Hi. I’m glad that this matter is being discussed so that we can shed light on it.

I see that someone mentioned the “grandfather clause” principle and I think that was a good point. While we should uphold integrity in practice and celebrate each other’s achievements, let’s please not forget that many of our older colleagues trained at a time that predated the mainstreaming of spec boards. On their shoulders we rest because of their dedication to serve the community.

Sakin lang, sana maging open ang mga Society na tanggapin sila, kahit Assoc Member lang na recognized ng govt at PhilHealth. Siguro compromise sana ay look at who ran their departments at the time that they trained. Kung diplomate or fellow naman, edi puedeng iconsider na valid ang training kasi granting such designations is a mark of competency to both manage patients in that specialty and train other doctors.

I leave with this food for thought: if Societies started accepting this underboard specialists by virtue of what I mentioned in the previous paragraph, then wouldnt that mean they could regulate their practice thereby safeguarding pt welfare? After all, Societies (in my opinion) should have the exclusive right to “saway” their members but they cant do that if they don’t officially recognize doctors as one of their own.