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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJoseph Ladapo's list of critics grows, this time at the University of Florida
The Florida surgeon general is reportedly drawing criticism for his role at the University of Florida. Officials cant say they werent warned.
Joseph Ladapoâs list of critics grows, this time at the University of Florida www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Hows that working out? The Alligator, the universitys student-run newspaper, reported this week on the controversial doctors tenure.
The same report, which has not been independently verified by MSNBC or NBC News, added that Lapados classroom contributions have been sparse; one of his proposed courses has yet to materialize; and theres little evidence that the internal medicine program he was supposed to lead has done meaningful work.
Although UF leaders initially welcomed Ladapo, issues with absenteeism, funding shortfalls and clashes with colleagues quickly emerged, the article added. (Ladapo and university representatives didnt respond to The Alligator's requests for comment.)
Officials cant say they werent warned......
A Florida Department of Law Enforcement report later told policymakers that Ladapos views led to stress and acrimony among his coworkers and supervisors. Soon after, the GOP-led legislature confirmed the physician anyway at the urging of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
While in office, Ladapo has made a wide variety of radical and potentially dangerous decisions, leading the editorial board of The Washington Post to conclude two years ago, By playing loose with the facts, Dr. Ladapo ... betrayed the trust of the people of Florida and the nation.
The University of Florida report, in other words, is striking but not surprising.
Ladapos work calendar shows monthslong stretches with little or no activity. Instead of attaining grants and conducting research, he spent his first year revising manuscripts and writing his memoir, Transcend Fear, which details his skepticism of vaccines. He also promised to bring hundreds of thousands in research dollars from the University of California at Los Angeles, his previous employer. That never happened. ... A review of internal reports and public directories indicate Ladapo hasnt secured any research grants for UF.
The same report, which has not been independently verified by MSNBC or NBC News, added that Lapados classroom contributions have been sparse; one of his proposed courses has yet to materialize; and theres little evidence that the internal medicine program he was supposed to lead has done meaningful work.
Although UF leaders initially welcomed Ladapo, issues with absenteeism, funding shortfalls and clashes with colleagues quickly emerged, the article added. (Ladapo and university representatives didnt respond to The Alligator's requests for comment.)
Officials cant say they werent warned......
A Florida Department of Law Enforcement report later told policymakers that Ladapos views led to stress and acrimony among his coworkers and supervisors. Soon after, the GOP-led legislature confirmed the physician anyway at the urging of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
While in office, Ladapo has made a wide variety of radical and potentially dangerous decisions, leading the editorial board of The Washington Post to conclude two years ago, By playing loose with the facts, Dr. Ladapo ... betrayed the trust of the people of Florida and the nation.
The University of Florida report, in other words, is striking but not surprising.
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Joseph Ladapo's list of critics grows, this time at the University of Florida (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 2025
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Rachel Maddow delivers a blistering expose into Ron DeSantis's surgeon general in Florida
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 2025
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hlthe2b
(112,627 posts)1. Beyond his anti-Vaxx/COVID quackery, I never got the pick...
Look at that photo in the OP. Does anyone think DeSantis is thinking, "what a fine choice, what a tremendously competent physician that is," or... something quite different?
hint.. I do not believe for a minute that DeSantis is all that different from most of MAGA, so that choice does seem unexpected beyond the first point...
LetMyPeopleVote
(174,320 posts)2. This idiot is an anti-vaxer quack
I never understood how this idiot got licensed or hired by DeathSantis
LetMyPeopleVote
(174,320 posts)3. Rachel Maddow delivers a blistering expose into Ron DeSantis's surgeon general in Florida
Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)4. He is a scammer