Sheriff Carmody Making his Presence Felt

Bryan Carmody, MD, got quite a write-up in Medline this week —thanks to Dr. Robinson for sharing. Readers of these Notes might recall that Carmody first came to our attention with a broadside exposing the contempt for med students felt by the CEOs of the Federation of State Medical Boards and the National Board of Medical Examiners. The SCC had already crossed swords in JAMA with the FSMB chief, Humayun Chaudhry, and we recognized Dr. Carmody as an ally. I sent him fan mail. See “Hidden Valves,” below. —Fred Gardner