Harvard Mom Wins Appeals Court Victory { Breastfeeding Test Taker }

AP via SFGate ^ | 10/5/7 | DENISE LAVOIE, Associated Press Writer

[Calvin Locke]

Taliban? I was referring to her ADA crutch, not her gender.

Do you really want a dyslexic administering drugs to you in an emergency? (So take off ER physician off your list.)

The MD that wrote the book on ADD has ADD himself (Harvard MD, too, iirc). Even as a psychiatrist, I'm sure he has extraordinary discipline to concentrate on his patients' words, appearance, and whatever else they use for diagnostics.

This particular woman has only the discipline to whine and sue, it seems.

[Earthdweller]

I will have to agree with you. I wasn’t aware that she wanted an entire intermission. This is a horse of a different color.

[wbill]

Any of you loud mouths would be blessed to have a woman who cares enough about her child to do this

I am blessed with this kind of woman, thank you very much.

Just asked her about it, she agreed with me that this lady is full of crap, as well. Her comment was that she wouldn't want to be hooked up to the $#%##@ pump for an hour. 15 minutes at a time was enough misery, already.

I'd also add that if a person doesn't have what it takes to meet the requirements for ANY profession - either mentally, physically, or just through the choices that they've made (having a baby while going through a rigorous med school program, for instance) - then they don't deserve to be in the profession.

[N3WBI3]

That was my point, when my wife was nursing a hand pump would take about 10-12 minutes to empty her out. This woman wanted toim to breast feed, use the bathroom, and eat and claimed that she needed 20-30 minutes for all that.

While I would hate to live a life where one has to always rush like that (because it would be rushing) if you’re preparing to be a medical doctor thats going to be cake..

[Earthdweller]

I see. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

I don’t know..ADD? I’d say there are more than a few MDs with it, on meds. But, it is a scary thought. I know of a few MDs with dual mental diagnoses'.

Too bad we can't ask them about their own condition when we are interviewing them.

I would say if the Docs at Harvard pass her and she is not competent then they should be held accountable.

[DBrow]

“It takes less time to take a “break” for this then it does for some of you hot shots to visit the gods of the water closet.”

Then there is no need for special considerations for her, is there? Exams already have bio-breaks built in. She already is getting much more time because of her other special needs.

[Earthdweller]

I agree with your wife.

[CaptainK]

Here’s hoping she fails in perpetuity. She’s obviously bitten off more than she can chew, medical school wise.

[Earthdweller]

Exactly.

[wbill]

I’ve found that agreeing with my wife is generally a good idea, too. lol!

[Earthdweller]

LOL!

[randog]

This article does not say that she also got an extra 9 hours because she is dyslexic and additional breaks because of her ADHD.

Reminds me of the EIT test I took my senior year in college. The test is basically the precursor to the professional engineering test--4 hours in the morning, 1 hour lunch, 4 hours in the afternoon. It was held on a Saturday and I forgot all about it. I barely made it to the testing center, forgot my ID (they allowed me in if I promised to bring it back after lunch), and had to borrow a pencil from a friend....

Long story short, I finished first in the morning, about 10th (out of ~200) in the afternoon (total test time of about 4.5 hours), and passed the test.

I suppose, in this woman's case, if you plan for failure your plans just might work out.

[gridlock]

Oh, man. The EITs. Glad I never have to do that again!