AJ> When a
 AJ> physician stands accused of incompetence it is very hard to find one of
 AJ> his peers who will testify against that physician in a court of law.
I'm afraid this isn't even close to true. "Hired guns" advertise in legal 
journals/magazines and are quite ready to testify against other docs. 
 AJ> if they lose their license in one state
 AJ> they can most likely move to another state and resume practice.  I know
 AJ> of no data bank open to the public which has information on any doctor
There is the National Practitioners Data Bank. Would this qualify? This 
contains a wealth of information about each of us, specifically as regards 
licensure actions, censures by local, regional or national boards, 
malpractice claims, any other legal actions against him, etc.  
I'm afraid the information given you was faulty - we have a sophisticated 
"watchdog" mechanism over us and we have to live with close scrutiny in 
every aspect of our lives (especially if one lives in a small town!)
ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
³Phil Thwing, MD (Family Practice)³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
... Why didn't Noah just swat those two horseflies?
 * Silver Xpress V4.3 SW01517
--- PCBoard (R) v15.22/M 5
---------------