Censorshipby DO MS IV (no login)Recently, a certain 'doctor' posted a couple of derogatory remarks against osteopathy and foreign medical education while he was, in fact, venting his frustration against other podiatrists who had voiced their dissatisfaction with the podiatric profession. While I have no stake in podiatry and could not care less if it becomes mainstream or disappears tomorrow, I am greatly offended that he had cowardly belittled osteopathy and foreign medical education behind closed doors. Let him go speak to the AOA and proclaim that the D.O. is a second-class degree. Let him go to the AMA foreign medical graduate section and proclaim that they had received inferior medical education off-shore. I doubt this coward of a 'doctor' would have the fortitude when faced by MDs or DOs. When I made a reply directed at him in defense of my profession and foreign MD graduates because they're not here to defend themselves, my post was disallowed. This is typical censorship for you. If the moderator reads this, all I request is for you to be neutral in your judgement. If you will not allow posts that defend absent professions, then you shouldn't allow posts that slam other professions. Nobody outside of podiatry cares how well podiatry does or will do, but please don't take your intra-professional misery and inter-professional jealousy and turn into a rallying cry against other professions that have nothing to do with your future. With that said, this is one soon-to-be DO who will want nothing to do with podiatry when he practices. from IP address 129.120.99.96 Goto Forum Home |
| Response Title | Author and Date |
| MS 4 | Anonymous 2 on Aug 15, 3:32 PM |
| Re: Censorship | Anonymous on Aug 15, 4:08 PM |
| Censorship | Anomalous on Aug 15, 11:34 PM |
| re-read the post | Anonymous on Aug 17, 4:36 PM |
| Reply to dispel your myth | DO MS IV on Aug 16, 12:14 AM |
| you didn't answer the question! | Anonymous on Aug 17, 5:20 PM |
| Re: you didn't answer the question! | Anonymous on Aug 18, 8:36 PM |
| md,do,dpm,dc | cma on Aug 19, 5:46 PM |
| What a loaded question! | DO student on Aug 19, 7:39 PM |
| Yes - we do know the answer! | Anonymous on Aug 16, 12:40 AM |
| Thank you moderator. | DO MS IV on Aug 16, 12:17 AM |
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