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Sir William:
In short, they arrested a woman for practicing medicine w/out a license...but read the article to see what it is she was offering- linked here, and I'll paste it in its entirety just below:  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40248892/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts

Cops: Fake doc carried out breast exams in bars
msnbc.com staff and news service reports
updated 11/18/2010 5:06:06 AM ET 2010-11-18T10:06:06


A woman posed as a physician and duped at least two other women into undergoing breast exams at her hands in Boise-area nightclubs, according to police.

Kristina Ross, 37, remains in the Ada County Jail on two felony counts of practicing medicine without a license. An Idaho judge set bond at $100,000 on Wednesday.

Police said Ross introduced herself to victims — one at a downtown Boise bar and the other at a nightclub in a Boise suburb — as a plastic surgeon named Berlyn Aussieahshowna, a name that turned out to be bogus.

The two women told Boise officers they believed Ross was a physician because of her apparent medical knowledge, and they agreed to undergo what they thought were breast exams, which happened at the bars.

As part of her ruse, Ross allegedly gave the women the telephone number of a real licensed plastic surgeon in Boise, the state capital, authorities said.

Staff at that medical office became alarmed at the number of calls they received from women in recent weeks attempting to confirm appointments or surgeries with a Berlyn Aussieahshowna, according to charging documents.

Medical workers on Tuesday alerted Boise police about the pattern, and they later arrested Ross.

Sir James A:
Interesting. "Practicing medicine without a license" would not have been the charge I'd have picked, but I think given the circumstances the women gave their consent, so that probably rules out a few other possible charges. A $100,000 bond is almost as shocking as the article itself.

Sir William:
Indeed...unless there's a sexual assault charge thrown in for good measure, which they did not elaborate on in the article, but it seems logical, considering this man-to-woman's background.  Even if she were born a woman, what the hell did she want to go and do breast exams for?  Certainly not out of a humanitarian impulse!

Sir Patrick:

--- Quote ---The two women told Boise officers they believed Ross was a physician because of her apparent medical knowledge, and they agreed to undergo what they thought were breast exams, which happened at the bars.
--- End quote ---

 ??? I'm confused.  Do they actually perform medical procedures in Boise bars, or were these women duped into believing that they did?  That's either a sad commentary on the state of healthcare in Idaho, or on the state of their educational system!

Sir William:
They were duped...I mean really, who goes around to bars like that soliciting patients by offering free exams?  Any doctors on the board who want to chime in?

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