Posted on 02/19/2011 12:20:01 PM PST by therightliveswithus
Fake doctors' notes have been obtained from union rallies in Wisconsin. They read:
Feb 19, 2011
Patient’s name ________________
Date of birth ____/_____/_____
To Whom it May Concern:
This is confirm I have seen and evaluated the above named patient.
Please excuse from work/school due to a medical condition from
____/____/____ through
Please contact me at badgerdoctors@gmail.com if additional information is needed. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Physician Signature:
Physician Name
WI license number
The purpose of these phony notes are to enable random people to hand in fabricated notes to their employers or superiors. This would make it appear that they weren't lying about being sick, but that they had in fact been ill and had seen a doctor.
One woman who obtained a fake note stated:
“I asked if they were handing out doctors’ excuses and a guy said yes and asked me if I needed one. When I told them I needed one for February 16 and 17th, he wondered if I wanted to come back here for the protests next week. I said, ‘sure,’ and I received a doctor’s note for the 16th through the 25th of February, without a medical exam.”
(Excerpt) Read more at punditpress.blogspot.com ...
My husband is a Professor of Radiology at the University of Michigan with many residents and fellows in training under him so I am aware of the difference between medical students and residents. An error in the earlier post was in calling medical students “residents”. A medical student cannot be a resident. An intern or resident has graduated from medical school and has an MD degree. Medical students do not have, but are training to get, an MD degree. But the states regulate how much training those “in training” MD’s must have before they can practice medicine autonomously. I guess my point was that if they were merely medical students handing out these notes, wouldn’t they be, in fact, practicing without a license? Medical students cannot make medical decisions autonomously and if they do, they are breaking the law. And if they are handing out these notes “co-signed” or under the auspices of a medical doctor, and that doctor does not supervise them, that doctor is breaking the law. If they are residents, practicing under the tutelage of a supervising physician, not only they, but the supervising physician, could be in hot water here.
Obamacare style examination.
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