[thucydides]

The school was right to throw them out, but it was for the wrong reason. They should have been dismissed on grounds that their behaviour in the Georgia restaurant was completely inconsistent with the character required to become a physician entrusted with the lives and health of others.

[mass55th]

"The school was right to throw them out, but it was for the wrong reason. They should have been dismissed on grounds that their behaviour in the Georgia restaurant was completely inconsistent with the character required to become a physician entrusted with the lives and health of others."

While I agree with you totally, the reality is that the hospital took the right approach. Had they used the above reason, they would probably have been challenged in court successfully. As it is, they will probably be sued anyway, but the defense of protecting the hospital, staff and patients is much easier to fight in court.

[Eagle9]

"The safety of the three students, the personnel and patients would be placed in jeopardy if they were to work here, so we have sent them to another hospital out of state."

They'll continue their internship elsewhere, unless the state of Georgia can/will prosecute. This may well be most telling sentence in the whole article. No consequences.

sighhhhhhhh

[cake_crumb]

"They should have been dismissed on grounds that their behaviour in the Georgia restaurant was completely inconsistent with the character required to become a physician entrusted with the lives and health of others."

That would have been the RIGHT thing to do...unfortunately, the RIGHT thing to do is not necessarily the PC thing to do.