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In 2009, when I was 64, Paul McCartney's song, written when he was 16 (1), kept reverberating through my mind since I had a decision to make: recertify in emergency medicine (EM) or not. I thought about it a great deal. Initially I decided no, since I did not think I'd still be practicing at 73 or 74. There was also no need to be board certified in my hospital at the time. Then I thought, "You've always met the challenge head on. Why not go out the way you came in, not shirking a test? ” Having certified in 1989 and recertified in 1999, I successfully recertified in 2009.
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research