staff of certain facilities.

4. In a malpractice suit, lack of board certification is very negative.

As I understand it, you need the orals to get anesthesia boards, and you need anesthesia boards to get the subspecialty pain certificate. Get your tickets punched. You need every edge you can possibly get.

totally agree...just put in the time and get the paper...

 

[sweetalkr]

Well, thanks for the heads up.

I was just curious because one of our attendings is not oral boards certified, just writtens. and to be ehonest, i was like "wow, save 2000$?" but i figured there was a huge catch.

I am planning on taking them!

 

[Jcm800]

Well, thanks for the heads up.

I was just curious because one of our attendings is not oral boards certified, just writtens. and to be ehonest, i was like "wow, save 2000$?" but i figured there was a huge catch.

I am planning on taking them!

you cannot sit for the pain boards unless you pass the oral boards. People that dont take the oral boards, because they say they dont need them, are suspect in my opinion.

My hospital will kick you off of staff if you dont get BC in 3 year of completion of your training.

THere is no good reason to NOT GET certified. WHen you do have it, it will just be some thing you put on your cards, and what you tell PCPS why they should send to you and not some part time anesthesia guy doing blind ESIs in the OR holding area, hahah.

 

[Mister Mxyzptlk]

Your attending might be working in academics because without boards that is the only venue available . . .

 

[PMR 4 MSK]

Your attending might be working in academics because without boards that is the only venue available . . .

Can you still work VA without boards?

 

[Jcm800]

Can you still work VA without boards?

last i checked two years ago, this was true...

 

[Tuohy]

Your attending who is not board certified is totally suspect (ie shady; ie not confident to take oral boards; analagous with weak)-

 

[Tenesma]

technically you are not board certified if you just passed your written boards.... so having passed the written boards really means NADA, ZIP, nothing...

when i was credentialing 3 years ago, some of the insurers required proof of board certification in order for me to bill pain procedure codes.... this will become more and more common place...

why go through all the training and all the aggravation and not get board certified --- that is beyond incomprehensible...

 

[SleepIsGood]

technically you are not board certified if you just passed your written boards.... so having passed the written boards really means NADA, ZIP, nothing...

when i was credentialing 3 years ago, some of the insurers required proof of board certification in order for me to bill pain procedure codes.... this will become more and more common place...

why go through all the training and all the aggravation and not get board certified --- that is beyond incomprehensible...

I'm assuming you are talking about the anesthesia boards?

what about the Pain boards. It seems like there are a few Pain societies that offer "board certification". obviously everyone is going to say theirs is the best,etc.

in terms of hospital / insurance credentialing, as long as you have a board cert from any one of these Pain socieities will you be set ? will you be able to bill for pain procedures essentially...

 

[mid|ine]

in terms of hospital / insurance credentialing, as long as you have a board cert from any one of these Pain socieities will you be set ? will you be able to bill for pain procedures essentially...

I hope not

 

[Jcm800]

I'm assuming you are talking about the anesthesia boards?

what about the Pain boards. It seems like there are a few Pain societies that offer "board certification". obviously everyone is going to say theirs is the best,etc.

in terms of hospital / insurance credentialing, as long as you have a board cert from any one of these Pain socieities will you be set ? will you be able to bill for pain procedures essentially...

not my hospital. Subspecialty certification required by your primary board. So for me, ABA, and the same for you.