Harry Hope
2006-09-04 23:19:09 UTC
Last week the Associated Press reported that Frist "may not have met
all the requirements needed to keep his medical license active - even
though he gave paperwork to Tennessee officials indicating that he
had." http://www.startribune.com/357/story/648928.html
Whoops!
The state of Tennessee requires its licensed physicians to complete 40
hours of continuing medical education every two years.
Frist, a heart-lung surgeon who is considering a 2008 presidential
run, submitted a license renewal with the Tennessee Health Department
stating he has fulfilled that requirement.
Responding Tuesday to repeated requests from The Associated Press, a
Frist spokesman said the Republican senator may not have done his
continuing education after all, and had contacted the Tennessee Board
of Medical Examiners to see if corrective steps were necessary.
(snip)
Frist is retiring from the Senate at the end of the year to consider a
presidential run.
As a senator, Frist doesn't maintain a medical practice but routinely
emphasizes his experience as a doctor.
Frist recently took blood-pressure tests on Iowans during a visit to
the state that holds the first presidential caucuses.
He also keeps the letters "MD" next to his name on his Senate office
door and has been known to keep a doctor's bag and lab coat on hand on
the campaign trail or in his Capitol Hill office.
I must admit I'm a little confused.
How can Frist not know whether he's completed his continuing education
or not?
Perhaps he's trying to figure out whether killing cats counts towards
the required 40 hours.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Frist_medical_school_experiments_controversy
By EarlG
Democratic Underground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/
Harry
all the requirements needed to keep his medical license active - even
though he gave paperwork to Tennessee officials indicating that he
had." http://www.startribune.com/357/story/648928.html
Whoops!
The state of Tennessee requires its licensed physicians to complete 40
hours of continuing medical education every two years.
Frist, a heart-lung surgeon who is considering a 2008 presidential
run, submitted a license renewal with the Tennessee Health Department
stating he has fulfilled that requirement.
Responding Tuesday to repeated requests from The Associated Press, a
Frist spokesman said the Republican senator may not have done his
continuing education after all, and had contacted the Tennessee Board
of Medical Examiners to see if corrective steps were necessary.
(snip)
Frist is retiring from the Senate at the end of the year to consider a
presidential run.
As a senator, Frist doesn't maintain a medical practice but routinely
emphasizes his experience as a doctor.
Frist recently took blood-pressure tests on Iowans during a visit to
the state that holds the first presidential caucuses.
He also keeps the letters "MD" next to his name on his Senate office
door and has been known to keep a doctor's bag and lab coat on hand on
the campaign trail or in his Capitol Hill office.
I must admit I'm a little confused.
How can Frist not know whether he's completed his continuing education
or not?
Perhaps he's trying to figure out whether killing cats counts towards
the required 40 hours.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Frist_medical_school_experiments_controversy
By EarlG
Democratic Underground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/
Harry