For a 40th birthday present to myself, I allowed myself to say “I am wrong, you are right”

For my 50th birthday present to myself, I allowed myself to try to mean it.

Admitting error still does not come easily…but here goes:

Overall, the commentators here are correct, and I was wrong to pick on the ACGME.

The core competencies have flaws, but they are a vast improvement over the status quo ante