Ahem. <mounts soap box>

How about: get government out of medicine gatekeeping, entirely; other than graduation from med school and residency -- both of which should be certificates that auto-grant permanent licensure. STOP THE STUPID STATE-SPECIFIC LICENSURE AND THE HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC "CREDENTIALLING". If a doc is worth de-licensing in one state, he shouldn't work at all; that bar should be HIGH (it isn't now), given the fabulous amount of personal effort and personal-and-govt-guaranteed expense outlayed, in advance...

How does medicine SOC change across a state line? it doesn't; or in a different hospital? it shouldn't. So license once at graduation from med school; Credential once versus your residency logs and versus a Standard Of Care, at graduation from residency (or before, even).

<dismounts soapbox>

More seriously -- cuz I don't think the gatekeepers will let go -- legislators should AT LEAST stay out of practicing medicine. They don't have the training. Even the docs in that legislative role, no longer practice medicine...

Ahem. <mounts soap box>

How about: get government out of medicine gatekeeping, entirely; other than graduation from med school and residency -- both of which should be certificates that auto-grant licensure. STOP THE STUPID STATE-SPECIFIC LICENSURE AND THE HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC "CREDENTIALLING". If a doc is worth de-licensing in one state, he shouldn't work; that bar should be HIGH, given the fabulous amount of effort and expense outlayed, in advance...

How does medicine SOC change across a state line? or in a different hospital? License once at graduation from med school; Credential once versus your residency logs and a Standard Of Care, at graduation from residency (or before, even).

<dismounts soapbox>

More seriously -- cuz I don't think the gatekeepers will let go -- legislators should AT LEAST stay out of practicing medicine. They don't have the training. Even the docs in that role, no longer practice...

Ahem. <mounts soap box>

How about: get government out of medicine gatekeeping; entirely. Other than graduation from med school and residency -- both of which should be certificates. STOP THE STUPID STATE-SPECIFIC LICENSURE AND THE HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC "CREDENTIALLING".

How does medicine SOC change across a state line? or in a different hospital?

<dismounts soapbox>

More seriously, legislators should stay out of medicine. They don't have the training. Even the docs in that role, no longer practice...