Sunday, February 20, 2011

Lunacy at large

I must write a 2nd editorial on this topic.  I previously blogged about the local county medical society representative bashing me (well I didnt in full detail, I will here) for calling myself a physician.  And I wrote about the movement to disallow physicians who graduate with a M.D./D.O/D.PM. degree from referring to themselves as physicians unless the the time they hold a state license (or at least in Ohio).  This is godless pagan lunacy at a high office in our society.  I have only been informed by one email that I "may not refer to myself as a physician or use M.D. after my name (in any capacity) or call myself a Doctor in any capacity or else I may be fined or other action be taken".  I do not want to arouse suspicion by blogging this matter, but suffice to say, I changed my book that I wrote on Heresy and Good Fortune to remove the Dr. from my name and to also remove the twitter account named "Jewishphysician" from its content.  I believe I will change this back to its original form.  So if you were to make the purchase, it will not be available again for a few weeks.  I must say that in no way am I representing myself as a licensed physician, nor am I setting up an office to make appointments for medical or even professional services.  Nor do I advertise such services online or in the newspaper or anywhere on Earth.  I feel that I reserve the right to use my M.D. degree designation to indicate that I am a professional with scientific and medical learning, though who is to say who is an "expert".  A family physician is an M.D. but I wouldnt go to one  to evaluate the status of my coronary arteries by a angiogram.   This is sheer lunacy. I somehow doubt that I will be pursued by any body for making a twitter account calling myself "jewishphysician".    I don't see how you can say that a physican who graduated from medical school should not refer to one's self as "doctor".   I mean, a Ph.D. in physics can call him or herself doctor.  Why not a physician who graduated from medical school?   Doctors in their first year or years of residency are not licensed.  They are referred to as Doctor.  They may write a prescription and affix the M.D. or D.O. designation to it.   It is done in every teaching hospital in the nation.  So why does a physician who is disabled and not presently seeking licensing which I will add costs probably 8-900 dollars for the licensing examination and hundreds more in licensing fees have to omit that they are a doctor, physician or their educational degree from their work.  It is not truthful to be denigrated in such a fashion.  I do not anticipate any troubles, but I will add here that I am not a litiginous person but if I am aggressively condemned for this, I will likely take legal action and feel that I can sue for emotional, professional and dignity issues.   I feel this strongly about this topic.   This is a matter of professional integrity as well as rewarding one for ones accomplishments.   And what about a physician who does not renew ones license?  Do they no longer get to refer to themselves in such a way?  Will they be fined if their Checkbook says "Doctor so and so" or their letter to the editor of the newspaper is affixed "John Smith, M.D.".   I would think that a physican who is in retirement (or closed ones practice) and did not renew ones license as it would be costly and unnecessary should continue to be regarded as a physician with full permission to write M.D. after ones name if he may wish to do so whether by news article, letter of professional reference or any other matter involving his capacity as a physician.
This is not just heresy, it is pagan godlessnes and it is a call to anyone that this is not the society in which we wish to live.  This is in effect communism, whereby the state controls the means of production and truth.
Thanks.    I hope that this is not going to be challenged.  My letter from the county medical society was addressed to "Mr. Brenner"...   Indignity.

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