Friday Funny: How Do You Know the ABIM is Lying?
Answer: When Richard Baron, MD speaks.
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One reason why I retired early at 64. ABIM and ABFM are Mafia like crookedly run organizations. The ABFM wanted an “exit fee” of something like $917.00 so I would be “listed” as honorably retired in some stupid directory. Well Effff them. The trusting bastids sent me the certificate before they got my money that I had no plans of sending to them. So I’m persona non grata with them. At least I got a “nice” certificate that says I’m retired gratis.
Only way I’d go back to medicine is if Armageddon occurred and I was asked to do without having to meet “current” CME requirements. Other than that, I’m glad to be retired from medicine and am not looking back. These Board groups I hope God condemns to hell.
I don’t remember being asked for an “exit fee” 8 years ago when I quit! There was a little more honor to the ABFP when Nicholas Pisacano was in charge from my first boarding in 1976. When his successors added all that MOC crap with those worthless expensive quizzes to complete between recert exams, I knew that when I took my last board in 2007 I was done. (As always I “spotted” them the obstetrics questions since I hadn’t delivered a baby in 31 years. WHY do they still teach OB as part of the FP/FM curriculum?????) But yes, Kurt, retirement is so sweet. I do volunteer at a free clinic a few hours a month (for free pizza!) at the cost, in my state, of $100 a year for malpractice insurance! The other days just aren’t long enough. But when I think of the forty-some years I spent working 10 or more hours a day just to be financially independent now…well, I can’t think of that.
Hi Bill and all, I was in a “traditional” practice, office, hospital and call. Weekend call could be a bear and it gets tougher to do when one is older. Add in EHR which cut down the efficiency of seeing patients, the death of my lovely wife (5 years younger than me) of Radon induced lung cancer in 2019 (she never smoked in her life) and having the guardianship of a 25 year old mentally handicapped son, sealed the deal for me. I’m outta here. We never took vacations as we never knew when Chris was going to have an autistic meltdown. All what would have been vacation money went into investments and savings. Financial advisor told me I could retire when I was 61. Am 65 now. After Sally’s death I had the house abated of the Radon (we didn’t know it was a problem here when we bought the house) and Chris improved after he got out of adolescence. Sally did live long enough to see Chris get better. We’re doing fine now and having fun as much as Covid-19 allows. We’re in a rural area with a lot of parks so plenty of activities. I was a bachelor to age 31 and know how to cook though Sally wouldn’t let me while she was alive. I did do a few meals before she died and she was impressed though just picked at them. She liked my meatloaf.
I think I might still have the letter from the ABFP asking for the money stashed somewhere or I might of in a rage, shredded and burned it! 🙂 I remember Pisacano giving some talks at some meetings and he seemed to be a real nice guy. Kurt
Since my ABFP board certification expired in 2013, I happily lift my middle finger in salute to them!!
I’m sure ABFP is every bit as corrupt!
Yes they are, And they are “woke” now too.
In terms of ratio of board execs salary to diplomate average salary, the ABFP is in a class by themselves.
Yep and they do it on the Diplomats fees!