Hello /sci/, i'm being sued
I am a male OB/GYN fresh out of residency. 6 months ago I got a job at a private clinic. The patients are largely middle to upper class, and I love my job.
Since i'm a new doctor, the vast majority of the patients I see are for gyno and not obstetrics.
As a male gyno, naturally I get fewer patients. Our clinic has 4 full time MDs, 3 of which are women and me, who replaced a male doctor who was very much loved by the community.
Here is my issue: I'm being sued
As a male OB/GYN, I've faced a lot of hardships. There has to be a female nurse on hand for all the examinations for legal reasons. A lot of women prefer to wait months for the female doctors rather than see me. I can totally understand that.
The reason i'm being sued is because of a MtF trans patient. This person came for a pelvic exam two weeks ago. Immediately, this patient was hostile when I asked perfectly routine questions that I ask of any patient. A lot of their medical history was blank and it took a long time for me to piece together the information needed to give an accurate diagnosis.
From my standpoint, there was very little I could do for them. I specialize in female anatomy. A normal pelvic exam involves looking at the vagina, cervix, then examining the womb and ovaries....none of which this patient had.
So, i'm currently being sued for discrimination, from a patient who literally did not have the biological parts that I specialize in.
What should I do, /sci/?
its their word against yours, and everyone knows that trannies are whiny little bitches.
with that being said, your private clinic should be handling everything, not you.
>>17250918
They are, naturally. The thing i'm worried about is because i'm so new, it would be easier for them to throw me under the bus and hire someone new rather than fight this person.
Honestly, what did that patient expect?
They aren't gonna get a pregnancy test, they can't use birth control, they can't get cervical cancer or ovarian problems.
Is this some kind of civil rights martyrdom shit that I shouldn't worry about?
>>17250917
>being sued for discrimination, from a patient who literally did not have the biological parts that I specialize in.
wow that is so ignorant and bigoted op, might want to check your privilege next time instead of resorting to these cis white male patriarchal facts and logic
fake
>>17250917
What the fuck.
There should be absolutely no case, you studied organs that the patient does not have. You should have said exactly this with zero reference to "female" and offered a recommendation to a more suitable specialist just as a general practitioner would for issues out of their expertise.
Keep in mind there are numerous reasons this patient may be mentally unstable (not a jab at trans, many of them are abused which fucks you up), but assuming you weren't a complete fucking idiot, you should have nothing to fear. Ask for advice from superiors, and good luck.
>>17250919
Doubt it. They should tell the patient to go fuck themself.
I'd be surprised if it went to court. If so, then you might be outed if they decide to settle, but that seems far off.
>>17250917
>i'm a new doctor
No you're not /pol/, no you're not.
>>17250917
I'm going to pretend for a minute that you're not a relatively well-researched troll, because this thread could be interesting either way.
First and foremost, you shouldn't come to /sci/ or any 4chan board for legal advice. That's a big no-no. This being said, as >>17250918 said, your clinic you work at should be handling all legal bullshit for you. Since this is one of those piss-easy social justice cases that the clinic will have nearly zero trouble getting dismissed, they're not likely to fire you and find a replacement, especially considering how much of a bitch it is to find any single specialist in their hospital (thanks to the AMA there is a finite number of OB/GYNs willing to work in your area that are searching for a job). Now, if you were making off color remarks during the examination and the transgender individual had video evidence to support it, then you would be a legal liability.
>>17250922
Not a lawyer, but just logically, I doubt they have a case.
During the pre-exam this patient was very adamant about their identity, and it seemed like some kind of ideological struggle. I'm guessing they just recently got legally identified as a female.
And from that struggle i'm guessing they wanted to do what most women do, and go to a gyno. I guess I was just unlucky enough to be there.
>>17250925
Since this is 4chan, I didn't really expect any meaningful advice. /sci/ is a bit more intelligent in my experience.
Mostly I think I just want reassurance about how ridiculous this situation is. My workplace is absolutely shouldering the legal responsibility, but moving from a multi-billion dollar medical corporation to a smaller clinical setting worries me. My current workplace doesn't have a team of lawyers to intimidate people :(
And for the record; I didn't make any off color marks. I just recently finished residency and the social climate has changed so much according to what the older nurses have told me.
I treated the patient with nothing but respect.
>>17250926
You're the bigot for not acknowledging that biology is a social construct.
Discrimination is wrong in every context!
>>17250927
this, biology is a social construct made by cisgender white men to oppress women, LGBTQABCDEFG, and People of Color.
>>17250926
If you're just looking for the "am I boned?" question to be answer, I would like to tell you that you shouldn't worry about it. Nothing bad will happen to you, and you'll be able to continue practicing without incident. People sue doctors all the time, and the sue the fuck out of hospitals all the time. Just continue on with your life and they'll fuck off. Odds are (his/her?) lawyer will send some 5 grand settlement deal to the clinic which they'll accept because it's cheaper than the legal fees.
>>17250928
White cis male reporting. Party's over, get the fuck back to being silently oppressed. Don't make me gentrify your neighborhood.
Find his home address and murder the disgusting fucking degenerate
Maybe ask some musbros like the one who did the recent shooting
>>17250917
Can you provide any proof that this story is true and not just some weird /pol/baiting that you get off on
Sorry if I seem defensive, but there's a lot of that kind of stuff on /sci/
>>17250917
say exactly this:
"I am trained to examin vaginas, cervixes, wombs and ovaries. XYZ had none of these, and I am unfit to give a diagnosis. It was with the patient's best interest in mind that I redirected them to blablabla".
>>17250929
Based on experience, I know that a lot of medical practices get hit with frivolous lawsuits all the time. This is just the first time that I was specifically targeted for it.
The potential money loss isn't even what i'm worried about. I genuinely care about medicine and helping people. Maybe thats because i'm young and haven't become jaded yet.
>>17250932
Given how recently this occurred, i'm not about to commit a HIPAA violation.
If this was bait, it would have been a 400 pound, tumblr user, with pink hair and a BLM t-shirt.
>>17250933
For the purpose of information, the patient in question had breasts and a vagina. Both of which were surgically implanted but still, they existed.
>>17250917
you pay into malpractice insurance because this shit happens all of the time. 99% of the time the doctor wasnt doing anything wrong and it was just a bitchy patient.
you'll be fine. your clinics lawyer should take care of it.
>>17250932
You know damn well there isn't any.
>>17250924
>"this could never happen," says increasingly nervous anon
>>17250937
A grown adult and working professional would know better than not capitalizing his I's
>>17250938
>being a grammar nazi on a taiwanese cartoon image debate forum
>>17250938
>A grown adult and working professional would know better than not capitalizing his I's
is dis a new meme, been seeing it a lot
>>17250917
Bull
Shit
>>17250940
it's just autistic /lit/iots raging over people not caring about their precious grammar rules where they don't really matter. they are so insecure that they need to feel mature sperging out worse than a compiler when the syntax isn't quite right.
>>17250917
That's impossible, OP. We all know trans people would never behave badly, it's only cis white males that are the evil ones.
>>17250924
Exactly. Sage. Hide. Report. All 3.
I think you're fine, OP. The ER docs I scribe for have been sued several times and they laugh about it
>>17250917
If your story isn't bullshit, then take it to the press. You'll become embroiled in a massive shitstorm and some angry alt-right group will likely raise you a fortune on Indiegogo.
>>17250917
If it's sure that you are sued kill that Bastard. You know your own life is over after that shit but safe others. Noone wants to deal with those retarded feminist Trans faggot.
>>17250917
That's what this idiotic country has come to. I hope you didn't get sued in California. If so some whack job judge will probably find for the claimant sadly. Good luck anon. This country has collectively lost its mind with this gender nonsense. You can't just ignore biology.
>>17250946
lolwat, in what world is losing your job and reputation but getting some legal funding from alt-right a good trade
>>17250935
Some of my fellow MDs have tried to console me about this but i'm still shook up.
>>17250938
Doctors have never been known to have poor handwriting or computer skills.
>>17250946
Story is real. Unfortunately despite the fact that I did nothing wrong, I have a feeling the liberal media will make it another civil rights case with no regard to logic or reason.
>>17250948
East coast.
>>17250926
>/sci/ is a bit more intelligent in my experience
no it's not
you deserve what's coming to you
>>17250917
>obvious bait thread from /pol/
>asking for legal advice from 4chan
>ten million faggots respond unironically
you guys are fucking idiots
It's common to be sued along your medical career, you just have to take notes in every medical-patient interaction to show you did things right in case of trial. This trans person may have personality problems too, this shouldn't undermine your confidence.
