Maintenance
of Certification
The Medical Oncologist’s Perspective
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“I am one of those who must recertify every 10 years. I maintain both my internal medicine and oncology certifications. There is a four year stagger between each certification and many of the requirements overlap so I can be working on both well in advance. Increasingly hospital credentialing is requiring that staff and faculty maintain their certification. The other reason I think it is important to maintain certification is to stay up-to-date.”
Michael A. Carducci, MD
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
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“ As someone who was grandfathered in, I watched many of my younger colleagues go through the process of renewing their certification and in fact, it seemed to me if we really are going to provide the best care to our patients, it was absolutely imperative that I go through the process of maintaining my own certification.”
David H. Johnson, MD
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
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“I’m certainly glad I did it! I think the value of being in the maintenance of certification program is that it is for the patients. In truth, if you don’t do it, you’re no longer considered certified in your area of expertise.”
Anne Moore, MD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
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“I think it’s important for physicians to participate in MOC because increasing your knowledge is so important to patient care and practicing good medical oncology. It’s important to show your colleagues and your patients that you’re dedicated to lifelong learning and MOC certainly does that.”
John E. Pippen, Jr., MD, FACP
Baylor Sammons Cancer Center
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