Who Guards the Guardians? - From DeVry at a Time of Alleged Fraud to Anti-Fraud Enforcement for the Department of Education

Discussion - In GeneralWe could start a discussion ofconflicts of interest, and even therevolving door, but,...Thus, as anopinion piece in the Atlantic asserted, the appointment of Dr Schmoke " provoked complaints from critics who pointed out that DeVry recently settled several claims brought against it by regulators alleging it had engaged in some of the very abuses the unit is charged with eliminating. "  A writer for Gizmodoput it  more bluntly, the new student protection bureau of the federal government just hired a guy who worked at the same company whose malicious practicesinspired the creation of that new student protection bureau.It ’s like hiring one of Al Capone’s henchman to run the FBI!Of course, the appointment was made by an administration headed by the man for whom Trump University was named, the same bogus university which also settled fraud allegations (see the New York Times story from November, 2016here, and our posthere).The issue is no longer laxity or timidity in the protection of the public from fraud and deception.  The issue seems to be that the fraudsters are now to be in charge of the public ' s protection.  This has dire implications for the country.Discussion - Implications for Off-Shore Medical EducationBut we are focused on health care dysfunction, and this particular case also seems to have dire implications for medical eduction.DeVry University, as we haveposted, most recentlyhere,  ownsAmerican University of the C...
Source: Health Care Renewal - Category: Health Management Tags: deception DeVry Inc Donald Trump fraud legal settlements medical schools offshore medical schools Source Type: blogs