The newspaper article says she sited in her suit that she would be deprived of the ability to make a living, pay back her loans, get on with her career and the like, if she isn’t given every opportunity to pass the test, but where did we get promised on being accepted to medical school that we could do any of that? We still had to learn it and demonstrate it, on Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3 of the USMLE, along with our board certification exams.

I’ve got to agree with JameMarieMD. They’ve stretched the rules pretty far already for her.

Nobody’s entitled to be a doctor, or to pass the boards. The practice of medicine carries some pretty big responsibilities, including the responsibility to know your limitations. Looking for excuses and going to court is not going to help her patients if/when she enters practice.

I worked full time through medical school, busted my behind to pass my boards, and am now in private practice. During medical school and residency I encountered students and residents like this. It was nice that they put their family first, but they did that when they SHOULD have been learning medicine. In the end, every single one of them (n=7, if you want to know) turned out to be either lousy physicians or never managed to pass, even with all the extra time and accommodations.

Had 2 kids in 2 years, while an MD-PhD student.

Has both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia

Failed her exam in April

If this woman is interested in basic research, why enter a residency in clinical pathology and why for God’s sake do an MD-PhD program.

Looks like this woman doesn’t know what she wants except to stir up trouble and get her name in print.

I’d never have her in my lab and I sure as heck wouldn’t have her as my physician.

She’s a disgrace to woman MDs and women PhDs.

However, I doubt someone like this will ever do any clinical practice. Her real talent is obviously in the area of forensics. She has all the makings of a very successful (wealthy) professional expert witness.