After completing your undergraduate work, you may have gone directly into law school, or you may have taken some time to decide if being a lawyer is really what you wanted. In any case, your time in law school was likely intimidating, stressful and exhausting. You may...
Why testing accommodations matter
Why does it matter so much that candidates for a professional license receive testing accommodations when they need them?First of all, if you're the candidate seeking a professional license as an attorney, realtor, broker, dentist or anything else, you have the legal...
Document a patient’s pain very carefully
One of the quickest ways to endanger your medical license is to fall victim to a drug diversion scam or a patient who is abusing your services in order to fuel his or her addiction. That's why it's imperative to be particularly sensitive to the warning signs of...
Handling patient complaints and anger
When is the best time to respond to an angry patient's complaints?Ideally, you want to respond well before that patient takes his or her complaint to the medical board. A timely, appropriate response to an angry patient may be your best defense against claims of...
Former medical school dean loses license in California
The former dean of the University of Southern California lost his license after a hearing by the state's Medical Board.A year earlier, a news investigation into the doctor's personal habits revealed some startling information. The 66-year-old doctor was spending his...
