[Untitled]
Levy, Charles
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Levy, Charles
Date:
1/13/2000
Text:
Re: Licensure
If I recall my history correctly, licensure was part of the formula that
moved medicine into the modern era. prior to the 1900's, virtually anyone
could graduate from an unregulated medical school and claim to be a
physician. Certification of medical expertise by a license to practice
medicine raised the bar as to who could be a physician. This was one of the
planks that built a practice built on scientific reasoning as apposed to
mere lore. If I required the service of a prosthetist/orthotist, I would
select licensed practitioner if possible. Licensing cannot dictate ethical
behavior, but can at least require demonstration of some agreed upon base of
knowledge. If licensing becomes widespread in the US, states without
liscensing will become the natural havens for those who are unwilling or
unable to pass a standard. This will almost certainly gaurantee that
citizens of these states will get poorer care. Although the process of
liscensure may create inconveniences, it will promote true professionalism,
which will ultimately benefit consumers and practitioners.
Charles E. Levy, MD
If I recall my history correctly, licensure was part of the formula that
moved medicine into the modern era. prior to the 1900's, virtually anyone
could graduate from an unregulated medical school and claim to be a
physician. Certification of medical expertise by a license to practice
medicine raised the bar as to who could be a physician. This was one of the
planks that built a practice built on scientific reasoning as apposed to
mere lore. If I required the service of a prosthetist/orthotist, I would
select licensed practitioner if possible. Licensing cannot dictate ethical
behavior, but can at least require demonstration of some agreed upon base of
knowledge. If licensing becomes widespread in the US, states without
liscensing will become the natural havens for those who are unwilling or
unable to pass a standard. This will almost certainly gaurantee that
citizens of these states will get poorer care. Although the process of
liscensure may create inconveniences, it will promote true professionalism,
which will ultimately benefit consumers and practitioners.
Charles E. Levy, MD
Citation
Levy, Charles, “[Untitled],” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/213372.
