Dr. Bob Sears, critic of vaccine laws, could lose license after exempting toddler

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7. Read this for a little context on the California Medical Board. Travesty much?

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/-251773--.html

Medical board reinstated convicted felons

Sept. 2, 2010
Updated March 18, 2015 10:22 p.m.

By COURTNEY PERKES / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

In the past 10 years, the California Medical Board has reinstated the licenses of doctors who were convicted of sexually assaulting patients, defrauding insurance companies of millions and hiring hit men to kill their wives.

Although some doctors spent as much time in prison as they did in medical school, they were most often able to show rehabilitation and given a second chance to treat patients.

"There are some things that people have done, and I don't care how remorseful you are, you shouldn't get your license back," said Julie D'Angelo Fellmeth, a San Diego attorney hired by the state in 2003 to report on the board's enforcement practices.

The Orange County Register examined records of 123 doctors who sought reinstatement in the past decade after they lost their licenses for misconduct or negligence. More than half were able to satisfy a judge and the medical board that they were fit to practice. Among the 66 who were reinstated, 16 got into trouble again.

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http://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/blogs/qa-courtney-perkes-truth-checking-medical-board%E2%80%99s-claims-one-bad-apple-syndrome

Q&A with Courtney Perkes: How California Medical Board Reinstated Convicted Felon Doctors
By William Heisel
June 11, 2010