Recently, members of eight leading specialty organizations of the Philippine Medical Association expressed their displeasure over the move of the Philippine Society of Medi cal Specialists Inc. in Government Service to certify specialists in internal medicine, surgery, anesthesia, obstetrics/gynecology and pediatrics.
I went to PSMSI’s website and Facebook page and could not find a landline, just a mobile phone number. I dialed it, which turned out to be the contact number of a former PSMSI officer, now retired. She wasn’t sure if the secretariat had a landline, and advised me to leave a message on the FB page or send an email.
The people behind specialist certifying exams should be experts in their particular fields. The PSMSI is categorized as a nonspecialist affiliate of PMA. So, where did it get the mandate and authority to certify medical specialists and accredit training institutions? The PRCBOM could not contradict itself because it issued Resolution No. 25, which recognized specialty societies and their respective specialty boards and their stringent process of certification of specialists in their respective fields.
Some PCP members have suggested that specialty societies affected should take this to court to resolve the case swiftly.
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