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@MaggieMack

She needs medical intervention; she should lose her place in the program.

I wouldn't go to her.  She appears to have a real mental problem

[151949]

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@MaggieMack wrote:

Have you seen the video of the fourth-year med student doctor in neurology and her meltdown on the Uber driver? She has been suspended by the med school pending investigation. Here is the article with link to video:

Uber Girl Rider Tirade

Kudos to the driver for keeping his cool after getting kneed in the groin and having his possessions tossed into the street.

What do you think? Should she lose her medical license? I would like to see something happen, like AA meetings for a year, no alcohol, etc., etc. before she gets any medical privileges back. If ever. Another case of too little parenting?

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I medical STUDENT is just that - a student. She does not have a license.

[croemer]

What is a person thinking...to believe this is anyway t treat others....and a medical student at that. I hope they come down on her.

[GSPgirl]

Medical personnel live to a higher standard than most of us.  I saw what happened to a friend of mine.  She drove drunk, hit two cars and got out of her vehicle and ran.  She also lied about not having her young children in the vehicle.  She was put on probation by the medical board and she spent thousands on a lawyer.  Her husband divorced her, she lost her business and her million dollar house.  She had to work at the state prison as part of her probation.  She is working now, but every time a potential boss googles her, up pops the judgement against her, 

[MaggieMack]

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@151949 wrote:

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@MaggieMack wrote:

Have you seen the video of the fourth-year med student doctor in neurology and her meltdown on the Uber driver? She has been suspended by the med school pending investigation. Here is the article with link to video:

Uber Girl Rider Tirade

Kudos to the driver for keeping his cool after getting kneed in the groin and having his possessions tossed into the street.

What do you think? Should she lose her medical license? I would like to see something happen, like AA meetings for a year, no alcohol, etc., etc. before she gets any medical privileges back. If ever. Another case of too little parenting?

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I medical STUDENT is just that - a student. She does not have a license.

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@151949, I am just using the same terminology used in ALL of the articles. If you want to take it up with them, have at it. I did notice that her white jacket does have MD embroidered on it:

I have known several med students who have earned the title of MD while still in school. Just depends how far along they are in their studies,

[AngusandBuddhasMom]

Well she obviously is in fine form but no I do not think she deserves to be tossed out of the program. This was not on hospital or school grounds and while she is in the wrong from what we can see. She does get shoved pretty forcefully by someone who is bigger then her. If she had fallen back and hurt herself we would have a different take on this.

I doubt she is cognizant of how bad she looks or is behaving or that her medical peers are sanctimoniously judging her. (And please their are a ton of male doctors who are full of themselves act badly in public and have no repercussions for their behaviour)

[debic]

She's a 4th year resident not a regular student.   Still training, but graduated from college.  She's employed by the hospital according to the news.

[Vivian]

I saw the video. What obnoxious, aggressive, and horrible behavior! This woman shouldn't even be allowed to clean out cages at a kennel, let alone be a doctor. My career was as an academic advisor at an Ivy League university. Pre-Med competition was fierce. In the old days, when students had to go to the library for some of their reading assignments, books or journal articles that were put "on reserve." That meant there were a limited number of readings available to students. Too many times, in pre med classes, some students would go to the library as quickly as possible to take the articles away so that other students couldn't see them. Cheating was also rampant.

I often wondered what kind of character flaws the system rewards. Competition is one thing. Cheating and destroying other people's opportunities are another matter altogether. The intangibles that make good doctors, like empathy, humanity, and compassion, as well as curiosity and creativity, don't get you into med school. Academic standards for med school need to be high but to me this woman's behavior points to all that's wrong with the way we choose physicians. We don't need any more arrogant, aggressive individuals treating the sick. I don't care if she was drunk. In vino veritas.

[debic]

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@AngusandBuddhasMom wrote:

Well she obviously is in fine form but no I do not think she deserves to be tossed out of the program. This was not on hospital or school grounds and while she is in the wrong from what we can see. She does get shoved pretty forcefully by someone who is bigger then her. If she had fallen back and hurt herself we would have a different take on this.

I doubt she is cognizant of how bad she looks or is behaving or that her medical peers are sanctimoniously judging her. (And please their are a ton of male doctors who are full of themselves act badly in public and have no repercussions for their behaviour)

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Well she deserved to be pushed IMO, he was trying to get away from her.

Do I think she needs to be fired?  No.   It was really stupid on her part, but the world is full of people making bad decisions.   I'm guessing finding out if she has a drinking problem might be an issue.

[MaggieMack]

@Vivian, ah, yes, there IS truth in wine!