Professionalization without legal accountability is incomplete
Abstract
This letter responds to Prasad’s editorial on emergency management professionalization, concurring with his call for organizational accountability but refuting the notion that voluntary certification can substitute for licensure. Without licensure, emergency management lacks legal accountability, enforceable ethics, and public protection—key hallmarks of a mature profession.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Occupational and Professional Licensing Regulation
Dietetics
Nutrition
and Education
Healthcare Quality and Management
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Emergency Management
- Publisher
- Weston Medical Publishing
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 261–262
- Publication date
- 3 June 2026
- Language
- EN