Ronny Jackson's board certification is in Emergency Medicine.

[Siwsan]

I'm listening to the descriptions of his behavior - bad temper, vindictive, hard to work with, etc......

Judas Freaking Priest!! If ever there is a specialty where calm, rational behavior is paramount, it would be Emergency Medicine!!!

[Generic Brad]

1. Practicing medicine while drunk creates emergency situations

[Siwsan]

2. I am gobsmacked at what the report shows!

I realize that his initial board would likely be in Internal Medicine, and during his time working as the White House physician, he likely didn't have to deal with emergencies. BUT, that certainly doesn't mean one won't happen. I can't even begin to imagine dealing with an emergency situation where the lead physician has anger issues and a lack of patience with subordinates.

[RainCaster]

3. A common cert in the military

Nothing unusual about that. The alcohol allegations are another matter.

[Siwsan]

4. I don't remember a lot of Emergency Med docs when I was in the Navy

And I had a brain misfunction - Emergency Medicine is a primary board with an internal medicine - critical care medicine sub board. I had that backwards. When I retired from credentialing physicians, I did my best to clear the now unnecessary clutter out of my brain.

There's a whole hell of a lot of things showing up in that report that are massive causes for concern. Damn.

[Docreed2003]

5. Wait...then where's this combat surgeon shit coming from??

Saying that as a combat surgeon, in the Navy, who quite frankly had never heard of Jackson until he was in this post.

[Siwsan]

6. I don't remember seeing 'combat surgeon' anywhere

There are no surgical sub boards to Emergency Medicine. This is the specialty description from the American Board of Medical Specialties:

Emergency Medicine
A physician who specializes in Emergency Medicine focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. This specialist provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.

Sub boards:
• Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
• Emergency Medical Services
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• Internal Medicine-Critical Care Medicine
• Medical Toxicology
• Pain Medicine
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Sports Medicine
• Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

[Docreed2003]

7. Yeah I just looked up his record myself

Clearly my memory is wrong.

Perhaps I imagined it, but I swear I read in an article in the last 24hrs after this mess broke that referred to him as a "combat surgeon"....pfft, I've slept since then, lol.

[superpatriotman]

8. Barely qualified to be a doctor

Let alone run the second biggest government agency