Commentary: Who controls certification?

Anesthesiologist opposition to Maintenance of Certification (MOC) has grown at a grassroots level, in sync with opposition by other specialists to their own MOC programs. Many clinicians seem unaware of this pushback, including society leaders, but that is likely to change, wrote Robert E. Johnstone, MD, in an opinion in the most recent edition of Anesthesiology News. MOC Anesthesiology (MOCA) opponents are driving debate on the merits and costs of MOCA. “So why do we have MOCA, and why do so many support it? The answers lie in public demand for physician competence and high-quality care, as well as recognition by anesthesiologists that best practices are changing, and MOCA is a good way to demonstrate keeping up,” Johnstone wrote. 

Source: Anesthesiology News