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Can anyone verify if this assertion is true?From Daily Show Forums submitted by a viewer after seeing Jon Stewart and John Oliver's clip on Rep. Paul Broun's 'Obama is Hitler' rant:
I was in a deposition with Dr. Broun a few years ago where he was testifying as an "expert" medical witness. He billed himself as practicing family medicine and the periodical AMA News lists him as a family physician, but he has never graduated from a family practice medical residency program. In fact, he hasn't graduated from any residency program.Anyone having information that verifies the above assertions about 'Dr.' Broun's credentials and physician practice and practices is encouraged to comment.
He saw patients as a physician but he didn't do lab work, he didn't administer vaccines, he didn't do diagnostic imaging studies, he didn't practice out of a clinic, he didn't keep medical records, and he carried no malpractice insurance.
He had been in a neurosurgical residency program, but testified that he quit because of a philosophical difference of opinion with an attending doctor. If true, this would be amazing. I suspect he was asked to leave for good reason after his transition year.
An investigation of this would make a great comedy segment. As one of a few members of Congress that is a medical doctor, Dr. Broun is often cited as an "expert" in this field when he is actually the least qualified licensed physician I know.
