The Inexplicable Downfall Of Debi Thomas MD

[lchoro]

The Indians are pre-selected. The guest worker visa programs require that an employer sponsor an immigrant worker. The workers are also almost always in their 20s. They also have good communication skills and often have prior experience in the same industry, such as banking, telecom, and IT.

[Mr.Gomar Holnyuk]

Originally Posted by HighFlyingBird

She has a serious mental health condition, its very sad. Mental illness can happen to anyone.

But ifcourse Bruce Jenner is celebrated for becoming a woman. go figure.
Is Tom Cruise still a Scientologist?

[AfternoonCoffee]

Originally Posted by vision33r

Here I am working with tons of Indians who only been to the country less than 3-5 years, speaks poor English and have poor common sense and driving BMWs. How ironic that more Americans out of work and immigrants that have very little local communication skills can have more desirable skills. Gotta thank American capitalism for globalism spirit.

Really? That's what you got from this...?
And is their "poor English" somehow contagious? Gee whiz, if that's the case...DOOM for America!

You don't have an agenda or anything, do you?

[Texas Ag 93]

I'm trying to reconcile how she got so far in her chosen profession (not to mention skating) before these issues came to light. It certainly seems as though she has some pretty significant mental health issues, but I'm wondering how long she's had them and how often people looked the other way up until it all eventually unraveled for her. Orthopedic Surgery is an incredibly demanding field of medicine. It's highly competitive to get into, and once you are in training, you are pushed to perform. People who can cut it (no pun intended) often wash out. Now, women are often heavily recruited to some programs because it's an extremely male dominated field (90% of those in training even today are men), but I've rarely seen a woman who made it into practice who wasn't an extremely bright, driven and competent individual, and I know an awful lot of Orthopedic surgeons.

She's also made mistake after mistake in her practice due to her relationships with others. Physicians, including surgeons, must absolutely be team players in this day and age, and must be able to work well with others, including business partners. Leaving a practice, let alone multiple practices, after so short a time, is a huge red flag. It often takes a year or more to even establish the referral network you need to maintain a successful practice. And as others have mentioned, the choice to withdraw and set up shop in a small area that was likely too small to support a practice was a huge mistake.

So, sadly, it really seems all her problems are self inflicted, though I certainly don't think she would have chosen this path for herself.