As expected, I found out today that I DIDN’T PASS THE BOARDS. I am still Board Eligible , and I can take the boards again 6 months (not sure if I want to do this again).
I can still + will practice anywhere in the country, and really nothing has changed.
Hell, I haven’t been Board Certified last 5 years after the state and the PHP unfairly and unjustly went after me 7 years ago.
Prior to the PHP nightmare I passed the boards for 30 years every 6-8 years
Certain hospital owned practices and certain Urgent Care centers due to their bylaws won’t allow doctors to be hired if you are not Board Certified.
I knew that I had just a long shot to pass, since I haven’t done hospital medicine in 15 years (most Family docs don’t do it), I was twice the age of most doctors taking the exams; Exams were all about academic , no oral exams or common sense family medicine questions
Plus, I haven’t practiced family medicine on a regular basis ever since the PHP debacle; I have worked more in Urgent Care, Occupational Medicine and House Calls.
I studied decently, but the only way I truly learn is by doing family medicine on a regular basis due to my ADD.
Doesn’t matter that I have a great patient and staff satisfaction approval rating , never had a negative malpractice suit or that I passed the boards for 30 years
It hurts , but I am not devastated or shocked . I guess I will be bummed for 1-2 days , and after emotions clear, I will decide which of my many options I will pursue.
Politics , power, and money rules( Presently short supply of all three), and I continue to pay the price for thinking outside the box, being a family doc who is somewhat an unofficial expert on Adult ADD.
This is not a pity party, just letting many of my patients, colleagues and friends know the results , since so many have inquired about the Boards.
Life goes on.
And the medical world wonders why family practice is becoming extinct.
Surviving,
dr. stu rosan
Dr. Stu Rosan and Adult ADD 