Posted on 01/10/2018 2:36:31 AM PST by markomalley
Was having an argument on Twitter last night regarding Dr. Bandy X. Lee from Yale and found out some data that you all may find useful.
First, who is Bandy X. Lee? She is the shrink who's made appearances since the inauguration of President Trump to accuse him of being crazy. She is the tip of the "25th Amendment" spear that is currently being thrust at him.
Typical of recent articles appearing in the media recently is this one from MSN:
A Yale University psychiatry professor told US lawmakers that she believes Donald Trump'smental health is "unravelling" in a presentation last month, it has emerged.
Dr Bandy X Lee, an expert on violence, claimed the President posed a "public health risk" by being in office when she met a group comprised of Democrats and one Republican in a series of private meetings.
Some researchers, such as FReeper tired&retired have noted that her license to practice medicine in Connecticut has expired. So why is she practicing psychiatry in the State of Connecticut?
This was the starting point for my little bit of research.
I decided to go to the website of Yale Hospital to see if she was practicing medicine there. Curiously, she wasn't on the list of clinicians at that facility:
Curious.
I then went to the website of Yale Medical School to see if she practiced there instead:
No dice there, either.
Of course, everybody has seen Bandy's profile on Yale. For some reason, I decided to drill down to see if I could find out if she taught courses or what. So looking at the List of faculty members showed she wasn't listed there either:
This is really strange. She clearly has a profile page on Yale Medical School, but she's not listed as a member of the faculty. What is going on here?
Doing some more digging, I finally found her.
She is identified on a list of "Voluntary Clinical Faculty."
What the heck is "Voluntary Clinical Faculty?"
Voluntary Ranks
Voluntary faculty are typically clinicians or others who are employed outside of the School but make significant contributions to department programs at the medical center or at affiliated institutions. Each department has established guidelines for the nature of required participation, such as the relative importance of teaching students, supervising residents, engaging in scholarly activity, participating in department administration, and other activities.
Voluntary faculty typically do not receive compensation or benefits from the School.
With the approval of the chair, voluntary clinical faculty may become principal investigators of grants. Voluntary faculty are expected to be board eligible, licensed, or certified in their specialties.(snip)
Assistant Clinical Professor
This rank is for persons who have made academic contributions documented in at least one of the following ways: (1) publication or other evidence of substantial contribution to their disciplines; (2) exemplary teaching; (3) well-recognized clinical expertise. Appointments are made for renewable terms of up to three years.
So, basically, it is an honorarium.
Clinical Faculty is often the designation given to the Dr’s employed directly by hospitals where the medical school students are doing their residency.
These Dr’s supervise the residency student’s in their clinical setting.
Mark,
Thank You for taking the effort to run with this.
The Goldwater rule is important but more so if she were actually practicing. Right now it doesn’t appear that she is doing anything along those lines.
I honestly think research should be focused on who is paying her and who dredged her up out of the swamp rather than focusing on her in of herself.
Because she is sort of like a gun. A tool.
But SOMEONE has put money behind her, whether it is her publisher, Yale, some 501(c)(3) (DAVID BROCK, PRIME SUSPECT), Neera Tanden, SOMEONE has provided funding.
“There are no complaints or disciplinary actions on file..in Albany.”
NOT YET.
“Diagnosing” a patient you have not seen is a breach of ethics and medical malpractice.
True, but practicing without a license is even worse.
If she has no license, she most likely has no malpractice insurance. This means she must pay her own legal fees and any judgements.
Yale is in Connecticut.
I also checked Massachusetts. No license.
I did not check New York. Yes, she is licensed to practice there.
However, a physician must be licensed in each state that they practice. Teaching is not considered practicing unless it is in a clinical setting.
I know several MD’s who are clinical faculty in North Carolina medical schools and live in Massachusetts.
The exception to being licensed in each state is if you are working for the US Government, then you must be licensed in one of the states, not necessarily the one where you are practicing.
Good research. This is the stolen academia counterpart to stolen valor much like saying one fought in Vietnam when they spent the war under a truck in vehicle maintenance with their nose pointed upwarded at a crankcase in a National Guard armory in Ohio. Nothing wrong with serving in the Guard but Ohio is a long way from Vietnam.
The New York listing is only a "Registration" of a license, to practice in the state. It is not a license.
Per the New York State Licensing website:
"To practice within New York State, a professional must be licensed and REGISTERED. "
Her registration in New York was not valid as her Connecticut License had expired.... You must always read the details.......
You are overthinking this.
New York does things differently. A license is for life (unless you surrender it). Licenses are issued by the Board of Regents of the State University of New York.
In order to practice medicine and surgery in NY State, you must REGISTER your license with the Department of Public Health, and stay in the good graces of the Office of Professional Medical Conduct. Registration is time-limited and subject to various rules and regulations.
Dr. Lee was granted a New York license (219444) on October 5, 2000, and this license is currently registered through 4/30/18. The license will never go away, her registration, presuming that she renews it before April 30, 2018 could potentially be limited or revoked for good cause.
My BAD...
While NY requires both a license and a registration, the license is a one time step to obtain registration. In order to be “Registered” to practice medicine in NY you must first have a NY License. The license is a one time process.
The “Registration is actually a renewal of the license, even though it does not state this.
NY is odd, I’ve not seen any other states do it this way.
My apologies for the confusion I created.
Bandy Lee is licensed in NY.
“Apparently, Brandy X Lee has deleted her Twitter account. Obviously, she does not stand up to scrutiny.”
Fortunately, the Internet is forever.
Her archive: http://archive.is/QwtYz
Jim,
Thanks for the clarification.
I am used to working with occupational licenses, including physicians, in other states. New York is different.
My apologies for the confusion.
The confusion on my part arose from the word “Registered.”
Some states allow an individual who is licensed in another state to “Register” and practice in that state. This is often done where individuals practice in several states. In order to do this you must be licensed in one state at all times.
Confusing, especially with 50 different sets of rules. I never liked dealing with NY governmental agencies. (It’s the only state where I ever paid for a permit to pay my employees by check instead of cash!)
HA!
Exactly!
The question remains — who has placed funding behind her efforts? She refers to “our cause” on Twitter!! Who is the plural???
Interesting that she has been teaching for nearly 15 years and has not made tenure. Most universities kick out asst. profs after five years if they are not tenured.
Perhaps she has some sort of minority privilege.
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