USA refuse help from Cuban doctors.

[toto2]

Accordind to CNN , some higly qualified doctors , specialised in emergency medecine that is common in disaster erea are NOt going to help american citizens. Those doctors have wored in very difficult situation , like with the Tsunamy victims and in very difficult situation. But they are staying home. Apperantly , the American victimes of Katrina dont need doctore , especially if they come from Cuba. Is this fair to the victims ? Is is time to politisiez suffering ? ( I know, I know , it already has been done)

Is it considered getting soft on Fidel to accept that his doctors take care of US sicks ?

 

[poohandwendy]

Accordind to CNN , some higly qualified doctors , specialised in emergency medecine that is common in disaster erea are NOt going to help american citizens. Those doctors have wored in very difficult situation , like with the Tsunamy victims and in very difficult situation. But they are staying home. Apperantly , the American victimes of Katrina dont need doctore , especially if they come from Cuba. Is this fair to the victims ? Is is time to politisiez suffering ? ( I know, I know , it already has been done)

Is it considered getting soft on Fidel to accept that his doctors take care of US sicks ?

I dunno, I think the US has thousands of qualified doctors who specialize in emergency medicine. I guess it would be different if we had a need and denied the help, but I do not think that is the case here.

 

[Laugh O. Grams]

Maybe President Bush thinks that pinko commie medicine doesn't cure Americans? I'm sure he would hate to have a doctor save someones life and spread Communist propaganda at the same time...

Or maybe...the 4,000 members of the Cuban exile community who live in South Florida have a little something to do with getting President Bush's brother, the Jebster, elected to be the POTUS sometime in the near future...hmmmm?!?!

 

[ducklite]

I think the US position on Cuba stinks like three day old tuna in the sun.

But I'm not sure that emergency medicine doctors are currently needed to treat victims. It's my understanding that they've actually turned away offers of help from US doctors.

Anne

 

[Tigger_Magic]

More accurately, CNN reports "Cuban President Fidel Castro told more than 1,500 doctors Sunday night that American officials had made "absolutely no response" to his offer to send them to the U.S. Gulf Coast to help victims of Hurricane Katrina." Maybe someone in the U.S. is concerned about the Cuban doctors education, qualifications and licensing to practice medicine in the U.S.

 

[ducklite]

More accurately, CNN reports "Cuban President Fidel Castro told more than 1,500 doctors Sunday night that American officials had made "absolutely no response" to his offer to send them to the U.S. Gulf Coast to help victims of Hurricane Katrina." Maybe someone in the U.S. is concerned about the Cuban doctors education, qualifications and licensing to practice medicine in the U.S.

If I'm not mistaken, a great many of them were educated in Canada, France, and the UK. So their training shouldn't be a concern.

Anne

 

[Tigger_Magic]

If I'm not mistaken, a great many of them were educated in Canada, France, and the UK. So their training shouldn't be a concern.

Anne

They are still not licensed to practice medicine in the U.S., which may be a concern. And we are not necessarily facing a shortage of doctors in the U.S.

To answer the OP, this non-answer does not negatively impact the victims, but yes, this does continue the unnecessary politization of Katrina.

 

[CarolA]

I hate to say this, but um... are we sure all these "highly qualified" doctors would have gone HOME! LOL! (Do you know what Doctors make in Cuba??? Even with the cutbacks here our docs make LOTS more!)

And then there was the fact that AFTER the storm these docs started taking English lessons??? CNN reported that the docs had enrolled in English lessons in preparation to come.

 

[bsnyder]

I hate to say this, but um... are we sure all these "highly qualified" doctors would have gone HOME! LOL! (Do you know what Doctors make in Cuba??? Even with the cutbacks here our docs make LOTS more!)

Bingo!

 

[Galahad]

But I'm not sure that emergency medicine doctors are currently needed to treat victims. It's my understanding that they've actually turned away offers of help from US doctors.

Anne

This is true. DW's Med school/hospital group had dozens of docs T'd up to go down and they are told now they don't need as many. They took on a lot of Tulane med students though.

BTW, Cuban docs may be "highly-qualified" but the likelihood they could pass muster in an american residency is not high.

 

[ducklite]

I hate to say this, but um... are we sure all these "highly qualified" doctors would have gone HOME! LOL! (Do you know what Doctors make in Cuba??? Even with the cutbacks here our docs make LOTS more!)

And then there was the fact that AFTER the storm these docs started taking English lessons??? CNN reported that the docs had enrolled in English lessons in preparation to come.

I say if they come and want to stay, let them! Most could at minimum pass a P.A. state board, and God knows we have an immediate shortage of Spanish speaking medical professionals in some of our inner cities. Of course this could have a terrible impact on those they serve in Cuba.

Anne

 

[bsnyder]

I say if they come and want to stay, let them! Most could at minimum pass a P.A. state board, and God knows we have an immediate shortage of Spanish speaking medical professionals in some of our inner cities. Of course this could have a terrible impact on those they serve in Cuba.

Anne

I'm sure the last thing our government would want right now would be an "international incident" when these doctors claimed political asylum and refused to go back. And since we don't need their help anyway, I think "thanks, but no thanks" is the appropriate response.

 

[DawnCt1]

If I'm not mistaken, a great many of them were educated in Canada, France, and the UK. So their training shouldn't be a concern.

Anne

Or the Universidad de Guadalajera, or schools in the Caribbean. No thanks, I have worked with enough such "grads" hoping to pass the FLEX. They can stay in Cuba. Perhaps they are looking for assylum?

 

[ducklite]

I'm sure the last thing our government would want right now would be an "international incident" when these doctors claimed political asylum and refused to go back. And since we don't need their help anyway, I think "thanks, but no thanks" is the appropriate response.

I agree with you. I was just saying that if any Cuban doctor educated in emergency medicine did make it to dry foot status, they should be welcomed, we can certainly use their expertise!

I do feel that the US should have at least had the common courtesy to say thanks but no thanks, rather than ignoring them. That's jsut rude.

Anne

 

[dcentity2000]

Why refuse any help you can get that could potentially ease the situation? Because communists are evil bloodsucking ghosts from the dawn of time.

Obviously

Gawd, the soviets face off with the capitalists and suddenly their political stance makes them evil. Grow up!



Rich::

 

[CarolA]

My thought was that from what I have seen, the population in NO at least was not a Spanish speaking population so what we need are docs who speak English. Now the rest of the Gulf Coast may be different.

 

[bsnyder]

I agree with you. I was just saying that if any Cuban doctor educated in emergency medicine did make it to dry foot status, they should be welcomed, we can certainly use their expertise!

Anne

Agreed.

 

[ducklite]

Or the Universidad de Guadalajera, or schools in the Caribbean. No thanks, I have worked with enough such "grads" hoping to pass the FLEX. They can stay in Cuba. Perhaps they are looking for assylum?

Exactly, there are plenty of US citizen doctors who have studied alongside them--and we are licensing them. Who's to say who was at the top or bottom of their class either for that matter. I guess because they are Cuban, in your mind they will jsut be lousy doctors.

And last I knew they were going to be "sent" by their government--while it's a possibility that some would claim asuylum, I hardly think the entire contingent would do so, and were coming for that reason.

Anne

 

[N.Bailey]

While they may be highly trained doctors, if it were me and I had a choice, I would choose an American doctor 100 times out of 100 times over a Cuban one.

IF there was no other option, I would see the Cuban doctor.

Yes, I'm bias, but that's how I feel.

 

[bsnyder]

While they may be highly trained doctors, if it were me and I had a choice, I would choose an American doctor 100 times out of 100 times over a Cuban one.

IF there was no other option, I would see the Cuban doctor.

Yes, I'm bias, but that's how I feel.

Not to be picky, but there are highly qualified Cuban doctors who have been trained in America.