taken boards max. times and failed

I'm simply challenging your statement that you're "held up to a higher standard that any of our peers".

We are held to the same standards as our PEERS!!! I am just as competent as an anesthesiologist. I wont get started on AA's.

The American Board of Anesthesiology is replacing its Recertification in Anesthesiology program with the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®) program. The voluntary program for Anesthesiology Recertification will end in 2009.
If your ABA certificate is not time limited and you think you have a need to recertify, you must apply for admission to the Anesthesiology Recertification examination by December 31, 2008. No applications will be accepted after this date. Currently either program is available to ABA diplomates who were certified prior to January 1, 2000.
The ABA issued diplomates certified on or after January 1, 2000 a certificate that is valid for 10 years. Diplomates with a time-limited certificate must satisfactorily complete Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®) before their time-limited certificate expires to maintain diplomate status in the specialty. The Recertification in Anesthesiology program is not available to these diplomates.

http://www.theaba.org/anesthesiology-maintenance.aspx


Additionally, MOCA allows all diplomates to demonstrate continuing qualifications. Each MOCA cycle is a 10-year period of ongoing Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment; continual assessment of Professional Standing (medical licensure); periodic assessments of Practice Performance; and assessment of Cognitive Expertise.http://www.theaba.org/mocafaq.aspx

You can't get started on them because you know absolutely nothing about them first-hand, only what you've read.

And as I've already pointed out, CRNA's are absolutely NOT held to the the same recertification standards as anesthesiologists - the standard for CRNA's is lower, period. The fact that the AANA is toying with the idea of starting one is simple proof of that.

The fact that the AANA is toying with the idea of starting one is simple proof of that.

Hummmmmmmmmmmmm...looks like their doing away with ABA exam and moving to career portfolio review.


Sounds similar to:

AANA: Frequently Asked Questions for Recertification completed every TWO years.

The AANA is not 'toying' with the idea of recertification, Recertification has been a requirement since the 1960's. Every nurse anesthetist is Certified and maintains their certification through recertification. The Council on Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists is continuously evaluating the best way of improving patient care through Recertification. An exam has little to support it rather than it has face value, meaing it sounds good if you really don't understand much about anesthesia. There is little correlation between having good test taking abilities and clinical performance. Unfortunately sometimes face value is more important than it should be. Also it is not productive to attempt to create tension between CRNAs and Anesthesiologitsts through pointless comparisons. Patient care is the focus.

By your logic, there would be no sense in even taking an initial certification exam. Is that what your position would be?

You may not like the comparisons, but they are certainly not pointless. CRNA's are not the same as anesthesiologists, regardless of how much they would like the public to think they are.