> I think there is a fundamental distinction between the professions of medicine and law, in that they have licensing boards that are a means of ensuring a stan

> I think there is a fundamental distinction between the professions of medicine and law, in that they have licensing boards that are a means of ensuring a standardized minimum amount of competency. You might want to read the transcript of this This American Life episode: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/719/trust-me-im-a-doctor https://www.thisamericanlife.org/719/trust-me-im-a-doctor The summary: Licensing boards do a really poor job in maintaining quality. You can do extremely bad things as a doctor and still keep your license.