tom coburn's medical career

[niyad]

so, having forgotten (if I ever knew), what tommy's medical degree is in, I found this:

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After recovering from an occurrence of malignant melanoma, Coburn pursued a medical degree and graduated from the University of Oklahoma Medical School with honors in 1983. He then opened a medical practice in Muskogee, Oklahoma and served as a deacon in a Southern Baptist Church. Coburn is one of three medical doctors currently serving in the U.S. Senate. During his career in obstetrics, he has treated over 15,000 patients, delivered 4,000 babies and was subject to one malpractice lawsuit, which was dismissed without finding Coburn at fault.[6][7] Coburn and his wife are members of First Baptist Church of Muskogee.

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now, if he got his degree in 83, and got elected to the house in 94--that means he practiced for about ten years. if my rough math is correct, that means he saw roughly 1,500 patients per year, or about 5 per day, every day except sunday (because, of course, he spent sunday in church, yes?). and the 4,000 babies-- 400 per year, 1.5 per day, roughly. wow, busy boy.

I guess my question to medical types here on DU--are these figures normal? do a lot of ob's deliver 4,000 babies in ten years, see 15,000 patients?

[brucefan]

1. It's Republican math

Just ask marathon great Paul Ryan

[niyad]

2. that was my first thought, but wanted to see if even likely.

[Bluenorthwest]

3. Coburn lies with a malicious ease that is rare even in politics

Very religious man.

[niyad]

4. does anybody know if this hateful pos' medical license is current?

[niyad]

5. did a little checking, because these figures just don't seem credible.

in 1980, the pop. of muskogee was 40,011, the entire COUNTY had a pop. of 67,033. in 1990,
pop. was DOWN to 38,219, county 67,078. 2000 was 38,310, and county 69,451. so, pop in muskogee DOWN almost 1800, and county only up 2,000.

my guess is, whoever did that post in wiki was either high or delusional.

[Heidi]

6. More about Coburn's illustrious medical career: New York Times (2004)

G.O.P. Senate Candidate Says He Sterilized Under-Age Women
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 24 (AP) - Dr. Tom Coburn, a physician and Republican Senate candidate who is facing accusations that he sterilized a young woman without her permission 14 years ago, now says he performed similar procedures on "lots" of under-age women at their request.

In an interview this week on KRMG-AM in Tulsa, Dr. Coburn was asked, "To your knowledge, could this situation have happened or has happened with any other women?"

He replied: "I've done this lots to women who have come in with emergency things who have asked me to sterilize them, under-age. When they've already had three babies."

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[niyad]

7. absolutely sickening. thank you for posting this. he is an even worse pos than even I ever thought