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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He asked 3 questions to a presenter. This issue was presenting one account of anecdotal evidence as scientific fact. You learn in elementary science fair to have more than one example.

Doctors must know how to read scientific journals and trials to parse out fact from ‘placebo’.

If asking 3 valid questions about what is supposed to be a well funded research project gets the wheels spinning to get a student kicked out of school by deans and professors,[u] there is a much greater problem here. [/u]

If this goes against the ‘values’ of a school, was that made clear before starting the school. Was ‘do not question’ a value they stated that could lead to expulsion?

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The professors explained that they were using anecdotes to illustrate not as scientific proof.

He asked his 2nd question and the presenter said it would be his last question. 2 is reasonable in this situation, one and follow up.

After she answered his 2nd question he insisted on another follow up. Another professor stepped in to answer the 3rd question and noted he seemed frustrated and moved on to another person’s question.

So his question(s) were not his issue, his issue was his unprofessionalism.

Also, if you listen to the 2nd audio with the dean he sounds unstable. He tries very hard in both situations to keep his voice calm but his breathing and tone are agitated.

His problem is that he lacks the ability  to control his emotions when somebody disagrees with him.

When offered counseling which can help with this, he refused.[/quote]

If this is your definition of "unprofessional behavior," I sure would hate to work for you. I can assure you that I deal with far more extreme examples, daily, from employees that I work with. This is not "unprofessional behavior" to have an agitated breathing pattern and tone.

You have no idea that he generallylacks the ability to control emotions when someone disagrees with him, beyond this one small example, which is debatable at best.

And why the hell should he enter "counseling" for something this subjective and, frankly, stupid?  Based on your criteria here, most of the posters on this thread should be in "counseling" because they don't know how to play nice with each other. Are you going to turn us all over to the moderator, because you can't stand to see that we disagree with you?[/quote]

NP, circumstances matter.  I have been treated horribly by a few colleagues, that is true.  That doesn't make it OK, and it doesn't mean it's ok that my office does nothing about it.

And even the evilest of my colleagues knows how to comport themselves during a speaker's panel, during a hearing, and in a dr's office.

The guy has emotional problems and it's noticeable enough that it made others at UVA uncomfortable.  Given the increase in mental health related violence in this country, specifically in schools, I have to approve of their taking steps to address this student's palpable hostility.[/quote]

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