re: Auburn Virginia Tech opening medical school

In America that ability to trust a doctor's skill has almost nothing to do with where he graduated or what his MCAT score is. American standards for medicine are very high compared to the rest of the world, and parity between schools is phenomenal. A good doctor can come from anywhere and have MD or D.O. next to his name.

I am happy this school is coming to Auburn and Dothan. I hope the school standards are high from an academic and treatment standpoint. Having worked in 5 hospitals (including a medical school) and several 3rd world hospitals, I can say that raw intelligence IS NOT A GOOD INDICATOR of how good a doctor will be.