How many of you medical people have a current ACLS card? I am just getting ready to certify in this. Do you really use what you learn in it in your own job?

As a general surgeon, on the staff of several hospitals over the years, I've never been required to have ACLS certification. BLS is required, and I recertify every two years. On our staff, anesthesiologists, pulmonologists, intensivists are required to be ACLS certified, which to me seems really silly: it's what they do all the time, with or without such a requirement, and it simply means extra bureaurcratic hassle.