When the Bums Cannot do the Job -- Fire Them!

Is it possible that the Admissions Committee and the Faculty of the University of South Dakota School of Medicine are oblivious to the reality of the numbers? Can "they" be this obtuse? Or, are "they" just incompetent? You know my answer!

As you will read from the previous entry -- The Residency Numbers Do Not Lie -- it is clear that the PRIMARY mission of the USD School of Medicine is to educate and promote (encourage) the entry of graduating medical students into FAMILY PRACTICE (as mandated by the State of South Dakota Legislature). Reviewing the recently released 2008 National Resident Matching Program (http://www.nrmp.org), the State of South Dakota had 16 openings for Family Practice residency positions, however, only 12/16 (75%) positions were filled. More amazing, of the 12 positions, only 8 were from 2008 graduating medical students (only 5/8 were graduates of the USD School of Medicine). More interestingly, of the 12 students entering into Family Practice 2/12 were international "educated" students, of which, one is NOT a US citizen.

If the above numbers don't alarm you the following should scare you to death. Of the 16 Family Practice residencies offered in the State of South Dakota (8 in Sioux Falls and 8 in Rapid City), all 8 residency positions were filled in Sioux Falls (which has no shortage of physicians), however, only 4/8 Rapid City Family Practice positions were filled! You might be inclined to believe that these were isolated events, but you would be incorrect. In 2007, 1/8 (6.25%) Family Pratice residency were filled in Rapid City and only 4/8 (25%) Family Practice residencies were filled in Sioux Falls!

A principle tenent of this blog is to bring the FACTS of the overall POOR and DISMAL job being performed by the University of South Dakota School of Medicine Admissions Committee (headed by Dean Paul Bunger) and associated Faculty. This blog has exposed the reality of the situation and the embarassing performance by this administration. The University is MANDATED by the Citizens of South Dakota to educate medical students to perform in the arena of Family Practice ... and I would strongly argue that the performance is WELL BELOW acceptable! In fact, the perfomrance of the medical school admissions committee is an absolute FAILURE.

This blog has argued that several members of the Rapid City area (or areas west of the Missouri River) should be on the Admissions Committe of the University of South Dakota School of Medicine. Currently (and for as far back as we can find records), NOT ONE MEMBER of the admissions committee resides outside the immediate areas of Sioux Falls/Vermillion.

The Faculty of the Admissions Committee (especially the PhDs) are simply UNQUALIFIED to sit on this committee. South Dakota, Stand Up and take action! Demand that the Governor upholds the Constitution of the State of South Dakota! If change is not enacted ... FIRE THE BUMS! The members of the USD are PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ... THEY WORK FOR US ... IF THEY CANNOT PERFORM WE CAN FIRE THEM! If the Governor does not take action we need to recall him, if your State Legislator does not take action, recall them!

The health of the Citizens of SD is in clear jeopardy!