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ASA members received notice today of an article in American Medical News. It discusses AMA's response to the NBME certifying exam for DNP.
I have not been paying close attention to AMA's political activity much since I started residency because at that time, they did not seem to be addressing the issues that I care about. Seeing this level of commitment to address the NBME head on is enough to make me join the AMA to show my support for continued attention to threats like this.
It also has a great quote from ASA President Roger Moore
In case you do not go read the article, there are some nurse quotes that reveal/ confirm what their ultimate goal is.
I will be sending a letter to AMA president J. James Rohack explaining that it is issues like this that will get young physicians like myself to be more involved in the AMA.
Roger Moore continues to impress me more all the time.
Lets join up with physicians across specialty lines to send a message that we will no longer stand quietly while the physician's role is devalued by lesser trained individuals.
- pod
The AMA House of Delegates was expected to consider, at its mid-June Annual Meeting, a resolution proposing to explore alternative physician licensing testing options. The resolution calls for the AMA to withdraw representation from the NBME if the testing organization fails to act to safeguard the integrity of the physician licensure process.
I have not been paying close attention to AMA's political activity much since I started residency because at that time, they did not seem to be addressing the issues that I care about. Seeing this level of commitment to address the NBME head on is enough to make me join the AMA to show my support for continued attention to threats like this.
It also has a great quote from ASA President Roger Moore
"It's very important the delineation between nursing degrees and physician degrees is not obscured and patients aren't misled," said Roger A. Moore, MD, president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. He cited examples of DNPs referring to themselves as "doctor" in the clinical setting. Nursing schools also have adopted terms such as "residency" and "fellowship" as part of their doctoral programs.
Use of the USMLE Step 3 "appeared to be one more step in that direction for nurses to be able to claim they have the same credentials as physicians ... and that's a misrepresentation," Dr. Moore said.
In case you do not go read the article, there are some nurse quotes that reveal/ confirm what their ultimate goal is.
in the Jan. 16 Chronicle of Higher Education. Mary O'Neil Mundinger, DrPH, RN, dean of Columbia University School of Nursing in New York, was quoted as saying: "If nurses can show they can pass the same test at the same level of competency, there's no rational argument for reimbursing them at a lower rate or giving them less authority in caring for patients."
American Assn. of Colleges of Nursing President C. Fay Raines, PhD, RN, said the DNP degree does not change nurses' scope of practice, which would be up to state legislatures.
Doctor of nursing programs are available in 34 states and Washington D.C.
However, such programs "are similar [to obtaining a medical degree] in that they involve advanced preparation ... and certainly there are some things that are common across disciplines," said Raines, dean of the University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Nursing.
Many states, for example, recognize advanced practice nurses' ability to independently treat and diagnose patients, as well as prescribe medications. Other health professions are moving toward practice doctorates to respond to primary care shortages and an aging population, Raines said.
The NBME's certification exam for DNPs is an additional, voluntary credential, Raines added. "But it's always important for people to be recognized in areas in which they are experts." Transparency is important, but the term "doctor" is not exclusive to physicians, she said.
I will be sending a letter to AMA president J. James Rohack explaining that it is issues like this that will get young physicians like myself to be more involved in the AMA.
Roger Moore continues to impress me more all the time.
Lets join up with physicians across specialty lines to send a message that we will no longer stand quietly while the physician's role is devalued by lesser trained individuals.
- pod