Dr. Tomczak's  note was very well written about the actual situation that ABPM created. It is quite interesting to see how somebody who would’ve done a one-year surgical residency and left the country for various reasons, can come back and not get certified through another pathway from a board that offers others a certificate of qualification in surgery, but will not enable him to do the same. This is a perfect example of how things are wrong in our profession. I was once certified by ABPM and when they kept on changing their names as they became different boards, they randomly grandfathered certain people who already had certificates versus others.

It was quite surprising to see over the last month or so that five ABPM board members voluntarily resigned with the assignment of new board members, but there was no vote from the people who are certified by this board. Obviously, when five board members resign at the same time, it suggests they were asked to or they would be let go by the president of that board. The fact that our association had a statement out last week stating that it appears that the discussions between the two boards with APMA‘s help has stalled, and may not continue, is extremely worrisome. Well said, Dr. Tomczak. It explains how ABPM is really not legitimate in trying to be fair.

Steven Selby Blanken, DPM, Silver Spring, MD