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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]lapucelle
(21,131 posts)64. But that does not make him a physician licensed to practice medicine.
Abdul El-Sayed has made his doctor credentials the focal point of his campaign for governor, offering a "Medicare for all" state-run health insurance program last week as the prescription to fix what ails the state''s economy and people.
But El-Sayed is not licensed to practice medicine in Michigan, according to state records, a fact he tends to omit from his resume in campaign literature, in which he uses the professional title of "physician."
But El-Sayed is not licensed to practice medicine in Michigan, according to state records, a fact he tends to omit from his resume in campaign literature, in which he uses the professional title of "physician."
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20180610/blog026/663241/el-sayed-touts-his-doctor-credentials-but-he-never-practiced?CSAuthResp=1%3A%3A400626%3A1040%3A24%3Asuccess%3AE1C43B047DBCAE481EBD3E7AD2B39BC8
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Letter to the editor: El-Sayed is absolutely credentialed to use term 'physician'
k8conant
Aug 2018
#6
https://www.michigan.gov/statelicensesearch/0,4671,7-180-24786-81055--,00.html
George II
Aug 2018
#12
He's a M.D & Ph.D. He has no medical license because never did a medical residency
Julian Englis
Aug 2018
#43
Having a doctorate degree (two in this case) means that one earned the Dr. designation. n/t
demmiblue
Aug 2018
#16
She wasn't there, but she was in Kansas a day or two ago campaigning against Democrats.
George II
Aug 2018
#21
They started promoting this rally early in the week, even before they knew where it would be....
George II
Aug 2018
#32
The question responding to is whether the original poster was a Russian troll.
Snellius
Aug 2018
#59