Cancer specialist qualifications

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by ianmoseley, Jan 21, 2004.

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  1. ianmoseley

    ianmoseley New Member

    I found this on the website of something called the Emory Rollins School of Public Health
    (http://www.sph.emory.edu/epi/epifaculty.html)

    under Associate Faculty


    "Steven D. Roffers, senior associate, clinical instructor; BS, University of Minnesota, 1984; PA, Stanford University, 1986; ScD, Bridgewater University, London, 2003. Cancer surveillance and control. "

    Stanford is doubtful and there is no legitimate Bridgewater University in the UK
     
  2. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    I'm assuming "PA" is for Physician's Assistant, but I could be wrong. Either way, it appears he's hardly qualified to be teaching at the graduate level in such a field.
     
  3. oxpecker

    oxpecker New Member

    Stanford Med. School does have such a program (http://pcap.stanford.edu/). It's not a Stanford academic award (though you can get academic credit for the program through the local community college -- i.e. Foothill College).
     
  4. ianmoseley

    ianmoseley New Member

    If it is Stanford Med School. The citation is Stanford University and I think there has been some discussion of this on the Board.
     
  5. tolstoy

    tolstoy New Member

  6. Guest

    Guest Guest

    The website which lists him as faculty note that he is a clinical instructor. It would seem to me that a Physician's Assistant ( which should correctly be listed as PA-C, if indeed he practices as PA-C indicates licensure- of course I assume that a clinical instructor would practice) would be fine to be a clinical instructor. In nursing school RN's and PA's can certainly be clinical instructors.
    Now lecturing, the didactic portion or whatever program they have, I would want persons with advance degrees lecturing, even if it is only an MPH, MSN, at least Masters should be teaching MS students, and of course Doctors teaching doctoral students. But for looking at a rash, or taking a throat culture, a PA could certainly be a clinical instructor.
    The Rollins School of public health seems to have undergrad and graduate programs at least judging from the department's home page.

    That said, the doctorate from the mill makes him, and the school look like idiots. I assume it is a mill after an exacting thirty second search. If not of course, I retract that, but if you got it from a mill, just use the credentials that are real. There is nothing at all wrong with being a practicing PA. I probably should have done that ten years ago.
     
  7. Guest

    Guest Guest

    Oh, and of course cancer surveillance and cancer registrars are actually quite important. The trending of cancers is an important part of public health, epidemiology, and biostatistics. If his BS were in a field related to this he would probably be an exciting faculty member to have.

    Just think Love Canal and the tracking of those cancers to the residents that lived there. When strange cancers show up in clusters, it is the cancer registrars, and cancer surveillance departments who generally spot the trends, or assist in the identification and exploration of the trends.

    Again the mill ScD, if it is one, is just goofy though.
     

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