[Sigia-l] What happened to the good IAs

[Laurie Gray]

I was a Speech Pathologist in my first career and I had to be both
nationally and state certified. I had state laws that dictated what I could
and could not do. In order to work, I had to earn a Master's Degree, take a
national board exam, and complete a 9 month "residency". I even had to carry
malpractice insurance. The reason for this, I suppose, was that depending on
the environment in which I worked, I could potentially cause a patient
significant psychological harm, or physical harm to the point of killing
them if I misdiagnosed/did not treat them properly.

I don't see those sort of risks in my current position, so I don't see the
need for certification as an IA.

Laurie

On 6/21/07, Karl Fast <karl.fast at pobox.com> wrote:
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> Engineers belong to a special class of professions, along with
> laywers and doctors and architects, that are protected and
> "certified" through an act of legislation. This gives them a lot of
> power, legal status, and protection. But there are downsides,
> notably the high entry barrier: it takes a lot of time and money to
> enter these professions.
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