Mr B Carbon, or to Whom ever can Concern:

Bill: I have always been so greatful to you and to ABPS for having allowed me to get my certification in Anesthesia and so to be able to get back my dignity. so happens that now we are facing another problem. As you know, the Interventional Pain Management Specialty was born within the Anesthesia specialty, and there fore it's natural that we all Anesthesiologist do Pain management as the General Surgeon does Gynecologic Surgical procedures; during the past 10 years, who ever is BC bt ABMS could take the American Board Of Pain Management(CA),and not too long ago the ABPM was in the same predicament that the ABPS is in today, in fact FL was one of the first States that accepted ABPM as a Borad, but now since they have a big number of Fellows(which we in ABPS have faild to do), in order for an Anesthesiologists to be elegible to take the ABPM Board, needs to have passed the ABMS and they DO NOT ACCEPT THE ABPS,; so, I think that we all have to be aware of this situation and take action, so that Candidates with  ABPS can be accepted to take the ABPM board, because if I have to pass the ABA, (through ABMS)to take the ABPM Board, and pass it, then I will have no purpuse of having the ABPS Board, that's why I think that is crutial to address this problem soon, because in FL after 2012, only BC in Pain will be able to do Interventional Pain, !NO FAIR NO?!!!!!!,
tHX,
Oscar Mendoza-Calix,M.D.

PD: I have been instrumental in having # surgicenters and # hospitals accept the ABPS Board, and has been great, but I think that the honey moon has finished and a new reality has sat in. Please , lets take this situation seriously, a lot of collegues will be greatful to ABPS for ever.  