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Have any of you solo docs gotten completely excused from jury duty? It's not impossible but kind of complicated for me.
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Yes. Told them I was a very busy onc in town and didn't have locums coverage available on those dates and a month later a letter came in the mail dismissing me from it
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It hasn't happened to me, yet, but the last time I got summoned was waaaay back in medical school and I basically said a similar thing (which was true), that the dates overlapped with requirements with the school (I don't remember if it was an exam or rotations, something like that) and it got dismissed.
This is a very state specific thing though, I've heard tales of states being very rigid in this situation.
Interestingly (sort of), this was going to be a big problem a couple of years back when my spouse got summoned and we didn't have a childcare plan.
But the summons came in like, December 2019 for a date in...the spring...of 2020.
Long story short we've moved a few times since then so...
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I'm sure I can get out of it once, but were you permanently dismissed? If I get it postponed it just means they'll ask again in a couple months.
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Dismissed from that summons I think. Haven't gotten one since though
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Just tell the judge that the US rad onc professional society deems it illegal and unsafe for you to leave the building during the day while patients are treated. A very truthful statement.
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Yes. But if you’re on your best behavior daddy Michalski might write you a permission slip.
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True. And if there’s one thing we know for sure, the federal government listens to Jeff Michalski. And Dave Adler.
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This reminds me of a story my Rad Onc chair told me.
Chair: “I can’t take off for jury duty. I have 100 patients on treatment and I have to supervise residents and administer my entire department at [institution].”
Judge: “Do you take vacations?”
Chair: “. . . yes.”
Judge: “Then you can serve on the jury. Next!”
Chair: “I can’t take off for jury duty. I have 100 patients on treatment and I have to supervise residents and administer my entire department at [institution].”
Judge: “Do you take vacations?”
Chair: “. . . yes.”
Judge: “Then you can serve on the jury. Next!”
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Sent in an excuse, and included a link to my participation in the "dare you to reply" thread.