Abstract:Objective: To provide background information and a rationale regarding the mandatory Maintenance of Professional Standards (MOPS) Program of the RANZCP.
Conclusions: MOPS has evolved over ten years and will continue to develop and change. MOPS programs have been viewed by Medical Colleges as a major force in unifying the profession against destructive outside influences. MOPS is not an assessment of competence or performance, and not equivalent to “recertification”. Rather, MOPS reflects the belief that parti… Show more
“…Dr Mayne's article supporting mandatory MOPS[1] does not address any of the substantive issues raised in my earlier article. [2] The issues of MOPS being costly, unproven and educationally counterproductive were ignored.…”
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