RE: WI Podiatrist Survives on Patients' Ignorance
From: Name Withheld (CA)
This posting reminded me of a former classmate of mine. What he has done is unquestionably wrong - ethically, and probably morally. Being somewhat intuitive, I began to sense that there was something not quite right about him early on. Some classmates questioned me, but I stood firm. Let's just say that he proved me right - sued by my class, almost expelled by my school, lost his state license a couple of times, and involved in unscrupulous activities.
Which brings me to my question - didn't his school and his residency program see something coming? Did they suspect this person showed some questionable actions? And, if they did, what should they have done and should they have stopped him? COULD they have stopped him? I ask that question about my former classmate, often, wondering if he could have been prevented from causing problems long before they occurred and people suffered? Probably so.
Shouldn't someone have stopped his careen toward dishonesty? Why didn't they help him self-correct before this happened? The buck has to stop somewhere all along the line. Is no one responsible other than the perpetrator? Do doctors always protect doctors? We shouldn't. Wrong is wrong, right?
Name Withheld (CA)
