Re: ABPS® Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM) Appoints
Public Member

As a member for over ten years, I have consistently supported this group in the battles with ABEM.  However, this appointment greatly disappoints me. It is inappropriate for a nurse to hold any position of authority over physicians, and indeed the entire question of a "nurse doctorate" needs formal discussion and evaluation.  Emergency medicine is a stressed and stressful specialty, and validating this role confusion is detrimental to physicians as well as patients.  I do not expect to renew my membership.