It's embarrassing: in our profession, I hope we have not come to a point where, because audiologists can belong to more than one organization, members feel it acceptable to openly criticize and denigrate one another.(GUEST EDITORIAL)

It might seem strange, but I would like to thank the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) for its two recently published articles--both titled "Do I Need to Keep my 'Cs'?"--that appeared in Audiology Today. I appreciated these misleading pieces because they brought inquiries and requests to ASHA for clarification and information. ASHA staff have been pleased to engage these colleagues, understand their perspectives, answer their questions, and set the record straight.

Frankly, this is an embarrassing situation. It's embarrassing to us that some of our members and ...

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