Dialogue Volume 10 Issue 4 2014 | Page 11

APPRECIATION Meet some of the superheroes who are keeping medical regulation healthy photo: D.W. Dorken A t least once in your career, you will be assessed by a fellow physician who has a similar practice as yourself. The prospect of having someone review your records and ask you questions about your practice, of course, unnerves most doctors. The truth is, however, most physicians will later go on to describe the actual assessment as a positive experience. The credit for much of the goodwill the program has generated goes to our assessors, says Dr. Rocco Gerace, College Registrar. “They do an exceptional job in conveying to their peers that assessment is about mentoring; it is not about rend