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Fri Jul 13 04:02:45 BST 2007

World history is a life long hobby of mine.   I have lived in many countries 
where history has been made and is being made as we read what each other 
writes.     The contributions of doctor leaders is a special interest.

Doctors, even if they are paid by government have the same historic and 
traditional professional responsibility.

Dr. Carmona demonstrated strong courage and leadership.

Mohammed al Malik

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>CC: ccm-l at ccm-l.org
>Subject: Re: Dr. RIchard Carmona
>Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:04:10 EDT
>
>
>In a message dated 7/12/2007 8:49:24 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
>aneurysm_42 at yahoo.com writes:
>
>Ken:
>
>What did you think of Dr. Carmona's testimony?
>
>Ben  Reynolds, PA-C
>Pittsburgh, PA
>
>
>
>I am PROUD to state as publicly as possible, that I find Dr. Richard
>Carmona's testimony, and his subsequent interview on CNN, his most 
>important  moment
>and statements while he was in government service.  He demonstrated  great
>courage and leadership.   Do not overlook, that two other  previous 
>surgeons
>general of great reputation, Dr. Koop, and Dr. Satcher also  made similar
>statements and stood beside Dr. Carmona during his  comments.
>
>Statements regarding WHY I am so supportive can be made in much greater
>detail if the members of this list are interested.   We must not  
>politicize the
>MD degree and responsibilities of physicians in government  service.  We in
>health care are NOT to merely let our MD degrees to be used  by government 
>for
>political purposes.   Some nations have attempted to  do that during the 
>last
>century and the world soundly condemned the  actions.   Recall the 
>tremendous
>back lash when one government  official in the United States 2 years ago 
>merely
>ordered a doctor to put a  feeding tube (back) in a brain damaged patient,
>against the next of kin's  will.  Military, public health, and  
>governmental
>doctors have a  higher responsibility than to merely make their political 
>boss
>look good.   They also have an opportunity and responsibility to represent 
>the
>latest  evidence based biomedical science in educating not only their
>governmental boss,  but all in government.
>
>And the principles and values go much deeper than that.   They go  to the
>very root and basis of our guild, called the practice of  medicine.
>
>Dr. Carmona made me PROUD to be a doctor.  Thank you, Richard Carmona  for
>standing up to what is right.   Now we must do the same thing in  areas of
>health care reform, health care economics, health care regulation, and  
>many other
>non guild intrusions into the practice of medicine.
>
>Kenneth L. Mattox, MD
>
>
>
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