LIKE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION, IT’S MOSTLY A TRANSFER OF MONEY TO PARASITES: Board Certification and Fees Anger Doctors.

Dr. Jonathan Weiss is tired of passing exams.

A triple-board-certified physician from upstate New York, Dr. Weiss retakes a long written test in each of his specialties — internal, pulmonary and critical care medicine — every 10 years to maintain his board certification.

If he opted out, he could still keep his medical license. However, many hospitals would not hire him, and patients would be less likely to seek his expertise.

Now, in light of recent changes to the board certification process, Dr. Weiss and thousands of other physicians are rallying against these examinations, which they say are expensive, time consuming and ultimately irrelevant to patient care.

“I’m an idiot,” Dr. Weiss said in an interview. “Here I am, going through this ridiculous process that gets harder each cycle, and all the stuff they’re asking me isn’t helping me. I’d argue that it detracts from my ability to be a good doctor.”

Yeah, I’m skeptical of this stuff. And there’s too much overhead for all the professions now.