Who Is Rodney Perry

As one major extension to the theme of this blog has surrounded the exposure of the frauds representing the University of South Dakota School of Medicine, I present you with even more disturbing information.

Rodney Perry, Vice President/Dean of the University of South Dakota School of Medicine (salary: ~$380,000.00). I am hesitant to title Mr. Perry as Dr. Perry ... you will see why. See http://www.volanteonline.com/polopoly_fs/1.1727581!/salaries.pdf

Rodney Perry earned an "undergraduate degree" in pharmacy from SDSU in 1965 (not sure if this is/was a Bachelors degree of just a program) then completed a Bachelors of Science degree in medicine from the University of South Dakota in 1967. What? A B.S. in Medicine. I have not heard of such a silly degree since the turn of the century. As a matter of fact, I am not aware of such a degree in the history of the US Medical Education. Although, as a caveat, the US Medical Education was not "standardized" until the mid-1970s ... so I am sure there are stranger occurrences. Then, after completing this bizarre BS-Medicine, off to Wisconsin to complete an MD. I am lost! Does this person really have a Medical Education?

Okay, enough of that, what is more concerning is a "recent" statement by Dean Perry concerning his outlook and purpose of leadership at the University of South Dakota School of Medicine:

“Ours is a distinguished community-based medical school that has committed, compassionate students and dedicated faculty who are nationally recognized for their teaching and research" See: http://www.usd.edu/press/news/news.cfm?nid=471

What? A community based medical school! Ha! Not one member of the admissions committee resides outside of the "metropolitan-areas" of either Sioux Falls or Vermillion. Community Based ... come-on.

Nationally recognized faculty for their teacing and research! What? Where are these awards ... someone help point out these claimed honors.

Mr. Perry, if you are going to make claims of such conquests, please, be able to back-up your supposed claims with facts! You would think, for a tax-payer funded salary of ~ $380,000.00/year, one would be slightly more intelligent.

FYI, a nationally recognized faculty member would be someone similar to Dr. Christiaan Barnard (Scientific Thief) or Dr. James Watson (A Double Helix), though equally famous, but not nationally known would be someone similar to Dr. Norman Shumway (The King of Hearts) or Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey (Proof of Effictiveness & Safety).