Originally Posted by Old Dad
I built a home for the head of thoracic surgery at a very well respected state univ. hospital (was recently offered the same position at Johns Hopkins)He told me hardly anybody knows this but he didn't focus very well in college and couldn't get anyone to take him for medical school in the US, he eventually got accepted at a medical school in the Caribbean. Funny things is, nobody yet has asked to see his med. school diploma before he's opened them up for heart surgery.

That's because the people who care about these things don't bother setting up surgeries with him.

Generally, you pull the medical board information and do your analysis before you select your surgeon.

You pull the educational background and residency information, and then use it as a proxy for intelligence and skill as a first screen before you narrow your search and look for additional information.