The Wizard of Oz

[Jolly]

@george-k said in The Wizard of Oz:

@jolly said in The Wizard of Oz:

Isn't Phil a psychologist?

By training, yes. By licensure, no.

McGraw stopped renewing his Texas license to practice psychology in 2006.[48] The California Board of Psychology has determined that he does not need a license in that state because he does not practice psychology on his show.

As far as he's concerned, a distinction without a difference.

[George K]

@jolly said in The Wizard of Oz:

As far as he's concerned, a distinction without a difference.

That's right, and he's making a TON more money doing what he's doing rather than practicing his trade (Just ask D2 what a doctorate in psychology earns).

If you don't have a license, you're not a doctor. You're just someone who's very well educated in a field.

It's really a distinction WITH a difference.

[Jolly]

@george-k said in The Wizard of Oz:

@jolly said in The Wizard of Oz:

As far as he's concerned, a distinction without a difference.

That's right, and he's making a TON more money doing what he's doing rather than practicing his trade (Just ask D2 what a doctorate in psychology earns).

If you don't have a license, you're not a doctor. You're just someone who's very well educated in a field.

It's really a distinction WITH a difference.

Well, not quite.

Whether you have a license to practice, you're still a doc. BTW, quit slacking, check to make sure your license is good and go terrorize some residents...

[Mik]

Doctor Octopus is not. Dr Strange is. But I don’t think he keeps his license up either.

[George K]

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/dr-oz-would-be-one-many-quack-physicians-senate-s-n1285198

[Mik]

They need to discredit him, and fast. Instant name recognition and an outsider.

[George K]

[jon-nyc]

A friend (MD PhD) of mine has known him since residency and says he’s smart AF and was a superb doctor. She disagrees with some stands he’s taken over the years but still is a fan. Even chose him to operate on her father.

[George K]

LOL...

[Improviso]

@Jolly said in The Wizard of Oz:

As long as he's an elected Republican, I don't care if he has cloven hooves and horns on his head.

Think she would switch parties?

[George K]

[George K]

Well...

[George K]

I haven't been following the Pennsylvania senate race all that closely other than to be aware that the Democrat candidate (Fetterman) had a stroke a while ago, and at his last public appearance, he appeared, well, Biden-esque.

OTOH, I know little about Oz (R-Oprah) other than he is was a credible board-certified heart surgeon. His medical credentials seem solid and he has had multiple academic appointments.

BUt...he's said some pretty strange things, which make me wonder.

[Horace]

It’s easy to imagine an objective score for beauty which had high correlation with subjective scores. But the more sperm for ugly people thing is wacky.