BCPS: Pharmacotherapy and Infectious Disease?

[CUpharmD2013]

So now that the BCPS has approved Infectious Disease as a specialty, do you guys that are specialists or managers recommend getting both Pharmacotherapy and Infectious Disease to be more well rounded even though my primary interest is infectious disease? Or should I just wait and take the infectious disease test once it is offered? Thank you for your input.

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[gwarm01]

What are your career goals? Looking to apply to jobs for infectious disease? Maybe wait for that exam, unless you want to change jobs before it comes out. It costs a lot of money to take these tests and maintain the certification. I wouldn't take any more than you need, and then only if it will benefit your career in a substantial way.

Do you have a link to the press release on this? I don't see it on their website. Crossing my fingers that informatics hasn't been added. The last thing I need is to spend more money and time to remain qualified for my current position.

 

[confettiflyer]

I was debating AQ ID but wanted to wait for this to roll out. Still debating dual-cert but there's no benefit for me financially, so meh.


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[KARM12]

AQ ID will be phased out.

I would not take both exams...it isn't worth it. Board certification is a cash cow and keeping up with the CE is exhausting. If you are an ID pharmacist I would only do the ID one. There is no benefit to both.

 

[confettiflyer]

AQ ID will be phased out.

I would not take both exams...it isn't worth it. Board certification is a cash cow and keeping up with the CE is exhausting. If you are an ID pharmacist I would only do the ID one. There is no benefit to both.

That's the debate in my department now...a few people did the dual-cert when BCCCP was established and are debating allowing BCPS to lapse. I'm ID heavy but freely rotate between onc, and crit care (honestly I don't even think I'll meet the 50% duty requirement consistently), so I'm inclined to stand pat with plain vanilla BCPS until my work habits reflect a particular area.

This is purely a personal interest play, I don't get double board cert benefits...at this point in my career, if there's no clearly defined benefit for such a high cost, why bother?


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[KARM12]

That's the debate in my department now...a few people did the dual-cert when BCCCP was established and are debating allowing BCPS to lapse. I'm ID heavy but freely rotate between onc, and crit care (honestly I don't even think I'll meet the 50% duty requirement consistently), so I'm inclined to stand pat with plain vanilla BCPS until my work habits reflect a particular area.

This is purely a personal interest play, I don't get double board cert benefits...at this point in my career, if there's no clearly defined benefit for such a high cost, why bother?


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Right if you are an ID specialist, do the ID certification. If you are not, do BCPS. There is no reason for both. It doesn't get you anywhere.

 

[CUpharmD2013]

What are your career goals? Looking to apply to jobs for infectious disease? Maybe wait for that exam, unless you want to change jobs before it comes out. It costs a lot of money to take these tests and maintain the certification. I wouldn't take any more than you need, and then only if it will benefit your career in a substantial way.

Do you have a link to the press release on this? I don't see it on their website. Crossing my fingers that informatics hasn't been added. The last thing I need is to spend more money and time to remain qualified for my current position.

Here is the link that I have:

http://sidp.wildapricot.org/resourc... Cardiology and Infectious Diseases Final.pdf

Thanks everyone for your responses. My career goal is to be an ID specialist so I think I will bypass the pharmacotherapy route like everyone else recommended and go for ID once it is available. I currently work for a small rural hospital where we do antimicrobial stewardship and could definitely qualify for the ID test because about 50% or a little more of our duties are stewardship activities.

 

[Drakulie]

I was debating AQ ID but wanted to wait for this to roll out. Still debating dual-cert but there's no benefit for me financially, so meh.


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AQ ID will be useless once the ID specialty Exam is offered ... so don't waste your time.

 

[Drakulie]

Right if you are an ID specialist, do the ID certification. If you are not, do BCPS. There is no reason for both. It doesn't get you anywhere.

i know but it Looks and Sounds really cool to have both credentials behind your name...............lol

 

[confettiflyer]

AQ ID will be useless once the ID specialty Exam is offered ... so don't waste your time.

Thank you captain obvious.

That's why I said waiting for exam to roll out.


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