Keith Olbermann's comments on D.O.'s

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I believe his email is: [email protected]. Not sure what others think about this, but maybe it is something worth considering?

LOL...:laugh:

O'Reilly...Yea, let's get somebody with credibility.

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LOL...:laugh:

O'Reilly...Yea, let's get somebody with credibility.

Not in that respect. However with the battle between O'Reilly and Olbermann and O'Reilly loosing so far, I am sure he can use some cannon fodder.
 
I believe his email is: [email protected]. Not sure what others think about this, but maybe it is something worth considering?

uh oh...look what I found on Sophy's website..this might be a big deal after all:

Dr. Sophy is a frequent guest on PBS’ “A Place Of Our Own” and has appeared on Fox News Channel’s “The Big Story.”
 
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yeah that is his blog...i was just wondering that since Dr. Sophy has been a guest on FNC as a medical consultant and that olbermann said he was not a "medical doctor" which he is, if o'reilly would actually take note
 
*cough* For those of you who think 10 seconds of poor remarks are unimportant in the grand scheme of things, why don't you ask the Rutgers women's basketball team what they think? I'm just sayin'...

And I too will be sending an email. Even if no retraction is made, someone who is reading these emails will be getting an education and hopefully commenting to someone else. Every action has a reaction.
 
*cough* For those of you who think 10 seconds of poor remarks are unimportant in the grand scheme of things, why don't you ask the Rutgers women's basketball team what they think? I'm just sayin'...

And I too will be sending an email. Even if no retraction is made, someone who is reading these emails will be getting an education and hopefully commenting to someone else. Every action has a reaction.

I sent an email as well...it would be nice to hear a retraction...
 
I emailed Keith asking him to better research his broad and sweeping statements from now on. Less he be known as "Not a real news anchor, but rather a sports caster pretending to be an anchor."


I like Keith too, but c'mon - is it not possible for his team to wikipedia "D.O."?
 
I emailed Keith asking him to better research his broad and sweeping statements from now on. Less he be known as "Not a real news anchor, but rather a sports caster pretending to be an anchor."


I like Keith too, but c'mon - is it not possible for his team to wikipedia "D.O."?

It took me like 5 seconds to wikipedia "medical doctor" and it states clearly that MD's and DO's are known as medical doctors...come on keith:rolleyes:
 
Olbermann is an idiot. His political rants are nothing more than the recycled drivel you find on MoveOn.org. Who cares what that washed up piece of excrement says.

Maybe if he took 15 seconds to browse through Sophy's resume, he wouldn't have wasted 15 seconds of air-time to further prove himself an ignorant buffoon.


 
*cough* For those of you who think 10 seconds of poor remarks are unimportant in the grand scheme of things, why don't you ask the Rutgers women's basketball team what they think? I'm just sayin'...

Comparing Imus to Olbermann? Seriously? You need some perspective here. I'm just sayin'...
 
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My email, with minor edits to preserve my identity in this forum:


Good afternoon,

As a third-year medical student at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), I was saddened to listen to Mr. Olbermann's uninformed and degrading comments on the osteopathic profession, with regard to Dr. Charles Sophy, the psychiatrist working with Miss Hilton. He has made the equivalent action of Mr. Don Imus with respect to my chosen profession.

Osteopathic doctors are trained in the exact same manner as allopathic doctors (M.D.'s), with one exception. Our training includes a specialized area of medicine known as OMM, or osteopathic manipulative medicine. We learn medicine with a special emphasis on the musculoskeletal relationships. If one considers that 'alternative', then so be it. But I assure you that if you look in your telephone listings for your area, you will see that neurosurgery, opthalmology, orthopedics, family medicine, oncology, pediatrics, sports medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine, and any other specialty you can imagine will have AT LEAST one D.O. listed, and in many cases, there will be many. We are highly regarded as desirable candidates for residency and attending positions in all 50 states. We prescribe the same medications, utilize the same techniques, and work in the same hospitals in the same teams as our allopathic counterparts. Ours is a younger branch of medicine, but we come from the same tree as does allopathic medicine, and we deserve to be recognized as such.

Mr. Olbermann is not the only one to blame here, as he sited Radar Magazine for his information. I consulted that very article and found that a clarification had been made regarding osteopathic medicine, reinforcing the truth that D.O.'s are as much respected and well-trained members of the medical team as are M.D.'s. We grow tired of having to remind the media of this fact. Please consider this in the future, because whether you intended to do so or not, you have offended a large, hard-working, and apparently unappreciated percentage of this country's medical physicians. It is well documented that a shortage of 250,000 physicians is expected in the foreseeable future. The allopathic profession is not growing and expanding, while the osteopathic profession is laying plans for eight new schools in various areas around the country. Who do you believe will be responsible for answering that shortage?

If you value and respect your viewers, please consider your own retraction of Mr. Olbermann's remarks. I can assure you that there is outrage over those few seconds of videotape. If you do not value and respect your viewers, then I hope that someday you come across one of my colleagues in the osteopathic profession in your hour of need and that he or she shows you first-hand the caliber of physician you have chosen to alienate for the shock value of a news story.
 
This thread is amusing. Do some people think that the Countdown staff actually give a crap about some emails from hostile DOs? Do you honestly think that 10 seconds of Keith Olbermann matters at all when it comes to public perceptions about osteopathic medicine? Seriously, let it go.

This sort of reminds me about the great Email-the-producers-of-ER-campaign-of-2004. We all know how well that worked out.

No, they probably won't care. This reminds me of when the movie "The DaVinci Code" came out and the American organization representing Albinos made a ruckus of how they portrayed an Albino character in the film. I'm sure the producers rolled their eyes over that one.

I doubt Countdown will make a public retraction, but I think it's still important to make our opinions known as a matter of principal. At best we'll get a generic e-mail response and hope they won't make the same degrading remarks in the future.
 
To Whom It May Concern:

I was recently made aware of a few egregious reporting errors that have been made by your program. In the Countdown with Keith Olbermann, segment entitled, "Paris is almost out," which aired on June 22, Keith Olbermann states:

"Well, just maybe that's because the doctor [Dr. Charles Sophy], who has been so adept at getting Ms. Hilton out of tight spots, is not an MD and may have lied a little bit about his credentials. Radar Magazine reporting that Dr. Charles Sophy is not a medical doctor, but rather an osteopath, a doctor of osteopathy, focusing on alternative treatments."

"...real judges will defeat so-called doctors every time..."

While it is true that Dr. Charles Sophy is not an MD, he is, in fact, a medical doctor, contrary to Mr. Olbermann's statement. Dr. Charles Sophy is a doctor of osteopathic medicine, also known as a DO, specializing in the field of psychiatry (he is not a psychologist as your website states). In other words, he is a real doctor, just as Dr. Richard Jadick, an osteopathic physician who is a war hero, is a real doctor. Doctors of osteopathic medicine are physicians, like their allopathic (MD) counterparts, licensed to practice the full scope of medicine in the United States.

DO's currently represent approximately 6% of the total population of physicians in the United States, but are a rapidly growing segment. Just over 60% of practicing DO's specialize in primary care fields, but osteopathic physicians are represented in every medical specialty. Additionally, one of the stated goals of osteopathic medicine is to provide care to medically underserved areas.

In the late 1800's, osteopathic medicine arose out of a response by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, an allopathic physician, to what he perceived as inadequate, ineffective, and even dangerous care provided by mainstream medicine at the time, causing a split. Historically, osteopathic medicine focused on a holistic approach to medical care, on prevention, the correlation between structure and function, and a system of neuromusculoskeletal medicine and manipulation treatment. Over time, however, medical care evolved to the modern system that we recognize, including truly effective techniques, interventions, and medications, the use of advanced diagnostic tests and studies, and a greater overall emphasis on preventive care, causing a convergence of once separate entities.

Now, osteopathic physicians are nearly identical to their allopathic counterparts, with the exception of a few important distinctions, one being that osteopathic physicians are additionally trained in osteopathic manipulative medicine, or OMM. In short, DO's, today, are your primary care physicians as well as your specialist with additional training in OMM. You may have been treated by one without being fully aware of it. For a more accurate and comprehensive overview of osteopathic medicine, I refer you to the AOA's official website, www.osteopathic.org.

Journalists and other members of the media have great power to influence the masses with their broadcasts. Accordingly, they have a tremendous responsibility to report accurately and truthfully the news of our world. Therefore, while I understand that mistakes do happen from time to time, such as in this case, I ask that you and your team please perform appropriate and adequate research before broadcasting your stories in the future. I would appreciate a retraction of Mr. Olbermann's erroneous statements, and clarification on what was said, to include knowledgeable and truthful statements about osteopathic medicine, osteopathic physicians, and Dr. Charles Sophy.

Thank you for considering this matter of importance.

Sincerely,


<my name>
Osteopathic Medical Student, Class of 2011
 
This thread is amusing. Do some people think that the Countdown staff actually give a crap about some emails from hostile DOs? Do you honestly think that 10 seconds of Keith Olbermann matters at all when it comes to public perceptions about osteopathic medicine? Seriously, let it go.

While the editors and staff of Countdown may or maynot care about the plethora of emails being sent in regards to the comment about osteopathic medicine being "alternative medicine", it is important to let them know that there are people who do care. If no one speaks out, how will they know they made an error, or have offended people? What is to prevent them from repeating the same mistake in the future?
Worse case scenerio - they ignore the letters
Best case scenerio - a public retraction on TV, instantly educating the masses (or at least his viewers) about osteopathic medicine.


To those who have kindly and professionally spent some time and effort to send some communication to MSNBC and Countdown (whether in the form of email, telephone, or mailing a letter), thank you.
 
:thumbup: I think it's great that you guys are taking action and speaking up against this unfortunate mistake.

After we flood his inbox, it is not likely that Keith Olberman will make this mistake again. But this is the 2nd time NBC has made this mistake (the other time being the "HeroMD" title on Newsweek). What is it going to take for every journalist and media agency to know what Osteopathic medicine and DOs are?

Honestly, I think this problem can be "nipped at the bud" by changing to MDO or MD/DO or any permutation with an "M" in it. This would not change our profession or the way we practice, but it would prevent anyone from looking at our letters and thinking "Hmmm...DO. So this person's not a medical doctor." Sure, we could educate them about osteopathic medicine if they asked us, but I think they are more likely to just run off and falsely "warn" people that we are not real physicians (like what happened in this situation).
If there was an "M" in our designation (which logically should be there anyway since we are Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine), nobody would doubt our credibility, and if anything they would be curious to learn more about the "O". Isn't this what we want?
 
Comparing Imus to Olbermann? Seriously? You need some perspective here. I'm just sayin'...

No one who is comparing Imas to Olbermann are comparing the remarks that were made. Imas's remarks were racist and Olberman needs an education on the D.O. degree. The comparasion is to show that 10 seconds of air time can have a huge impact. That 10 seconds of time cost Imas his job. Maybe if Kieth portrayed the D.O. degree in that 10 second time in a positive light he would have been able to educate part of America that will never know about the Osteopathic profession. Instead Kieth used the 10 seconds of air time to of misinform his viewing audience.
 
No one who is comparing Imas to Olbermann are comparing the remarks that were made. Imas's remarks were racist and Olberman needs an education on the D.O. degree. The comparasion is to show that 10 seconds of air time can have a huge impact. That 10 seconds of time cost Imas his job. Maybe if Kieth portrayed the D.O. degree in that 10 second time in a positive light he would have been able to educate part of America that will never know about the Osteopathic profession. Instead Kieth used the 10 seconds of air time to of misinform his viewing audience.

Oh jeebus... Imus was not racist. It was a VERY overblown reaction to a bad joke. If you'd listened to the actual broadcast you would know there was no malicious intent. Don Imus is a comedian, talking in the context of a comedic show. Jesse Jackson and Alfred Sharpton are just TV-mongering idiots looking for any excuse to get their faces in front of a camera and the American public in order to push their own racist agenda.

Don't believe me? Look up the Tawana Brawley case. Also, what about what Al Sharpton said a month or so ago about Mitt Romney and the Mormon church, or his stance on the Duke Lacrosse "controversy." I think Al Sharpton needs to be fired for his actions. He never did pay the damages levied against him in the Tawana Brawley case, for your information. Funny how he doesn't get hung out to dry over these things, but if a WHITE person were to say something like that, they'd be strung up from the rafters... Racist much?

I'm not demanding for Olbermann to be fired, I'm just asking for a correction of his statements.

Besides, several BLACK comedians have also made the exact same comments about the Rutgers basketball team and Al Sharpton has not been crying for blood in their cases. Oh yeah, they're the right color to make remarks like that, right? Freedom of speech depends on your skin color and sexual orientation now... Welcome to the United States of America!

jd
 
Oh jeebus... Imus was not racist. It was a VERY overblown reaction to a bad joke. If you'd listened to the actual broadcast you would know there was no malicious intent. Don Imus is a comedian, talking in the context of a comedic show. Jesse Jackson and Alfred Sharpton are just TV-mongering idiots looking for any excuse to get their faces in front of a camera and the American public in order to push their own racist agenda.

Don't believe me? Look up the Tawana Brawley case. Also, what about what Al Sharpton said a month or so ago about Mitt Romney and the Mormon church, or his stance on the Duke Lacrosse "controversy." I think Al Sharpton needs to be fired for his actions. He never did pay the damages levied against him in the Tawana Brawley case, for your information. Funny how he doesn't get hung out to dry over these things, but if a WHITE person were to say something like that, they'd be strung up from the rafters... Racist much?

I'm not demanding for Olbermann to be fired, I'm just asking for a correction of his statements.

Besides, several BLACK comedians have also made the exact same comments about the Rutgers basketball team and Al Sharpton has not been crying for blood in their cases. Oh yeah, they're the right color to make remarks like that, right? Freedom of speech depends on your skin color and sexual orientation now... Welcome to the United States of America!

jd

Many didn't agree with his firing for some of the reasons you mentioned and others did. But the fact of the matter was that close to half of his major financial backers pulled out due to these remarks. Regardless if we think it was racist or not. His financial backers found them offensive enough to pull the plug on his show. Let's not lose focous here. The point of the comparasion is to show that a small amount of air time can make a huge difference. It is worth it for future students of the Osteopathic profession as well as practicing D.O.'s to make sure Osteopathic philosiphy is upheld, by making sure that the profession is talked about with the dignity and the respect that it deserves. If we don't do it. Who will?
 
No one who is comparing Imas to Olbermann are comparing the remarks that were made. Imas's remarks were racist and Olberman needs an education on the D.O. degree. The comparasion is to show that 10 seconds of air time can have a huge impact. That 10 seconds of time cost Imas his job. Maybe if Kieth portrayed the D.O. degree in that 10 second time in a positive light he would have been able to educate part of America that will never know about the Osteopathic profession. Instead Kieth used the 10 seconds of air time to of misinform his viewing audience.



Thank you, Kappy. You summarized exactly what I meant. The point was certainly to illustrate what power the media has over the public, whatever the source of the comment. Let's not go into the racist conversation, please. It has nothing at all to do with that.
 
I didn't agree with his firing for some of the reasons you mentioned, but the fact of the matter was that close to half of his major financial backers pulled out due to these remarks. Regardless if we think it was racist or not. His financial backers found them offensive enough to pull the plug on his show. Let's not lose focous here. The point of the comparasion is to show that a small amount of air time can make a huge difference. It is worth it for future students of the Osteopathic profession as well as practicing D.O.'s to make sure Osteopathic philosiphy is upheld, by making sure that the profession is talked about with the dignity and respect that it deserves. If we don't do it. Who will?

His advertisers pulled out because of the threats they (and CBS radio and MSNBC) received from Al Sharpton and their gang of guerilla ruffians. If they (the advertisers, CBS and MSNBC) had sat still for another week or so, it would have all blown over and these special interest groups would not have the power they now wield to influence our entertainment and our daily lives.

sorry for the :hijacked:, just wanted to clarify some points.

Agreed that a small amount of time on the public airwaves can cause a lot of damage, which is why I have emailed "Countdown" as well as the AOA in regards to this matter.

jd
 
Go ask an orthopedic or neurosurgeon if they consider OB/GYN's as surgeons, and tell me what their response is.

Ha, go ask the internal medicine people if they consider orthopods "doctors."

I didn't go to school for this long to be a mechanic... ;)
 
Has anyone ever thought that MSNBC used the title "HEROMD" with full knowledge that he technically was in fact a DO? I believe they 100% knew this and figured their would be better story appeal and American interest in avoiding the confusion that "HERODO" would have created. What a great moment that would have been to the profession and the greater public if they had taken the time to have included a brief paragraph explaining his title and impact in medicine the profession offers. They didn't and are guilty of sloppy journalism, which is no surprise to me anymore.

IT IS IMPORTANT to correct such problematic statements. Olbermann reaches many viewers and a retraction is very much in order. That segment was more detrimental than many think. I hope many continue to send emails to his staff which was out for nothing more than a scoop in a worthless story. Kinda reminds me of good ole boy Dan Rather...
 
Ha, go ask the internal medicine people if they consider orthopods "doctors."

I didn't go to school for this long to be a mechanic... ;)

No, I believe the correct term is CARPENTER.... :D
 
If no one speaks out, how will they know they made an error, or have offended people?

One of the big problems in our society is our tendency to get offended at any little thing. So Olbermann (or more correctly, his producing staff) are a bunch of idiots. We knew this already. Despite them, the sun will rise tomorrow morning, I promise.
 
Thank you, Kappy. You summarized exactly what I meant. The point was certainly to illustrate what power the media has over the public, whatever the source of the comment. Let's not go into the racist conversation, please. It has nothing at all to do with that.

Say what you mean, and mean what you say.

I agree about avoiding the Imus conversation, because it has zero relevence to this insignificant Olbermann stuff.
 
One of the big problems in our society is our tendency to get offended at any little thing. So Olbermann (or more correctly, his producing staff) are a bunch of idiots. We knew this already. Despite them, the sun will rise tomorrow morning, I promise.

Of course this isn't the end of the world; that's obvious. :rolleyes:

I don't think anybody is blowing this out of proportion, however. We are simply responding to an error made by a public figure, broadcast to millions of people. I'm not outraged, but I do wish to educate and to encourage members of the media to do appropriate research and to be responsible for their mistakes. I definitely think a correction/retraction is in order here. No, it's not a big deal, but it's important to stand up and not allow misinformation to propagate. I think one of the problems is that people remain passive and uninvolved when involvement is indicated. We shouldn't stand by and do nothing in the face of such things. In fact, I believe this country was built, in part, on that very principle. It is out of respect for my profession that I speak out. And it isn't hard to do at all; just some time and an email. The ability to make our voices and opinions heard is part of what makes our country great.
 
Has anyone ever thought that MSNBC used the title "HEROMD" with full knowledge that he technically was in fact a DO? I believe they 100% knew this and figured their would be better story appeal and American interest in avoiding the confusion that "HERODO" would have created. What a great moment that would have been to the profession and the greater public if they had taken the time to have included a brief paragraph explaining his title and impact in medicine the profession offers. They didn't and are guilty of sloppy journalism, which is no surprise to me anymore.

IT IS IMPORTANT to correct such problematic statements. Olbermann reaches many viewers and a retraction is very much in order. That segment was more detrimental than many think. I hope many continue to send emails to his staff which was out for nothing more than a scoop in a worthless story. Kinda reminds me of good ole boy Dan Rather...

Of course, we KNOW they did it on purpose, and then they got away with printing a tiny correction on page 35 of the next issue that noone saw rather than standing up and admitting they were devious and lied.

I've seen the arguments that they just wanted to sell magazines, but it doesn't excuse their subterfuge. You think that in this political and world climate that just as many people would not be picking up a news magazine with HERO, DO: He Saved 30 Lives in One Battle. The Amazing Story of the War's Most Fearless Doctor plastered across the front of it with THAT compelling headline and photo? Give me a break!

jd
 
Whoa, I hope you don't think I was giving MSNBC slack and defending them...cause I for sure was NOT. I hope I didn't come across that way.

I think Olbermanns researchers probably knew that a DO was a full accredited physician as well. They instead, to make a story more sensational, reported what is in a way true that Osteopathic Medicine (OMM to be specific) is viewed as alternative medicine and thus we alt docs had special sympathy for Paris. He wanted to be a jack a$$ and it showed. I laugh that he even ridiculed the fact that Dr. Sophy volunteers at a LA county children and family services department. When did volunteering become something not valued and to be made into a joke. Olbermann has and continues to be a loser in my book.
 
I didn't think you were defending anything. I was just bring up the point that the headline as it SHOULD HAVE BEEN would have sold just as many copies as their dishonest one.

Actually, from what I've seen, Dr. Sophy is the medical director of the LA county DCFS, not a volunteer.
 
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Good afternoon,

As a third-year medical student at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), I was saddened to listen to Mr. Olbermann's uninformed and degrading comments on the osteopathic profession, with regard to Dr. Charles Sophy, the psychiatrist working with Miss Hilton. He has made the equivalent action of Mr. Don Imus with respect to my chosen profession.

Osteopathic doctors are trained in the exact same manner as allopathic doctors (M.D.'s), with one exception. Our training includes a specialized area of medicine known as OMM, or osteopathic manipulative medicine. We learn medicine with a special emphasis on the musculoskeletal relationships. If one considers that 'alternative', then so be it. But I assure you that if you look in your telephone listings for your area, you will see that neurosurgery, opthalmology, orthopedics, family medicine, oncology, pediatrics, sports medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine, and any other specialty you can imagine will have AT LEAST one D.O. listed, and in many cases, there will be many. We are highly regarded as desirable candidates for residency and attending positions in all 50 states. We prescribe the same medications, utilize the same techniques, and work in the same hospitals in the same teams as our allopathic counterparts. Ours is a younger branch of medicine, but we come from the same tree as does allopathic medicine, and we deserve to be recognized as such.

Mr. Olbermann is not the only one to blame here, as he sited Radar Magazine for his information. I consulted that very article and found that a clarification had been made regarding osteopathic medicine, reinforcing the truth that D.O.'s are as much respected and well-trained members of the medical team as are M.D.'s. We grow tired of having to remind the media of this fact. Please consider this in the future, because whether you intended to do so or not, you have offended a large, hard-working, and apparently unappreciated percentage of this country's medical physicians. It is well documented that a shortage of 250,000 physicians is expected in the foreseeable future. The allopathic profession is not growing and expanding, while the osteopathic profession is laying plans for eight new schools in various areas around the country. Who do you believe will be responsible for answering that shortage?

If you value and respect your viewers, please consider your own retraction of Mr. Olbermann's remarks. I can assure you that there is outrage over those few seconds of videotape. If you do not value and respect your viewers, then I hope that someday you come across one of my colleagues in the osteopathic profession in your hour of need and that he or she shows you first-hand the caliber of physician you have chosen to alienate for the shock value of a news story.

Simply beautiful. :thumbup:
 
:thumbup: From my research I have come to the same conclusion.

I think they were saying that Dr. Sophy described himself as a professor at UCLA when in reality he was just a volunteer in their program. He is actually the director at LA county and that is not in dispute
 
I think they were saying that Dr. Sophy described himself as a professor at UCLA when in reality he was just a volunteer in their program. He is actually the director at LA county and that is not in dispute

We had several clinical professors who were volunteer faculty. Volunteer or paid status has no bearing on professorship - whether the school grants you that title is what matters... That was not addressed in the "story," at least so far as I remember.

jd
 
I know precious little of Sophy and little more of the Hilton saga, but this entire news story is muddled by the apparent need of Sophy to hide his credentials.

His website doesn't identify himself as a DO: http://www.drsophyonline.com/.

And according to RADAR Online, he misrepresented himself as a UCLA associate clinical professor.

This alone could lead the media to think a story exists where it may, in fact, not. In this day of web searches and databases, nonsense like this can easily be verified.

Add in the bizarre behavior of celebrity physicians and touchy-feely nature of psychiatry, and poor Dr. Sophy seems like a news story waiting to be told.
 
You think that in this political and world climate that just as many people would not be picking up a news magazine with HERO, DO: He Saved 30 Lives in One Battle. The Amazing Story of the War's Most Fearless Doctor plastered across the front of it with THAT compelling headline and photo? Give me a break!

jd


You can't get around the fact that every copy editor from the basement to the top floor of Newsweek would think, "DO what?"

We DOs have the dubious honor of having the only credential that looks like a verb.
 
I know precious little of Sophy and little more of the Hilton saga, but this entire news story is muddled by the apparent need of Sophy to hide his credentials.

His website doesn't identify himself as a DO: http://www.drsophyonline.com/.

And according to RADAR Online, he misrepresented himself as a UCLA associate clinical professor.

This alone could lead the media to think a story exists where it may, in fact, not. In this day of web searches and databases, nonsense like this can easily be verified.

Add in the bizarre behavior of celebrity physicians and touchy-feely nature of psychiatry, and poor Dr. Sophy seems like a news story waiting to be told.

True...I cant even find what school he attended on his website or even what residency program he was a part of. But olbermann still generalized all of osteopathic medicine...:thumbdown:
 
any feedback would be appreciated:

Dear Mr. Olbermann,
You're an idiot.


Seriously, guys, do you think anyone outside our professions gives a crap?
 
I agree that Olbermann made a blunder with the Osteopath comment, but I had another listen to it. It's a 5min 45 sec video of Paris Hilton's problems. Literally, only about 10 seconds was used in that piece talking about how Paris' doctor may have exaggerated about his professional credentials. I just don't see what the big deal is all about.

Don't get me wrong here. I totally respect DOs and I feel that the majority of the public does as well. Olbermann's comment is poorly worded, but it's really not a big deal. People out there are concerned more about Paris Hilton that who Paris' doctor is.

The media should be held responsible for the accuracy of what they report. My undies aren't in a bunch over the DO thing. It is the repeated inattention to detail by a major news entity that bothers me. I know (am learning) alot about medicine, but it makes me question wether or not I can rely upon the media for accurate portrayal of of things that I don't know so much about.
 
The media should be held responsible for the accuracy of what they report. My undies aren't in a bunch over the DO thing. It is the repeated inattention to detail by a major news entity that bothers me. I know (am learning) alot about medicine, but it makes me question wether (sic) or not I can rely upon the media for [an] accurate portrayal of things that I don't know so much about.

exactly :thumbup:

The "news" has become another ratings-driven media fest. By-gone are the days that the news actually told the real news. Now it is how many home-runs some steroid-pumped jock hit for how much money and rich bimbos in jail...

Nevermind that 82 good men died in Iraq so far this month, they never tell about that, do they? Nevermind ANY of the other things that happen from day to day that REALLY matter - that sort of thing doesn't get ratings. It's all about what fight the blond and the lesbian had on the View and who's sleeping with who and who doesn't know or care in Hollywood.

The news is crap!

</rant - for now>

jd
 
The radar article bashed doctor Sophy but, while doing so explained what a D.O. is in the process. I thought it did a half decent job explaing what a D.O. was and how it is different from an MD. Olberman on the other hand didn't even bother with that.

This is an updated version of the "story." The original had none of the explanation.
 
The radar article bashed doctor Sophy but, while doing so explained what a D.O. is in the process. I thought it did a half decent job explaing what a D.O. was and how it is different from an MD. Olberman on the other hand didn't even bother with that.


I agree. I think the radaronline update was well done.

I have Olbermann Tivo'd to see if he offers clarification on Monday.
 
I've posted a similar comment in the "Make your views known..." thread, but I think it's important to reiterate it here:

I get the strong feeling that if we had an "M" somewhere in our designation, we would not have to spend our valuable time writing letters to the media every time they make a mistake.

The public automatically interprets "M" as physician, so instead of always having to verbally explain how DOs and MDs are legally equivalent, why not let the letters speak for themselves? Personally, I think "MDO" sums us up nicely and would prevent these types of problems.
 
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